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Team India, after Afghanistan’s loss to New Zealand on Sunday, are out of the running for a semi-final spot. However, they will be keen to end what has been a dismal campaign with a big win over Namibia, who have impressed with their performances since the qualifier rounds. While they boast quality all-rounders in David Wiese and JJ Smit, Namibia will head into the game as underdogs, with Virat Kohli eager to sign off as India’s T20I captain on the right note....

Although India have put in two very comprehensive performances against South Africa and Australia, the team composition could be by Shikhar Dhawan’s injury, one that has ruled him out for at least three weeks. This could see a couple of players being shuffled within the batting unit as they gear up for a swing test against the likes of Trent Boult and Matt Henry. The Kiwis should also be wary of an in-form Jasprit Bumrah, who has troubled batsmen with his pace and accuracy....

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the three ODIs between the Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard-led sides from February 6 to 11. The IPL 2022 auction will be held on February 12 and 13. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra highlighted that the timing of the series could help the West Indian players’ cause at the mega auction. He reasoned: The former KKR player pointed out that the likes of Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran could be hot picks at the auction if they shine in the ODI series....

Sri Lanka opener Sadeera Samarawickrama hit an attractive 82 and Priyamal Perera scored an unbeaten 50 to inspire their side to a five-wicket victory over defending champions India at Zayed Cricket Stadium, while Ryan Burl hit a fluent 60 as Zimbabwe defeated last event’s runners-up Australia by three wickets at Abu Dhabi Oval. In the other matches of the day, two-time former champion Pakistan romped to a comfortable 10-wicket victory over hosts United Arab Emirates at The Sevens, England overcame Scotland by 153 runs at ICC Academy 1, two-time losing finalists South Africa beat Namibia by five wickets at Abu Dhabi Oval 2, 1998 finalist New Zealand outgunned Canada by five wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and 2004 finalist West Indies made short work of Afghanistan by nine wickets at ICC Academy 2....

With 66 medals at CWG2018, Indian athletes have delivered encouraging results. Upon some analysis, six key insights are worthy of mention: #1 Women are an equal party: Women athletes are carrying half the total medal load over the last decade. Their continued success is both encouraging & inspiring, to say the least. #2 Young blood dominates: The performance of India’s youngsters across sports has been noteworthy. They have played a dominant part in India’s success at CWG 2018....

Murali Vijay (7) and Shikhar Dhawan (4) were at the crease. Earlier, resuming at 128/7 overnight, New Zealand were all out for 204 in their first innings. Jeetan Patel (47; 47 b, 9x4) was the top scorer. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/48) and Mohammed Shami (3/70) were the principal wreckers. India had scored 316 in their first innings. –IANS ssp/py/ 0 votes

Toronto heads into next season with a goalie duo of Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov, a completely different pairing than last year’s. Jack Campbell signed with the Oilers as a free agent and Petr Mrazek was traded to the Blackhawks. Murray was with the Senators last season. Dubas acquired him ahead of the NHL Draft. The veteran struggled the past two seasons in Ottawa, losing the starting role to Anton Forsberg and dealing with injuries....

The Reds were a potent force going forward last season under the German, unexpectedly rampaging into the final of the Champions League, only to lose 3-1 to Real Madrid. Untimely lapses at the back also saw Liverpool finish fourth in the Premier League, having conceded more goals than each of their immediate rivals Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham. After 13 league games in 2018-19, Klopp’s side have let in just five goals, the same as reigning champions City....

But unlike fifty years ago, technology is rapidly changing and improving the customer experience in innovative and engaging ways, both in back-end and customer-facing ways. Retailers need technology to make experiences better for their customers. Today we see brands integrating augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, robots and more into their brick-and-mortar locations. But can these new technologies actually play a role in bringing more customers into the store and getting them to return?...

The new season of the cash-rich Indian Premier League is upon us. And this year, things might be a little different as the IPL governing council and the BCCI look to experiment and try to arrive at a fair consensus for the tournament going forward. Now, IPL franchises could have two potent options at their disposal, that could see up to 8 of their core team members retained. The first is the on-going process of retention, albeit slightly altered, and the second is a unique, never-seen-before ‘Right to match’ card, which will be used by the teams during the auction....

The game’s unique art style is often the source of inspiration for fans who want to combine Genshin Impact with other popular titles. A new post on the game’s official subReddit shows an impressive edit that combines Genshin Impact with the popular sci-fi series, Stranger Things. RELATED: Genshin Impact Leak Shows All Sumeru Characters Together Reddit user fink42 has found an interesting way of brining Stranger Things in the Teyvat environment....

Genji, a well-known DPS hero in Overwatch, is one of the characters that players have been using to pull off some of these impressive plays. While his Ultimate, known as Dragonblade, is effective, especially when combined with a Nano Boost, another move from his kit that should not be overlooked is Deflect. This ability allows Genji to deflect all sorts of projectiles back at an opposing player, and it can sometimes change the outcome of a skirmish....

The Indian T20I team has been in sensational form of late. They began the year with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka and followed it up with a 5-0 clean sweep versus New Zealand. Continuing their magnificent form in the game’s shortest format, the Men in Blue have won the first two T20Is against Australia. First, Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal powered the visitors to a memorable win in Canberra....

Kuldeep Yadav was in the squad for the Australian series. The backroom staff benched him for all four Tests despite multiple injuries in the camp. In the current game, Team India has included specialist left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem ahead of Kuldeep Yadav. Former England captain Michael Vaughan was unhappy with this call. He posted the following tweet to slam the Indian team management. The BCCI had named Axar Patel in the squad for the England series....

David Warner missed the first two Tests with a groin injury and was added to the squad ahead of the Sydney Test. Although David Warner has returned to training, there are question marks about his fitness, with the player himself saying that it is “highly doubtful” he would be fully fit. Speaking to the media on Monday, Nathan Lyon said that it is worth including David Warner in the side even if he is not fully fit....

For Australia, the day was as close to perfect as it could get. The hosts saw out the morning session, accelerated in the second and made inroads into India’s batting in the final one. With Ravindra Jadeja all but out and Rishabh Pant’s fitness a concern as well, the Aussies would be confident about their chances going into Day 5. Brief scores: India 98/2 (Rohit Sharma 52, Shubman Gill 31; Josh Hazlewood 1/11, Pat Cummins 1/25) and 244 all out trail Australia 338 all out and 312/6 d (Cameron Green 84, Steve Smith 81; Navdeep Saini 2/54, Ravichandran Ashwin 2/95) by 309 runs...

With Ajinkya Rahane masterminding the series win in Australia in Virat Kohli’s absence, several former players have suggested that the former should replace Kohli as the captain of the Indian Test team. Discussing Virat Kohli’s captaincy on YouTube channel ‘Cricket Fables’, Nick Knight backed the Indian skipper to silence his critics against England. The pressure will be on Virat Kohli to help Team India reach the ICC World Test Championship final....

The Indian team failed to defend targets of more than 200 runs in the Johannesburg and Cape Town Tests. Their bowlers failed to create much of an impression as South Africa strolled to easy seven-wicket wins on both occasions. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra bemoaned the lack of support for Bumrah and Shami. He elaborated: The former India cricketer highlighted that none of the bowlers could replicate their first-innings performances in the second essay....