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The ton helped the Australian batsman pip Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, who had taken 141 innings each to reach the mark. Smith managed to reach this milestone in just 136 innings. Only Sir Don Bradman has scored 27 Test centuries faster than Smith. The legendary Australia batsman only needed 70 innings to achieve this feat. Smith also went level with Sir Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, and Ricky Ponting as the batsmen with the most Test hundreds against India with eight tons....

The BCCI shared the visuals from the Indian dressing room after the draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground. All the squad members and the team officials were elated after pulling off a historic draw by batting for 131 overs in the fourth innings. Here is the clip the Indian cricket team shared on Instagram. The Indian cricket team was satisfied with their comeback, especially considering the injuries to key players like Ravindra Jadeja and Hanuma Vihari, among others, during the Test....

Rahul Dravid is presently the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore and was the coach of the India U-19 team earlier, which won the World Cup in 2018. Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu in an SK Live session on Facebook, Razdan lauded Rahul Dravid’s decision to give back to Indian cricket by taking charge of the U-19 team. He stated: He further explained in this regard:...

Ishant Sharma dismissed the dangerous Jos Buttler (30) and Jofra Archer (0) off successive deliveries to give India something to cheer about towards the end of another long day in the field. Taking to his Twitter account, Pietersen singled out the spell by Ishant Sharma in the last session of play, and wrote: Despite Ishant Sharma’s twin strikes, England ended the day with the upper hand. Their skipper Joe Root continued his great form with the bat, scoring 218 and becoming the first cricketer to notch up a double hundred in his 100th Test....

Hooda, who is yet to make his international debut, is part of India’s squad for the three-match ODI series against the Windies. He would be expected to play the spin-bowling all-rounder’s role if selected in the playing XI. During an interaction with India News, Deepak Hooda expressed his willingness to perform whatever role the team requires. He elaborated: The 26-year-old added that he has always considered himself an all-rounder and can make handy contributions with the ball as well....

The 22-year-old missed out on the T20 World Cup 2021 due to a finger injury. He was ruled out of the South Africa ODIs as well after testing positive for COVID-19. On Sunday, the offie made a comeback to the Indian side during the first ODI against West Indies. He immediately made an impact, claiming 3 for 30. Reflecting on his time away from the game due to injury, Sundar said at a post-match press conference:...

St. George’s (Grenada) - India A, winning the toss, could muster only 190 off 49.5 overs in the first of their three-match One-Day series against West Indies A at the National Stadium here. Ajinkya Rahane, who had a poor ‘Test’ series regained some form to top-score with 58 while Shikhar Dhawan made 30. After their departure, only Manoj Tiwari and Jalaj Saxena got into the 20s. Veerasammy Permaul, who returned to lead West Indies A after missing the two-match twenty20 series, was the most successful bowler, claiming four wickets for 28 runs, while Jason Holder (2/30) and Jonathan Carter (2/41) bowled well with the new ball....

Early Friday, the Indian Army told Newsweek that “Pakistan initiated an unprovoked Ceasefire Violation” with attacks by mortars and other weapons at the village of Kanzalwan in the Gurez sector of Bandipora district, located along the Line of Control (LOC) that divides the two rivals in Kashmir. The official communication from India was terse. A “befitting response is being given,” the military said. There are reports of recurring exchanges of fire in the tense region, including an earlier incident two days ago....

The hosts made two changes to their side that drew the opening test in Rajkot. Fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul, who joined the Indian squad having recovered from a hamstring injury, replaced Gautam Gambhir while off-spinner Jayant Yadav makes his test debut at the same ground where he played his only one-dayer against New Zealand last month. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra made way for the 26-year-old Yadav with Kohli saying the decision was made because the England batting line-up had quite a few left-handers....

R.M.V. Gurusaidutt turned out to be the saving grace for India by winning the crucial third singles when the clash was tied 2-all, to give India the victory in the inconsequential tie. Both Germany and the hosts were knocked out of the competition Monday after failing to qualify for the quarter-finals. Malaysia and South Korea finished first and second, progressing to the last eight. India’s highest ranked shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won his first match of the tournament by drubbing World No....

And they didn’t hold back. In the Devils’ 1-0 victory over the Canucks, Jack netted his first NHL goal on the power play and finished with two shots while also playing on the top line between Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri. As for Quinn, he finished with two penalty minutes, a takeaway and a blocked shot while logging a team-leading 16:40 at even strength. The young Canucks defenseman even received a promotion to the first power-play unit, to boot....

PAHLAVI: He does not seek to end the Islamic republic. He wants to preserve it. Faced with conflict, he sides with the regime. Khatami talks about “liberalization” because Iran’s youth, women in particular, expect it. But he has not implemented it. The problem is with the regime itself and the Constitution. If a candidate has the slightest criticism, they are not allowed on the ballot. The election is a farce....

Macarena Sanchez wants to change that — now. The 27-year-old Sanchez is taking legal action against her club and the Argentine soccer association in an effort to gain professional status. The case could set a precedent in a nation that is home to Lionel Messi and some of the world’s greatest players, but where soccer is still largely seen as a men’s only game. “The goal is to be recognized as a professional soccer player, so it can open the doors for other women to enjoy the benefits of earning a living from what we love,” Sanchez told The Associated Press....

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crimea, caught in a sporting limbo after Russia annexed it from Ukraine, is to field a national soccer team in a tournament it plans to host next year, but its only likely opponents are statelets without international recognition. Before the 2014 annexation, Crimea’s clubs competed in the Ukrainian league and its players, if they were good enough, turned out for Ukraine’s national team. It has since pulled out of Ukrainian competition but is barred by international soccer rules from coming under the jurisdiction of Russian football....

The tournament was set to feature six teams, two each from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands and run from August 30 to September 22. Several stars from world cricket like Rashid Khan, Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis and Chris Lynn had withdrawn their names from the Caribbean Premier League to sign up for the Euro T20 Slam. It is to be noted that the organisers (Bombay Sports Limited and Woods Entertainment) are the same group that has been charge of the Global T20 Canada league, a tournament that has run into a lot of financial troubles which has included players not receiving their salaries on time....

Curiosity is one of NASA’s Mars exploration vehicles which has been on the planet’s surface since August 2012. It is the predecessor to the newer Perseverance rover which touched down on Mars almost exactly one year ago in February, 2021. While Perseverance may be more technically advanced, Curiosity is still operating to this day, and is conducting valuable research on the Red Planet. Last week, NASA released new images from Curiosity that were taken in mid-December last year at a time when the rover was more than 3,300 Martian days into its ongoing mission....

The Indian skipper had admitted that he was in the dark regarding his vice-captain’s availability while addressing the media ahead of the Australia tour. In the recent episode of the Star Sports’ show Cricket Connected, Gambhir and VVS Laxman shared their views regarding the lack of communication about Rohit Sharma’s participation in the Australia tour. Gautam Gambhir was asked how the baffling situation of Virat Kohli not knowing the injury status of Rohit Sharma could have been handled differently....

Going by their dominant performance in the ODI series, Australia would start as favourites. But it may not be straightforward, as India are likely to put forth a team laden with decorated IPL stars who impressed very recently. Combine that with the absence of Pat Cummins, who has been rested, and David Warner - out injured - and it looks a little more difficult for the Men in Yellow....