Tonga's 'All Blacks' eager to shock Boks at Rugby World Cup
Tonga could emerge as a dark horse in a so-called "Pool of Death" at this year's Rugby World Cup in France.
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WTC runners-up India begin new cycle in West Indies
NEW DELHI : India will begin their next World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a two-test series in West Indies next month, which will be followed by eight limited-overs matches, the Caribbean cricket board has said.
"Virat Kohli And Ajinkya Rahane Needed To...": Glenn McGrath On India's WTC Final Defeat
"Sometimes it can happen", was what fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath said on Monday about India's capitulation in the World Test Championship final against Australia in London. India suffered a crushing 209-run defeat to Australia on the fifth day of the summit clash at the Oval on Sunday. "Sometimes, it can happen like that. Yeah, conditions in England are a lot different to what Indian cricket has been playing in. Sometimes that happens that way, it's called that bit of dressing room pressure," McGrath, who is Director of Coaching at MRF Pace Foundation, told reporters here.
On Shubman Gill Catch Controversy, Pat Cummins' "Best Umpire" Remark
Australia skipper Pat Cummins contradicted his counterpart Rohit Sharma's opinion on third umpire Richard Kettleborough, who gave the controversial decision of dismissal of India opener Shubman Gill during the second innings of the World Test Championship final. After India lost the match, Rohit had stated that the third umpire reached the conclusion a bit quickly and should have seen more replays before taking the call. He had even called out the WTC organisers for having fewer camera angles at such an important match.
Novak Djokovic Returns To No.1 Spot After Winning 23rd Grand Slam Title
Novak Djokovic has returned to the No. 1 position in the ATP Rankings after claiming the French Open title. He defeated Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his record 23rd Grand Slam title on Sunday, according to ATPTour.com. He surpassed Carlos Alcaraz, who was holding the No.1 position until the French Open. The 36-year-old beat Alcaraz in the Semi-Final at Roland Garros. Apart from him, Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov has returned to the top 10 position in the rankings.
"You Can't Be Asking...": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt Response To Rohit Sharma On '3-Match WTC Final' Demand
After Australia skipper Pat Cummins disagreed with Rohit Sharma's desire to play a three-match series in the next cycle of the World Test Championship final, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has also criticised the India captain for coming up with such a suggestion and stated that every team should be mentally prepared before playing such big events. India lost against Australia by 209 runs in the WTC final at The Oval on Sunday after they were bundled out for 234, in the chase of 444.
"After Virat Kohli Left, Rohit Sharma Was...": Sourav Ganguly's Big Revelation On Captaincy Saga
Virat Kohli's reign as captain of the Indian team came to sour end in the 2021 after he was removed as skipper of the ODI side. Kohli, who had taken over the leadership baton from the legendary MS Dhoni, announced his decision to step down as T20 captain after the T20 World Cup in Dubai following which the Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI stripped him of ODI captaincy in December later that year. The whole episode had to speculations of a feud between Kohli and Ganguly.
Why Do Team India Fail At ICC Events? ChatGPT Lists Out Factors
Team India's hopes of winning a major ICC tournament since the Champions Trophy triumph in 2013 were dashed on Sunday after the Rohit Sharma-led side lost the World Test Championship (WTC) Final to Australia. Since their last success at ICC events, which came under the leadership of MS Dhoni, India have lost four finals, and have also bowed out in the semi-finals as many times. They have now lost back-to-back WTC finals, after having lost to New Zealand in the inaugural edition in 2021. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have led the team to a final at least, but the side has faultered on the final hurdle.