ICC bans India women's cricket captain for two matches
India's women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was banned for two matches by the game's apex body Tuesday for her verbal swipe at umpires and on-field behaviour against Bangladesh.
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What Virat Kohli Brings To Indian Test Team, Skipper Rohit Sharma Sums Up
Despite having an upper hand in the game, Team India failed to clinch a victory in the second Test against West Indies as the final day of the match got washed out due to rain. Asked to bat first, the Rohit Sharma-led side posted a total of 438 and then bundled out the hosts for 255. Later in the second innings, the visitors declared at 181/2 on Day four to set the West Indies an imposing target of 365 runs to win the match. Fiery half-centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan helped India to post a huge total.
2023-24 Home Season: India To Play Three ODIs, Eight T20Is And Five Tests
India will get to fine tune their World Cup preparations with a three-match ODI series against Australia besides playing eight T20 Internationals and five Tests against England during the 2023-2024 home season. The first ODI against Australia will be in Mohali on September 22 with Indore and Rajkot hosting the remaining two on September 24 and 27 respectively. The BCCI announced the home season schedule on Tuesday.
India to host Australia ahead of ODI World Cup
India will host world test champions Australia in a one-day international (ODI) series ahead of the World Cup before taking on England in test matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.
"Don't Know How It...": Kapil Dev, India's 1st World Cup-Winning Cricket Captain, On Rohit Sharma-led Team's Chances At Marquee Event
India will enter the ICC World Cup 2023 as obvious favourites, and former captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday said the home side should tame the pressure of expectations to regain the trophy. Two-time champions India will be keen to add another title to their cabinet after a hiatus of 12 years during the October 5-November 19 tournament. "I don't know how it will pan out. They are yet to announce the team for the World Cup. India will always enter a tournament as favourites as it has been the case for a long time," said Kapil on the sidelines of the launch of Golf Fitting Centre here at the Karnataka Golf Association.
Virat Kohli 7th Most Influential Star On Instagram Above Kim Kardashian, Zendaya
Virat Kohli is currently the third most influential athlete on social media platform Instagram behind football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to HypeAuditor, the former Indian cricket team skipper has 255.6 million followers with his average engagement on the app varying between 4.1 million to 4.5 million per day. Overall, Kohli is seventh in the list ahead of well-known celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Hollywood actress Zendeya. When it comes to total number of followers, Ronaldo tops the list with 597.5 million but with respect to engagement and influence, the report claimed that the top spot belonged to renowned singer-songwriter Selena Gomez.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur Suspended For Two Games For Aggressive Behaviour During 3rd ODI vs Bangladesh: ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday handed heavy punishment to India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her aggressive behaviour during the third ODI against Bangladesh on Saturday. She has been suspended for the next two international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct. "The incidents occurred during the third match of the ICC Women's Championship series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday," the ICC said in a release on Tuesday.
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia Could Be Withdrawn From Asian Games Squad If They Lose Worlds Trials: Report
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat should be withdrawn from India's Asian Games squad if they lose the upcoming trials for the World Championships, it will be proposed to the IOA's ad-hoc panel, a member of the committee said on Tuesday. Punia (men's freestyle 65kg) and Phogat (women's 53kg) were given direct entries for the quadrennial showpiece while other candidates in the remaining 16 Olympic weight categories went through gruelling trials on July 22-23 to book their places in the Indian team for the Hangzhou Games, beginning September 23. Punia, Phogat and four other wrestlers, who staged a sit-in protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar from April 21 to May 28, had sought time till August 10 to prepare for the trials.