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‘Ashwin not making playing 11 shows Indian bowling doing well’
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Mumbai: Former pacer Ajit Agarkar says someone like Ravichandran Ashwin not making it to the Indian playing eleven in the ongoing Champions Trophy, speaks volumes about how well the bowling has been for the defending champions.
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Indian recurve archers crash out of World Cup Stage II
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ANTALYA: The recurve archers continued their woeful run to crash out of the World Cup Stage II here today, leaving India to restore pride in the non-Olympic compound section where they stand a chance to win three bronze medals.…
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Gutsy Sri Lanka shock India by seven wickets
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LONDON:Pedestrian bowling performance from defending champions India saw them slump to an unexpected seven-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in a high-scoring ICC Champions Trophy Group B contest here today.
Riding on Shikhar Dhawan's…
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Praneeth wins Thailand Grand Prix Gold title
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BANGKOK: Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth lifted his maiden Grand Prix gold title by posting a come- from-behind victory over Indonesian Jonatan Christie in the men's singles final of the USD 1,20,000 Thailand Open here on Sunday.
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India pummel arch-rival Pakistan by 124 runs, start campaign on high
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Birmingham: India launched their campaign in the Champions Trophy with a resounding 124-run victory over Pakistan here today, extending their dominance over the arch- rivals in major ICC tournaments.
Put in to bat, defending…
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No ‘showdown’, coach Kumble gives Kohli throwdowns
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Birmingham: The rumoured differences, drama and intrigue seemed to have taken a backseat as coach Anil Kumble gave skipper Virat Kohli throwdowns during the Indian cricket team's indoor net session here on Friday.
The alleged rift…
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ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand, Australia share points after washout
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BIRMINGHAM: Rain came to the rescue for Australia as its Champions Trophy match against New Zealand was frustratingly abandoned as a no result at Edgbaston on Friday.
Set a victory target of 235 off 33 overs, the world champion was…
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Favourites England stroll past Bangladesh in CT opener
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The Oval: Joe Root breezed to his 10th ODI hundred as title favourites England began their tournament campaign with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy opener here today.
Besides Root (133 not out off…
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Laxman hails govt decision to not play with Pakistan
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BENGALURU: Former India cricketer VVS Laxman today backed the government's decision to not play a bilateral series against Pakistan, saying it is "beyond sport at the moment". "I think I always enjoyed playing against Pakistan, but…
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Saina, Sindhu, Sameer reach India Open QFs
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NEW DELHI: Star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu today notched up contrasting victories to set up a mouth-watering quarterfinal clash at the Yonex-Sunrise India Super Series badminton tournament at the Siri Fort Sports Complex…
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