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Everyone wants to see an India-England final: Virat Kohli
London: Done with the tough part of making it through the league phase, Indian captain Virat Kohli says opposition hardly matters in the Champions Trophy semifinal and final even though an India-England final is what everybody seems to want. India will take on Bangladesh in the second semifinal on Thursday after England and Pakistan play out the first last- four clash tomorrow.
In order to win, you have to say things that hurt: Kohli
London: Captains devise their own mechanism of dealing with setbacks and Virat Kohli's mantra of bouncing back is pretty simple, "Be honest and sometimes say (to teammates) things that hurt". Losing a high scoring game against Sri Lanka was a body blow for Kohli which required some serious introspection.
Acid test for Captain Kohli as India face SA in do-or-die tie
London: Virat Kohli will be facing the toughest battle of his nascent ODI captaincy career when defending champions India take on South Africa in a do-or-die virtual 'quarter-final' of the ICC Champions Trophy, here tomorrow. Their confidence shaken after Sri Lanka effortlessly out-batted them in a high-scoring encounter, the Indian team and Kohli in particular will be keen to ensure that South Africa are continued to be known as "chokers".
Rutuja, Ramya enter last four
Wild card Rutuja Bhosale will take on giant-killer Ramya Natarajan while Mahak Jain will clash with fifth seed Nidhi Chilumula in the singles semifinals of the USD 15,000 Endurance Aurangabad Open Women's ITF Tennis Championships here tomorrow
Dhawan pips Kohli in share of BCCI's revenue from games
Captain Virat Kohli is among the highest grossers in endorsement deals, but his share of the tax-free spoils from the gross revenue of BCCI from international games in 2015-16 is slightly lower than his Delhi and India teammate Shikhar Dhawan's. While left-handed opener Dhawan has received 87.76 lakh, Kohli has pocketed Rs 83.07 lakh as his share, according to information on the website of the Indian cricket board on payments over Rs 25 lakh made in May
Ministry writes to PMO, wants Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime Minister's Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can considered be its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India's highest civilian honour. Sports Minister Vijay Goel confirmed to PTI that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Tanishq, Aarya top seeds in sub-junior badminton championship
Tanishq Saxena of Mumbai and Aarya Deshpande of Satara will be the top seeds in the under-15 boys and girls' groups respectively in the first Maharashtra sub-junior badminton championship beginning tomorrow
No Bilateral Cricket Series with Pak till Cross-Border Terror continues: Vijay Goel
Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday reiterated the government's stand on India-Pakistan bilateral cricket, stating that a series was not feasible until cross border terrorism stops. India have not played any bilateral cricket with Pakistan since 2007, although in the winter of 2012-13, Pakistan made a short goodwill tour to India that included three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals
Shane Warne clears position on Indian Coach
A day after Shane Warne was reported to have said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India cannot afford him for a head coach, the former Australian spinner claimed that his comments were tongue-in-cheek A day after Shane Warne was reported to have said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India cannot afford him for a head coach, the former Australian spinner claimed that his comments were tongue-in-cheek
Confident India aim to seal semi-final berth
A near flawless demolition of Pakistan achieved, India will eye another dominant performance to seal a semifinal berth when they take on Sr Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy here tomorrow. Having pulverised Pakistan by 124 runs, India will start as overwhelming favourites against Sri Lanka, who looked in total disarray during their 96-run defeat at the hands of South Africa