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Leave Rishabh Pant alone, he’ll deliver match-winning performances: Rohit Sharma

10 Mar 2021 20:11 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma believes Rishabh Pant can replicate the heroics of the fourth and final Test against England if the wicket-keeper batsman is given the freedom to play his natural game.Pant had scored a brilliant hundred in the final Test against England which

Rajasthan Royals conduct grassroots camp at newly launched academy in Guwahati

10 Mar 2021 19:34 PM IST

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 10 (ANI): With a focus on inspiring, engaging, and nurturing the best cricketers of the future, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals conducted a three-day camp at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati from March 7 to 9.As part of the camp, a total of seven

ICC Test Player Rankings: Pant rises to career-best 7th spot

10 Mar 2021 19:12 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], March 10 (ANI): Rishabh Pant’s ascent in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings continues unabated and he is now at a career-best seventh position after smashing a match-winning 101 in the fourth Test against England in Ahmedabad.Pant has moved up seven slots and shares seventh place with compatriot

Means a lot for me to be an Olympian, Tokyo will be my last: Mary Kom

10 Mar 2021 19:11 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The record six-time boxing world champion, Mary Kom, has said that this years’ Olympics will be her last appearance in the event, regardless of her desire to carry on or not.The London 2012 bronze medallist has already qualified for Tokyo and will be travelling

Mission Olympic Cell sanctions financial assistance for men’s and women’s hockey team ahead of Olympics

10 Mar 2021 19:08 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): With just over four months left for the Tokyo Olympics, the Mission Olympic Cell has sanctioned INR 50,000 per athlete as an out-of-pocket allowance for the members of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey team under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). A total

Hardik has done ‘pretty much everything’ to get ready for England series: Rohit

10 Mar 2021 18:51 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): Hardik Pandya has been training consistently with Team India, and opener Rohit Sharma on Wednesday confirmed that the all-rounder has done enough to get ready for the upcoming limited-overs fixtures against England.Hardik has in recent times stuck to playing as a finisher in the

Champions League: Man City, Borussia Monchengladbach to play second-leg tie in Budapest

10 Mar 2021 18:44 PM IST

Nyon [Switzerland], March 10 (ANI): UEFA on Wednesday confirmed that Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach’s second-leg match in the Champions League last 16 will be held in Budapest. “UEFA is able to officially confirm that the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Borussia

ICC has kept charm of World Cups intact by spacing them out, says Rohit Sharma

10 Mar 2021 18:29 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma has said while he did miss playing in a T20 World Cup — the last one was held back in 2016 — the charm of a mega event would be lost if showpiece events are held regularly.The last T20 World

Manchester United appoint John Murtough as Football Director

10 Mar 2021 18:25 PM IST

Manchester [UK], March 10 (ANI): Manchester United on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Murtough as the club’s Football Director and Darren Fletcher as Technical Director. “Manchester United is pleased to announce the promotion of John Murtough to Football Director and Darren Fletcher to Technical Director, two new roles that

Livingstone feels T20I series against India ‘massively important’ ahead of T20 WC

10 Mar 2021 17:59 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): England’s Liam Livingstone believes that the upcoming T20I series against India is “massively important”, given the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in India later in the year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) in August last year confirmed that the

Ind vs Eng: Want Surya, Ishan to have fun and enjoy the moment, says Rohit

10 Mar 2021 17:50 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that he doesn’t want Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan to think about a lot of stuff, rather he wants the duo to just enjoy the moment.Suryakumar Yadav earned his maiden call-up into the Indian squad along

If players can travel, they can too: Rohit Sharma bats for neutral umpires

10 Mar 2021 17:46 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 10 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma doesn’t see any reason as to why neutral umpires cannot travel for the matches in the post-coronavirus era along with teams for a bilateral series.Ever since cricket resumed after the coronavirus-induced lockdown, home umpires have been officiating in all international