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Trying to be as adaptable as possible: Sam Curran
In white-ball matches of home summer, Curran batted at top of the order by Surrey in the T20 Blast and then by Oval Invincibles in the Hundred. But with England having a settled top-order, it means that Curran may have to be the finisher or be a floater till the Men's T20 World Cup.
One would be a very, very brave man to write off Virat Kohli at any stage: Aaron Finch
Finch went to on call what Kohli, the former India captain, has achieved in his international cricket career as "just ridiculous". Earlier this month, Kohli overcame a prolonged lean patch with the bat in the Asia Cup 2022 by scoring his 71st international century against Afghanistan in the last Super Four match of India. The unbeaten 122, also his career-best effort in T20Is, was his first international century since November 2019.
Aaron Finch did a really noble thing to step down from ODI leadership, format: Ricky Ponting
Since his debut in 2011, Aron Finch played 146 ODIs for Australia, averaging 38.89 with the bat and his tally of 17 hundreds in ODIs is the third-most by any player from the country. But an average of just 12.42 in ODIs this year, including just one fifty, meant the writing was on the wall for Finch on his ODI future.
Focusing on situational awareness for better ball control: Hockey forward Navneet
Navneet said the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games was a historical campaign for her side as they clinched bronze after a 16-year drought. The 26-year-old, who was instrumental in the attack during the memorable campaign, added she is keen to see herself playing a bigger role in the squad moving forward.
India to participate in Women's International Tent Pegging Championship for the first time
This will be India's first appearance in the Grand Prix event, which is exclusively conducted for women by the International Tent Pegging Federation. Captain Ritika Dahiya from Haryana, who is also the first lady officer in the Indian Army to do tent pegging, will represent the country along with New Delhi's Priyanka Bhardwaj and Uttar Pradesh's Nanda Agrawal.
Sunil Chhetri melts hearts with tweet after lifting Durand Cup
Chhetri's side Bengaluru FC won their first-ever Durand Cup title, overcoming Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) here on Sunday. Siva Sakthi and Brazilian Alan Costa scored for Bengaluru FC (BFC) while Apuia got the lone goal for Mumbai City FC (MCFC) in what was a fine display of end-to-end football.
Morgan, Roy, Rashid among big English names to try their luck in SA20 auction: Report
While current England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler and all-rounder Moeen Ali are among SA20's pre-signed English players, Morgan, Roy, Tymal Mills and Rashid will be sold later on Monday, said a report in Daily Mail. Graeme Smith, the former South Africa captain and currently the commissioner of the SA20 league, is hoping the franchise tournament will emerge the second-most popular cricket league in the world after the Indian Premier League.
We didn't have enough runs, regular wickets cost us: Jones on first ODI loss to India
Cameos from Sophie Ecclestone (31), Sophia Dunkley (29) and Charlie Dean (29 not out) gave England something to bowl at as India kept them in check with regular strikes, with Deepti Sharma taking two wickets and veteran Jhulan Goswami had a terrific spell of 1/20 in her 10 overs.
Praggnanandhaa begins strongly; gets the better of chess legend Vasyl Ivanchuk
Ivanchuk was dominating his teenage opponent and looked set to strike the first blow for the older generation but first dropped a rook and then left a bishop hanging in time trouble. However, the Ukrainian quickly shook off the loss in the next round with a win over Serb Ivan Saric to pick up his first three.
Seven-match T20I series against Pakistan will be a stern test ahead of T20 World Cup: Moeen
"Of course, this tour is important for cricket and it is also crucial for us as a side. Seven T20s will be a stern test in these conditions and a good pointer for where we are, ahead of the (T20) World Cup in Australia next month," said Moeen, who is leading the England men's side for the first time since 2005, in Daily Mail on Monday.
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