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Kanpur, Oct 29: Virat Kohli today became the sixth Indian to complete 9000 ODI runs during the series-deciding third game against New Zealand here today. Kohli got to the landmark in the 37th over when he guided one off Grandhomme towards the third man for a four. Mahendra Singh Dhoni had reached the milestone last year while other Indians who have done so are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid

Kanpur, Oct 29: India would aim to play with the same grit and gumption they displayed in the second match in Pune when they square off against New Zealand in the ODI series-decider on Sunday. Faced with tremendous pressure after a long time following their loss in the first ODI of the three-match series, the Indian players showed a lot of character as they put up a near flawless performance in

Oct 28: Indian eves got off to a roaring start at the Women's Asia Cup 2017 with a dominating 10-0 victory over Singapore on Saturday. Navneet Kaur (3rd & 41st minutes), Rani (15th & 18th) and Navjot Kaur (30th & 50th) netted the ball twice, while Lalremsiami (18th), Deep Grace Ekka (25th), Gurjit Kaur (41st) and Sonika (45th) scored once each to ensure India notched up winning points in their

New Delhi, Oct 28: Arguably the 'fittest cricketer in the world', India skipper Virat Kohli has turned out to be one of the most followed sports personality. Not only do budding cricketers look up to him as a role model, fellow teammates too draw inspiration from Kohli. Teammate Cheteshwar Pujara, on Friday, whilst talking about the same, praised the skipper, terming his work ethics as 'remarkable

New Delhi, Oct 27: India's Amanpreet Singh clinched a bronze medal in his maiden appearance in an ISSF World Cup Final, but the fancied Jitu Rai fizzled out to finish a poor seventh on the fourth day of competition here today. World Cup silver medallist Amanpreet shot 202.2 to win the bronze in the final of men's 50m pistol at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges. Rai could manage only 123.2 to

New Delhi, Oct 27: India captain Virat Kohli has stirred up a major controversy during the Test series against Australia in March when he just stopped short of calling Australia skipper Steve Smith a cheat as he accused him of taking help from the dressing room while using the DRS. Smith has now gone on to say that Kohli’s claim was nothing but ‘rubbish’. "It wasn't until afterwards that I

New Delhi, Oct 26: India captain Virat Kohli has a lot of things going for him at the moment. The 28-year-old has showcased remarkable batting consistency and astute leadership in all three formats of the game. Kohli not only has a vision for Indian cricket but has also been able to implement measures within the team to achieve it. From showcasing an aggressive brand of cricket to drastic

Pune, Oct 25 (PTI) India produced a professional performance under pressure to beat New Zealand by six wickets in a must-win game and level three-match series 1-1 here today. Paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/45) led an inspired Indian bowling effort to restrict New Zealand to a modest 230 for nine. Later, Shikhar Dhwawan (68 off 84 balls) and Dinesh Karthik (64 not out off 92) struck timely half

New Delhi, Oct 25: The curator of Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pandurang Salgaoncar, has been suspended by the BCCI after he made claims of tampering with the track in a sting operation ahead of the second ODI between India and New Zealand. Hours before the match in Pune, a sting operation by 'India Today TV' showed Salgaoncar speaking to an undercover reporter, posing as a

New Delhi, Oct 25: New Zealand have been off to a dream start on their India tour, something Australia couldn't manage preceding this series. The Black Caps winning the first ODI has thrown the dare back in the Indian camp as the hosts now stare at losing the series should the Kiwis win the second ODI in Pune as well on Wednesday. Virat Kohli made his presence felt in the very first match of the