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I am feeling very secure in this set-up : Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik's immense potential but it has perhaps got to do with the insecurities that crop up with sporadic chances over the years. Having played a big role in India's series levelling 82-run win against South Africa, Karthik attributes performances like 27-ball-55 to a sense of security and clarity in thought process. "Just feels good,' he said about the innings. "I am feeling very secure in this set-up. In the last game, things didn't go according to plan, but I went and expressed myself today," Karthik said at the post-match presentation ceremony. He gave a lot of credit to coach Rahul Dravid. "Credit to Rahul Dravid; there is a certain sense of calmness. The dressing room is a calm place right now. It is important to learn to embrace pressure. It feels secure and fuzzy. That clarity and the environment environment helped."

IND vs SA 4th T20I: Electric Dinesh Karthik, awesome Avesh Khan star in India's series-levelling win over South Africa

Continuing their resurgence from Vizag, where they beat the visitors by 48 runs, a relentless, ruthless India, cheered on by 28,000-plus enthusiastic fans at the SCA Stadium here on Friday, blew away South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20I to square the series after being down 0-2. India’s comeback makes them the favourites to win the final game in Bangalore on Sunday and clinch the series against an increasingly vulnerable-looking SA. Riding on Dinesh Karthik’s magical 55 (27b; 9x4, 2x6) and Hardik Pandya’s 46 (31b; 3x4, 3x6), the hosts scored 169/6, a total which looked impossible when the hosts were tottering at 56/3 after the first 10 overs. Thereafter, making the ball bounce menacingly, seamer Avesh Khan, who was under pressure after having gone wicketless while conceding 87 runs in 11 overs coming into this match, produced a fiery spell, taking 4/18 off his four overs, which included 15 dot balls, to send South Africa crashing to 87 all out in just 16.5 overs. This is SA’s lowest score in T20Is. It was a terrific comeback by the 25-year-old Avesh, who said he would dedicate the performance to his father Ashique Khan on his birthday.

India vs South Africa, 4th T20I: Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan Shine As India Thrash South Africa To Level Series 2-2

Dinesh Karthik played a knock to remember before Avesh Khan gave his dad a "perfect birthday present" with a fiery spell as India steam-rolled South Africa by 82 runs here on Friday to level the five-match series 2-2. Karthik (55 off 27) scored his maiden fifty close to 16 years after his T20 debut and alongside vice-captain Hardik Pandya (46 off 31 ) took India to a fighting 169 for six. For the second game in a row, South African batters faltered and collapsed to 87 for nine in 16.5 overs with skipper Temba Bavuma retired hurt.

Historic Chess Olympiad Torch Relay Set To Travel To 75 Cities Across India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to launch the first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay for the 44th edition of the event on Sunday at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium in New Delhi. The inaugural edition of the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay will visit 75 cities across the country as the All India Chess Federation (AICF) revealed the route map on Friday. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) introduced an Olympic-style Torch Relay tradition for its Olympiad from this year's event and named India as the starting flame point for each edition, commemorating the popularity of chess in the country where the sport originated.

Cricket-Karthik blitz sets up India's series-levelling win over South Africa

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Experienced India batter Dinesh Karthik smashed a maiden fifty in Twenty20 internationals to help set up the hosts' massive 82-run victory over South Africa at Rajkot on Friday and send the five-match series into a decider.

I will continue to play even after winning the FIDE election, says Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand said that he will continue to play chess even if he wins the vice-president's post in the World Chess Federation (FIDE) elections. The 52-year-old five-time World Champion insisted that he has already told the FIDE's top officials that he will not stop playing chess. The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has unanimously decided to support the candidature of Anand for the post of deputy president of FIDE and if everything goes in his favour, it would be the first time that an Indian will hold a top post in FIDE.

Karthik blitz sets up India's series-levelling win over South Africa

MUMBAI : Experienced India batter Dinesh Karthik smashed a maiden fifty in Twenty20 internationals to help set up the hosts' massive 82-run victory over South Africa at Rajkot on Friday and send the five-match series into a decider.

Proteas batting collapse hands Karthik-inspired India to T20 series level win

India has taken the T20 series against the Proteas into a fifth game after they crushed South Africa by 82 runs in the fourth T20 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday.

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I am feeling very secure in this set-up : Dinesh Karthik

IND vs SA 4th T20I: Electric Dinesh Karthik, awesome Avesh Khan star in India's series-levelling win over South Africa

India vs South Africa, 4th T20I: Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan Shine As India Thrash South Africa To Level Series 2-2

Historic Chess Olympiad Torch Relay Set To Travel To 75 Cities Across India

Cricket-Karthik blitz sets up India's series-levelling win over South Africa

I will continue to play even after winning the FIDE election, says Viswanathan Anand

Karthik blitz sets up India's series-levelling win over South Africa

Proteas batting collapse hands Karthik-inspired India to T20 series level win