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World Cup: Hasan Ali’s father-in-law in Nuh, Haryana waits to see his grandchild for first time when India meet Pakistan at Ahmedabad

LIYAKAT KHAN, a retired Block Development Officer from Haryana’s Nuh district, can’t wait for the India-Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, and his reasons aren’t just cricketing. The most-watched match of the mega event will give him a chance to hold his two-year-old granddaughter in his arms for the first time.It’s been four years since Khan’s daughter, Samiya, got married to Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali in Dubai in 2019. After her wedding, she wasn’t able to make the trip across the border — till now. “My wife went to Pakistan in 2021 when my daughter was expecting her first child. We will meet again, hopefully, in Ahmedabad. I can’t wait to hold my grandchild,” says Khan, 63, who lives in Chandeni village. Before the Pakistan team’s visit to India, there were days cloud...
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World Cup: For 63-yr-old, India-Pakistan match about meeting granddaughter for first time

LIYAKAT KHAN, a retired Block Development Officer from Haryana’s Nuh district, can’t wait for the India-Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad on October 14, and his reasons aren’t just cricketing. The most-watched match of the mega event will give him a chance to hold his two-year-old granddaughter in his arms for the first time.It’s been four years since Khan’s daughter, Samiya, got married to Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali in Dubai in 2019. After her wedding, she wasn’t able to make the trip across the border — till now. “My wife went to Pakistan in 2021 when my daughter was expecting her first child. We will meet again, hopefully, in Ahmedabad. I can’t wait to hold my grandchild,” says Khan, 63, who lives in Chandeni village. Before the Pakistan team’s visit to India, there were days cloud...
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Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match | Clinical England overpowers Bangladesh in a rain-curtained match

Moeen Ali of England in action against Bangladesh in the ICC warm-up cricket match in Guwahati. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR England warmed up to Thursday’s Men’s Cricket World Cup opener by crushing Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed warm-up fixture. The margin of victory may give an impression that England was in a spot of bother but Jos Buttler’s side was always in control — on either side of a three-hour rain interruption — to underline its intention of defending the title it won at home four years ago.Having seen a thunderstorm deprive it of any game-time on Saturday, Buttler hoped to give his bowlers some match simulation, with rain predicted in the evening. While the bowlers — especially the left-arm trio of Reece Topley (3/24), David Willey (2/26) and Sam Curran (1/23) — made t...
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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games: Ancy Sojan evokes Dhoni-isms after winning silver, pipping favorite Shaili

After the heavier stuff came the fun bit.Ancy Sojan tapped her feet and caressed her braids, joked about the days she was ‘fatty’ and described the grind to ‘look like an athlete’ again. She evoked Dhoni-isms, paraphrasing the former cricket captain’s ‘control the controllables’ mantra in which she sought solace during her lowest phases. And by the end of it all, all she wanted was to slurp an ice cream and bust some moves to Vijay’s upbeat and energetic number Na Ready. Loosely translated, the song’s essence is, ‘I am ready, are you ready for me?’ An apt choice on the night she sprang a statement-making performance. Needing a big leap in her last two attempts to consolidate her hold on the second spot, the 22-year-old from Thrissur launched strongly from the takeoff board and landed at...
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Devon Conway, Trent Boult shine in New Zealand’s 7-run win over SA in World Cup warm-up game | Cricket News – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: New Zealand mean business. For the second warm-up game in succession, the runners-up of the last ODI World Cup posted a score in excess of 300 against South Africa at the Greenfield stadium on Monday. Half-centuries from Devon Conway, Tom Latham helped New Zealand score 321/6 in 50 overs. That proved to be enough as they prevailed over South Africa by 7 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method as rain halted play midway through the Proteas innings.The match was nicely poised and South Africa were 211/4 in 37 overs when the heavens opened up. As per the Duckworth-Lewis method, if they were four wickets down, South Africa had to score 218 for a win.In their reply, South Africa didn't get off to the best of starts as New Zealand seamers Trent Boult and Matt Henry bowled a ...
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Irani Cup day 2 | Rest of India’s Kaverappa and spinners leave Saurashtra bruised

A five-over spell by Vidwath Kaverappa on Monday morning left Saurashtra a bit roughed up like a gust of wind would an umbrella, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium here. Saurashtra was bruised as it lost its openers in his first two overs. The 24-year-old started his first over with a no-ball and ended with a wicket as Harvik Desai edged one, that straightened a bit, to second slip. In his second over, he got Chirag Jani to nick an angled-in delivery to the ’keeper. In both the dismissals, the batters closed the face of the bat. But, Saurashtra had a sound reason to remain assured as its all-weather man Cheteshwar Pujara walked in at No. 4. That no-ball was just about the only mistake Kaverappa would make. He bowled all his deliveries on just about the same line around ...
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Irani Cup: Pujara fails as Rest of India bowlers restrict Saurashtra to 212 for 9 on Day 2 | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara's early dismissal contributed to Rest of India's spinners taking the lion's share of wickets, limiting Saurashtra to 212 for 9 on the second day of the Irani Cup in Rajkot on Monday.Prior to this, Rest of India had been bowled out for 308 in their first innings, with left-arm spinner Parth Bhut impressively claiming 5 wickets for 94 runs.The initial damage for Saurashtra was inflicted by Karnataka seamer Vidwath Kaverappa, who managed to secure 3 wickets for just 28 runs in his 9-over spell.Subsequently, left-arm spinners Saurabh Kumar (3/64 in 25 overs) and Shams Mulani (2/46 in 21 overs) exploited the available turn and bounce to pose challenges for the home team's batsmen.However, the pivotal wicket that tilted the balance in Rest of India's favor was sec...
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Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up | Rain thwarts South Africa again

South Africa and New Zealand players walk back to the pavilion after rain started pouring during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match in Thiruvananthapuram on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Surjeet Yadav The heavens opened just when Quinton de Kock (84 not out) and David Miller (18 not out) had lined up for the final assault in pursuit of the tall target (322) set by New Zealand and brought a pre-mature end to ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on October 2.South Africa appeared to be on course for victory and de Kock had warmed up for the kill with two boundaries off Daryl Mitchell when rain stopped play and the Proteas fell short of the DLS par score (218) by seven runs. Not at his fluent best, Quinton de Kock survived the in...
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Cricket World Cup: Ahead of India-Australia game, Chepauk gets four new super-soppers to deal with rain

Even though the rain that lashed Chennai over the past week has relented and the forecast continuing to improve, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is taking no chances ahead of India’s opening World Cup fixture against Australia and has imported four new super-soppers from Australia. The met office is predicting only a 10 percent chance of rain on the day of the game, excessive heat is expected throughout the week, which could bring about showers from time to time. Over the past three weeks as the city witnessed widespread rain, the TNCA had to postpone its league matches at least on three occasions. The scenario was no different over the weekend as the scheduled games were played on Monday. Chennai receives heavy to very heavy rainfall from the north-east monsoon which usually ...
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India at Asian Games 2023, Day 10 schedule: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Co in action; more medals on offer in athletics, Lovlina Borgohain eyes final

The track and field contingent were always tipped to bring in a lot of medals for India at the 19th Asian Games and it has proven to be the case so far. On Tuesday, more medals can be expected with plenty of finals lined up. Men’s decathlon is going to be a fascinating event to track where Tejaswin Shankar enters the second half as the leader but has some less-fancied events coming up. The second session is filled with finals action, where you can keep an eye on Vithya Ramraj in women’s 400m hurdles as she looks to break PT Usha’s long-standing national record, after having equalled it on Monday. Badminton: PV Sindhu begins her campaign It has not been an easy year at all for Sindhu but she has a chance to add some gloss to it if she can make another deep run in Hangzhou. The 2018 silve...
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ODI World Cup: Former India captain Ajay Jadeja named Afghanistan’s team mentor | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) made a significant announcement on Monday, revealing that they have enlisted former India captain Ajay Jadeja as their team mentor for the upcoming ODI World Cup, set to take place from October 5 to November 19 in India.During his cricket career, Jadeja served as the captain of the Indian team in 13 ODIs and participated in a total of 196 matches.He amassed an impressive 5359 runs with an average of 37.47, including six centuries and 30 half-centuries to his credit. Additionally, he represented India in three World Cups.One of Jadeja's most memorable moments in ODI cricket was his explosive innings of 45 runs off just 25 balls during the 1996 World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan in Bengaluru.His remarkable performance included smashing ...
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia’s bowling is not as well settled as it would like it to be

Australian captain Pat Cummins. | Photo Credit: Pankaj Nangia Australia will begin its 2023 ODI World Cup journey in Chennai against India. It will then play two consecutive matches in Lucknow, against South Africa and Sri Lanka. Both venues are known for spin-friendly pitches, but the recent injury of Ashton Agar has left Australia with just one frontline spinner: leggie Adam Zampa. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell will be the second spinner.Australia will have to choose two players from the trio of Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, and Marcus Stoinis. Labuschagne, of course, has vaulted into the squad at the last minute as Agar’s replacement, riding on a purple patch that has seen him make 421 runs at an average of 60.14 and a strike rate of 97.67 across eight games against South Africa an...
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India vs Netherlands,World Cup 2023 Live Streaming: When and where to watch?

India vs Netherlands, ODI World Cup warm-up free live streaming The World Cup warm-up match against the Dutch will be the last chance for India to get some game time before the start of tournament proper against Australia in Chennai on October 8. The Indians had a full-fledged practice session with Gill, Surya and KL Rahul batting for a considerable amount of time against the likes of Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Ashwin and Jadeja also rolled their arm over for considerable period of time as they both are going to play a massive role in this World Cup on tracks which are expected to offer turn. 🚨 Update from Guwahati 🚨 The warm-up match between India and England has been abandoned due to persistent rain. #TeamIndia | #CWC23 | #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/yl7gcJ8ouf — BCCI (@BCCI) September ...
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Hangzhou Asian Games: Full India schedule on October 3; live updates, live streaming details | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After another eventful day at the Hangzhou Asian Games, India continue to pin their medal hopes on track and field athletes as several events are lined up for Tuesday. Indian men's cricket team will start their campaign in the showpiece event as they take on Nepal in the quarterfinal. Three boxers will also be in action in their semifinal bouts.Follow Timesofindia.com live blog to catch all the action and live updates straight away from Hangzhou.Following is India's Day 10 schedule at the Asian Games on October 3:Kabaddi6 AM: India vs Bangladesh in Men's Team Group A - Game 3Archery6:10 AM: Jyothi Surekha Vennam vs Adel Zhexenbinova (Kazakhstan) in Compound Women's Individual QuarterfinalSepaktakraw6:30 AM: India vs Korea in Men's Quadrant Preliminary Group BCricket6:30 AM: I...
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Hangzhou Asian Games: India’s 4x400m mixed relay bronze turned into silver after Sri Lanka disqualified | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After Jyothi Yarraji's bronze medal was upgraded to silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games, India witnessed a similar incident on Monday where the third place finish in 4x400m mixed relay event turned into a second place.The quartet of Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan experienced a fortuitous turn of events as they were upgraded to the second spot due to a 'lane infringement' by the Sri Lankan 4x400m mixed relay quartet.Initially, the Indian team had clinched the bronze medal with a time of 3:14.34 seconds in the mixed team 4x400m relay.However, their joy knew no bounds when the Sri Lankan quartet, who had initially secured the second spot with a fraction-of-a-second advantage at 3:14.25 seconds, was disqualified due to a 'lane infring...
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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games: How the strategy change in last game left India’s Ayhika and Sutirtha Mukherjee with a bittersweet bronze

The Mukherjees weren’t sure whether to be happy or sad.Ayhika managed a smile. Sutirtha was fighting back tears. Ayhika was feeling ‘surreal’. Sutirtha felt ‘it could have been better’. They lost a thriller. But won a bronze. They were conflicted and confused. The kind of state they’d left their North Korean opponents in minutes before. At 7-3 in Game 6, Cha Suyong took a step back from the table and scratched her head. The North Koreans had been away for nearly three years before they suddenly emerged at the Asian Games. And Suyong looked perplexed, probably wondering if, during their years of self-imposed exile, the sport that’s all about the blurry, hypnotising rallies and mad scrambling had transformed into a slow-burning game of attrition, where chops and blocks were more decisive ...
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Asian Games: ‘Why didn’t she say this earlier?’ Nandini Agasara on Swapna Barman’s transgender accusations | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

HANGZHOU: Swapna Barman's serious allegations against Nandini Agasara after the latter won the women's heptathlon bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Games in China created a storm on Monday, forcing her to delete the post on X (earlier Twitter) where she alleged Nandini of being a transgender.Although there has been no official response so far from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), sources say Swapna would be asked to give an explanation after reaching India.Nandini breaks down after winning Asian Games heptathlon bronze"I don't understand what's the issue with her (Swapna)?," said Nandini responding to the allegations.In the now deleted post, Swapna, who won the heptathlon gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, wrote: "I have lost my Asian Games medal to a transgender woman at the...
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Asian Games: Parul, Priti bag silver and bronze in 3000m steeplechase | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's Parul Chaudhary clinched a silver medal while compatriot Priti secured a bronze in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday, Parul claimed the silver with a timing of 9:27.63 seconds, edging out Priti, who put up a strong finish to capture the bronze with a personal best time of 9:43.32 seconds.The gold medal was claimed by Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain, who set a Games record with an impressive time of 9:18.28 seconds.In August this year at the World Championships held in Budapest, Parul registered a national record in 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.31 sec, and in the process qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.(With inputs from PTI)!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { ...
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Asian Games cricket | India men’s side soaks in the Games experience

File picture of Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of the Asian Games Indian men’s cricket team, departing for Hangzhou | Photo Credit: X/@BCCI If you thought the Indian men’s cricket team, taking part in its maiden Asian Games, would not be recognised in Hangzhou, think again. Just as the team wrapped up its net session ahead of its quarterfinal match against Nepal on Tuesday, a member of the medical staff at the training venue walked up to Rinku Singh and asked him for an autograph on the back of his volunteer shirt.Fu Qinghui didn’t know about cricket till last year. But since Zhejiang University, where he works in the medical department, was chosen as the venue for cricket, he has been fine-tuning his cricket vocabulary. “I have tried to learn the rules and some players of the world. I know ...
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