INDIA NEWS Continued from previous page and just trying to keep things simple and enjoy the game for what it is. I'm proud. Proud to be a Brisbane Heat player! Proud of the players and what we've accomplished, not just on the final but what we did throughout the season. Mitchell Swepson (bowler): I think the mood is always easier
Feb 1-15, 2024 - Vol 4, Issue 13 to be lifted when you have a group of guys like we've got in this team, and it starts with obviously, the captain, and I think Colin Munro did a great job this year captaining our team. He's a great fellow, and he galvanized this group really well this year so credit has to go to him now. Obviously these guys were really good. They came in and just fit in seamlessly to this team, so that
helped the vibe of the group,, and we knew we were good enough given that we got to the final last year; that if we stuck together and stuck to the processes that we'd go one better, and that's what we did. I definitely tried to bowl a little bit more defensively. I was used in different ways, sort of bowling a little bit more defensive overs. Bowled the serves a little bit last year as well and this year
Injuries, IPL pressure, aging players complicate team selection for T20I World Cup significant transformation, welcoming a new generation of players known for their explosive batting, as witnessed in the IPL.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In their final T20 International before the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Team India secured a strong finish, overcoming Afghanistan in a thrilling match that extended to a double Super Over in Bengaluru. The 3-0 victory against Afghanistan in the T20I series not only showcased India's prowess but also left the team management with the challenging task of selecting players for the impending tournament. The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be cohosted by the West Indies and the US from 1 to 29 June 2024. The last time a T20 World Cup was played in the West Indies in 2012, Team India finished at the bottom of the table losing all three matches in the Super 8 stage. However, the team has undergone
While former England captain Kevin Peiterson while speaking to IANS in November 2023 said IPL performances will play a key role in the selection of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the duo seems to have strengthened their spots after the Afghanistan series. With the likes of Suryakumar Yadav (ICC T20I Player of the Year for 2023), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and now Shivam Dube also knocking on the doors of the selectors with his recent exploits, the team management has a hard task ahead. India head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that the Team doesn't have much time in hand to prepare for the T20I World Cup 2024 and might have to rely on the IPL for the preparation. "After the last T20I World Cup (2022) we prioritised the ODI World Cup. But we don't have that many T20I games after that (ODI WC). So, this T20I WC is slightly different in the sense that there
is not a lot of time to prepare for that. We have to rely on the cricket that we have and also a little bit on the IPL," said Dravid in the pre-match press conference in Mohali ahead of the first T20I against Afghanistan earlier this month.
my role sort of changed to going back to that wicket taking role where we want you to come on and just try and take wickets and be effective that way. So I think that's a role that suits me better, and then obviously, you still have to execute that role, and I was glad I was able to do that and take some wickets for the Heat this year, and do some damage through those middle overs. And
Let's also not forget Rishabh Pant. The star wicket-keeper batter's comeback in the IPL is on the horizon. As per Delhi Capitals, Pant is making a speedy recovery, raising hopes of his active participation in the upcoming season.
yeah, I think a leg spinner that can take wickets through the middle that is what every team sort of wants in their side. So that's what I tried to do for the Heat this year. Dr Misra: How would you describe this experience and win in two words? Mitchell Swepson: Two words, surreal and happy!
Tennis: Players from 31 countries will be in action at WTA Mumbai Open third edition of the tournament will include three top 100 players in the singles and six top 100 players in the doubles event, which is a part of the WTA $125K series.
While IPL performances will play a role, there should be some names which should be picked regardless of their IPL exploits. However it is for the selectors to pick and make sure there is a right balance in the squad. Suryakumar Yadav's absence until February 2024 is a setback, but the potential return of a fit Hardik Pandya adds strength. If both players recover in time, India could emerge as a formidable force in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
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The tournament will be played at the newly-laid tennis courts at the Cricket Club of India. Qualifying matches will be played starting February 3 and 4 while the main draw action will start on February 5. The finals will be played on February 11. Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Players from 31 countries will be seen in action at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and Cricket Club of India (CCI)organised Mumbai Open Tennis Championships, which returns to the tennis calendar after a gap of six years. This is the third edition of the WTA Mumbai Open with past singles champions including world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka (2017) and Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum (2018). An exciting line-up at the
American Kayla Day, the 2016 US Open girls singles champion and world No. 82, will lead the 32-player field, along with Japan's Nao Hibino, winner of three WTA Tour singles titles, and former French Open semifinalist Tamara Zidansek, ranked 97th in the world. Other players in the field include American Katie Volynets, Australians Arina Rodionova and Kimberly Birrell and Brazil's Laura Pigossi.
am barely 18, faced so much How does India compare with rest ‘Ihatred...’: Divya Deshmukh calls out sexism and misogyny in Chess of the world? A SWOT Analysis to deal with the opposition and bowlers get runs.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The five-match Test series between India and England is on in Hyderabad and after the first two days of the opening Test, one can safely say that the visitors’ are well and truly on their way of giving the Bazballers a reality check. One can’t predict if England can come back into the series or India would steamroll them in the next four games at Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala. But it does tell one thing -- India are again proving to be a hard and intimidating team to beat at home. As teams have found out season after season, it is almost impossible to beat Indian on their home turf, especially given their high-quality and world-class spin attack and batters who know how
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IANS looks at how the Indian Test team, who are back-toback World Test Championships runners-up and currently ranked two in the ICC rankings, compares with the rest of the world: Strength K.L. Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal coming good in Test cricket has been a huge boon for India. Rahul has moved from being the opener to an adept middle-order batter, while Jaiswal with his ebullient and attacking style of batting, is turning out to be a once-ina-generation talent for India. The spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, with Kuldeep Yadav on the bench, have been India’s biggest strength. Ashwin is currently leading the Test bowling rankings, with Jadeja at fifth place and fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah at sixth place. In terms of the all-rounders rankings, Jadeja, Ashwin and Axar are at first, second and
fifth places, respectively. No other country boasts of allrounders who are fine spinners, can decimate the opposition on their own and chip in with the bat to bail the team out of tricky scenarios.
of the audience was diverted to irrelevant aspects such as her clothes, hair, and accent.
Weakness As compared to the other nations, the Indian batting is slowly moving towards a transition period, which means it would need time to become rock-solid. Shubman Gill is new to the number three spot in Test cricket and is yet to offer the solidity and dependability which Cheteshwar Pujara did for more than a decade for the team. Shreyas Iyer is still needing time to get himself accustomed to the middle-order batting role, especially when the conditions are in favour of the bowlers. With Rishabh Pant still recovering from injury post the car accident in December 2022 and no word yet on how he would progress on return to the game, especially in terms of wicketkeeping, it is also a point of concern.
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New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh has called out the issue of sexism and misogyny in the sport following her participation in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The International Master finished 12th with a score of 4.5 out of 13 in the tournament that had players like Hans Niemann and Harika Dronavalli. In her social media post on Sunday, Deshmukh expressed her disappointment at the way female players are often treated by spectators. She revealed that despite her strong performance and pride in her games, the focus
"I have been wanting to address this for a while but was waiting for my tournament to be over. I got told and also myself noticed how women in chess are often just taken for granted by spectators," Divya wrote in her Instagram post. "I played a few games which I felt were quite good and I was proud of them. I got told by people how the audience was not even bothered with the game but instead focused on every single possible thing in the world: my clothes, hair, accent, and every other irrelevant thing. "I was quite upset to hear this and I think is the sad truth that people when women play chess they often overlook how good they actually are, the games they play and their strength. I was quite disappointed to see how everything was discussed about in my interviews (by the audience) except my games, very few people paid attention to it and it is quite a sad thing.
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