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FEELS LIKE I HAVE RESTARTED MY CAREER, SAYS WADE

08 Dec 2020 05:03 AM IST

SYDNEY: Australia wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade on Monday said that it feels like that he has restarted his career over the last three years. Wade had led Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series against India as regular skipper Aaron Finch sat out of the match due to

KOHLI WINS T20I SERIES IN ‘SENA’ NATIONS

08 Dec 2020 05:01 AM IST

SYDNEY: Virat Kohli has become the first Indian skipper to win a T20I series in SENA countries—South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia—after all-rounder Hardik Pandya helped the Men in Blue chase down a target of 195 runs on Sunday. Former skipper M.S. Dhoni had led India to wins in

CHAHAL AND DHAWAN CREATE T20I RECORD

08 Dec 2020 04:59 AM IST

SYDNEY: Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became India’s joint-highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game after equalling pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s tally on Sunday. Chahal achieved the feat in the second T20I against Australia when he dismissed the dangerous Steve Smith in the 18th over. Bumrah, who has played 50 matches

INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM DOESN’T CHOKE UNDER TENSION ANYMORE: LALIT

08 Dec 2020 04:58 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Forward Lalit Upadhyay believes the Indian men’s hockey team have improved their performance by leaps and bounds in the recent years, especially when it comes to putting up a fight in pressure situations and not giving up. “If I look back at how we played then in 2014

KERALA BUSINESSMAN TO BUILD A MUSEUM IN MEMORY OF HIS ‘FREIND’ MARADONA

08 Dec 2020 04:56 AM IST

KOCHI: Boby Chemmanur, an admirer and “good friend” of football icon Diego Maradona who passed away on Monday, announced the building of a world-class museum which will house a gold sculpture of the football legend as the main attraction. The life-size sculpture will represent ‘The Hand of God’, as the

SPURS UPSET ARSENAL TO REMAIN AT TOP, LIVERPOOL CRUISE IN PREMIER LEAGUE

08 Dec 2020 04:55 AM IST

LONDON: The double act of Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min worked to perfection again to ensure Tottenham Hotspur remain at top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win at home over Arsenal in the North London derby. Kane now has 14 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, while

Processes to go before Steve Smith can become captain, says Justin Langer

08 Dec 2020 04:54 AM IST

SYDNEY: Australia head coach Justin Langer has stated that there are some processes to go through before Steve Smith could lead the side again. “Of course, we talked about a number of things,” Langer told Fox Sports. Smith has led Australia in 51 ODIs, 34 Tests and eight T20Is. His

Kohli and boys look to complete T20I whitewash Down Under

08 Dec 2020 04:51 AM IST

This is an opportunity for Team India to complete a second T20I series whitewash against Aussies in their own country after the 3-0 result Dhoni’s team got in 2016.

MIGHT TEXT AB TONIGHT: KOHLI ON RAMP SHOT

07 Dec 2020 04:40 AM IST

SYDNEY: After registering a thrilling six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series, Virat Kohli on Sunday said that he would be texting A.B. de Villiers to know what the Proteas thought of India skipper playing a scoop shot. “The scoop over fine-leg was a bit

WE DIDN’T EXECUTE WELL TOWARDS END, SAYS WADE

07 Dec 2020 04:37 AM IST

SYDNEY: After suffering a six-wicket defeat against India in the second T20I, Australia skipper Matthew Wade admitted that his side failed to execute their plans in the death overs as Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer chased down 37 runs from the final three overs to put the visitors over the

KOHLI PROBABLY BEST PLAYER I HAVE EVER SEEN: LANGER

07 Dec 2020 04:32 AM IST

SYDNEY: Australia coach Justin Langer on Sunday said that the Virat Kohli-led side were too good for them in the second T20I of the three-match series, adding that some of the shots by the Indian skipper in the Sydney match were extraordinary. “I thought the game was a very close

THOUGHT NATARAJAN WOULD BE MAN OF THE MATCH: HARDIK

07 Dec 2020 04:31 AM IST

SYDNEY: After registering a thrilling six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I of the three-match series, Hardik Pandya on Sunday said that he thought T. Natarajan would be given the Man of the Match award instead of himself. “I actually thought Natarajan would be given the Man of the