Table Tennis legend Sharath Kamal recommended for Khel Ratna Award; Zareen, Punia, Lakshya Sen for Arjuna Award

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england: England beat Sri Lanka, make semifinals at expense of hosts Australia

England rode on the experience of Ben Stokes to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka, ending the campaign of defending champions and hosts Australia in the tournament.

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nisanka gave him an explosive start to 67 off 45 balls, but England’s bowlers restricted him to 141 for eight.

Chasing a tough target on a dry SCG wicket, Alex Hales (47; 30 b) and skipper Jos Buttler (28; 23 b) shared a ruthless 43-ball 75.

From there, they needed 67 off 77 balls, but in no time, half the English side fell once again with cunning spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (2/23).

He dismissed the English openers for just seven runs apart, before coming on the likes of Dhananjaya de Silva (2/24) and Lahiru Kumara (2/24).

With their designated No. 3 David Malan injured (groin), England’s batting order had changed and looked shaky, needing 31 off 33 balls when Moeen Ali became Dhananjaya de Silva’s second victim.

But English Test captain Stokes, in search of form in this tournament, held his nerves and closed the chase with an unbeaten 42 off 36 balls. He joined Chris Woakes in a thrilling 15-run partnership.

After rain proved to be a disappointing Australia-England clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the first Super 12, the Aussies ended their group stage campaign with seven points, and their semi-final hopes rested on Lanka’s victory over the British. Had happened.

England finished second in Group 1 behind New Zealand and will take on Group 2 toppers in the last-four.

It was an exciting start for England as Hales played the role of the attacker while Buttler took time to settle down.

Slowly, the English captain also swung into action as he smashed Hasranga for four consecutive boundaries and a six.

Earlier, Nissanka made a scintillating 33-ball fifty after his team elected to bat.

The stylish opener took the English attack to the cleaners and hit five sixes and two fours, but leg-spinner Adil Rashid (4-0-16-1) put on a stellar performance as Nissanka took his first wicket of the tournament. ,

Seamer Sam Curran (4-0-27-1) also bowled a decent run in the middle overs as Sri Lanka, who were running at over eight runs per over at the halfway point, faltered in the back-end.

The lack of power-hitters cost the Sri Lankans as the boundary dried up, and they could manage only 25 runs in the last five overs, a phase where they also lost five wickets.

England pacer Mark Wood also got off to a poor start and hit his straps at the back end and took 3 for 26 as England denied their opposition around 15-20 extra runs.

Buttler brought on his pacer Wood in the third over and Mendis dismissed him for a six over deep square leg off the very first ball. Taking cues from his opening partner, Nissenka ended the over with another maximum as 17 runs came off the over.

Rashid’s entry slowed his run-rate and wickets kept falling at the other end, but Nisanka continued his counter-attack in his ninth half-century and the second half of this World Cup. Rashid and Kuren then beat the Lankans with their smart variations.

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T20 World Cup 2022: Defending champions Australia knocked out as England beat Sri Lanka to reach semifinals

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virat kohli: Watch: Virat Kohli celebrates his birthday with team India in Melbourne – The Economic Times Video

Team India celebrated the birthday of Virat Kohli and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton on 5 November. Kohli, who has turned 34, is in excellent form in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. The former India captain has already scored 220 runs in four matches, including three fifties.

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virat kohli: Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Chase Master turns 34; wishes pour in for the former Indian captain – The Economic Times Video

India’s great batsman Virat Kohli is celebrating his 34th birthday today, on 5th November. With 477 international matches and 24350 runs, the Indian run machine is adding more feathers to their illustrious cap. The star Indian batsman and former India captain was born on 5 November in Delhi. Wishing Virat Kohli all the best.

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MS Dhoni moves HC for contempt proceedings against IPS officer

Chennai: Nov 4 Cricketer MS Dhoni moves Madras High Court to initiate contempt proceedings and issue summons to IPS officer G Sampath Kumar for alleged statements against Supreme Court and some senior lawyers in a match-fixing case Is. The matter was listed but the hearing did not take place today.

In 2014, Dhoni filed a civil suit to permanently restrain the then Inspector General of Police Sampath Kumar from making any statement linking match-fixing and spot-fixing. He requested the court to direct the payment of Rs 100 crore for damages.

By an interim order passed on March 18, 2014, the court restrained Sampath Kumar from making any statement against Dhoni. Despite the order, Sampath Kumar reportedly filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court making derogatory remarks against the judiciary and senior advocate representing the state in cases against him. When it was brought to the notice of the Madras High Court, it took it on its file in December, 2021.

After obtaining concurrence from Advocate-General R Shanmugasundaram on July 18 this year to file the contempt petition, Dhoni sought this to punish Sampath Kumar for his alleged action of making remarks against the judiciary in contempt of court. Preferred the current contempt application on October 11. Interim order passed in 2014

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Mohammad Nabi quits as Afghanistan skipper after winless T20 World Cup exit

Adelaide, Australia, November 4, 2022 – All-rounder Mohammad Nabi on Friday resigned as captain of Afghanistan’s Twenty20 team, an hour after his World Cup campaign ended in a loss to Australia in Adelaide.

Nabi, 37, will remain as the player but said he and the selectors were not “on the same page”.

“For the past year, our team’s preparation was not to the level that a captain would want it to be or would be required for a major tournament,” he said in a statement on Twitter.

“Also, in the last few tours, the team manager, the selection committee and I were not on the same page, which had an impact on the team balance.

“Therefore, with due respect, effective immediately, I declare to step down as a captain and continue to play for my country when the management and the team require me.”

Afghanistan, coached by former England batsman Jonathan Trott, finished the Super 12 stage in Australia without a win.

They had two washouts and two defeats to sit at the bottom of the six-team table in Group 1.

Middle-order batsman and off-spinner Nabi has played 104 T20Is for Afghanistan since making his debut in 2010.

Despite Rashid Khan’s unbeaten 48 off 48, who came to bat at number eight, Afghanistan’s latest defeat is Afghanistan’s chase of 168 runs.

Trott told reporters before Nabi’s announcement, “It showed the skills and talent of the players that we have, but the situational awareness that we lack in parts and we saw that against Sri Lanka, we did it again tonight.” have seen.”

When asked about Rashid’s promotion up the order, Trott said, “I think other batsmen in the team tend to take more responsibility of their innings and the responsibility with which they are charged.

“There are times when players need to stand up and accept the pressure that comes with playing international cricket and you need to perform better.”

The team has come on leaps and bounds, with players initially learning the game in refugee camps in Pakistan fleeing the Soviet occupation of 1979–1989.

Trott, who worked in Afghanistan in July, said, “I saw it and I realized how lucky and privileged I am to be growing up in a country where the sport is so well-crafted and encouraged and really I have a way of life.”

“So to see these people and to hear their stories about the background of their growing up and the things they’ve had to overcome, the areas they’ve come from and being here in front of more than 18,000 people in bright lights. Play in Adelaide under and worldwide spectators…

“They may be better with respect to structure but as far as players, I don’t have a problem with any of them.”

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