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BCCI announces team India’s playing XI for 1st test match against Australia

December 16, 2020, 6:56 PM

Gursshheen Gahllen | New Delhi

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the names the players, who will be part of the playing XI against team Australia in the 1st test match of the four match test series of the Border-Gavaskar trophy to be held in Adelaide from tomorrow.

The playing XI include: Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah.

India, which currently is at no.3 in ICC Mens Test team rankings with 114 rating points, will look forward to fill the gap with Australia, which currently tops the chart with 116.46 points, in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). Meanwhile, New Zealand holds the second position with 116.37 rating points after winning back-to-back matches against West Indies.

The first test between India and Australia starts on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval and will be a day-night affair. The remaining three Tests will be played in Melbourne from December 26-30, in Sydney from January 7-11 and in Brisbane from January 15-19.

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Hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay ‘lights the lamp’ to kickstart season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur

Published

3 years ago

May 14, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Photographer : Nitin Mankar | Nagpur

Indian hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay came calling to Nagpur on May 13 as he inaugurated the season 4 of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav at the Indoor Stadium at Mankapur in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. The 13-day sports festival will see 45,000 sportspersons participating in 30 sports events. In all, around Rs 93 lakh will be distributed as prize money during the 13-day sports festival.

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Virat Kohli steps down as India’s Test Captain after series defeat against South Africa

Published

4 years ago

January 15, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Mumbai

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

A day after India lost the test cricket series to South Africa (1-2), Virat Kohli stepped down as the test captain of India on Saturday (January 15). Kohli made the announcement through a social media post.

Kohli’s statement read: “It’s been 7 years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction. I’ve done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there. Every thing has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it’s now.”

He added: “There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey, but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief. I have always believed in giving my 120 percent in everything I do, and if I can’t do that, I know it’s not the right thing to do. I have absolute clarity in my heart and I cannot be dishonest to my team.”

Kohli also thanked the BCCI as he wrote: “”I want to thank BCCI for giving me the opportunity to lead my country for such a long period of time and more importantly to all the teammates who bought into the vision for the team from day one and never gave up in any situation.”

Kohli was appointed Test captain back in 2014 when MS Dhoni stepped down in the middle of the series against Australia.

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Nagpur’s Malvika Bansod beats ace shuttler Saina Nehwal at India Open 2022

Published

4 years ago

January 13, 2022

Nation Next Newsroom | Delhi

Saina Nehwal (left) and Malvika Bansod (right)

Saina Nehwal (left) and Malvika Bansod (right)

Nagpur’s Malvika Bansod defeated ace shuttler Saina Nehwal in the second round of Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022. Malvika defeated the two-time India Open champion 21-17, 21-9, in just 34 minutes. The defeat has resulted in Saina’s outster from the competition.

By defeating Saina, Malvika has become the second Indian badminton player after PV Sindhu to defeat Saina on court since 2007 in the domestic and international badminton circuit.