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While Starc has picked up a knee injury, Marsh has an ankle issue and Stoinis has a side strain. According to a report in cricket.com.au, the injuries are minor in nature, but with the amount of travel involved, the Australians don’t want to take any chances ahead of the T20 World Cup. Marsh and Stoinis picked up injuries during Australia’s ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, respectively, while Starc had a scan on his knee in Sydney on Wednesday, September 14....

Kohli, who is going through a lean patch with the bat, looked set throughout his 42-run knock before an outswinger from Robinson undid the skipper’s hard work after a 103-ball stay in the middle. Speaking on Virat Kohli’s wicket, Ollie Robinson revealed that the plan was to bowl the fourth-stump channel outside the off-stump and it worked. The demons are back for Virat Kohli as he continues to look to play away from the body....

Rishabh Pant began his Test career in England in 2018 and departed the island nation with a maiden century as well as record-clinching numbers behind the wickets. His second trip this year has not been ideal, however, especially with the bat. Pant has only mustered a high score of 37 so far in the series across three Tests. The left-hander has often been criticized for not adapting well to English conditions and playing reckless strokes well outside of his body....

Shardul Thakur’s absence will hurt the team’s combination because he is the only pace-bowling all-rounder in the squad. Skipper Virat Kohli could play four fast bowlers at Trent Bridge with enough depth in the batting lineup due to Shardul’s presence. Who will take Shardul Thakur’s place in the Indian playing XI? Now that Shardul Thakur is unlikely to feature in the Indian playing XI for the Lord’s Test, the team management will look to find a replacement who can provide balance to the lineup....

The two Indian umpires for the Chennai Test, the first of the four-match series, starting February 5, are Nitin Menon and Anil Choudhury. The last time two Indian umpires stood in a home Test was in Ahmedabad, when India faced Sri Lanka in February 1994. The two umpires back then were AL Narasimhan and VK Ramaswamy. The 1994 India-Sri Lanka Test was a historic one, as Kapil Dev went past Richard Hadlee’s record of 431 wickets in that game to become the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket....

With the triumph, the Men in Blue have now taken a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match ODI series. Despite its ebbs and flows throughout, the encounter proved to be a fascinating one, with India tasting success not before the last ball of the match. After opting to bat first, Team India posted a mammoth score of 349/8 in their allotted 50 overs. The side rode on Shubham Gill’s outstanding knock of 208 from 149 balls....

The hosts have had their chances in the two games played in the series, but have failed to capitalize on advantageous situations. In the first T20I in Delhi, they had South Africa in deep trouble at 81 for 3 after posting an imposing 211 for 4. However, the bowlers failed to keep up the pressure as Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller pulled off a record chase. Even in Cuttack, India had the Proteas in trouble at 29 for 3 as they looked to defend a challenging total of 148....

Chahar picked up the injury during India’s third T20I against West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. He opened the bowling and dismissed both the opposition openers in the space of 10 balls. However, on the last delivery of his second over, he pulled out of the run-up and went down to the ground clutching his hamstring. The 29-year-old looked to be in pain as he limped back to the pavilion with the physio....

Last year’s winners included Richard Hofmeier’s retail simulator Cart Life, Subset Games’ sci-fi spaceship simulator FTL: Faster Than Light and Cardboard Computer’s dreamlike narrative game Kentucky Route Zero. Generally the IGF Awards are worth checking out to find some of the hidden gems that didn’t get as much coverage as major titles, but are worth catching up on during the early months of the year, and this year’s finalists are no exception....

India, who started the day at 87 for one, lost Cheteshwar Pujara early (23). However, an unbeaten 84-run unbeaten partnership between Shikhar Dhawan (81) and Virat Kohli (55) put India back in to contention. 0 votes

Chasing a daunting 434, the Kiwis were 93 for four at stumps on day four and on Monday lost the remaining six wickets for just 143 runs. Luke Ronchi (80) and Mitchell Santner (71) put up a strong resistance in the first hour of the day but their patience didn’t last long. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (6/132) claimed his 19th five-wicket haul and nailed the final three wickets of the day, while medium pacer Mohammad Shami scalped two wickets on the final day of India’s 500th Test....

Pandey sustained a left-side strain during a practice session with the Kolkata Knight Riders for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Karthik was part of India’s 2013 Champions Trophy-winning squad and has been in strong form on the domestic circuit this year. He was the second-highest run scorer for his IPL team Gujarat Lions, scoring 361 runs. India begin their Group B campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan at Birmingham on June 4....

Krzyzewski played for Bob Knight at Army and then coached under Knight for a season at Indiana. He broke Knight’s D-I men’s wins record in 2011 at Madison Square Garden. He got his 1,000th win on Sunday in the same arena. Down four at the half on Sunday, No. 5 Duke (17-2, 4-2) went on an 26-7 run to finish the second half en route to Krzyzewski’s record-setting win. He answered questions following the game in a televised press conference....

Somalia seems to cry out for United Nations intervention. After former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was driven from power in January 1991, the country fragmented into small, clan-based fiefs. There is no central government; warlords and bandits are the only authority. Most modern institutions–schools, ministries, factories-have been destroyed in war or ravaged by looters. But traditional culture also is in shreds. Tribal pride and the impulse toward vengeance are widespread; respect for clan elders and old methods of solving disputes are not....

Apple vs. Samsung battle started last year, in April 2011. Recently, the jury ruled out in favor of Apple and lodged damages worth $1 billion against Samsung, which it said would appeal. This latest case focuses on eight different utility patents, which Apple claims Samsung to have violated. These eight utility patents are different from the previous case and do not involve design patents, utility patents, and trade dress infringement....

One of the new Seven Wonders of the World, the majestic Incan citadel is located around 8,000 feet above sea level atop a narrow mountain ridge in the Andes. But the reasons why the Incas chose this remote and inaccessible location have long remained a mystery to experts. Now, research presented by Rualdo Menegat, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America indicates that the decision may have had something to do with the location of tectonic faults—fracture zones between two blocks of rock in the Earth’s crust....

Now that the final release date and revival of Rick and Morty season 5’s finale have been confirmed, fans can rest a bit more easily. However, fans had to find creative ways to pass the time in that dragged-out, seemingly relentless month without knowing how the season ends for the characters. One of the many ways fans have tapped into their love for Rick and Morty during the wait was by fantasizing about different versions and adaptations of the beloved characters....

With a Metacritic score of 93, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been highly praised for its quest writing, sprawling game-world, and grey morality. The game’s excellent narrative is further bolstered by its intriguing characters. From the haunted Bloody Baron to sorceress Triss Merigold, The Witcher 3 is certainly full of a captivating cast, and Geralt’s adopted daughter and the game’s second playable character Ciri is a favorite of fans....