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T20 World Cup: Gerhard Erasmus Responds To Sachin Tendulkar's "Naam Yaad Rakhna" Tweet After Namibia Stun Sri Lanka

Namibia pulled off a huge upset as the Gerhard Erasmus-led side thrashed reigning Asian champions Sri Lanka in the opening Round 1 game of the T20 World Cup at the Kardinia Park in Geelong. Namibia recovered from 93 for six in the 15th over to post a challenging 163 for seven in 20 overs. Jan Frylinck (44 off 28) and JJ Smit (31 not out off 16) did the damage in the death overs, sharing a whirlwind 69-run stand off 33 balls to raise concerns in the Sri Lankan dressing room.

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi Shocks World Champion Magnus Carlsen In Aimchess Rapid Tournament

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday hogged the spotlight, beating world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the preliminaries of the Aimchess Rapid online chess tournament. The 19-year-old Erigaisi, who had gone down to compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujrathi to make a losing start in the event, is currently in fifth place after eight rounds. The win over Norwegian superstar Carlsen in the seventh round early on Sunday was the Indian's first over the world champion.

Rudrankksh Patil Becomes Second Indian Shooter To Win 10m Air Rifle Gold At World Championships, Secures Paris Olympics Quota

Young Rudrankksh Patil on Friday won gold in men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra. Patil also secured a 2014 Paris Olympics quota for the country in the process. This was India's second Olympic quota. The 18-year-old Rudrankksh beat Italy's Danilo Dennis Sollazzo 17-13 in the gold medal match after a brilliant come-from-behind effort.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: India Play Mighty Brazil In A Rare Opportunity

It doesn't happen that often. But an Indian football team will get a rare opportunity to rub shoulders with the mighty Brazil, in the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Hosts India are already out of reckoning for a place in the knockouts but there is no doubting the fact that their last match of the tournament will be a huge learning experience as the South American powerhouse is on a different level in world football. Hosts India conceded three goals in the second half to suffer a humiliating 0-3 defeat to Morocco in their second Group A match and crash out of the tournament on Friday.

'FAB 15': India's young and old ready to turn tables

Rohit Sharma hit his first international half-century against South Africa on a bouncy Kingsmead track, everyone knew that there was a talent in town. Even as one was appreciative of Rohit's phenomenal talent, little did one know that a team with an average age of around 26 would conquer the world in a format that was very reluctantly accepted by its own board. Fifteen years down the line, another Indian team is hitting the Australian shores to regain the trophy, which once completely changed the demographics of Indian cricket. That was a team led by a new captain and no one knew what to expect of them, but as the 35-year-old Rohit gets ready to step onto the MCG, his team with an average of 30 and half would have to believe in the old adage: Winning is not everything but the only thing.

Robin Uthappa Feels These Two Pacers Will Vie For A Spot In India's Playing XI In T20 World Cup

The BCCI announced the replacement for injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah for 2022 T20 World Cup on Friday. It will be Mohammed Shami who will fill the vacant spot and that will help the Indian side to continue having four full-time fast bowlers in the 15-member squad. Former India batter Robin Uthappa feels that Shami and Arshdeep Singh are certain to get a spot in the playing XI and it will be a toss-up between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel, in case India decide to play with three pure pacers.

IPL auction on December 16 in Bengaluru

Indian Premier League (IPL) auction will be held in Bengaluru on December 16, a reliable source told TOI. The 2023 IPL, which will see the return of the home-and-away format after three years, is likely to start from the last week of March.

Pat Cummins ready to share Australia ODI captaincy with David Warner

David Warner, the 29-year-old said on Sunday. With Aaron Finch announcing his ODI retirement last month, Australia will need to find a leader for the 50-overs squad with less than a year to go before the 2023 World Cup in India. Cummins acknowledged multi-format players like him could not play every match and saw logic in having a captaincy committee and dividing the role.

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T20 World Cup: Gerhard Erasmus Responds To Sachin Tendulkar's "Naam Yaad Rakhna" Tweet After Namibia Stun Sri Lanka

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi Shocks World Champion Magnus Carlsen In Aimchess Rapid Tournament

Rudrankksh Patil Becomes Second Indian Shooter To Win 10m Air Rifle Gold At World Championships, Secures Paris Olympics Quota

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: India Play Mighty Brazil In A Rare Opportunity

'FAB 15': India's young and old ready to turn tables

Robin Uthappa Feels These Two Pacers Will Vie For A Spot In India's Playing XI In T20 World Cup

IPL auction on December 16 in Bengaluru

Pat Cummins ready to share Australia ODI captaincy with David Warner