Despite the setback, Pant, fuelled by his determination to participate in this season’s IPL, is giving his all to return to the field.
Published Date – 30 January 2024, 07:09 PM
Hyderabad: Rishabh Pant, in preparation for the upcoming IPL season, is diligently training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
The cricketer is currently undergoing rehabilitation at NCA following injuries sustained in a car accident near Roorkee in December 2022. Team India has felt the absence of the talented wicketkeeper-batsman since then.
Despite the setback, Pant, fuelled by his determination to participate in this season’s IPL, is giving his all to return to the field.
Regularly updating his fans on his recovery progress through social media, the southpaw remains optimistic about his comeback. Fans always responds to his post, wishing for his speedy recovery and eagerly waiting for his comeback.
Representing Delhi Capitals in the IPL, Pant’s return to form will undoubtedly bolster the team’s performance.
As the cricket fraternity eagerly anticipates his return, the NCA serves as the arena where Pant is relentlessly working towards regaining his fitness and finesse.
Bowling first, Hyderabad dismissed Meghalaya for just 62 runs in 35.1 overs. Apart from Sakshi, Yashastri and N Kranthi Reddy scalped two wickets each
Published Date – 30 January 2024, 06:46 PM
Bowling first, Hyderabad dismissed Meghalaya for just 62 runs in 35.1 overs. Apart from Sakshi, Yashastri and N Kranthi Reddy scalped two wickets each
Hyderabad: M Sakshi Rao scalped six wickets as Hyderabad crushed Meghalaya by eight wickets in the BCCI Women’s under-23 one day trophy round 3 match at the CP Ground in Mulapadu, Vijayawada, on Tuesday.
Bowling first, Hyderabad dismissed Meghalaya for just 62 runs in 35.1 overs. Apart from Sakshi, Yashastri and N Kranthi Reddy scalped two wickets each. Later, Hyderabad reached the target in 10.5 overs losing just two wickets. Y Trisha Poojitha top-scored with a 31-run knock.
Brief Scores: Meghalaya 62 in 35.1 overs (Rubi Chetri 22; M Sakshi Rao 6/13, Yashasri 2/12, N Kranthi Reddy 2/15) lost to Hyderabad 63/2 in 10.5 overs (Y Trisha Poojitha 31).
Hyd boys concede first innings lead
Janmesh Singh scored 102 but Hyderabad conceded first innings lead as they have to settle for a single point after their drawn match against Andhra in the Boys Under-14 inter-state south zone tournament at SK Ground, Sanguem, Goa, on Tuesday.
Andhra made 337/9 in 90 overs batting first. Later, Hyderabad were all out for 326 in 85.3 overs.
Brief Scores: Andhra 337/9 in 90 overs drew with Hyderabad 326 in 85.3 overs (Janmesh Singh 102; PVSR Varma 5/25).
HCA C Division institutions one-day championship: CCMB 212/9 in 25 overs (Vishal 58) lost to Midhani 213/3 in 22.3 overs (Murali 119no); ECIL 180 in 22.4 overs (G Suresh 58; Hasham 3/20) bt Vidyuth Soudha 174/8 in 25 overs (G Akash 3/31).
The International Master finished 12th with a score of 4.5 out of 13 in the tournament that had players like Hans Niemann and Harika Dronavalli.
Published Date – 30 January 2024, 02:29 PM
Divya Deshmukh
New Delhi: Indian chess star Divya Deshmukh has called out the issue of sexism and misogyny in the sport following her participation in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
The International Master finished 12th with a score of 4.5 out of 13 in the tournament that had players like Hans Niemann and Harika Dronavalli. In her social media post on Sunday, Deshmukh expressed her disappointment at the way female players are often treated by spectators.
She revealed that despite her strong performance and pride in her games, the focus of the audience was diverted to irrelevant aspects such as her clothes, hair, and accent. “I have been wanting to address this for a while but was waiting for my tournament to be over. I got told and also myself noticed how women in chess are often just taken for granted by spectators,” Divya wrote in her Instagram post.
“I played a few games which I felt were quite good and I was proud of them. I got told by people how the audience was not even bothered with the game but instead focused on every single possible thing in the world: my clothes, hair, accent, and every other irrelevant thing.
“I was quite upset to hear this and I think is the sad truth that people when women play chess they often overlook how good they actually are, the games they play and their strength. I was quite disappointed to see how everything was discussed about in my interviews (by the audience) except my games, very few people paid attention to it and it is quite a sad thing.
“I felt it was unfair in a way because if I go to any guy’s interview there would be way less judgment on a personal level, actual compliments about the game and the player. I feel women are underappreciated, and every irrelevant thing is focused on and hated on while guys would probably get away with the same things.
Addressing the broader issue faced by women in the chess community, she called for equal respect, emphasizing that women should not be judged based on irrelevant criteria but rather acknowledged for their skills and achievements.
“I think women face this on a daily basis, and I’m barely 18. I have faced so much judgment, including hatred over the years for things that don’t even matter. I think women should start getting equal respect,” Deshmukh concluded, shedding light on the need for a more inclusive and fair treatment of female chess players in the sport.
Deepti is now the joint second alongside Pakistan’s left-arm off-spinner Sadia Iqbal. Deepti’s rise was largely owing to South African spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba sliding from second to fifth place after collecting only one wicket in two games against Australia.
Updated On – 30 January 2024, 02:03 PM
Dubai: India’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma moved to joint second place in the latest ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings while right-arm fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has climbed to the 10th spot in the latest ranking announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.
Deepti is now the joint second alongside Pakistan’s left-arm off-spinner Sadia Iqbal. Deepti’s rise was largely owing to South African spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba sliding from second to fifth place after collecting only one wicket in two games against Australia.
Sophie Ecclestone of England remained the top T20I bowler in the world. Meanwhile, the top ten all-rounder standings remained unchanged, with Deepti holding on to fourth place.
In the batting rankings, India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana remained fourth, leading all Indian players. Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, and Harmanpreet Kaur remained ranked 13th, 16th, and 17th, respectively.
Following a superb effort against South Africa, Australia’s standout hitter Beth Mooney overtook compatriot Tahlia McGrath at the top of the T20I rankings for batters.
McGrath remains second in the rankings after scoring 24 and 23 in the first two games of Australia’s T20I series against South Africa, while Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt remains third and rises to a new career-high rating following her Player of the Match heroics in the second game of the series.
Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis of Ireland gain ground on the updated T20I batters rankings following strong performances in their ongoing series against Zimbabwe, with Hunter jumping 21 places to equal 18th and setting a new career-high rating after unbeaten knocks of 101* and 77* in consecutive matches. Meanwhile, in the all-rounder rankings, Ireland captain Laura Delany goes up three spots to 14th, while Zimbabwe youngster Kelis Ndhlovu jumps five spots to 17th after hitting a half-century in the second game against Ireland.
Hyderabad rode on half-centuries from G Trisha (65) and captain Trisha Poojitha (57) to post a challenging 246/9 in 50 overs
Published Date – 29 January 2024, 07:55 PM
Hyderabad rode on half-centuries from G Trisha (65) and captain Trisha Poojitha (57) to post a challenging 246/9 in 50 overs
Hyderabad: Hyderabad women’s under-23 team went down to Uttar Pradesh by five wickets in the BCCI Senior women’s one-day trophy DVR Ground, Mulapadu.
Hyderabad rode on half-centuries from G Trisha (65) and captain Trisha Poojitha (57) to post a challenging 246/9 in 50 overs. For Uttar Pradesh, Archana Devi scalped five wickets. Later, Uttar Pradesh rode on Shobha Devi’s 97-run knock to reach the target in 49.4 overs.
Brief Scores: Hyderabad 246/9 in 50 overs (G Trisha 65, Trisha Poojitha 57; Archana Devi 5/47) lost to Uttar Pradesh 251/5 in 49.4 overs (Shobha Devi 97).
Bharat scored 5.5 points from six rounds to be tied with P Shanmukha. In the tie-break, the former emerge champion
Published Date – 29 January 2024, 07:35 PM
Winners of the chess tournament, in Hyderabad on Monday.
Hyderabad: Top-seeded Bharat Kumar emerged champion in the 5th One Day Rapid Open Prize Money Chess tournament, conducted at the RACE Chess Academy, Madhapur, in Hyderabad on Monday.
Bharat scored 5.5 points from six rounds to be tied with P Shanmukha. In the tie-break, the former emerge champion.
Results: 1. Bharat Kumar Reddy P (5.5), 2.Shanmukha P (5.5), 3. J P Karan (5), 4.G Ravi Krishna (5) 5.Karthikeya Chunchu (5), 6. Pranay Akula (4.5), 7.N.Vihaan Karthikeya (4.5), 8. Saranya Devi Narahari (4.5), 9. U Rithwik Reddy (4.5), 10.Natura Bethi (4.5). Special Prizes :
Best Female: 1. Narahari Geethika Hasini (4.5), 2.Chaitanya V (4.5), 3. Aishwarya N (4);
Best Veteran: 1. A Ravindra Nadh (4.5), 2. D N Vijayendrakumar (4.5); Children Special Prizes :
Earlier, apart from Himateja, Nitin Sai Yadav and Gaurav Reddy hit half-centuries to boost the total
Published Date – 29 January 2024, 07:21 PM
Hyderabad: K Himateja continued his fine form scoring 139 to lead Hyderabad to 467 runs in 145.3 overs against Jammu & Kashmir on the second day of the BCCI Senior Men’s Under-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy at Jammu University Ground, on Monday.
In reply, Jammu & Kashmir ended the second day at 108/5, trailing by another 359 runs.
Earlier, apart from Himateja, Nitin Sai Yadav (86) and Gaurav Reddy (75) hit half-centuries to boost the total.
Brief Scores: Hyderabad 467 in 145.3 overs (K Himateja 139, Gaurav Reddy 75, Nitin Sai Yadav 86; Mujtaba Yousuf 3/92, Vishal Kumar 2/87, Vanshaj Sharma 4/115) vs Jammu & Kashmir 108/5 in 31 overs (Yawer Hassan 40; Ilyaan Sathani 2/25).
The selection committee has added Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar to the squad for the second Test.
Published Date – 29 January 2024, 05:36 PM
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Hyderabad: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batter KL Rahul were on Monday ruled out of the second Test against England, dealing a body blow to the hosts after a shock loss in the series opener here.
Jadeja sustained a hamstring injury while going for a quick single on Sunday while Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps.
Worryingly, Rahul had also injured his right thigh while fielding in the IPL in May last year and that required a surgery, keeping him out of the game for four months.
“Mr Ravindra Jadeja and Mr KL Rahul have been ruled out of the second IDFC First Bank Test against England in Vizag, starting February 02, 2024,” the BCCI said in a media release.
“The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring the progress of the duo,” it added.
The selection committee has added Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan, left-arm spinner Sourabh Kumar and all-rounder Washington Sundar to the squad for the second Test.
It is a maiden national call up for Sarfaraz after scoring truck load of runs in domestic cricket and more recently in the India A series against England Lions.
With Virat Kohli already unavailable for the first two Tests due to personal reasons, the injuries to Jadeja and Rahul have made matters worse for India, who find themselves under pressure after losing only their fourth Test at home since 2013.
Both Rahul and Jadeja had made significant contributions in the first Test before England staged a remarkable comeback to win the game by 28 runs and go 1-0 up in the five-match series. Jadeja snapped up five wickets and made 87 in the first innings while Rahul scored 86.
Jadeja’s all-round abilities are invaluable to the team. Off-spinner Sundar, who has shown a lot of promise in his four-Test old career, could replace Jadeja in the playing eleven.
Ever since making his comeback from injury in the Asia Cup in September, Rahul has displayed stellar form in the ODI and Test format. Keeping wickets in the ODI World Cup and more recently in the Test series in South Africa added to his workload.
Though Sarfaraz has got a well-deserved call-up, the chances of Rajat Patidar, who was already part of the 15, making his debut in Vizag are higher.
With Sundar being drafted into the Test, Saransh Jain has been named as his replacement in the India ‘A’ squad for the third and final multi-day game against England Lions starting on Thursday in Ahmedabad.
“Avesh Khan will continue to travel with his Ranji Trophy team, Madhya Pradesh and will join the Test squad if required,” the released added.
India’s updated Squad for 2nd Test vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Washington Sundar, Sourabh Kumar.
