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Have always admired energy and his commitment to the game: Stokes responds to Kohli's message
Stokes on Monday announced his sudden retirement from ODI cricket, saying that the rigours of playing all three formats of the game were "unsustainable" for him and he was not able to give his 100 percent to the team in the 50-over format. Following his announcement, Kohli had called the all-rounder "the most competitive bloke" he has played against.
Taipei Open: Ishaan-Tanisha advance to second round, Saina pulls out
The Indian duo, 47th in the badminton world rankings, registered a formidable 21-15, 21-8 win over the world No. 95 Israeli pair of Misha Zilberman and Svetlana Zilberman. Both teams were quick to get off the blocks and were tied at 7-7 after early exchanges. However, the Indian pair upped their intensity to take a 1-0 lead.
New Zealand have the quality to go the distance in T20 World Cup: Lockie Ferguson
The Black Caps performed exceptionally well in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup in the UAE, but lost the final to trans-Tasman rivals Australia, who clinched their maiden World Cup title in the shortest version of the game. Ferguson was the key architect in New Zealand's emphatic 31-run win in the opening T20I against Ireland at Belfast on Monday, returning superb figures of 4/14 as the tourist took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
If I would have been a part of team under Virat, India would have won the World Cup thrice: Sreesanth
Sreesanth has also played an important role in India's previous two victories. Talking about India not winning any World Cup after 2011, Sreesanth -- during a CricChat on the ShareChat Audio Chatroom -- said that he is confident that Virat Kohli will do something extraordinary.
Pant can handle pressure well, could captain India in future, says Arun Lal
The 66-year-old Lal, who recently decided to step down as the head coach of the Bengal cricket team, lauded Pant's ability to play game-changing knocks under pressure in both Test and limited-overs formats.
West Indies top-order batter Lendl Simmons announces retirement from international cricket
The talented batter finished his career with a total of 3,763 runs for West Indies from 144 matches over all three formats. The 37-year-old Simmons played five Tests, 68 ODIs and an equal number of T20Is. Simmons is best known for his exploits in ODI cricket having made two centuries and 16 half-centuries for the Caribbean side.
Beaumont slams century as England crush South Africa in WODI; sweep series
The 31-year-old veteran opener, who is just three shy of completing a century of ODIs, didn't take too kindly to being left out of England's Commonwealth Games squad as she hit a brilliant 119 off 107 balls to lead her side to a 109-run victory against the Proteas on Monday.
Dortmund's new arrival Haller doesn't feel pressure as successor of Haaland
"We want to be successful and we want to win titles; that's the story," the Cote d'Ivoire international insisted. Haller's signing comes along with vast expectations as he stands for a strategy change at Dortmund. Instead of going for another promising talent up front, the 2012 German champion decided to get an experienced footballer.
Shooting World Cup: Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first Indian to win men's Skeet gold
His efforts helped India stay on top of the medal standings with five gold, five silver and three bronze medals with two more days of competitions left. India also won a bronze today with the 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) women's team of Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey, winning their bronze medal match up 16-06 against Austria.
ODI series highlights Indian batters' persistent problems against left-arm pacers
Hussain's words came after India's star-studded top order of captain Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli fell to left-arm pacers for second time in as many matches during the ODI series in England. It again highlighted that India's top-order batters facing trouble and getting out to left-arm pace bowlers has been a perennial problem, which doesn't look like going away anytime soon.
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