Star India opener Gautam Gambhir emerged No 1 Test batsman again after Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Clarke slipped down the rankings following not-too-good showing in recent matches.
Skipper Gautam Gambhir led from the front with two half-centuries in the initial phase and when he failed to contribute, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey have stepped up to do the bulk of scoring.
Senior pros Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir failed with the bat as Jammu and Kashmir powered by their skipper Parvez Rasool shocked Delhi by two wickets in the opening match of the North Zone leg of the National One-Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
The biggest positive for Sri Lanka since the crushing defeat to India in the second Test could perhaps be the unavailability of Gautam Gambhir for the third Test, in Mumbai, beginning on Wednesday. The left-hander hit back-to-back centuries in the first two Tests of the series but was forced to opt out of the third because of his sister's wedding.
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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the No 1 position in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen for the fourth time in his career after brilliant knocks in the second Test against New Zealand. The Sri Lanka captain followed up his half-century in the first innings with an exquisite 109 his 20th Test century to reclaim the top position from India's Gautam Gambhir.
Delhi's bid for a quarter-final berth received a major boost after their regular captain Ishant Sharma was released by the Indian team management for the fifth round Ranji Trophy Group A game against Maharashtra, starting in New Delhi on Friday.
Indian opener Gautam Gambhir capped a memorable 2009 by ending the year as the No 1 Test batsman in the ICC rankings issued on Thursday.
Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has regained the number one ranking among Test batsmen after scoring 130 not out on Friday to help draw the final test against Pakistan in Colombo.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field. India made two changes, bringing in Ishant Sharma for Praveen Kumar, while Ravindra Jadeja made way for Abhishek Nayar. West Indies fielded the same team that won the second one-dayer at Sabina Park, Kingston.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international in Colombo on Saturday. The visitors, who won the first game by six wickets in Dambulla, made two changes to their team, opener Virender Sehwag returning from injury in place of Rohit Sharma and seam bowler Praveen Kumar replacing the injured Munaf Patel.
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The tightening of traffic restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus by Gurgaon and Ghaziabad administrations on their borders with Delhi led to chaos and traffic congestion on Friday.
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was adjudged 'Asian Cricketer' and 'Asian Batsman of the Year' at the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards in Karachi on Friday. Sachin Tendulkar was named 'Best ODI Batsman' while Gautam Gambhir grabbed the honour in Twenty20.
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Kejriwal was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal.
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Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday, inside two-and-half days. This was Mumbai's second consecutive loss at home, following their defeat against Railways.
Muttiah Muralitharan became the leading wicket-taker in Test and one-day cricket when he dismissed Gautam Gambhir for his 503rd wicket, in the fourth One-Day International against India in Colombo on Thursday. The 37-year-old off-spinner, who holds the Test record with 769 dismissals, overtook former Pakistani left-arm pacer Wasim Akram.
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Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday defeated title holders Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League Eliminator to set up a meeting against Mumbai Indians in Friday's Qualifier 2.
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Mumbai Indians will be fretting over their team combination as they take on a marauding Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League encounter, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
Party leaders and workers who were on their way to Naidu's residence were stopped by police and taken into preventive custody.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be missing their key all-rounder Andre Russell but skipper Gautam Gambhir wants his team to treat the Jamaican's absence as an 'opportunity in bold letters' during the upcoming Indian Premier League.
When Modi's name was called out by the Secretary General for taking oath, Members from the ruling National Democratic Alliance thumped the desk greeting the Prime Minister with slogans such as 'Modi Modi' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.
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