Indian batter Virat Kohli scripted history on Thursday to become the first cricketer to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals. He made the record during his 40-ball 50-run performance in the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final against England in Adelaide on Thursday. The cricketer has now hit 38 50-plus scores in 107 innings in T20I cricket. Kohli needed 42 runs to complete 4000 T20I runs. He accomplished the landmark in the 15th over of India's innings with a boundary off Adil Rashid. Earlier, in a match against Bangladesh in Adelaide, Kohli became the all-time leading run-scorer in the men
Virat Kohli has won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month Award for October 22 for his outstanding performance at the T20 World Cup in Australia. The Indian cricketer was nominated for the title for the first time in his career. The International Cricket Council (ICC) also announced Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder Nida Dar as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month acknowledging her sensational form in their Women’s Asia Cup campaign. Virat Kohli beat David Miller of South Africa and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe for the honour. The batter scored 205 runs, includ
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year. The 32-year-old cricketer created history in India’s final Super 12 stage match against Zimbabwe at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). In the match, the batter scored 61 (not out) in just 25 balls, with six fours and four sixes, at a strike rate of 244.00. Suryakumar has so far scored 1,026 runs in 28 innings this calendar year, at an average of 44.60. He has registered one century and nine half-centuries. His best score has been 117 and strike rate 186.24. He has scored 5
India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their last T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 stage match on Sunday. With the win, India recorded most victories in the Super 12 stage of the tournament across both the groups - four wins in five matches. India finished top of the Group 2 points table, followed by Pakistan, South Africa, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The Super 12 stage came to an end on Sunday, when three matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 were played to decide two semi-final fixtures. The day started with a shock, as South Africa lost to the Netherlands, exiting the tournamen
Bengaluru boy Samarth Manchali, 9, has become the best under-10 player in World Youth Scrabble Tournament 2022. In a tweet, the Scrabble Association of India also announced that two other Indian players, Madhav Gopal Kamath and Pramit Rao, made it into the top 10 players’ list of the global virtual tournament. A resident of Bengaluru’s Vidyaranyapura, Samarth is a student of MES Kishorekendra School. Like his elder brother Suyash, he was also trained by his mother Subha Shivashankar, who was a professional scrabble player. Suyash too has represented India in the World Youth Scrabble Ch
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on Wednesday broke the record for scoring most runs in T20 World Cup history overtaking former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena's record of 1,016 runs. The Indian player accomplished the feat during his innings against Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup 2022 match and only 23 innings of the T20 World Cup. Kohli scored an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls to help India win the match against Bangladesh in the Super-12 stage of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. He entered the match on Wednesday 16 runs short to surpass Jayawardene’s record in the list
India’s Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday overwhelmed Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan to become world’s No.1 T20I batter in the ICC T20I rankings for batters. He is the second Indian player after Virat Kohli to hold the top T20I batter ranking. Beginning his T20I games for India in March 2021, Yadav has swiftly established himself as one of the best batters in the shortest format of the game. He has scored one century and 11 fifties from 37 appearances so far. The 32-year-old Indian cricketer has also played 13 ODIs for India. In the latest ICC rankings, Yadav has amassed 863 points wit
Ten-time Olympic medalist, American swimmer Katie Ledecky set a world record in the 1,500m freestyle in the final of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Canada. Competing in the race in a short-course pool for the first time, she finished the competition in 15:08.24, 10 seconds faster than the previous record made by Germany’s Sarah Wellbrock (15:18.01) in 2019. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist finished 40 seconds ahead of runner-up Beatriz Dizotti (15:48.82) of Brazil. The second runner up Laila Oravskyof Canada fini
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday won the French Open Super 750 title defeating Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han in the men's doubles final in Paris. In a clash that lasted 48 minutes, the India duo pair, ranked world number 8, outwitted the 25th-ranked Lu and Yang by 21-13 21-19. Satwik-Chirag is the first Indian duo to win a super 750 tournament. With the latest title, the shuttlers have continued their dream run this season. The year has so far brought then coveted titles such as the Indian Open Super 500 winner, Commonwealth Games gold, Thomas C
The majority of Qatar's coronavirus restrictions will be lifted just before the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins on November 1. The Qatari Health Ministry announced Wednesday that those who fly into the country would no longer be required to submit PCR or rapid-antigen test results. As well, the country stopped requiring users to register for its Ehteraz contract-tracking app. In Qatar, though, the app is mandatory for entering healthcare facilities. During the World Cup, Qatar expects 1.2 million visitors, including 1.2 million during the match against Ecuador on Nov. 20. Starting Nov. 1, pl