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Under-19 World Cup: Skipper Uday Saharan, Three Other Indians In Team Of The Tournament

Four Indian players including skipper Uday Saharan and star batter Musheer Khan featured in the U-19 World Cup's Team of the Tournament announced by the ICC on Monday. Batter Sachin Dhas and Saumy Pandey are the other Indian players in the team. India finished runners-up after a 79-run loss to Australia in the title clash here on Sunday, which brought to an end their unbeaten run in the tournament. Australia captain Hugh Weibgen is given the honour of leading the star-studded lineup, chosen by a panel of media, broadcast and ICC representatives.

Bangaldesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto Named As National Cricket Skipper

Bangladesh on Monday reappointed Najmul Hossain Shanto as national cricket captain for all three formats for the coming year due to uncertainty over the availability of regular choice Shakib Al Hasan. Najmul, 25, a top order batter, led Bangladesh in their last two series against New Zealand at home and away, but he had been expected to hand over the charge to Shakib. "Shakib was obviously our first choice as captain, but we did not want to live with any uncertainty," Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan told reporters.

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh fumbled again and went down fighting against world number two Fabiano Caruana of United States in the first game of the quarterfinals in the Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess challenge in Wangels, Germany. Gukesh had a slight advantage in the middle game against Caruana but that slipped off quickly and the American Grandmaster pounced on his opportunity thereafter to take the full point home. The game lasted 39 moves.

India Batter Saurabh Tiwary Announces Retirement From Professional Cricket

India batter Saurabh Tiwary has announced his retirement from professional cricket and will feature in his final match for Jharkhand against Jamshedpur on February 15 in the Ranji Trophy. Tiwary started playing cricket at the age of 11, in the 2006-07 Ranji season Tiwari made his first-class debut as a teenager. He went on to win the Under-19 World Cup under the leadership of Virat Kohli in Malaysia in 2008. He continued to soar high with his performances for Mumbai Indians in 2010. He went on to score 419 runs which allowed him to earn a call-up for the India team for the Asian Cup. But he had to wait till October 2010 to make his international debut.

England Cricket Team Lands In Rajkot After Break In Abu Dhabi

Fresh from a one-week break in their pre-series base Abu Dhabi, the England cricket team on Monday returned to India for the remainder of the five-match rubber against the hosts, which is locked at 1-1 after two games. The England landed in the city -- venue for the third Test -- on Monday evening. After their 106-run loss in Visakhapatnam, the England players opted to utilise the 10-day break between the second and third Test by relaxing and playing golf in Abu Dhabi. The third Test is scheduled to be held here from February 15.

Ramkumar Ramanathan Begins Indian Challenge On Winning Note

Wild card Ramkumar Ramanathan fought back from a set down to pack off Frenchman Maxime Janvier 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4 and advance to the second round of the Bengaluru Open in Bengaluru on Monday. The 29-year-old Indian kept his nerves despite his serve being put under pressure in the opening two sets by his higher ranked opponent to pull off a sensational victory in two hours and 26 minutes to give the home crowd a lot to cheer. Also biting the dust on the opening day of the main draw was Croatian third seed Duje Ajdukovic, who went down against Tunisia's Moez Echargui 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 30 minutes.

India's Rahul out of third test vs England due to fitness issues

Indian batter KL Rahul has been ruled out of the third test against England after failing a fitness test and has been replaced in the squad by Devdutt Padikkal, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.

Huge Indian restaurant and shisha bar set across two floors to open this week

A huge new Indian restaurant and shisha bar spanning two floors is to open in Greater Manchester in time for Valentine’s Day this week.

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Under-19 World Cup: Skipper Uday Saharan, Three Other Indians In Team Of The Tournament

Bangaldesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto Named As National Cricket Skipper

Weissenhaus Chess Challenge: D Gukesh Loses To Fabiano Caruana

India Batter Saurabh Tiwary Announces Retirement From Professional Cricket

England Cricket Team Lands In Rajkot After Break In Abu Dhabi

Ramkumar Ramanathan Begins Indian Challenge On Winning Note

India's Rahul out of third test vs England due to fitness issues

Huge Indian restaurant and shisha bar set across two floors to open this week