NZ A reach 104 for 1 after India A score 447
Vijaywada: New Zealand A batsmen gave a much better account of themselves in the second innings, reaching 104 for one at stumps, on the third day of the second 'unofficial' Test, after India finished their first essay at 447. At the end of the day's play, opener Jeet Raval was batting on 41 while skipper Henry Nicholls was undefeated on 55 with the duo having added 85 runs so far for the second wicket when bad light stopped play. New Zealand still need 133 runs to avoid innings defeat with a day's play left. The only wicket of the New Zealand innings was picked by left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem (1/26 in 13 overs). Earlier, India added another 87 runs to their overnight score of 360 for 4 with Ankit Bawne remaining unbeaten on 162 off 245 balls.
Bcci announces fixtures for sl tour
New Delhi: Kolkata's Eden Gardens will host the first Test between India and Sri lanka, starting November 16, which also will be the island nation's first five-day game at the iconic ground. Sri lanka's seven-week tour of India will comprise three Tests, three ODIs and three T20 Internationals. According to a schedule published by 'ESPN Cricinfo', the second Test will be played at Nagpur from November 24-28 followed final game at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla from December 2-6. The three ODIs will be held at Dharamshala (December 10), Mohali (December 13) and Visakhapatnam (December 17) respectively. The three T20 Internationals will be held at Cuttack (December 20), Indore (December 22) and Mumbai (December 24) respectively.
Rohit in top-5, Kohli stays atop icc rankings
Dubai: In-form Indian opener Rohit Sharma broke back into the top-five at fifth, while skipper Virat Kohli held on to the numero uno position in the latest ICC ODI rankings, issued on Monday. Rohit moved up four places to reach fifth position after finishing as the leading scorer in the home series against Australia. Rohit is now on a career-best 790 rating points but his highest ranking has been third, which he attained in February 2016, the ICC said in a statement.
India 'A' draw 1-1 with Northern Territory
Perth: India 'A' let slip the lead to play out a 1-1 draw with Northern Territory in a pool B encounter of the Australian Hockey league here on Monday. India scored through Mohammad Umar, who converted a field goal in the sixth minute of the match, giving the team a 1-0 lead in the first quarter. A well-executed defensive structure saw the team keep up the lead in the following minutes. The second quarter saw India forwards Armaan Qureshi and Affan Yousuf come close to scoring a goal. Northern Territory put up an improved performance in the third quarter forcing a defensive error by India, who conceded a penalty stroke. Adrian lockley made no mistake in converting the stroke that levelled the score 1-1 in the 34th minute.
‘U-17 World Cup can be dawn of a new era’
Mumbai: The Indian Football Federation believes that the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, beginning later this week in the country, can be a catalyst for the sport and wake up the sleeping giant called India. In an engaging Grassroots Development Summit 2017, organised by the Mumbai City Football Club that saw top coaches and managers from Brazil, England and New Zealand share their respective country's development programmes, India's top football administers too exuded confidence about the future. "Over the last three years, we have worked very hard with this Under-17 World Cup team and Indian football is on the threshold of some very good things to come," AIFF's honorary general secretary Kushal Das declared. "October 6, 2017, 8 pm, will be a tremendous occasion for all of us when India playing their first World Cup match. Hopefully, it will also be the beginning of a new era for Indian football," he added.