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India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak highlighted Shubman Gill’s hunger to score big, calling the skipper’s unbeaten 223 against the West Indies here on Wednesday “one of the best innings” he had seen in ODI cricket.“I feel that hunger is very important for a player. Normally, after getting to 100, you see batters get out. But when Gill was around 110-115, I felt he could probably get to 200. We always talk about the set batter finishing the game. Virat (Kohli) did it in the last match, and today Gill did it with Ruturaj (Gaikwad) alongside him. That hunger is important…
With Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Portugal’s international camp on Wednesday, William Hill News have priced the Portugal legend at 2/5 to never play for his country again. The market was formed on Thursday after a reported rift between Ronaldo and head coach Jorge Jesus, following claims that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had refused to take part in training with the national team. Ronaldo looked set to retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup but he decided to continue his career in a bid to chase down an incredible 1,000 career goals. Those who enjoy a bet on football…
Welcome to Sportstar’s live updates of Day 1 of the Irani Cup clash between Jammu and Kashmir and Rest of India in Srinagar on Thursday!TOSS UPDATEJammu and Kashmir won the toss and chose to field first.PLAYING XIsJammu and Kashmir: Qamran Iqbal, Shubham Khajuria, Shubham Pundir, Abdul Samad, Paras Dogra(c), Kanhaiya Wadhawan(w), Sahil Lotra, Abid Mushtaq, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Sunil Kumar, Umar Nazir MirRest of India: Sanat Sangwan, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Shikhar Mohan, Sarfaraz Khan, Smaran Ravichandran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh ChoudharySQUADSRest of India: Smaran Ravichandran, Sarfaraz Khan, Ayush Doseja, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Sanat Sangwan,…
Through the global financial crisis, the Arab Spring, the discovery of the Higgs boson, humanity’s first image of a black hole, a pandemic that brought the world to a halt, and the rise of generative AI, the world has not seen a successful ODI chase in excess of 400.The last such chase came in March 2006. On Wednesday, Shubman Gill’s forensic artistry (223 n.o., 133b, 26×4, 8×6) and Rohit Sharma’s slouching grandeur (101, 75b, 10×4, 6×6) came to the fore as India finally joined that rare club. Chasing down 406 with eight wickets to spare, India took an unassailable 2-0…
India A strengthened its grip on the one-off unofficial Test against Australia A after amassing a dominant 322-run lead at the end of day 2 at the IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in MohaliI on Wednesday.The host added just 13 runs to its overnight score of 351/9 but followed up with a stellar show with the ball, with Australia folding for just 176 in response. An imperious six-wicket haul by Vaishnavi Sharma proved to be the visitors’ undoing, with the last five wickets falling for just 28 runs.Rachael Trenaman and Tahlia Wilson stitched a 66-run opening stand. Nikki Prasad accounted for…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Thursday’s Women’s Champions League clash between Man City and Real Madrid. Our Prediction: Man City To Win & 2+ Match Goals (5/6), Man City 2-1 Real Madrid (13/2) Matchday 2 sees Manchester City and Real Madrid meet for the first time in over four years in the Women’s Champions League, with both sides heading into the clash after taking a point from their opening league‑phase fixtures. Now, let’s take a closer look at some Women’s Champion League odds and betting angles for Thursday’s fixture: Man City v Real Madrid – Thursday, 8pm View all available…
The Scottish football pyramid is a connected structure of football leagues linking Champions League regulars Rangers and Celtic with the amateur and local games. The Scottish Professional Football League administers senior, top-level football. Below that, it gets a bit more complicated. The Top Four Divisions The SPFL oversees four divisions, containing 42 clubs. There are 12 clubs in the Scottish Premiership followed by 10 in each of the Scottish Championship, Scottish League One, and Scottish League Two. They play 38 matches per season in the Premiership and 36 per campaign in the next three divisions. Each of the top three…
For Ayaan Akram, being picked for India Under-19 was already a significant milestone. His chance to make his Youth Test debut, however, came sooner than expected.With Pranav Ragavendra ruled out due to injury, Ayaan was handed his opportunity. The Uttar Pradesh youngster had done enough at the junior level to earn his place in the India setup.His rise has been built on consistency, with performances for Uttar Pradesh taking him through one-day cricket, the Challenger Trophy and the Cooch Behar Trophy. In the 2023-24 Under-16 season, Ayaan claimed 25 wickets and scored 200 runs. Two seasons later, he emerged as…
Sophie Molineux will miss Australia women’s ODI series against Bangladesh due to a hip injury and instead, Tahlia McGrath will lead the side in the three-match series starting October 9 in Brisbane.Molineux suffered the injury after coming back from The Hundred, making it difficult to recover ahead of the ODI series. Australia selector Shawn Flegler, however, is hopeful that might make it for the T20I series.“She’s now turned a corner, but I think it’s too tight for the ODI series … but she’ll be right for the T20 games (and) we’ll keep assessing her during that particular series,” Flegler said.If…
Madhya Pradesh announced its squad for the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2026-27 campaign, with Shubham Sharma set to lead the contingent in the tournament this time.The Chandrakant Pandit-coached side will miss Rajat Patidar and Arshad Khan in the first round due to their India A duties. Venkatesh Iyer, who underwent shoulder surgery recently, is also out of action while he recovers.MP topped its group last season but lost to eventual champion Jammu and Kashmir in the quarterfinal at home.MP will start its 2026-27 season against J&K in Srinagar.The state has five Ranji Trophy titles, its latest coming in the 2021-22 season…