SPORTS NEWS, OCTOBER 17:
Here are all the important sports stories from the world of sports in our cricket blog at indiatvnews.com.
SPORTS NEWS OCTOBER 17: ALL UPDATES
Bangladesh announce T20I squad for India series; recall Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain
The T20I series will begin with the first match on November 3 at Feroz Shah stadium in New Delhi. The next two games are at Rajkot and Nagpur on November 7 and 10 respectively. (Read full story here)
Focus on Kuldeep Yadav as India sans Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma sweat it out at optional practice
Kuldeep made full use of the net session displaying some elegant cover drives in their afternoon practice which was also attended by Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mayank Agarwal and Ishant Sharma among others. (Read Full story here)
Beware Big Three, here comes Daniil Medvedev!
Medvedev followed up his US Open success story with two more titles, as he joined the Big Three and Murray in the elite list of most consecutive ATP finals. More so, his 31-3 win-loss record since August, which includes victory in 18 consecutive sets, saw him surpass Federer to take the third spot in the ATP Race to London. (Read full story here)
Roger Federer confirms participation in French Open 2020
The 20-time Grand Slam champion had featured in the French Open after a gap of three years and went down to Rafael Nadal in the semis. (Read full story here)
Azhar Ali likely to replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan's Test skipper
Pakistan's head coach Misbah ul Haq is unhappy with Sarfaraz's performance and has reportedly communicated it to the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB's) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wasim Khan. (Read full story here)
Score heavy in first innings in Ranchi: Faf du Plessis tells SA batsmen
Faf du Plessis wants his batsmen to learn from the Indian batters and make most of their first innings in the final Test. (Read Full Store here)
Aiden Markram ruled out of 3rd Test with self-inflicted injury
Aiden Markram now joins Keshav Maharaj on the sidelines, who was also ruled out of the last Test in Ranchi due to an injury. [Read full story here]
India vs South Africa: Coming to India a good learning curve, says Dean Elgar
After managing a 1-1 draw in the T20 series, South Africa suffered big defeats in the first two Tests of the three-match rubber against a dominant outfit led by Virat Kohli. [Read full story here]
After becoming BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly is now the face of ISL
The ISL will kick off in Kochi with Kerala Blasters taking on two-time champions ATK on Sunday, and Sourav Ganguly will be present on the occasion. [Read full story here]
Happy Birthday Anil Kumble: Wishes pour in for legendary leg-spinner
Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh were among others, who wished Anil Kumble on the ocassion of his 49th birthday. [Read full story here]
Sourav Ganguly: The blockbuster captain turned astute administrator
Sourav Ganguly saved Indian cricket almost two decades ago and a week later, he will have the same job once again. [Read full story here]
Premier League: Paul Pogba out of Liverpool clash; David De Gea doubtful
Paul Pogba has an ankle problem and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that the 26-year-old has had a setback in his recovery and will miss the upcoming Premier League game against Liverpool. [Read full story here]
Bangladesh fretting over pacers' fitness ahead of India series
Bangladesh chief selector was worried over the fitness of the national team's pacers, given that the likes of Mustafizur, Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin are recovering from injuries. [Read full story here]
Don't have answer to that question: Ganguly on India-Pakistan bilateral series
Sourav Ganguly said that the prime ministers of India and Pakistan need to give permission for bilateral cricket to resume between the two countries. [Read full story here]
Anil Kumble set to take simple approach in coaching stint with KXIP
Anil Kumble resigned as India head coach after the 2017 Champions Trophy final due to an "untenable relationship" with skipper Virat Kohli. [Read full story here]
