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Rahul had last played a Test for India almost two years ago. However, with Shubman Gill being ruled out of the series against England and Mayank Agarwal suffering a concussion ahead of the first Test, the stylish batsman was pitchforked into the opener’s role. While reviewing the first Test on Sony Sports, Sanjay Manjrekar mentioned that he was extremely pleased with KL Rahul’s performance. He said: The former Indian cricketer lauded KL Rahul for leaving behind his past failures and playing a determined knock....

The 33-year-old was sacked as ODI captain ahead of the tour of South Africa. While Rohit Sharma was named the new one-day skipper, KL Rahul was picked as leader for the South Africa ODIs after the former was declared unfit. At a press conference ahead of the ODI series, Rahul hailed Kohli’s amazing ability to get the best out of everybody and make them believe that they can do special things....

In the first game, Deepti Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur were on fire as they overcame Mignon du Preez’s counterattacking knock to seal a win. Both teams will look to get a crucial win on Tuesday as they try to fill the gaps in their sides in the build up to the all-important ICC T20 World Cup next year in Australia. Here are a few tips to help you pick your Dream11 team....

The prestigious event which is also a qualifying event for the World Cup that will be held in 2018 is set to be staged at Lee Valley’s Hockey and Tennis Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from the 15th to 25th of June. The tournament will feature 10 of the world’s best men’s hockey teams, of which six teams have already been confirmed for the showcase event. These include the likes of hosts England, Asian champions India, Rio Olympic champions Argentina, reigning European champions Netherlands, Korea and Pakistan....

Here’s a look at the different mascots at the Summer Games: 1972 Munich Olympics Waldi was the first official mascot at an Olympic Games. He was based on a real life long-haired Dachshund named Cherie von Birkenhof, which German designer Otl Aicher used as a model. 1976 Montreal Olympics Amik the beaver was the mascot at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The beaver was selected as the mascot since it is a symbol of hard work....

A run of four defeats from their last five Premier League games means the Gunners have dropped to sixth in the table, level on points with Everton, and their Champions League qualification is in doubt as a result. Arsenal’s last match against West Brom saw rival planes flown over The Hawthorns in bizarre scenes, with the first trailing a banner that read “No contract. #WengerOut” followed by another that said “In Arsene We Trust....

The video that was filmed in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada was shared on Wednesday by TikTok user adamjhudec. The video has since received more than two million views and thousands of comments. In the incredible footage, a black bear scales a huge tree to reach an eagle nest. While the parents fly back and forth trying to distract the giant bear, he continues unfazed before taking a baby eagle from the nest and back down the tree....

Gamers love God of War Ragnarok’s story, gameplay, visuals, and level design, but most praises come for its nail-biting combat. The combat in the latest God of War title is widely considered outstanding, mainly because of the new weaponry and move set, which players can test against numerous enemies. God of War Ragnarok’s bosses includes prominent names like Thor and Odin and less famous ones like Berserker King Hrolf. Despite being less popular, Hrolf is the strongest of the Berserkers and puts up a challenging fight for Kratos....

The practice match, which begins on December 11, will be crucial for India as a dress rehearsal for the first Pink Ball Test scheduled for December 17 at Adelaide. The Australia A team wears a relatively inexperienced look, with only four main Test squad members set to feature in this game. However, Alex Carey shed light on how it would be good for his men to learn from playing against a world-class team like India....

Most players of the Indian cricket team played in the IPL and got accustomed to the pace of T20 cricket. As a result, they struggled to pace their innings as per the 50-over game. The 29-year-old Thakur explained how the players need to adapt to different phases in ODI cricket and thinks it was natural to take time to get used to it. “As a bowler, you need to execute your plans in any sort of format....

Coming to replace Mohammed Shami, Natarajan was targetted by the Australian captain Aaron Finch from the get-go. In the 2nd over of the innings, Finch hit T Natarajan for a six. He then muscled a short delivery by Natarajan for four in his next over. However, Natarajan recovered quickly. He shifted his length a tad fuller and targeted the stumps. Marnus Labuschagne, Finch’s opening partner, couldn’t read the 29-year-old’s nip backer and edged it on to his stumps, giving Natarajan his first international wicket....

India persisted with their leg side trap at the start of Day 4 and kept the scoring down as Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith only scored six runs off the first seven overs. Navdeep Saini made two breakthroughs, but India were already behind the eight ball by then as the lead had stretched to 276 runs by the end of the first session. Speaking on Sony Network, Ajay Jadeja said:...

The 71-year-old believes Australia had a golden opportunity to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by bowling out the visitors on the final day. However, Team India showed incredible resilience, and despite their injury woes, batted out 131 overs to save the SCG Test. Sunil Gavaskar felt Tim Paine’s field placements and bowling changes could have been much better. Instead, the 36-year-old was focusing more on disturbing the concentration of the Indian batsmen, especially Ravichandran Ashwin, through his sledging....

Ben Stokes was just able to get his bat down in time, as he somehow survived a peach of a delivery from the Indian fast bowler. Even the commentators were astonished on how Ben Stokes survived the lethal yorker. Jasprit Bumrah has so far looked the most threatening bowler for India, with the Chennai pitch not providing much help to the bowlers. India picked up two wickets in the first session of Day 1 after England got off to a decent start....

Off-spinner Dominic Bess bowled a long hop that the 33-year-old could have hit absolutely anywhere. Cheteshwar Pujara rocked on his back foot and middled the ball in the direction of square leg with absolute disdain. However, the ball hit the shoulder of Ollie Pope at short leg and lobbed straight into the hands of Rory Burns at mid-wicket. The right-handed batsman couldn’t believe what had happened and had to drag himself towards the pavilion....

James Anderson cleaned up Shubman Gill (50) and Ajinkya Rahane (0) in his first over, and soon added the wicket of Rishabh Pant (11) to put India on the back foot. The senior England pacer ended with exceptional figures of 3 for 17 in India’s second innings, as the visitors clinched the first Test by a comprehensive margin of 227 runs. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Joe Root said:...

Both the teams now move to Bangalore for the series decider, which will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Rohit Sharma’s fitness is a matter of concern for India as the opener injured his shoulder while fielding during the second ODI and had to be taken out. It’s the same shoulder that has troubled him in the past as well and he looked in visible discomfort after the injury....

And the opener made sure he entertained everyone during his short 2-over spell against England. Rohit Sharma started with a low full toss and got trolled by Rishabh Pant for not pitching the ball in the correct spot. Both Sharma and Pant were seen engaging in constant banter, as India enjoyed a light moment in the field on a day where things didn’t quite work out. But Sharma’s best moment came on the final ball before Tea....