Tag: India

Target clean sweep: India unlikely to tinker much with batting line-up against West Indies Port of Spain: A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies Wednesday. India created a world record Sunday by sealing their 12th consecutive series win in the ODI format against the West Indies -- the most against a team. In this backdrop, head coach Rahul Dravid might be tempted to try out some of his reserve players but he will have to maintain a fine balance between keeping the momentum and testing his bench strength. In the batting department, it is unlikely that Ruturaj Gaikwad would be preferred over Shubman Gill, who after two innings of 64 and 43 would not like to sit out. Gaikwad had got a full South Africa series where he looked distinctly uncomfortable against quality pace. While his IPL credentials have kept him in the mix, chances of Indian cricket establishment investing in him on short term basis look dim. Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson have also hit the straps with fifties in last game and Suryakumar Yadav is not expected to cool his heels at the expense of Ishan Kishan despite his twin failures in the first two games. Kishan is seen as a timer of the ball who can use the Powerplay overs well by hitting over the in-field. He isn't a power hitter who can force the pace after 35th over and hence Samson is a better option despite him being a left hander. Ravindra Jadeja as the designated vice captain was the first choice all-rounder in this series before he was ruled out of the first two games due to a knee niggle. It is still not certain whether Jadeja will be available for the final game as Axar Patel after his match-winning knock of 64 in the second game could feel hard done by. However if Dhawan wants two play two left-arm spinners, then Yuzvendra Chahal could be asked to rest but that will be at the cost of sacrificing variety in bowling attack. Arshdeep Singh had a groin issue during the England ODIs but since he is a left arm seam bowler, he could be tried out in place of Avesh Khan, who was a tad expensive in the second ODI. He leaked 54 runs in his six wicket-less overs. Avesh and Prasidh Krishna have a similar type of hit the deck bowling style, getting deliveries to rear up from back of length or good length. It only warrants that one among the two should start in the eleven. As far as West Indies is concerned, they have capable players but as a unit, they have failed to fire. They depend too much on individual brilliance of Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell or Romario Shepherd. More importantly, the team hasn't shown resilience to win important moments that can impact the outcome of the match. West Indies could do well to use the experience of Jason Holder in the final game of the series. The hosts would aim to put an end to their losing streak in ODIs, which has now stretched to eight matches, including a 0-3 loss to Bangladesh in the preceding rubber. Teams (from): West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (captain), Shai Hope (vice-captain), Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell and Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh. India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh. Match starts: 7pm IST. PTI India, West Indies, ODI, cricket

Sports

Ind vs WI match preview: Buoyant India look to continue winning run against West Indies

August 1, 2022

Basseterre (St. Kitts and Nevis): Rohit Sharma's buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination ...

Sports

1st T20I: Rohit, Karthik power India to 68-run win over West Indies

July 30, 2022

Tarouba (Trinidad): Impressive knocks by captain Rohit Sharma and veteran Dinesh Karthik followed by a clinical bowling effort powered India ...

Sports

Sanju Samson names as KL Rahul’s replacement in India’s squad for T20Is against WI

July 29, 2022

Port of Spain (Trinidad): Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson Friday was named as KL Rahul's replacement in India's squad for the five-match ...

Business

Apple saw a new doubling of revenues in India in Q2: Tim Cook

July 29, 2022

New Delhi: Apple has seen a new doubling of its revenues in India in the April-June period, setting a new ...

India's mobile download speeds up by 115% since 5G launch

Business

5G smartphone installed base crosses 5 crores in India

July 29, 2022

New Delhi: As India prepares for the 5G era, the installed base of smartphones with 5G capabilities crossed 5 crores ...

Home News

Active Covid cases decline in country

July 29, 2022

New Delhi: India logged 20,409 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of covid-19 cases to 4,39,79,730, while the active ...

Feature

56% of Indian job seekers faced scams during their job hunt

July 28, 2022

New Delhi: About 56 per cent of job seekers in India face scams during their job hunt process, according to ...

Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,35,510

Home News

India reports 20,557 new Covid cases, 44 deaths

July 28, 2022

New Delhi: India Thursday reported 20,557 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase against the 18,313 infections registered the previous day, ...

Sports

ODI Team Rankings: India maintain 3rd spot with series win against WI

July 28, 2022

Dubai: India maintained their third position in the latest men's ODI Team Rankings following the 3-0 series whitewash of the ...

Sports

Rain halts play after Dhawan, Gill fifties take India to 115/1

July 27, 2022

Port of Spain: Skipper Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Shubman Gill hit fine half-centuries as India reached 115 for ...

Page 951 of 1473 Prev 1 … 950 951 952 … 1,473 Next

Editorial

Shutting Out ‘Satluj’

July 8, 2026

Art, books and cinema have been at the forefront when it comes to representing the voice of the people and...

July 7, 2026

The worst fears of people about inherent dangers of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls seem to be...

July 6, 2026

The significant fall in global crude oil prices following the interim peace deal signed between the US and Iran should...

July 5, 2026

By Aakar Patel The teaser for Chauhaan - the latest in the line of movies selling majoritarian propaganda - is...

Tag: India

Archives

Editorial