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IND v ZIM: Have picked up from where I had left off before injury, says Deepak Chahar
Chahar was out of cricketing action since the T20I series against the West Indies in February due to left quadriceps injury and then picked a back injury, which ruled him out of IPL 2022 for Chennai Super Kings. He is currently in the reserves for the Asia Cup, starting from August 27 in the UAE.
Pujara enjoying phenomenal run in Royal London One-Day Cup
In five matches, Pujara has made 367 runs at an average of 91.75 and strike-rate of 120.72, becoming the second-highest run-scorer in the competition. Moreover, two of his centuries have arrived in successive matches. Pujara scored a 79-ball 107 against Warwickshire on Friday. He also hit 22 runs off the 45th over, but he was unable to take his side over the line. On Sunday, as Sussex's captain, Pujara smashed a fantastic 174 off 131 balls against Surrey. Pujara also brought up his highest ever score in List A cricket, going past the unbeaten 158 he made while representing India B in Rajkot way back in 2012.
Champions Chess Tour: Praggnanandhaa beats Firouzja, shares lead with Carlsen, two others
The 2.5-1.5 win in the first-round encounter on Sunday night in Miami, the first offline event of the tour, put Praggnanandhaa in the top spot along with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland and Kevin Aronian in the eight-player all-play-all field. With USD7,500 at stake for each match win at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel, the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Major started with plenty of fire and fighting chess.
Satisfied with my performance in CWG 2022: Hima Das
"Even though I was not able to bring home a medal, I am satisfied with my performance as an athlete," Hima told mediapersons in Guwahati. She said it was her first big international tournament after the injury. Hima sustained a hamstring injury while running 100m heats during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in June last year.
Ross Taylor reveals accounts of racism in New Zealand cricket through his autobiography
In his autobiography titled 'Ross Taylor Black & White', Taylor described that cricket in New Zealand was "a pretty white sport" and he experienced racism inside dressing rooms which was termed "banter". "Cricket in New Zealand is a pretty white sport. For much of my career I've been an anomaly, a brown face in a vanilla line-up. That has its challenges, many of which aren't readily apparent to your teammates or the cricketing public."
India's Asia Cup selection gives fair indication about squad for T20 World Cup, few spots still up for grabs
India reportedly will have time till mid-September to announce their provisional squad for the T20 World Cup. So, the team management and selectors will certainly keep an eye on players' performance in the six-team Asian tournament.
CWG 2022: Covid-19 drama no excuse for Harmanpreet Kaur and India
McGrath tested positive to Covid-19 on the morning of the gold medal match in Birmingham, but was allowed to take the field due to the fact that she was only suffering from minor symptoms. Harmanpreet said the Indian team had been informed of McGrath's positive test prior to the toss and had no objections to allowing her to take her place in Australia's side.
We believed we could defeat England even when their batters were going strong: Harmanpreet
A day after defeating the hosts by just four runs in a semifinal thriller to set up a gold-medal clash against Australia, Harmanpreet said her teammates kept fighting till the desired result was achieved. India managed to defend 164, restricting the Nat Sciver-led England to 160/6 to eke out a narrow victory.
CWG 2022, Cricket: Smriti, Jemimah, Sneh, Deepti star as India enter final; assured of medal
On a fresh turf pitch, there were plenty of twists and turns in 40 overs of pulsating cricketing action. Both India and England were 113-3 in 14 overs, with the hosts needing 48 runs off 30 balls. Amy Jones hit two fours in Shafali Verma's part-time off-spin to take 15 runs off the 16th over. A tight three run over from Deepti Sharma (1-16) brought India back in the match.
Ashwin has mastered art of being economical; complements someone like Chahal: Manjrekar
Ashwin has done well in the ongoing five-match T20I series against the West Indies, with the 35-year-old off-spinner taking two wickets in the opening match as India defeated the hosts by 68 runs in Trinidad.
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