Новости за 19.03.2018

The move by Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) to try and host the India-West Indies ODI awarded to them in Kochi, overlooking Thiruvananthapuram has not gone down well with certain sections of sports followers in the state.

West Indies edged closer to a place in the 2019 World Cup when they defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets in the latest qualifying match on Monday.

After days of speculations, Alishba has now admitted to have met Shami in Dubai when he was returning from South Africa. Alishba also claimed that she has been in touch with Shami ever since India's defeat to Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy final.

Man of the moment Dinesh Karthik was yet to join as skipper of his franchise as Kolkata Knight Riders sweated it out in their first practice session ahead of the 11th season of Indian Premier League, on Monday.

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will learn the result of his appeal against a ban for the remaining two Tests against Australia within 48 hours following a hearing on Monday, Cricket South Africa said.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Monday said there is no point "crying" over the heart-breaking defeat to India in the final of Nidahas T20 Tri-Series here and will rather focus on rectifying the mistakes for future.

Dinesh Karthik is no Hrishikesh Kanitkar or Joginder Sharma but the Indian batsman is not complaining about the "memories of a lifetime" that his last-ball six against Bangladesh created.

Yuzvendra Chahal jumped 12 spots to number two while Washington Sundar moved up a phenomenal 151 places to 31st in the ICC T20I Player Rankings for bowlers on the back of their impressive show in the just-concluded Nidahas Trophy Tri-Series in Sri Lanka.

England women warmed up in style ahead of the upcoming T20 tri-series as they defeated India A by 45 runs in the first of the two practice games on Monday.

Regardless of who wins the Spanish league title, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be battling it out to the end.

While the world is celebrating Dinesh Karthik's magical knock that delivered India the Nidahas Trophy, spare a thought for Bangladesh bowler Rubel Hossain who bowled that fateful 19th over which changed the complexion of the contest.

Two of A Sharath Kamal's three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games were won in Australia and it is this little statistic which is driving India's finest table tennis player to go for another double in the Gold Coast edition next month.

In the space of 12 deliveries, Dinesh Karthik engineered one of India's memorable wins in the final of the Nidahas Trophy 2018.

Three weeks before the start of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians have roped in New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan for the upcoming season after Jason Behrendorff was ruled out owing to a back injury.

Dinesh Karthik is always ready to deliver whatever the situation may be and his experience and repertoire of strokes make him a suitable candidate to provide the final flourish for India at the death overs, skipper Rohit Sharma said.

Cristiano Ronaldo extended his impressive scoring run by scoring four goals in Real Madrid's 6-3 rout of Girona in the Spanish league on Sunday.

With five runs needed off one delivery, the spectators in the crowd and viewers all over the world would have had their eyes set on Soumya Sarkar and Dinesh Karthik in the final of the Nidahas Trophy 2018, but that was not the case for the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who did not watch Karthik hit that sensational six.

Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee says emotion and aggression are part of the game and doesn't want to see robots on the field, but he warned against behaviour "crossing the line".

World number 44 Naomi Osaka rolled over Russian Daria Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times and winning the battle of the 20-year-old rising stars in just 70 minutes.

Juan Martin del Potro, nagged by wrist injuries throughout his career, survived three match points before claiming the championship in a third-set tie-breaker, ending a two hour, 42-minute marathon contest against Roger Federer.

"He (Karthik) has batted in that position in a list of games for his state teams. Even when he was playing for Mumbai Indians (in the Indian Premier League) with me, I knew his ability with the bat," Rohit Sharma told reporters.

Dinesh Karthik’s last-ball six off Soumya Sarkar on Sunday night has found pride of place at the top of the list of best finishes in Twenty20 internationals, because it was delivered against the odds in the final of a T20I tri-series.

"I have been practising these shots - having a strong base and then hitting from there. Happy to be where I'm and thanks to the support staff who have kept on supporting me for the last few months," Dinesh Karthik said after the match.

Sunday's Nidahas Trophy final at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium proved to be one for the ages, with Dinesh Karthik's scarcely believable innings giving India four-wicket win off the last ball of the match - which was scythed over the offside for a flat six.