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At its annual general meeting on July 25 and 26, the International Cricket Council met to confirm its future tours program for matches between its 12 full members between May 2023 and April 2027.
Mentor feels team will be able to deal with the pressure of expectationThe 44th Chess Olympiad is going to be different for the Indian team for many reasons. Even as Chennai gears up to host the country's first-ever Olympiad and is one of the favourites for a podium-finish, the Indian team will not be having the services of legend --- Viswanathan Anand --- as a player. The 52-year-old five-time World champion spoke to TOI on Wednesday about the significance of the event, India's chances and more. Excerpts:How do you see the Olympiad making a difference to Indian chess?It's a big event and I think it shows that Chennai can organize an event of this scale. Secondly, with players from across the world flying in --- it's a good way to project your city and it will be talked about a lot in the coming weeks. I give credit to the organisers for having done a commendable job. Ahead of the tournament, is there less pressure on you now that you are a mentor and not a player?Yeah, probably. I hope to be able to enjoy it in the capacity of a mentor and see how it goes. Many feel the Indian team without you as a player is weak. How would you react to that?I think we have a fine set of players. On every board, we have strong players who can deliver and we hope to come up with a good show. Do you reckon there is a lot of distraction for the Indian team with all the talk of podium-finish and expectations of a gold medal?I think it's inevitable. You can't pretend that it's an unwanted thing and its part of the modern world. We appreciate that there is a lot of attention ahead of the Olympiad and I am sure the players know how to block it out.
Viswanathan Anand is happy being an "enthusiastic mentor" and never thought of reconsidering his decision of not playing in the Olympiad after it was moved out of Russia and allotted to Chennai. Anand, a five-time world champion, had decided not to participate this time but he will be guiding the Indian team at the showpiece event to be held in Mamallapuram from July 28 to August 10. "No, I did not (consider playing)...
During a chat with TOI, the 31-year-old spoke on his decision to not play the next World Championship clash, Norway's chances at the Olympiad and more. Excerpts:Was there a flashpoint when you realised you were not up for the World Championship final anymore?I have been thinking about this for quite a while. It's been on my mind, I would say, for the last one-and-half years and I have been pretty sure that I would not play another match after the one in 2021.
Magnus Carlsen on Tuesday said that hosts India stand a strong chance of winning medals at the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad. India will be hosting the showpiece event for the first time in the prestigious tournament's history from July 28 to August 10. "Both Indian teams have a very strong and impressive line of players and I think both have a chance to be amongst the medals," Carlsen said.
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja met former West Indies batter Brian Lara during India's second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies. The all-rounder also shared a picture of his with the former cricketer and termed him a "legend". It is worth noting that Lara played 430 international matches for West Indies, scoring 11,953 Test runs and 10,405 ODI runs. He still holds the record of registering the highest individual score -- 400 not out -- in a Test innings. On the other hand, Jadeja holds an experience of 291 international games.
With excitement growing around the as-yet-unnamed Cricket South Africa T20 league, the first coaching appointment has been announced with former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener at the helm of the Durban-based franchise.
A member of the CWG-bound women's 4x100m relay team is set be withdrawn from the Indian squad after testing positive for a banned drug. No official is willing to confirm the name of the dope offender. "A member of the relay team bound for CWG has tested positive and she will be withdrawn," a top source told PTI without elaborating. With the latest dope flunk, the women's 4x100m relay team has been left with just four members. If an injury happens to the remaining four members, somebody from other track events may have to be roped in, which, may affect the team's performance. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had initially named Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Srabani Nanda, NS Simi, Sekar Dhanalakshmi and MV Jilna in the 37-member Indian athletics squad.