Sumit Nagal had defeated Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets 6-4,6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round to become the first Indian to reach the second round of the Australian Open after 11 years.
Team India won the three-match T20I series 3-0 with a win in the third and final game. But the last match played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was a thriller and it went down the super over, not once but twice. What is the record Rohit Sharma and Ravi Bishnoi achieved then? Let us know...
India and Afghanistan were involved in one of the most thrilling encounters in T20 cricket history. For the first time, two super overs happened in T20Is. Amidst all the drama, Virat Kohli's acrobatic save at the boundary turned out to be crucial which fans are going gaga over. Watch the video here
India and Uzbekistan have played six contests thus far and the latter has the upper hand on the former. Uzbekistan have won four out of the six matches whereas two games have ended in a stalemate. India are yet to defeat Uzbekistan.
India TV Sports Wrap on January 18: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on January 18.
Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar had debunked the fake video which claimed that his daughter Sara earns INR 1,80,000 daily by playing online games on an application "Skyward Aviator Quest".
Captains are usually reluctant to throw the ball to a spinner in the final over or a Super Over but Rohit Sharma's decision in the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan bore fruit for the hosts.
Suryakumar Yadav is still the No. 1 ranked T20I batter in the ICC T20I Batting Rankings. Suryakumar has a total rating of 869 and England's Phil Salt is behind him with an 802 rating.
Rohit became the first batter ever to score five centuries in T20Is. His compatriot Suryakumar Yadav and Australia's flamboyant batter Glenn Maxwell are tied for the second position with four centuries each.
Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh and several other legends will be coming together for the T20 exhibition match 'One World One Family Cup' at Sri Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli. The match marks the inauguration of a stadium for underprivileged children as part of the initiative by Shri Madhusudan Sai.
India and Afghanistan produced the first-ever double Super Over in International Cricket as the game could hardly separate the two teams. India defeated Afghanistan in the second Super Over with Rohit Sharma starring.
India's top-ranked men's tennis player Sumit Nagal storms into the second round with a stunning win over Alexander Bublik and is set to face China's Shang Juncheng in the next round at Melbourne Park on Thursday morning.
Captain Rohit Sharma smashed his fifth T20I hundred by smashing an unbeaten 121 runs and rising Rinku Singh added 69* off just 39 balls to help India score 212 runs batting first but it was not enough as Afghanistan batters registered three fifties to take the game to super over.
Novak Djokovic needed four sets to beat the world no.43 Australian Alexei Popyrin to progress to round three but the top-ten ranked Maria Sakkari and Ons Jabeur suffered exits in the women's singles at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh were on carnage in the 3rd T20I against Afghanistan. The Indians were reeling down at 22/4 before the two took past the total to 212. The two smashed 36 runs in the final over as they entered the history books.
India captain Rohit Sharma scored a sensational hundred and pulled off a record-breaking partnership with Rinku Singh for the fifth wicket against Afghanistan in the third T20I at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old right-arm pacer made his international debut during West Indies' first Test match against Australia on Wednesday and took valuable wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne at Adelaide Oval on Day 1.
IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Virat Kohli bagged a golden duck in 3rd T20I against Afghanistan as he was dismissed by Fareed Ahmad. India got off to a poor start as they lost four wickets for just 22 runs.
Rohit Sharma failed to open his account in the first T20I matches and took seven balls to get off the mark in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. However, he opened with a four but it was ruled out for leg byes by umpire Virender Sharma.
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan came into the playing XI for the hosts while Afghanistan made four changes to their team.
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