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Brett Lee says Virat Kohli can take a break from cricket

Virat Kohli can consider taking a break, freshen up his mind and work on a few things, feels former Australian speedster Brett Lee, a year after struggling to look beyond the Indian when it came to the best batter in recent years. Kohli's mediocre campaign in the IPL 15 ended after Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket defeat by Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier in Ahmedabad on Friday. "Do I say it is a concern, I do. I would like him (Kohli) to be scoring more runs of course," Lee told PTI on Saturday when asked about Kohli's prolonged lean patch.

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

A record number of 343 teams from 187 countries will take part in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held here from July 28 to August 10. The Olympiad, the biggest ever global chess meet hosted by India has two specific categories -- Open Section and women's section. According to All India Chess Federation (AICF) secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan, the Event Director, "We have a record-breaking 187 countries registered with 189 teams in the open section and 154 in the women's section."

Fazza Dubai Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat, 4 other Indians enter semifinals

Pramod Bhagat was made to toil hard by fellow junior Nehal Gupta before emerging winner in three games to enter the semifinals of the fourth Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2022 on Saturday. Bhagat, who won two gold medals at the recent Bahrain Para Badminton International 2022, came back from a game down to beat Gupta 18-21, 21-15, 21-11 in the men's singles SL3 event. "I took time to get my rhythm in the match.

Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy Kept RCB Under Pressure: Sachin Tendulkar

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised Rajasthan Royals bowlers Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy for their brilliant bowling performance against Royal Challenger Bangalore in the Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League 2022 on Friday. Tendulkar said that RR bowlers never allowed RCB batters to ease pressure at any point as they sent many star batters of Bangalore back into the hut. "Along with Prasidh, Obed McCoy was the key bowler. Both kept Bangalore under pressure. Prasidh dismissed Karthik, who had been batting very well down the order with a good strike rate and followed it up with a brilliant delivery to Hasaranga. 157 wasn't a good total at all on this surface," said Sachin Tendulkar on his Youtube video.

Javed Miandad Says Players These Days Can Learn From Watching Sunil Gavaskar's Videos

Their on-field banter, sometimes playful and at other times bitter, was a part of India-Pakistan cricketing folklore but when it came to respect, Javed Miandad always had the highest regards for Sunil Gavaskar's unflappable temperament and near-perfect technique against fastest bowlers of his time.

157 wasn't a good total: Sachin Tendulkar hails RR bowlers for impressive performance against RCB in Qualifier 2

Sachin Tendulkar praised Rajasthan Royals bowlers Prasidh Krishna and Obed McCoy for their brilliant bowling performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League 2022 on Friday. Tendulkar said that RR bowlers never allowed RCB batters to ease pressure at any point as they sent many star batters of Bangalore back into the hut. "Along with Prasidh, Obed McCoy was the key bowler. Both kept Bangalore under pressure. Prasidh dismissed Karthik, who had been batting very well down the order with a good strike rate and followed it up with a brilliant delivery to Hasaranga. 157 wasn't a good total at all on this surface," said Sachin Tendulkar on his YouTube video.

Watch Sunil Gavaskar's videos to learn how to counter fearsome pacers despite short height: Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad always had the highest regards for Sunil Gavaskar's unflappable temperament and near-perfect technique against fastest bowlers of his time. Miandad feels that current players should watch video clips of Gavaskar's batting to know how he tackled some of the world's most fearsome fast bowlers like Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Imran Khan, Richard Hadlee, Dennis Lillee among others. "It was amazing that given his short height, how well he played all over the world.

Lakshya Sen's Proposal To Train With World No. 1 Victor Axelson In Dubai Approved

Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen's proposal to train with World No. 1 Victor Axelson in Dubai was approved by Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) Committee members. Lakshya, who was part of the Indian men's team that won the prestigious Thomas Cup this month, is set to train With Axelson in Dubai from May 29 till June 5 (8 days) and then head out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 19th to train at the Malaysian Training Centre from 19th till 26th June (8 days). Both the training proposals were approved by MOC in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

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Brett Lee says Virat Kohli can take a break from cricket

44th Chess Olympiad: 189 Teams Register In Open Section, 154 In Women's Category

Fazza Dubai Para Badminton: Pramod Bhagat, 4 other Indians enter semifinals

Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy Kept RCB Under Pressure: Sachin Tendulkar

Javed Miandad Says Players These Days Can Learn From Watching Sunil Gavaskar's Videos

157 wasn't a good total: Sachin Tendulkar hails RR bowlers for impressive performance against RCB in Qualifier 2

Watch Sunil Gavaskar's videos to learn how to counter fearsome pacers despite short height: Javed Miandad

Lakshya Sen's Proposal To Train With World No. 1 Victor Axelson In Dubai Approved