GCC, Indian and Pakistani players to get their shot when pro baseball launches in Dubai
Eight aspiring baseball players from India and Pakistan will join the ranks of professional teams when the sport has its first pro event in the UAE in November.
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India Achieve Mammoth Feat In T20I Cricket, Join Pakistan In Elite List
The Indian cricket team became the second international side ever to play 200 T20I matches when they took the field against West Indies in the first game of the five-match series in Tarouba on Thursday. Only Pakistan (223) have played more T20I matches than India. The Hardik Pandya-led side is full of confidence after beating West Indies 2-1 in the ODI series with openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill enjoying a good run of form. When it comes to the bowlers, Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav impressed while Hardik emerged as a new-ball bowling option.
"He Needs To Learn": Ex-India Star Questions Sanju Samson's Batting Approach In ODIs
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has questioned Sanju Samson's batting approach in the ODI format. Samson, who was dismissed for nine runs in the second ODI against West Indies, came all guns blazing in the third and final game. Coming in at number four, he hit two sixes in the first four balls he faced and eventually scored 51 runs off 41 balls. His knock was laced with two fours and four sixes. Samson eventually perished while trying to play a lofted shot over the mid-off fielder.
Virat Kohli Travels In Charter Flight From Caribbean To India, Internet Frets Over Carbon Emission
Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli had a brilliant outing in the Test series against West Indies with a sensational century on his 500th international appearance. However, he only featured in the first match of the ODI series and along with other senior players, he was rested for the T20I matches. He took to Instagram on Thursday to share pictures from his return journey to India where he took a chartered flight. The post said that Global Air Charter Services arranged a special flight for the star and he posted couple of pictures from the plane. However, some users on Twitter were not happy as they pointed out the dangerous amount of carbon emissions that occur due to chartered flights.
Hardik Pandya Eyes Rare Achievement, Yuzvendra Chahal On Cusp Of Historic Feat
Team India successfully clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1 against West Indies. Despite losing by six wickets in the second match, the Hardik Pandya-led side roared back in style in the third ODI and registered a historic 200-run victory. The win was memorable as it was India's highest-ever win by runs on away soil. On Thursday, both the teams will be facing each other again in the first T20I of the five-match series. This series will be a memorable one for Team India as their several players will look forward to achieve rare feats.
"Pressure Gets To Them...": Ex-Pakistan Captain's Brutal 'Can't Deliver' Remark On Rohit Sharma
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt believes that India skipper Rohit Sharma has not performed in pressure situations for quite some time now and he needs to work on it ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023. Rohit had a good outing against West Indies in the Test series but did not play much in the three-match ODI series. He came to bat after India had lost five wickets and was rested for the next two games of the series. Earlier, he missed quite a number of white-ball matches and his last ODI century came in January 2023 when he scored 101 against New Zealand in Indore.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy Enter Quarterfinals Of Australian Open Badminton
Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy moved into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open badminton BWF Super 500 tournament with contrasting victories on Thursday. The fifth seed Sindhu, who had lost in the first round at seven different tour events this season and is playing under a new personal coach in Malaysia's Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, easily overcame compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap 21-14 21-10 in a second round women's singles match.
India vs West Indies Live Score, 1st T20I: Youngsters In Focus As India Take On West Indies
India vs West Indies, 1st T20 Live Updates: India will be taking on West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series on Thursday at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba. In the preceding three-match 50-over rubber that had some context in the year of the ODI World Cup, India emerged victorious 2-1 after a shock defeat in the second match.