Sveshnikov had become a chess master at the age of 17. In his prime, he was amongst the leading grandmasters in the world. The Sveshnikov variation of the Sicilian defence was named after him.
Snapped up by the Rajasthan at the IPL Auction for 1.2 crore, the left-arm pacer went on to impress everyone with his bowling in the first phase of IPL 2021, picking up seven wickets in as many matches.
Smith, who is recovering from a left elbow injury suffered earlier this year during the Indian Premier League (IPL), has started batting in the nets at the New South Wales training ground.
Australia will open their campaign in the T20 World Cup against South Africa in the first match of the Super 12 stage at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 23.
The qualifier was originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from July 3 to 19, 2020 but was postponed thrice due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Rahul and Siraj were the chief architects of India’s 151-run victory over England at Lord’s in the second Test on Monday, helping the tourists take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
The Tokyo Paralympic Games is scheduled to be held between August 24 and September 5. India will start its campaign on August 27 with men’s and women’s archery events.
The 23-year-old had fever when he joined the rest of the Indian contingent at Independence Day but he had tested negative for Covid-19 a few days back.
This is the first time in 15 years that the national camp is being organised in Kolkata. The last time it was held in 2006 ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Saudi Arabia.
The ICC announced the fixtures for the marquee tournament on Tuesday, 17 August. Here’s everything you need to know.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman will get underway from October 17, with the final to be played in Dubai on November 14.
Shastri’s comments came as Virat Kohli-led India registered a famous 151-run over England in the second Test of the five-match series on Monday.
The pace quartet of Bumrah, Shami, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj then destroyed the England batting, bowling out the hosts for a paltry 120 with 8.1 overs remaining.
Chasing 272, England were bowled out for 120 in 51.5 overs with skipper Joe Root top-scoring with 33. India had 60 overs to bowl out England and the task was made possible by an all-round effort from the pacers.
Welcome to EIH vs BSCR Dream11 team prediction and preview. SG Einheit Halle will be facing BSC in their first match of the season as they are a new side they come here with high hopes.
PM Modi is hosting the Olympics contingent for breakfast today.
The Swiss star, who turned 40 on August 8, underwent arthroscopic right knee surgeries in February 2020 and May 2020.
The official Twitter handle of BCCI shared a photo in which Kohli and Co can be seen hoisting the national flag and then singing the national anthem.
Faheem Ashraf saw out a tricky evening session along with skipper Babar Azam as Pakistan extended their lead to 124 runs in the first Test against West Indies on Saturday.
The watches will ensure that the health department can check on the movement of the team members during their quarantine period if the need arises.
The first Test between England and India ended in a draw as rain played spoilsport on the final day. The visitors were favourites to win the Trent Bridge Test after needing 157 runs off the final day with nine wickets in hand.
The 23-year-old created history on Saturday as he became the first from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. He threw the javelin to a distance of 87.58m to pick the yellow metal at the Tokyo Games.
The announcement comes a day after 28-year-old Chand, who was in USA since April, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in India on Friday.
Rahul hit a classy ton on Thursday in the ongoing Lord’s Test against England but pacer Ollie Robinson removed the Indian opener off the second ball on the second day on the game on Friday.
The year 2022, is set to be huge for Women’s Football in India as India are also to play host to the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup from October 2022 onwards.