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‘You benched them using the excuse of surgery’: Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan selectors for dropping experienced ODI players for Bangladesh series | Cricket News

‘You benched them using the excuse of surgery’: Shahid Afridi slams Pakistan selectors for dropping experienced ODI players for Bangladesh series | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 16, 2026 05:25 PM IST Shahid Afridi lambasted Pakistan selectors after the team fell to a 2-1 defeat to Bangladesh in the recently concluded ODI series on Sunday. The former Pakistan batter said that the selectors had dropped experienced ODI players due to their ordinary performance at the T20 World Cup and made a big mistake in giving new and inexperienced players the chance in these important series. “We lost the Bangladesh series 2-1. I am disappointed with the selection committee. You guys at the selection committee have played so much cricket and you still have no idea about who should captain in what format. You just take decisions. With the excuse of surgery, you pick new players who have just played a few first class matches. The domestic system is not even of the standard that players can come up from there and make a place for themselves in the Pakistan team,” he said in a video on his X account. “The seniors who didn’t perform well in the T20 …

Murali Kartik slams India for dropping Rinku Singh

Murali Kartik slams India for dropping Rinku Singh

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3 min readMar 1, 2026 08:59 PM IST As India went with an unchanged playing XI against West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, Rinku Singh failed to find a spot in the XI for the second game in a row as the management showed faith in Sanju Samson to partner with Abhishek Sharma at the top. Samson was brought into the mix after the left-handed duo of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan failed to provide good starts. Kishan had been doing the heavy lifting right from the start of the tournament, whereas Abhishek was struggling with his form. The World No. 1 batter registered three back-to-back ducks, and it was only the Super 8 game against South Africa where he managed to get his first runs. Over time, off-spinners were getting the better of the left-hand opening pair as India decided to go with Samson alongside Abhishek, demoting Kishan to No. 3. Samson scored a 14-ball 25 in a must-win game against …

‘People are dropping things when you shoot’: ISSF rule tweaks draw Indian ire at Asian Shooting Championships as 50m 3P shooters struggle to adapt | Sport-others News

‘People are dropping things when you shoot’: ISSF rule tweaks draw Indian ire at Asian Shooting Championships as 50m 3P shooters struggle to adapt | Sport-others News

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If there is one constant in the 50m 3P shooting event, it is the never-ending changes that the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) attempts to put onto the discipline. The latest though have earned the ire of Indian shooters and coaches who felt that the changes, made essentially for spectators, have disadvantaged the shooters. Forever known as the marathon of shooting, the 50m 3P event used to be a 120-shot event, which was then trimmed to 60 shots. Played over the three positions of kneeling, prone and standing, the event was one where India weren’t the strongest until the last few years. Now the country finds itself with possibly one of the strongest squads in the world, and capped off a period of growth when Swapnil Kusale picked up a bronze medal in the event at the Paris Olympics. On Tuesday, two Indians medaled at the Asian Shooting Championships 50m 3P event with Aakriti Dahiya picking up her first-ever international medal – a silver at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, while veteran shooter Anjum …

Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd faced abuse on Instagram after dropping Faheem Ashraf: ‘Indian fans were angrier than Dutch’

Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd faced abuse on Instagram after dropping Faheem Ashraf: ‘Indian fans were angrier than Dutch’

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The last few days have been a roller coaster ride for the Netherlands’ opening batter, Max O’Dowd. The 31-year-old was the centre of attraction in the team’s opening match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan at the SSC in Colombo on February 7. He had the chance of pulling off something truly special for the Dutch had he plucked the catch of Faheem Ashraf in the penultimate over of the game. The Netherlands had their noses in front, and the left-hander’s dismissal would have been the final nail in the coffin. But O’Dowd buckled under pressure, and an easy chance went down at long-on, paving the way for Ashraf taking Pakistan home with an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls. Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd addresses a press conference. (AFP) The disappointment was evident on O’Dowd’s face after dropping a diving catch. However, no one truly deserves what came next for the right-hander. The next two to three days saw O’Dowd facing online abuse on Instagram, with several fans saying nasty things about him for dropping the …

Renée Fleming, Béla Fleck to perform together at Carnegie Hall after dropping out of Kennedy Center

Renée Fleming, Béla Fleck to perform together at Carnegie Hall after dropping out of Kennedy Center

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NEW YORK — Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck, who both dropped out of Kennedy Center appearances after President Donald Trump took over the venue, will give a joint concert at Carnegie Hall as part of a 2026-27 season that also will include a Philip Glass symphony he withdrew from the National Symphony Orchestra. Renée Fleming, Béla Fleck to perform together at Carnegie Hall after dropping out of Kennedy Center The season also will feature the venue’s first complete performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Fleming and Fleck will present an evening of Appalachian folk music on Dec. 3, Carnegie announced Thursday. Plans for the program began in 2025, before they withdrew last month from Kennedy Center appearances. Fleming and Fleck also are scheduled to perform the program this May 23 at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and are discussing other possible cities. Gianandrea Noseda, whose National Symphony appears displaced by Trump abruptly shuttering the Kennedy Center for a two-year reconstruction, will lead the Zurich Opera orchestra in concert performances of the four-opera “Der Ring …

‘Don’t do such circus acts’: R Ashwin warns Team India against dropping Sanju Samson for Ishan Kishan | Cricket News

‘Don’t do such circus acts’: R Ashwin warns Team India against dropping Sanju Samson for Ishan Kishan | Cricket News

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Despite twin failures in back-to-back outings against New Zealand in the ongoing T20I series, former India all-rounder R Ashwin has urged India to not drop Sanju Samson as their first-choice opener alongside Abhishek Sharma just yet. After spending three months and nearly 15 T20Is out of his opening role for Shubman Gill, Samson was reinstated into the slot starting with the last South Africa T20I in Ahmedabad in December. A sturdy knock then forced the national selectors to axe Gill from the T20 World Cup the following day and reposing faith on Samson as the first-choice wicket-keeper-cum-opener alongside Abhishek Sharma. With backup wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan putting on a stellar show with a 76-run knock on Friday in Raipur, the pressure has mounted on Samson. Only one of the two wicket-keepers will be slated to play in the XI when the injured Tilak Varma returns to the squad following his recovery from an abdominal surgery. Still, Ashwin has insisted that India must not fiddle too often, too early. Not ideal inside dressing room “It’s way too …

With jaw dropping blunder, Gukesh loses to old foe Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Tata Steel Chess tournament | Chess News

With jaw dropping blunder, Gukesh loses to old foe Nodirbek Abdusattorov at Tata Steel Chess tournament | Chess News

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For almost five minutes, Gukesh Dommaraju could not bear to look at the board or his opponent, Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He changed his posture over 15 times in that duration, each position displaying a different degree of torment with his hand covering his face. In the previous five rounds of the Tata Steel Chess tournament, Gukesh has been unusually chatty, usually being the one to speak to the opponent to try and analyze the game. Today, no words came out of his mouth when Abdusattorov tried twice to try and talk to the Indian. It was that sort of a morale bruising result that leaves a bruise on the psyche. The world champion suffered his first defeat of the year at the Tata Steel tournament at the hands of Abdusattorov, thanks to a one-move blunder in the sixth round clash. Gukesh was shellshocked at himself for making the move and appeared to realise that he had made a fatal error a second after making it. He immediately resigned after Abdusattorov’s response. Gukesh was shellshocked at himself …

Ricky Ponting on India dropping Shubman Gill from T20 World Cup squad: ‘I couldn’t believe that…’ | Cricket News

Ricky Ponting on India dropping Shubman Gill from T20 World Cup squad: ‘I couldn’t believe that…’ | Cricket News

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Shubman Gill piled on runs in the series against England in the red-ball series, and for the Asia Cup, later he returned to the T20I side and was made the vice-captain. Since returning to the side, Gill could not manage to get a half-century in the format and was axed from the T20 World Cup side as a result. Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting said that he could not believe that Gill was dropped from the T20I squad. “I couldn’t believe that. I mean, I know his recent form hasn’t been great in white-ball cricket. The last time that I really saw much of him play was the Test series against England in the UK, where he batted as well as I’ve ever seen anybody bat. I think, one, I’m surprised, but two, it just shows the depth of Indian cricket,” Ponting said on ICC Review. “If you can think that someone as good as Shubman Gill doesn’t get picked in a World Cup squad, then it goes to show how many good players they …

‘Shubman Gill is a vice-captain, what is the reason for dropping him…’: Yograj Singh blasts India selectors for T20 World Cup drop | Cricket News

‘Shubman Gill is a vice-captain, what is the reason for dropping him…’: Yograj Singh blasts India selectors for T20 World Cup drop | Cricket News

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India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill will be missing the T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time in his career, having been dropped from the squad despite being vice-captain to Suryakumar Yadav. Gill, who scored a total of 291 runs at a strike rate of 137.26 in T20I format last year, remains captain in the other two formats and former India all-rounder Yograj Singh has questioned the move to remove him from the shortest format. “Shubman Gill is a vice-captain. What is the reason behind dropping him? Just because he failed in 4-5 innings? Indian cricketers have had so many players who have barely managed to perform in 10 matches out of 100 opportunities.They still played; you already know the reason why. Young Abhishek Sharma arrived a couple of years ago. If he fails four innings will you drop him as well?,” Yograj Singh said in an interview with Ravish Bisht. Gill, who was part of the Indian T20 team for the Asia Cup last year, had amassed a total of 650 runs …

Women’s Hockey India League: Agustina Gorzelany shows her class again but indiscipline leads to Tigers dropping a point against SG Pipers | Hockey News

Women’s Hockey India League: Agustina Gorzelany shows her class again but indiscipline leads to Tigers dropping a point against SG Pipers | Hockey News

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The second edition of Women’s Hockey India League witnessed its first proper thriller as early leaders SG Pipers came from 1-3 down to snatch a dramatic late draw in regulation time before Bengal Tigers walked away with a shootout bonus on Thursday in Ranchi. It is a result that will delight and frustrate both managements in equal measure, but ultimately a fair reflection of how a rollercoaster panned out on New Year’s day at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium. Agustina Gorzelany (6’, 18’) and Lalremsiami (11’) netted goals for the Tigers in regular time, while Lola Riera (10’, 60’) and Sunelita Toppo (59’) scored for the SG Pipers. For Tigers, it marked an impressive comeback from a 0-5 thrashing in their previous outing against Ranchi Royals as Gorzelany’s class came through from Penalty Corner situations. The Argentine superstar, who was the most sought-after player at the HIL auction, scored two thunderbolts from set pieces, sandwiched between a fine deflected finish by Lalremsiami. But the Tigers would be ruing two costly errors …