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Vaibhav Tripathi After securing victory in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final, Pat Cummins, the winning captain, expressed his admiration for his team’s performance. He praised the outstanding partnership between Travis Head and Steve Smith, who added 285 runs in the first innings, which in turn propelled Australia to a total of 469. Head, a left-handed batter, made history by becoming the first-ever centurion in a WTC final, scoring an impressive 163 runs off 174 balls. His counter-attacking innings after Australia lost three wickets proved to be a decisive factor. “We made the most of it (losing the toss),”…

Vaibhav Tripathi After India slipped to a crushing 209-run loss in the World Test Championship final, Rohit Sharma pointed out that Australian batters’ ability to wade through tricky sessions in the first first innings turned out to be the difference between the two sides. India, who opted to bowl, in good conditions for pace bowling, couldn’t exactly make full use of it. At 76 for 3, India still had a window of opportunity to take ascendancy. However, at that juncture, Travis Head (163) and Steven Smith (121) took the game away from India’s grasp with a game-breaking stand. “I thought…

Cameron Green, the Australian all-rounder, was certain that he took a clean catch to dismiss Shubman Gill on Day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India. India had a positive start in their pursuit of 444, with Gill and Rohit Sharma putting pressure on the Australian bowlers at The Oval. However, Scott Boland managed to take the edge of Gill’s bat, causing the ball to travel to the slip cordon after hitting the shoulder of the bat. Green, positioned in the gully region, dived to his left and extended his left arm to successfully complete the catch.…

While the World Test Championship (WTC) final is on at The Oval, with India battling hard to stay in the contest, administrators from across the Asian bloc have been involved in hectic parleys on each of the last few days trying to solve the Asia Cup logjam. And as was reported by Revsportz on 7 June, a solution seems to have been arrived at. From what we hear, all stakeholders have agreed on the plan of Lahore hosting the first four matches of the Asia Cup, before the tournament moves to the hills of Sri Lanka for the remaining nine…

Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, Rodri, if you go by how he’s commonly known, isn’t renowned for his goal-scoring prowess. Like Fernandinho, the Brazilian who anchored Manchester City’s midfield before him, and Pep Guardiola, his manager who played the role for Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona Dream Team, Rodri isn’t a regular at finding the back of the net. But when he does, they tend to be priceless. It was Rodri’s goal that gave City parity against Aston Villa after they had been 2-0 down on the final day of the 2021-22 season. Had City lost, Liverpool would have been league champions. At the…

On the brink of tea on day four, Scott Boland dismissed Shubman Gill to ensure that Australia continued to dominate proceedings in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval. India were 41-1, still needing 403 to register a famous victory. After Australia declared their second innings at 270 for 8, the Indian openers had started on a positive note. In the opening over bowled by Pat Cummins, Rohit Sharma brought out his favourite shot – the pull – to collect a boundary. Rohit then essayed a fluent on-drive, while Gill played the punched drive as Cummins came in…

Vaibhav Tripathi Shardul Thakur, India’s seam-bowling all-rounder, expressed his belief that even a target of 450 runs can be chased down in the fourth innings of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) final. The all-rounder took up the example of England overhauling a massive target last year to draw the Test series against India 2-2. Although that Test was played at Edgbaston and not The Oval. “Well, cricket is a funny game,” said Shardul, while speaking at the press conference after Day 3. “You can never say what is the right total and this one-off game, especially ICC finals, you…

When viewed through the prism of history, this European Champions League final is the ultimate mismatch. When Jose Mourinho’s mastery of football’s darker arts inspired Internazionale of Milan to their third title in 2010, completing a remarkable treble in the process, Manchester City had yet to even win a game in club football’s premier competition. Along with Real Madrid and Portugal’s Benfica, Inter were one of European football’s first super clubs, winning the European Cup in back-to-back seasons in the mid-1960s. City were also a fine side back then, winning the English league title in 1967-68, the FA Cup in…



New Delhi: Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, expressed confidence that India’s preparations for the Asian Games, to be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8, were on track. He said that India would not only field its largest contingent ever, but also return the biggest medal haul in Asian Games history, improving on the collection of 70 in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang. The hope of increased medals stems from expectations in disciplines like Chess, and the martial arts of Kurash and Jujutsu. He said selection trials have been completed…