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INDIA'S ROAD TO THE WTC FINAL 2023

After playing a total of 6 bilateral Test series under 5 captains and 2 coaches, India has made it to the second straight final of the World Test Championship. India finished 2nd in the WTC 2021-23 points table with 127 points while Australia qualified after being the table topper with 152 points. Let's see how Team India made it to the finals of the WTC. India played a total of 18 Test matches in 6 series, 3 at home and 3 overseas. Out of which the Indian team won 10 Tests and lost 5 matches. While 3 Tests were drawn. A total of 5 captains led India in 18 matches of the World Test Championship from 2021 to 2023 —   1. Virat Kohli (7 matches) 2. Ajinkya Rahane (1 match) 3. KL Rahul (3 matches) 4. Jasprit Bumrah (1 match) 5. Rohit Sharma (6 matches) The Indian team entered the field under the two head coaches of Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid in this period. Put your seatbelt on and let's rewind the series-wise journey of Team India to the WTC Final: 1. India's tour of Engla
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IPL 2023 IN NUMBERS

BATTING MOST RUNS [ORANGE CAP] Shubman Gill (GT) - 890 (M - 17, I - 17, A - 59.33) HIGHEST SCORE  Shubman Gill (GT) - 129(60) vs MI [Qualifier 2, May 26, Ahmedabad] BEST AVERAGE   Vibrant Sharma (SRH) - 69.00  BEST STRIKE RATE Rashid Khan (GT) - 216.67 MOST HUNDREDS  Shubman Gill (GT) - 3 MOST FIFTIES  Faf du Plessis (RCB) - 8 MOST SIXES Faf du Plessis (RCB) - 36 MOST FOURS Shubman Gill (GT) - 85 MOST SIXES IN AN INNINGS  Rashid Khan (GT) - 10 [vs MI, May 12, Mumbai] Shubman Gill (GT) - 10 [vs MI, May 26 - Qualifier 2, Ahmedabad] LONGEST SIX 115 meter by Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs LSG (Ravi Bishnoi), April 10, Bangalore  HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP BY WICKET  1st - 172 by Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs SRH, May 18, Hyderabad 2nd - 147 by Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT) vs SRH, May 15, Ahmedabad 3rd - 140 by Suryakumar Yadav & Nehal Wadhera (MI) vs RCB, May 9, Mumbai 4th - 119* by Jitesh Sharma & Liam Livingstone (PBKS) vs MI, May 3, Mohali 5th - 92 by Harpreet Brar &

It's Not Easy to be Leo!

  On This Day in 1987, Rosario, Argentina Yes, Lionel Messi turns 34 today, you all know that very well. However, when you're celebrating his greatness on this day, Messi can think a while, what he has achieved and lost in this 34 years? He could not bring the World Cup for his country, he may suddenly remember not being able to keep this promise to himself. If you are a football fan, Messi must be a part of your life for a long time. You may remember;  from school to college, when the boundaries of the university have been crossed, beard has grown on Messi's clean shaven face. Messi has cut his long hair, you also started to be aged little by little. Just one thing has not changed, on a weekend night you were thrilled to see Messi magic as before. Seeing those unbelievable free-kicks, your madness has increased day by day. In a life full of brick, wood, sweat and rubbish, when you are tired, you waited for Champions League nights. For the Ronaldo-Messi Clasico over the weeken

Sports Calendar: 2021

2020 has been a nightmare for the sports lovers. The coronavirus outbreak had got the whole world to a stop. Almost all the major events including the Tokyo Olympics, Euro 2020 and T-20 Cricket World Cup were postponed. With the coronavirus outbreak wrecking the sporting calendar last year, many have has to be moved to 2021 and the new year looks set to be action-packed as a result. Here are the schedule for events already announced: OLYMPICS The 2020 Olympics scheduled to be held in Tokyo was one of the most significant sporting events to be called off. It will now take place from: July 23 to August 8, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. PARALYMPIC GAMES The postponed Paralympic Games will run from: August 24 to September 5, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. FOOTBALL FA Cup 2020-21: Third round: January 8-11 Fourth round: January 22-25 Fifth round: February 10 Quarter-finals: March 21 Semi-finals: April 17-18 Final: May 15 Scottish Cup 2020-21: Third round: January 30 Fourth round: 20 February 2021 Quarter-finals:

KOHLI: the success you know the struggle you don't

  December, 2006 Ranji Trophy match is going on at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. In the first innings of Karnataka, they made 448 runs and in reply Delhi lost 4 wickets for 14 runs. The situation got worsened as the father of the best batsman of Delhi, has died. His teammates assumed that the man whose father had just died, would not be able to play without attending his father's funeral. But to everyone's surprise, the boy came out from the dressing room with bat and pad. The man whose father has just died in the morning, entered the crease and saved Delhi from a follow-on by scoring 90 off 238 balls in 281 minutes. World Cricket today knows the boy of that day as Virat Kohli — the Indian Cricket Team Captain. You may dislike him for his aggressiveness on the field but if you're a true cricket fan, you've to admit that Virat Kohli is one of the best batsman in world cricket today. Actually you know what, this aggressiveness defines him.  Virat was born in a Punjabi family

When Superstition is the Recipe of Success : Part One [Cricket]

  Part: 1 - CRICKET 🏏 🔢 Unlucky Numbers: Usually the words sports and superstition are poles apart, but the word superstition on the field of sports seems to be complementary. There are some bizarre superstitions among many renowned players of the world. Many famous players are involved with all their fascinating superstitions. If you keep an eye on the tennis court you will see Serena Williams still drops the ball on the court five times before first serving. Twice before second serve. Opponent players are often annoyed at her. But, the black beauty does not care at all! And Rafael Nadal once ate the same food twice a day during the 15-days tour of 2017 US Open. The hotel staff had memorized exactly what food to serve to Rafa's room. And in case of cricket, there is no exception, many cricketers can be called superstitious in a word. As we all know that Cricket is called gentleman's game. But gentlemen can't be superstitious, who said that! There are so many superstit