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Suryakumar Yadav’s confidence rubs off on others as well, says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma feels Suryakumar Yadav oozes confidence which rubs off on the other batters in his IPL side. After a slow start to the season, Suryakumar is back to his explosive best. In MI’s 27-run win against table-toppers Gujarat Titans on Friday, he blazed away to an unbeaten 103 off just 49 balls, notching his maiden IPL century. “The guy has got the confidence. We wanted to keep right-left combination but SKY came in and said no, he wanted to go in,” Rohit said at the post-match presentation ceremony. “That is the kind of confidence he has and that rubs off on others. Every game he wants to start fresh and does not look back at the previous game. Sometimes you can sit back and feel proud but that is not the case with him,” he added. Mumbai were on course to a ...
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In a quality field, Nancy Mandhotra wins 10m air rifle silver

On Friday, just before she took her position in the lane for the women’s 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, 19-year-old Haryana shooter Nancy Mandhotra found herself wondering how many Chinese shooters were in the fray. The teenager’s trepidation was warranted. She was part of a loaded field that had three shooters from China, besides reigning women’s 50m 3P Olympic champion and 10m air rifle bronze medallist Nina Christen and Tokyo Olympics fourth-place shooter Jeannete Duestad. But when the action began, all those big reputations counted for little as the Indian claimed silver with a score of 253.3. Only China’s Han Jiayu was better than her on the day, while Huang Yuting and Wang Zhilin were third and fourth. 🇮🇳’s Nancy as she bags 🥈at #ISSFWorldCup, Baku🔫The 19-year...
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Hussamuddin withdraws, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev suffer close defeats in Boxing Worlds semis

Three Indian men had already made history by reaching the semi-finals of the IBA Boxing World Championships, making it the best-ever haul for the country at a single Worlds event. But on the day they could have punched their ticket to the finals, varying strokes of bad luck hit them to end India’s campaign in Tashkent on Friday. A day started off on a sour note as the Boxing Federation of India announced that Mohammad Hussamuddin would have to give a walkover to Cuba’s Saidel Horta. The reason provided was a knee injury that the Nizamabad boxer had picked up in the quarter-finals. With a medal assured, and a host of tournaments like the Asian Games on the horizon, the decision was made to not aggravate the injury. The other Indians in the fray were Deepak Bhoria (51 kg flyweight categor...
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Watch: Suryakumar Yadav’s six off Mohammad Shami has Sachin Tendulkar in disbelief

Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav lived up to his Mr 360° moniker as his hit off Mohammad Shami’s 19th over left even Sachin Tendulkar flabbergasted. In the second ball of the 19th, Surya went for a cover drive but with a flick of his wrists at the last moment sent the ball over third man for a huge six. The camera then zoomed to Tendulkar who was in awe and seen gesturing with his hands in disbelief. The Master Blaster would later tweet, “@surya_14kumar lit up the evening sky today He played excellent shots through the innings but the one that stood out for me was the 6 over third man off @MdShami11. The way he opened the face of the bat to create that angle off the blade at the same time is very very tough to do and not many batters in world cricket can play that shot.”] .@surya...
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IPL 2023: MI vs GT | Suryakumar Yadav’s maiden IPL hundred enables Mumbai win over Gujarat

Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Kumar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2023 match against Gujarat Titans in Mumbai on May 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Suryakumar Yadav's masterful maiden Indian Premier League hundred set up Mumbai Indians’ 27-run win over the high-flying Gujarat Titans on May 12.Yadav’s unbeaten 103 off 49 balls, featuring 11 fours and six sixes, propelled Mumbai to 218-5, and made the Mumbai Indians the first team to register 200-plus scores five times in one season.The total held up. Gujarat Titans could reach only 191-8 despite Rashid Khan's unbeaten 79 off 32 balls from 10 sixes and three fours.Even after its fourth defeat, Gujarat Titans still topped the table and was favourite to qualify for the playoffs with two games in hand. Mumbai rose to third.“Felt...
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How can you have the Asia Cup without us? Wonders PCB chief Najam Sethi | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board is exploring the option of organising a Tri-Series in case it has to pull out of the Asia Cup, PCB chairman Najam Sethi told TOI in an exclusive interview on Friday. Wanting to host at least four matches of the Asia Cup, Pakistan has threatened to boycott the Asia Cup in September if it's entirely held in Sri Lanka, as is being speculated. Asked if he was hopeful of resolving the deadlock, Sethi, speaking to this paper from London, said: "We rest on hope. But the thing is, we've to be prepared that if the hope doesn't materialise, what do we do? So, I must tell you that I've asked my team to make alternative arrangements to hold a three-nation tournament during the same time, if the Asia Cup is going to be played without Pakistan. I hope it doesn't com...
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MS Dhoni has found his best again: Graeme Smith

Chennai Super Kings’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives to bat during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP MS Dhoni has "found his best again" in a 27-run win over the Delhi Capitals at the Chepauk Stadium here, thereby taking another step towards solidifying Chennai Super Kings' playoff berth in the 2023 IPL, said former South Africa captain Graeme Smith. CSK's balanced batting saw them score 167 runs with six players hitting 20 or more runs, including a blistering 20 from MS Dhoni (9b, 1x4, 2x6) on Wednesday. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, and Ravindra Jadeja joined Dhoni in the 20-run club, with Dube's 25 runs being the most (12b, 3x6...
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​Red-hot Suryakumar Yadav slams maiden IPL hundred

SKY hits unbeaten century in 49 ballsSuryakumar continued his red-hot form as he struck his maiden IPL century (103 not out off 49 balls) to power Mumbai Indians (MI) to 218 for 5, their fourth consecutive 200-plus score, against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Mumbai on Friday. Source link
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Suryakumar Yadav: MI vs GT: Suryakumar Yadav slams maiden IPL hundred as Mumbai Indians post 218/5 against Gujarat Titans | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In-form Suryakumar Yadav smashed his maiden IPL hundred on Friday to power Mumbai Indians to a huge 218 for 5 against Gujarat Titans at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. It is MI's fourth consecutive 200-plus total in the season.Suryakumar played a cracker of an innings, smoking six sixes and 11 fours during his 49-ball unbeaten 103 knock. Apart from Suryakumar, skipper Rohit Sharma (29), Ishan Kishan (31) and Vishnu Vinod (30) played their parts with the bat for the hosts after they were sent in to bat first by GT captain Hardik Pandya.The quick-fire knocks negated the damage caused by GT spinner Rashid Khan (4/30).India and MI skipper Rohit could not convert his start but appeared to be getting back to his usual self at the crease, hitting a few exquisite shots in his 61-run open...
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French Open champs back to pre-pandemic pay; total prize money tops $50M

Paychecks for the two French Open singles champions will return to the pre-pandemic amount of 2.3 million euros each — about $2.5 million — and the total prize money is rising to a tournament-record 49.6 million euros — about $54 million. The French tennis federation announced Friday what it will be offering at the clay-court Grand Slam event. Qualifying begins May 22; main-draw play starts May 28. The title winners in singles will get the same pay as in 2019, which was the high mark in Paris. During the coronavirus pandemic, those prizes dropped to 1.6 million euros in 2020 and 1.4 million euros in 2021, before going back up to 2.2 million euros a year ago. Total prizes sank during that span, too, including to 34 million euros in 2021. This year’s total represents a jump of more than 1...
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West Indies name Daren Sammy as new white ball coach, Andre Coley takes over Test side | Cricket News – Times of India

West Indies have appointed all-rounder and Twenty20 World Cup winning captain Daren Sammy as their new coach for the white ball teams while Andre Coley takes over the Test side, the country's cricket board (CWI) said on Friday.Sammy, 39, captained both red and white ball West Indies teams and led the Caribbean side to two T20 World Cup titles in 2012 and 2016."It will be a challenge but one that I'm ready for and excited about. I'm really looking forward to the opportunity, especially looking at the players we have and the impact that I believe I can have in the dressing room," Sammy said."When I look around there is an abundance of talent. And what I saw in South Africa in the white ball matches under new captains Shai Hope and Rovman Powell and the leadership provided by Andre Coley, ...
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WATCH: Rashid Khan bamboozles Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the same over | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans leg-spinner Rashid Khan has a knack of picking wickets every time he comes onto bowl and on Friday night he got rid of dangerous Mumbai Indians opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in the same over during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.The opening duo were going great guns as they added 61 runs after the six overs of Powerplay but Rashid had some different plans in his mind. After giving 7 runs in his first over, Rashid first dismissed Rohit on the first ball and then sent back Ishan on the penultimate delivery of the seventh over of the MI innings.Rashid came up with a leg-break and it straightened with the angle which drew Rohit forward for a defensive shot but found the edge and Rahul Tewatia took a sharp catc...
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ISSF World Cup: Hriday Hazarika and Nancy win silver medals in 10m air rifle events | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian shooters added two silver medals to their tally at the ISSF World Cup in Baku on Friday, taking their total medal count to four. The two medals came from 10m air rifle events, one each from men's and women's competitions.It was their first individual seniors World Cup medals for both Hriday Hazarika, former junior world champion from Assam, and Haryana's Nancy.The Assam marksman shot brilliantly in the final, where his lowest score of 10.1 came in the very first of the 24-shot contest.Nancy was even better, recording a lowest of 10.2 in her final.However, both went down to more accurate shooters on the day. Hriday lost to Hungary's Zalan Pekler who shot 252.4 to the Indian's 251.9, while Nancy, after going into the final two shots with a 0.1 lead over China's Han Jiayu...
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Arsenal not ruling out William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko despite reports

Arsenal will be without William Saliba at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday but the Frenchman and fellow-defender Oleksandr Zinchenko are not ruled out for the remainder of the season, manager Mikel Arteta said. Earlier reports indicated both would miss the remainder of the campaign in a blow for the Gunners in the Premier League title battle with leaders and favourites Manchester City. “With William, that’s for sure that he’s not going to be fit for this game and we are doubting whether he will be for the next game (at Nottingham Forest) as well,” Arteta told reporters on Friday when asked about their injury status. “But we want to keep the hope going and make sure that we give ourselves the best chance to bring them back.” Saliba has been out since March with a back injury ...
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We have to put our best foot forward and be sensible: Lara

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara addressing the media at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on May 12. | Photo Credit: Giri KVS “We have to put our best foot forward, enjoy, be brave and also sensible. We know the kind of cricket we have to play,” said Brian Lara, head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the eve of the match against Lucknow Super Giants.“We got to go on a run and that should start only tomorrow. Definitely not going to end at 6.50 p.m. (around the closing time of the match). We want to continue it till the end of the championship,” said Lara. “We know exactly what we have to do and execute it well. The team is ready to throw in the last dice. We were able to pull it through self-belief in the last game,” he said.Lara also hinted that Anmolpreet and Abhishek will ...
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We have to put our best foot forward and be sensible: Lara

“We have to put our best foot forward, enjoy, be brave and also sensible. We know the kind of cricket we have to play,” said Brian Lara, head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the eve of the match against Lucknow Super Giants.“We got to go on a run and that should start only tomorrow. Definitely not going to end at 6.50 p.m. (around the closing time of the match). We want to continue it till the end of the championship,” said Lara. “We know exactly what we have to do and execute it well. The team is ready to throw in the last dice. We were able to pull it through self-belief in the last game,” he said.Lara also hinted that Anmolpreet and Abhishek will open the innings. I don’t want to be thinking beyond this match right now,” he said.On the pitch, Lara said that there was nothing negati...
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Yashasvi Jaiswal is knocking down Team India door with incredible performances: Graeme Smith | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal is winning hearts with his breakthrough performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League season and the latest to heap praise on the young batter is former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who called the Rajasthan Royals opener an incredible performer.Smith added that Jaiswal is knocking the national team door with all ferocity, having already scored 575 runs in IPL 2023."He (Jaiswal) has been incredible. Watched his domestic performances and growth in his game from last season. The natural ability to find gaps and increased his strength on leg side and hasn't got out to spin which is a huge positive," Smith told PTI during an interaction."...and he has got a pretty good all-round game, but when you speak to him what comes out is that he is very determined...
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Delhi Capitals looks to pull down Punjab Kings in a battle of strugglers

Looking for some consolation: IPL’s top four-hitter, Shikhar Dhawan will look to add to that record. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The first team to go out of reckoning for a place in the playoffs, Delhi Capitals will look for company when it takes on struggling Punjab Kings twice in the space of five days in their ‘Northern Derby’.A win for Capitals at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Saturday will end Punjab Kings’ chances of going beyond the league. Missing the cut So far, Kolkata Knight Riders and Capitals are the ones certain of missing the ‘cut’ for the playoffs after suffering seven losses. In a 10-team league, where each team plays 14 times, a minimum of 16 points is considered enough to be in the top-four bracket. Delhi Capitals’ captain David Warner ‘s aim will be to ...
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