India motivated to stay No.1 at Sri Lanka's expense, says Ravi Shastri
July 21, 2017 14:34 ISTSri Lanka host India for the first time in two years, when India won the Test series 2-1. The first match begins next Wednesday in Galle.
Sri Lanka host India for the first time in two years, when India won the Test series 2-1. The first match begins next Wednesday in Galle.
India defeated England by 35 runs in their opening match and the final will be a rematch to decide who lays their hands on the coveted World Cup trophy at Lord's.
Harmanpreet Kaur, who had previously faced more than 23 balls just once in the tournament, displayed one of the finest ever ODI knocks in women's cricket history as India cruised into the final.
This is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the ICC Women's World Cup event, they have lost to Australia in the final of the 2005 edition.
The milestone from 51 to 100 was reached in 26 balls while she raced to 150 from 101 in mere 17 balls. The sixes flew from her bat with monotonic regularity as the Aussie bowlers had no clue as to what hit them.
Former Juventus midfielder Leonardo Bonucci has penned a 5-year contract with Italian giants AC Milan who look to bolster their squad as Bonucci becomes their 10th signing of the season.
The BCB has already been seeking a new batting consultant, with former Australian first-class cricketer and coach Mark O'Neill being the front-runner.
For Shastri, it's the island nation is like a second home as he first came here nearly four decades back as gangly 18-year old with the junior team.
Sri Lanka are a team in transition but Kohli expects them to put up more than a fight in the upcoming tour which features a series of Test and ODI matches and a one-off Ttwenty match.
Pointing out that Lanka has a great track record at home, Shastri insisted that they are not going to take things for granted and would try to perform to the best of their abilities.
The Chennai Open will now be held in Pune next year and would be henceforth called "Maharashtra Open".
"By 2020 India is set to be the youngest nation by population. But in obesity we are number three. A young and unhealthy population is a perfect recipe for disaster", says Sachin Tendulkar.
In Women's division, Japan claims victory over India in the semi-final stage as they beat the Blue's 2-0 in the Hockey World League.
Tom Westley will make his England debut against South Africa as Gary Ballance's replacement in the third Test at The Oval next week.
The Gunners finally get a win over the Bavarians as they claim the International Champions Cup in a thriller of a match which was decided by a penalty shootout.
Pliskova, the 2016 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, is joined by four past U.S. Open champions - Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams, Sam Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova.
India are clubbed along with strong teams Ghana (two-time champions and two-time runners-up), Colombia and United States. All of India's matches will be played in New Delhi.
The 100m and 200m world record holder Bolt said in a press conference that he will only run in the 100 and 4×100 relay in his last world championship appearance.
National Court Judge will question the four, who are accused of improper management, misappropriation of funds, corruption and falsifying documents as part of an inquiry into the finances of the federations.
The 26-year-old is currently on loan from Chennaiyin to Brazilian fourth tier outfit Bangu Atletico Clube but he will be back for the 2017-18 ISL season.
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