Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht came to the fore with a stellar show as India crushed arch-rivals Pakistan by 95 runs in a low-scoring encounter to record their third successive victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday. After a couple of impressive outings by the batswomen, it was the turn of Bisht (10-2-18-5) and…
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: India takes on England in tournament opener
June 24, 2017‘Tickets sold out’ is a phrase that has been liberally thrown around to promote the televised clash between India and England, which will kick off the 11th edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017. Heather Knight, the England captain, said it would make for an “interesting day” to have supporters from both teams turning…
BRICS Games 2017 India go down to China in basketball
June 20, 2017China beat India 97-57 on the opening day of the BRICS Games 2017, despite a strong performance from star player Amjyot Singh Gill at Guangzhou, China, on the opening day of the BRICS Games 2017 yesterday. The game was fairly competitive in the first half. It was a one point game late in the second…
ICC Champions Trophy Final: ‘Colonial’ rivals to fight for glory
June 17, 2017It will be a bandh-like atmosphere post 3 pm in India and Pakistan tomorrow as the arch rivals will take on each other in the ICC Champions Trophy final to be held at The Oval in London. Both Pakistan and India have stormed into the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final with dominant performances in their…
Team for West Indies tour announced
June 16, 2017The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 15-member men’s squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies starting from June 23. The committee has included Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav in team while Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma, who are currently playing in Champions Trophy…
Champions Trophy India storm into final
June 16, 2017It was a classic case of the master giving a lesson to an upstart apprentice as India thrashed Bangladesh by 9-wickets to book a place in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy for the fourth time. The high flying Bangla Tigers were brought back to the ground as the ‘Men in Blue’ outclassed their…
Champions Trophy: India beat South Africa, enter semi-final
June 12, 2017South Africa were quashed mercilessly as India beat them comprehensively by 8 wickets to dump the top-ranked ODI team in the world out of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval in London yesterday. South Africa have only themselves to blame for another graceless display in a big match as three run-outs, including that…
Play ‘dirty’ tricks to defeat Kashmiri militants’ dirty war
May 29, 2017What maternity is to woman, war is to man.’ This was the belief of the German Dictator Adolf Hitler and as history records he executed his belief ruthlessly. The World War II was the proof of it. When India got independence in 1947, Pakistan too believed that the remedy for, what Pakistan perceived as ‘unjust…
India retains top position in ICC Test rankings
May 19, 2017India retained their top position in ICC Test ranking with 123 points, a clear six point lead over second placed South Africa. The Proteas (117 points) have reduced the gap with India to six points while nine points now separate third-ranked Australia from seventh-ranked Sri Lanka as per latest ICC release. The 9th ranked Bangladesh…
Whales are at large… Fishes are falling into net
May 18, 2017Even as India is currently perched at the top among countries around the world by hogging limelight in the computer software sector as well as the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in a short span of two decades, the country’s many gifts to the world during times past, ranging from the numerical zero…
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