Sports, Cricket, 7th Dec 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 07 Dec 2019

Sports, Cricket, 07 Dec 2019

Pakistan has recalled 34-year-old middle-order batsman Fawad Alam for the first time in 10 years for the test series against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's Fawad Alam earns call for Test squad after 10 years

Alam is one of the two changes Pakistan selectors have made from the 16-man squad that lost the two-test matches against Australia.

07 Dec 2019 5:01 PM

Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has slammed India's fielding performance in the first T20I against West Indies which the hosts won by six wickets. (Photo: AP)

India's sloppy fielding in first T20I against Windies invites Yuvraj Singh's wrath

In the first innings, the Indians were far from impressive on the field as Washington Sundar and Rohit Sharma dropped a few catches.

07 Dec 2019 4:06 PM

While the batting led by Virat Kohli put up a good show, the bowlers found themselves at the receiving end of some power-hitting by Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer and captain Kieron Pollard. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: India look to seal West Indies series with improved bowling performance

In the last 13 months, India have played the West Indies in six T20 Internationals with the hosts coming up trumps every single time..

07 Dec 2019 3:49 PM

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday labelled skipper Virat Kohli's performance in the first T20I of the three-match series as 'extraterrestrial'. (Photo: AFP)

R Ashwin labels Virat Kohli's performance against Windies as 'extraterrestrial'

Kohli had played a match-winning knock of 94 runs against West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday to take the side 1-0 up in the 3 match series.

07 Dec 2019 1:42 PM

After facing a six-wicket defeat at the hands of India in the first T20I, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said that bowlers bowled too many extra deliveries which benefited the hosts (Photo:AFP)

'Our bowlers let us down', says Windies captain Kieron Pollard

The hosts now lead the three-match series by 1-0 as they won the game with eight balls to spare.

07 Dec 2019 1:14 PM

KL Rahul said he is looking to make the most of the opportunities but doesn't want to worry about sealing his T20 World Cup berth. (Photo: PTI)

KL Rahul says that he wants to make most of the opportunity without worrying about T20 WC

Rahul, who was promoted as an opener in the absence of injured Shikhar Dhawan, grasped the chance with both hands by scoring a 40-ball 62

07 Dec 2019 1:01 PM

After seeing Amitabh Bachchan's message regarding his knock against West Indies, Indian skipper Virat Kohli thanked the Bollywood star and called him an inspiration. (Photo: PTI)

'Love this dialogue, you are an inspiration': Virat Kohli to Amitabh Bachchan

Bachchan had warned everyone to not mess with Kohli as he always manages to make the opponent pay on the field.

07 Dec 2019 12:23 PM

Amitabh Bachchan used his dialogue from the cult movie 'Amar Akbar Anthony' to come up with an analogy to describe Virat Kohli's attitude. (Photo: Twitter)

'Don't mess with Virat Kohli', warns Amitabh Bachchan

In the match, Kohli was seen imitating Windies' bowler Kesrick Williams's trademark celebration style.

07 Dec 2019 11:06 AM

Virat Kohli said while chasing a big total, there were a lot of distractions with the scoreboard pressure, but after playing a few dots, he began to settle down and got himself into shape to play the shots. (Photo: PTI)

'I'm not someone who hits in air to entertain crowd, I focus on winning matches': Virat Kohli

Kohli played a sublime innings of career-best 94 not out in India's six-wicket win over West Indies in the first T20 International.

07 Dec 2019 10:54 AM

Skipper Virat Kohli stamped his authority with yet another sublime innings of career-best 94 not out as India pulled off their highest successful run chase in a T20 International to beat West Indies by six wickets in the first match here on Friday. (Photo: Twitter)

Virat Kohli leads from the front as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

KL Rahul also struck an impressive 62 off just 40 balls to help India chase down the target of 208 with eight balls to spare.

07 Dec 2019 10:38 AM

Virat Kohli celebrates after guiding India home. (Photo: P Surendra)

Virat Kohli cracks the whip

Career-best T20 knock from Virat helps India pull off their highest run chase.

07 Dec 2019 1:18 AM

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