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Perth, Dec 19: Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson slammed India captain Virat Kohli, describing his behaviour as "disrespectful" and "silly" during the second Test here. Kohli and Australia captain Tim Paine were involved in a series of heated exchanges, which at one point prompted umpire Chris Gaffaney to step in to dissolve the tension. However, once the second Test ended with Australia

Mumbai, Dec 18: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels India made a mistake in not including a front- line spinner in the second Test that Australia won on Tuesday at Perth to square the four match series 1-1. He said the team management should take the blame for selections which have "back-fired. "(Australian spinner) Nathon Lyon is a great bowler, so we can't assume that a (Ravindra) Jadeja

Jaipur, Dec 18: Out of favour India batsman Yuvraj Singh went unsold, while West Indians Shimron Hetmyer and Carlos Brathwaite bagged hefty deals in the first round of bidding at the 2019 IPL players' auction here on Tuesday. There were no takers for 37-year-old Yuvraj, who was a sought-after player in the IPL for a long time and during his prime, attracted a Rs 16 crore bid. He entered into the

Perth, Dec 18: Skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday said the thought of having a spinner for the second Test against Australia never crossed his mind as he believed India's four-pronged pace attack would do the job. India lost the match by 146 runs. The visitors were outdone by a second successive eight-wicket haul by off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was adjudged the man-of-the-match, on a pitch that

Perth, Dec 18: Australia defeated India by 146 runs in the second Test to level the four-match series 1-1 here on Tuesday. Batting first, Australia scored 326 and then bowled out India for 283 for a 43-run first-innings lead. In the second essay, Australia were all out for 243 to set the visitors a target of 287. However, the Indian innings folded for 140 in 56 overs at the Optus Stadium. Brief

New Delhi, Dec 17: Bollywood veteran Naseeruddin Shah claimed Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the world’s “worst behaved player.” Virat, who has had his fair share of controversies on account of aggression, landed himself in a soup when he asked a fan to leave the country after the latter said he likes English and Australian batsmen more than Indian batsmen. The 30-year-old skipper’s comment ignited

New Delhi, Dec 17: Badminton Association Of India (BAI) announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for PV Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the season-ending World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China on Sunday. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu ended the year on a high, beating Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-19 21-17 in the summit clash to claim the World Tour finals crown, thus also breaking the jinx of

Perth, Dec 17: India were all out for 283 in their first innings of the second Test against Australia here Sunday, giving the hosts a lead of 43 runs. Australia were all out for 326 in their first innings. Brief scores: Australia 1st innings: 326 all out India 1st innings: 283 all out in 105.5 overs (Virat Kohli 123, Ajinkya Rahane 51; Nathan Lyon 5/67).

Perth, Dec 15: Captain Virat Kohli determinedly led India`s fightback on an engrossing day two at the Perth Stadium on Saturday, blunting Australia`s bowling attack to leave the second Test hanging in the balance. In reply to Australia`s first-inning total of 326, India fought back on the green-tinged pitch to reach stumps at 172 for three with Kohli 82 not out and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane

Shanghai, Dec 15: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu will face Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in Sunday's decider at the badminton World Tour Finals for a share of the $1.5 million prize money. The sixth-ranked Indian has been in imperious form all week in the Chinese city of Guangzhou and made it a fourth victory with a bruising defeat of Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon. The 23-year-old Sindhu, renowned