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'Hope you are watching everything...' Prithvi Shaw reacts after India snub
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Prithvi Shaw has been in good form in the domestic circuit but he hasn't been in the scheme of things for selectors and team management in the last one year or so. He also produced brilliant performance in the 2022-23 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, scoring 285 runs from seven matches at an average of 47.50 and a strike rate of 191.27 with one century and one half-century.
PKL 9: Surender Gill's super 10 helps U.P. Yoddhas thrash Telugu Titans
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A slow start to the game saw both teams trade raid points constantly. The bane of the Titans' horrible run in the league has been their defence, and in the opening stages of this encounter it didn't seem like they had improved. Surender Gill and Pardeep Narwal were running riot through their ranks as they pleased, able to pick up bonus points with ease.
Para World Championship: Seeded No.2 Sukant Kadam hopes to win gold medal
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Seeded No.2 in the Men's Singles SL-4 event, which begins tomorrow in Tokyo, Japan, the Pune based shuttler looks ahead to improve upon his bronze medal performance that he achieved in the last edition held in Basel, Switzerland in 2019. "Personally, winning gold is the ultimate aim, but in realistic understanding making the final will be a step forward," says Sukant, who will be playing his third World Championship. Earlier, Sukant played in 2017 Ulsan, Korea edition (quarterfinalist) and 2019.
PKL 9: Sachin's scintillating performance powers Patna Pirates to big win against Gujarat Giants
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Sachin picked up a few raid points as the Patna Pirates took the lead at 4-2 in the 6th minute. Rohit Gulia also joined the party and helped the Pirates reduce the Giants to three players on the mat. Soon after, the Patna side inflicted an ALL OUT to take a massive lead at 10-5 in the 10th minute.
Ravindra Jadeja returns for Bangladesh tour in December, Bumrah continues to miss out
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The 33-year-old Jadeja had missed out on the ongoing T20 World Cup because of a knee injury he suffered during the Asia Cup in August and subsequent surgery. In the last few weeks, the all-rounder has shared videos of his recovery, giving the idea that he is making steady progress and is on the road to recovery.
Hardik, Shikhar to lead India on New Zealand tour; Rohit, Virat, Rahul rested
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Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have also been rested from the entire tour of New Zealand. Rishabh Pant, who has already led India before, has been appointed as the vice-captain for both legs of the tour. The likes of Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson will have a chance to impress once again in the absence of the senior Indian players.
Incredibly proud of the record 14 race wins in a year, says Max Verstappen
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Verstappen made history as he beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to claim his 14th victory of the 2022 season at the Mexican Grand Prix after an intriguing strategic battle at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez here on Sunday. The Red Bull driver said he was "incredibly proud" to achieve the feat.
T20 World Cup: Australia hammer Ireland by 42 runs
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With this win, Australia moved to the second spot in Group 1 standings with five points in four matches. On the other hand, Ireland are in fourth spot with three points. Australia skipper Aaron Finch played an excellent knock of 63 from 44 deliveries to guide his team to a commanding total of 179/5 in 20 overs, after they were invited to bat first.
PKL 9: Got inspired to play in league after watching Pardeep Narwal on TV, says Dabang Delhi's Manjeet
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Speaking about how he was introduced to the sport, Manjeet said, "My father was a good kabaddi player so he introduced me to the sport. I started playing the game in my village - Rindhana (Haryana). When we saw Pardeep Narwal, who is from my village, play in the vivo Pro Kabaddi League, even we got inspired to play in the tournament. So, I practiced hard, put in the necessary performances and reached this stage."
Hotel apologises to Virat Kohli, removes people who breached cricketer's privacy
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Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma reacted strongly to the alleged breach, with the former India skipper posting a video on Instagram -- which was originally posted on another social media app by an unidentified user with a caption, 'King Kohli's hotel room' -- and saying, "I'm NOT okay with this kind of fanaticism and absolute invasion of privacy."
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