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Experience between India and England spinners is the difference: Rajkumar Sharma

06 Mar 2021 19:54 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): India skipper Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma on Saturday said that there is an experience difference between the spinners of home and English side as the latter did not get much success in the final Test of the series at the Narendra Modi

National Rifle Association of India accepts provisions of National Sports Code

06 Mar 2021 19:47 PM IST

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the governing body of the Olympic sport of Shooting in the country, on Saturday announced after a special general body meeting, that they have accepted the National Sports Code in its entirety, except one, where a practical

Foakes ‘arguably’ the best keeper in world: Joe Root

06 Mar 2021 19:03 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): England might have lost the Test series but skipper Joe Root feels the tour of India is a building block for the visitors which has made them equipped to face similar extreme conditions in the future.India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs

Swiss Open: Srikanth crashes out after losing against Axelsen in semi-final

06 Mar 2021 18:46 PM IST

Basel [Switzerland], March 6 (ANI): Ace India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Saturday crashed out of the Swiss Open after losing against World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final.Denmark’s Axelsen outclassed Srikanth 21-13, 21-19 in 41 minutes to proceed to the final of the tournament.Srikanth failed to get momentum in

Want to leave my own legacy, going through happiest phase in my career: Ashwin

06 Mar 2021 18:43 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that he wants to leave his own legacy and also revealed that he is going through one of the happiest phases in his career.Team India on Saturday roared into the final of the inaugural edition of the ICC

Ishant called WTC the World Cup final for himself, it makes absolute sense: Ashwin

06 Mar 2021 18:20 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that he is really happy for pacer Ishant Sharma after India managed to reach the final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC).Earlier, Ishant had labelled WTC as ‘World Cup’ and he even added that winning the Test

The way Rishabh bats makes it difficult for the bowlers to build pressure: Root

06 Mar 2021 18:17 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): England skipper Joe Root feels the 113-run partnership between Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar turned out to be the reason behind the visitors’ loss in the fourth and final Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.After bundling England out for 205,

Ind vs Eng: Sundar quite a ‘special batsman’, not surprised with his performances, says Ashwin

06 Mar 2021 18:09 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that it is surprising to see people not recognise the batting talent of bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar.Sundar had played an unbeaten knock of 96 runs in the first innings as the hosts went on to take a

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu reaches final with win over Mia Blichfeldt

06 Mar 2021 18:01 PM IST

Basel [Switzerland], March 6 (ANI): Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday progressed to the final of the Swiss Open after registering a straight games win over Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the semi-final.Rio Olympics silver medalist clinched the clash 22-20, 21-10 that lasted for 43 minutes. The World No. 2

Carried on with confidence attained in debut game in Chennai, says Axar

06 Mar 2021 17:57 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who came into the India Test side as a replacement for Ravindra Jadeja, had a dream debut series against England as he scalped 27 wickets in the three matches he played.Axar, who had missed the first Test which India lost

Ind vs Eng: Kohli praises Rohit and Ashwin after series win

06 Mar 2021 17:47 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): After sealing the series 3-1 and securing a place in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against New Zealand, India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday called batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as the stand-out performers of the four-match series.Team India

It’s really tough being in the bio-bubble: Ravi Shastri

06 Mar 2021 17:36 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 6 (ANI): India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that living in a bubble isn’t an easy thing to do. The Indian players haven’t been on a break since the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Shastri pointed that it is “really tough”