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Tata Steel Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With D Gukesh

Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D Gukesh in the eighth round in Wijk Aan Zee. Playing the white side of a Berlin defense, Praggnanandhaa had a slightly favourable position optically but Gukesh was always on the guard. It was in the early middle game that Gukesh sacrificed a pawn to get his counterplay rolling, and even though Praggnanandhaa tried to make use of it, the game was always closer to a draw.

Huge ICC Honour For Jasprit Bumrah: India Pacer Beats Travis Head To Win...

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2024. Bumrah beat fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook - to the award as he became the fifth recipient from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018). "Across formats, Bumrah's 2024 exploits were a masterclass in skill, precision, and relentless consistency, as he shattered record after record and cemented his place as the world's premier fast bowler," the ICC website read. "The current No.1 ranked bowler in the ICC Test Rankings became the fastest Indian pacer to reach 200 Test wickets, achieving the feat with a sub-20 bowling average - the best in history."

Virat Kohli 'Troubled' By Ignored India Pacer During 'Intense' Ranji Trophy Practice: Report

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli was troubled a couple of times by pacers Navdeep Saini and Siddhant Sharma during practice ahead of his return to domestic cricket, according to a report. Kohli, who will be playing his first Ranji match since 2012, practiced hard in the nets as he faced five bowlers - Money Grewal, Navdeep Saini, Rahul Gehlot, Siddhant Sharma, Vivek Gusain - in a 25-minute session, The report claimed that he looked confident but was beaten a few times by Saini and Sharma.

India vs England LIVE Score, 3rd T20I: 15 Runs In One Over - India's New Tactic Fails vs England

India vs England 3rd T20I, LIVE Updates: England reached 52 at the end of the powerplay, courtesy of a whirlwind powerplay innings by opener Ben Duckett, against India in the third T20I of the five-match series in Rajkot. After winning the toss, India opted to bowl, as pacer Mohammed Shami made his comeback to the playing XI for the first time in 14 months.

Turned Down Chole Puri, Then Virat Kohli Ate This Desi Dish With Delhi Teammates Ahead Of Ranji Trophy Return

At exactly 9am when his jet black Porsche zoomed in through the Feroz Shah Kotla ground's 'Virender Sehwag Gate', it was homecoming for Delhi's very own Virat Kohli, who checked in for a training stint with his first-class team after more than 12 years. Save for pacer Navdeep Saini, all other 18 members of Delhi's squad had only seen him on TV and grown up listening to the tales of how 'Cheeku', the cherubic talent, became the 'King' of Indian cricket. In the last 15 years, Delhi's 'Cheeku' became a hazy memory as he turned into the most commercially viable brand in global cricket, the face that ICC sold in its Olympic bid presentation.

"Getting Medical Certificate Is Child's Play": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Virat Kohli, KL Rahul

As the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, etc. joined their respective Ranji Trophy sides, a few others like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the round a miss due to 'injury issues'. A host of senior Team India stars marked their return to domestic cricket after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a 10-point diktat, all but mandating domestic cricket participation. Kohli and Rahul, who didn't join their teams in the last round, cited 'injury concerns' as the reason behind their absence.

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India

Indian cricket team registered brilliants victories over England in the first two T20Is of the five-match series. With 2-0 lead, Suryakumar Yadav and co will now look to seal the series in the upcoming third T20I match on Tuesday in Rajkot. In the first two games, England batters completely failed to leave a mark with skipper Jos Buttler being the only positive. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin recently took a dig at England's poor batting performance and even compared it to driving in Bengaluru's traffic.

U19 WC: Trisha Gongadi's All-Round Show Guides India To 150-Run Win Over Scotland

Trisha Gongadi scored a maiden ton as India thrashed Scotland by 150 runs in the Super Six match of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur at the Bayuemas Oval on Tuesday. Trisha played a blistering knock of unbeaten 110 off 59 balls and became the first player to smash a century in the U19 Women's T20 World Cup. With the history-making knock, the 19-year-old has also become the top scorer in the tournament - amassing 230 runs in five matches.

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Tata Steel Masters: R Praggnanandhaa Draws With D Gukesh

Huge ICC Honour For Jasprit Bumrah: India Pacer Beats Travis Head To Win...

Virat Kohli 'Troubled' By Ignored India Pacer During 'Intense' Ranji Trophy Practice: Report

India vs England LIVE Score, 3rd T20I: 15 Runs In One Over - India's New Tactic Fails vs England

Turned Down Chole Puri, Then Virat Kohli Ate This Desi Dish With Delhi Teammates Ahead Of Ranji Trophy Return

"Getting Medical Certificate Is Child's Play": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Virat Kohli, KL Rahul

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India

U19 WC: Trisha Gongadi's All-Round Show Guides India To 150-Run Win Over Scotland