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Bengal.LIVE SCORE: Ranji Trophy Final“I was keen to get game time and the team management were equally keen. (Head coach) Rahul (Dravid) bhai also wanted me to go out there and play, it was a mutual decision,” he said on Wednesday. But that did not mean that the Saurashtra skipper’s India dream is over.
Rahul Dravid and zoomed out of the premises even as rest of the Indian team just got into an intense session of nets.What Kohli did while he was at the nets highlighted the template for batters in spin-friendly conditions. The practice pitches were visibly bare, dry and looked as crumbly as a cookie. Virat walked up to the good length area and vigorously scratched the surface across its breadth. As left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar and off-spinners Pulkit Narang and Hrithik Shokeen plugged away at the spot, Kohli kept charging down the track, clearly looking to attack. Off the pacers, the front-foot press was evident even while putting away the short ones. The objective of the entire session was to sharpen his run-scoring ability.
Indiana Pacers to a 117-113 win against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Hield scored 27 points and Nesmith added 21 to lead six players in double figures.Indiana, which trailed by 24 points after one quarter, stopped a five-game losing streak while sending Chicago to its fifth loss in a row.Myles Turner had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, while Tyrese Haliburton (16 points), Bennedict Mathurin (14) and Chris Duarte (14) followed.A marked turnaround from 3-point land benefited the Bulls, who shot a mere 19.4 percent from distance in their four games entering Wednesday -- the first team in league history to shoot below 20 percent over a four-game stretch with 100 or more attempts.
Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 120-110 on Wednesday. Ball scored 28 points and ended up with a triple-double. The Hornets go into the All-Star break with back-to-back victories after a seven-game losing streak. The Spurs have lost 14 games in a row.Ball made only 10 of 26 shots from the field, but he also provided 12 rebounds and 10 assists.The Hornets were without guard Terry Rozier, who missed the game because of a hand injury. Dennis Smith Jr. moved into the starting lineup.
The former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator emerged from an exhaustive five-week search that included more than a dozen candidates.It also continues a meteoric ascent for Steichen, 37, who rose from a quality control coach in 2015 to becoming one of 32 head coaches in the NFL.Steichen takes over for interim coach Jeff Saturday, who went 1-7 after replacing the fired Frank Reich. The other finalists reportedly included Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, Green Bay Packers special teams coach Rich Bisaccia and Saturday.
BCCI might give him a chance to defend himself before taking a final decision on his fate.The immediate question doing the rounds in the BCCI is whether he would be allowed to attend the next selection committee meeting before the squad of the third and fourth Test against Australia is announced.It is understood that Chetan being caught in a sting operation hasn't gone down too well with the top brass of the BCCI but the incident might have a far reaching impact on the relationship between media on one hand and the Indian team and selectors on the other."No player or selector will be comfortable in sharing a cordial relationship even with well meaning journalists after this sting as the trust factor has been compromised," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
With the win, Bengaluru FC - who made a big move towards sealing a playoff spot - also put an end to Mumbai City's 18-game unbeaten prolific streak, the best ever in ISL history.Sunil Chhetri made his first start of the new year for Bengaluru FC as Roy Krishna served his suspension. Chhetri tried his luck in the first half from the edge of the box after Vignesh D’s clearance deflected into his path. Moments later, Chhetri had another crack at goal after getting the better of Ahmed Jahouh. Lachenpa was quick to go down and put his body behind the low shot.
West Indies in their Group 2 match on Wednesday in Cape Town, their second consecutive win at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in their campaign opener. Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh scored a match-winning 44 not out, off 32 balls, and added a valuable 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33 off 42) to take India home with 11 balls to spare.As it happened: India vs West IndiesRicha hit the winning runs, a four off Shamilia Connell in the penultimate over, as India chased down the below-par 119-run target in 18.1 overs with six wickets in hand.