Funds to buy new wheelchair hindering champion para shooter Mona's Paralympic preparation
Despite her successive gold medals at Para-shooting World Cups, Mona Agarwal faces a stark reality -- her triumphs have not translated into the crucial funds required to procure a wheelchair for the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games. The 37-year-old, who suffers from polio and competes in the 10m air rifle (SH1) para...
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I don't try to over-teach: Bumrah on mentoring India's young pacers
Considered a mentor for the new crop of Indian fast bowlers, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah says he never tries to "over-teach" the younger lot and steps in to help only when asked, to avoid burdening them with information. The 30-year-old Bumrah would be a key player for India in the T20...
Mitchell Marsh will not bowl in T20 WC opener against Oman: Coach McDonald
Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh will not bowl in their T20 World Cup opener against Oman on June 6 and will play only as a batter as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained during the IPL, said head coach Andrew McDonald on Friday. Marsh played both the World Cup...
Warm up game opportunity to check Indian players' rhythm
Yashasvi Jaiswal will aim to add his bit to the combination conundrum with a handy contribution while Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj need to put their best foot forward during India’s only T20 World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh ahead of their tournament opener on June 5. With all 15 cricketers...
Lamichhane to miss T20 World Cup after US denies visa to Nepalese leg spinner
Nepal’s ace leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday after his US visa application was rejected for a second time. The Nepalese government and its cricket authorities took up Lamichhane’s case after his visa was first rejected last week. The Cricket Association of Nepal said in...
Pooran, Powell make fifties as WI hammer nine-man Australia by 35 runs
Fifties by Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell helped West Indies outpunch a nine-man Australia by 35 runs in their warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup here. As it happened in their first training match against Namibia, the Aussies fielded only nine players against the Windies. Selector George Bailey and...
India eye redemption as big ticket cricket touches base in America
There will be the usual favourites, the mavericks, the chokers and also the unpredictable minnows — the script is familiar for a World Cup but the scale would be unprecedented when the T20 showpiece, featuring a record 20 teams, spearheads cricket’s audacious charge into the American market starting here on...
Rohit Sharma hopes for quick acclimatisation of NY pitch ahead of T20 WC
Marvelling at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium here, India skipper Rohit Sharma underlined the need for his team to get acclimatised to the pitch and conditions quickly ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on June 5. However, Rohit and company will get a chance to check...
