Prabhakar will succeed 52-year-old former Sri Lanka Test wicketkeeper-batter Pubudu Dassanayake, who recently resigned from his position and took over as the head coach of the Canada men’s team. Prabhakar was a bowling all-rounder for India and represented the country in 169 internationals. He has worked as a head coach for three Ranji Trophy teams, and served as bowling coach for Afghanistan in 2016, according to ICC. Confirming his appointment, a statement by Cricket Association of Nepal said, “Former Indian star all-rounder and Ranji trophy winning coach, Mr. Manoj Prabhakar from India has been appointed as the Head Coach of Nepal National Cricket Team." “Mr. Prabhakar has played 39 Test matches and 130 One-Day Internationals for India. As a coach, he has experience of working as coach of Afghanistan Cricket Team along with Ranji Trophy teams of Delhi, Rajasthan and UP Cricket Association,” they added. Prabhakar said the talent in Nepal cricket was something that … [Read more...] about Former India all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar appointed Nepal national cricket team head coach
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Commonwealth Games 2022: Full List Of Indian Medal Winners | Commonwealth Games News
The Commonwealth Games 2022 came to an end with a lavish closing ceremony on Monday. With more than 4,500 athletes competing from 72 countries over the past 11 days, India finished with 61 medals, consisting of 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze. Thanks to the heroics of badminton stars like Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy that India could add three more gold medals. The fourth gold of the day came through 40-year-old Achanta Sharath Kamal who won the men's singles table tennis event. Meanwhile, men's hockey team won the silver medal and table tennis star G Sathiyan also grabbed the bronze medal. India finished at the fourth spot at the medals tally, with five medals less than their tally four years ago at Gold Coast. Here is the complete list of the medal winners from India, so far: Sanket Sargar (Weightlifting) -- Silver Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) -- Gold Gururaja Poojary (Weightlifting) -- Bronze Bidyarani Devi … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: Full List Of Indian Medal Winners | Commonwealth Games News
BCCI Announces Domestic Cricket Schedule: Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, SMAT matches from September
Over 1,500 matches will be held during the season that will commence in the first week of September 2022 and run until mid-March 2023. The prestigious Duleep Trophy will mark the start of a full-fledged season, which will also see a return of the Irani Cup. The Duleep Trophy (September 8-September 25) will be contested between six zones (North, South, Central, West, East and Northeast) on a knockout basis. The two multi-day tournaments will be followed by the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The two white-ball tournaments will be contested between 38 teams split into three groups of 8 teams and two groups comprising 7 teams. The Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic tournament, will have two categories; 1) Elite and 2) Plate. The Elite Group will comprise 32 teams and will have 4 groups of 8 teams in a home and away format with each team playing 7 matches in the league stage. The top two teams from each of the four groups will directly qualify for … [Read more...] about BCCI Announces Domestic Cricket Schedule: Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, SMAT matches from September
ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings: Renuka Singh Storms To Career-Best 18th Spot After Outstanding CWG 2022 Campaign | Cricket News
Indian pacer Renuka Singh has stormed to the 18th spot in the ICC Women's T20I Rankings for bowlers after finishing as the top wicket-taker in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Renuka's 11 wickets have rewarded her with a top 20 entry for the first time. She made a climb of 10 spots after this performance. Also, Australian opening batter Beth Mooney has regained the top spot for batters in the ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings after losing it to her captain Meg Lanning just a couple of weeks back. Mooney capped a fine run in the Commonwealth Games with a 41-ball 61 against India in the final to finish as the top run-scorer of the tournament with 179 runs. With scores of 70 not out against Pakistan and 36 against New Zealand this past week, she is now 18 points ahead of Lanning with 743 rating points. The 28-year-old has grabbed the top position for the third time in her career, having previously been No. 1 from March 8, 2020 to March 21, 2021 and from October 9, 2021 to July 26, … [Read more...] about ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings: Renuka Singh Storms To Career-Best 18th Spot After Outstanding CWG 2022 Campaign | Cricket News
Mukesh Ambani, Sundar Pichai Watch Cricket With Ravi Shastri At Lord’s, Pics Go Viral
London: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who is currently in England, doing commentary for the Hundred tournament had great company during a match between London Spirits and Manchester Originals at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Shastri took to Twitter and shared images of him along with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani from the Lord’s stadium. Shastri captioned the post as: “In the august company of two people who love their cricket @HomeOfCricket- Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mr @sundarpichai at @thehundred @SkyCricket.” In the august company of two people who love their cricket @HomeOfCricket – Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mr @sundarpichai at @thehundred @SkyCricket pic.twitter.com/JYnkGlMd8W Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 9, 2022 For the unversed, the Hundred is a 100-ball tournament introduced by ECB. The second season of the tournament is currently underway many players like Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, and Rashid Khan, among … [Read more...] about Mukesh Ambani, Sundar Pichai Watch Cricket With Ravi Shastri At Lord’s, Pics Go Viral
England vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Van der Dussen century dampens Stokes’ final ODI as SA win big
The Proteas batted with a fine temperament to set England an intimidating 334 to chase, despite losing captain Quinton de Kock for 19 when Sam Curran (1-67) bowled him in the seventh over. Van der Dussen came in to put on a partnership of 109 with opener Janneman Malan before the latter hit a Moeen Ali (1-47) delivery to Liam Livingstone for 57. 1 51785 Aiden Markram (77) picked up where Malan left off to put on a further 151 with Van der Dussen, taking the Proteas to almost 300 for the loss of just two wickets before both fell in the 46th over to Livingstone (2-30). England made a steady start in response to the imposing total, with Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow trying to build a foundation for the chase, putting together a century partnership. But Roy (43) tried to hit Keshav Maharaj's next ball (1-42) over long-on, only to lob the ball straight into the hands of David Miller. Bairstow's 63 helped, while Joe Root tried his best to salvage things, but the writing … [Read more...] about England vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Van der Dussen century dampens Stokes’ final ODI as SA win big
Uzbekistan Wins Gold Open Category As FIDE Chess Olympiad Comes To An End | Other Sports News
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad came to end in Mamallapuram on Tuesday with the Uzbekistan team winning the gold medal in the open category. Seeded 14th, it did not lose even a single game on way to winning the top prize. Jakhongir Vakhidov from Uzbekistan team told NDTV that they were very satisified with the result. "We are very happy. It was complicated. Till the last moment we dis not know who's going to win. We had strong opponents like the Indian teams," he said. Team Armenia took the silver. Ukraine lifted the gold in the women's category. Many players have been away of their homes. Anna Ushenina, a player from Ukraine told NDTV: "We just wanted to play and win some medals but you never know. The opponents played well, particularly the Indian team was perfect. My family is out of our city. The war should end." It was a double delight for India. Top seeded Indian Women's team and the 11th seeded Indian Men's team 'B' too won the bronze. Promoted Listen to the … [Read more...] about Uzbekistan Wins Gold Open Category As FIDE Chess Olympiad Comes To An End | Other Sports News
Buttler needs time to ‘evolve’ England after Morgan era: Root
That is the message from Joe Root, whose 86 at Durham on Tuesday was not enough to stop Buttler's team falling to a 62-run defeat against South Africa. England lost back-to-back white-ball series against India before the defeat in the first of a three-match ODI series with South Africa following Buttler the appointment of Buttler as Eoin Morgan's successor. Buttler has also failed to deliver with the bat since taking the captaincy, passing 50 just once in his past seven innings - including three single-figure scores. Though the wicketkeeper-batter has lost five of his first seven games in charge, Root has backed Buttler as England go through a transitional period following Morgan's retirement. "I think for Jos and a number of the guys who've been around this setup for a couple of years, there's been a lot of change in a very short space of time," said the former Test captain. "And that sometimes can just take a little bit of getting used to and there's not been that … [Read more...] about Buttler needs time to ‘evolve’ England after Morgan era: Root
Commonwealth Games 2022: Highs and lows of India
Going into Birmingham 2022, slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting, but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth-place finish. About 25 per cent of India's 66 medals came from the shooting range in the previous edition held at Gold Coast, Australia, and not many believed that India will be able to touch even 50. But the country ended up with 61, courtesy unprecedented success in track and field events that delivered eight medals. As the Games concluded, with PTI inputs, myKhel.com looks at some of the highs and lows for India at Birmingham 2022. Athletics Eldhose Paul and Abdullah Aboobacker's rare 1-2 finish in triple jump will be cherished for long. Avinash Sable's silver in the 3,000M steeplechase and Tejaswin Shankar's bronze in the high jump were also a first for India while Murali Sreeshankar's silver in the long jump was the country's first since 1978. … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: Highs and lows of India
It’s not just a medal for us, it’s an inspiration: Savita reflects on historic Commonwealth Games campaign
This incredible feat was the pinnacle of what was a roller coaster ride for the Savita-led Indian team who showed resilience to bounce back from a heartbreaking ninth place finish at the FIH Women's World Cup which took place in the Netherlands and Spain in July. The Indian team also took part in their last set of FIH Hockey Pro League matches in June in Belgium and Netherlands, where they finished third. Reflecting on the long tour, Indian Women's Hockey Team Captain Savita said, "It was a pretty long tour, there were ups and downs but it taught us a lot of things. We started the tour on a strong note by finishing third in our debut FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 campaign and then went through a rough patch during the World Cup. “Finishing ninth was disappointing, but it was equally important to move ahead and take positive learnings from the campaign to focus on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. "We then had a short preparatory camp in Nottingham, where we … [Read more...] about It’s not just a medal for us, it’s an inspiration: Savita reflects on historic Commonwealth Games campaign