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Women’s T20 World Cup: Why Richa Ghosh should bat higher than No.7 | Cricket News

Women’s T20 World Cup: Why Richa Ghosh should bat higher than No.7 | Cricket News

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At 110/4 in the 15th over, India had steadied themselves after an early stumble in their T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday. The innings was moving, but not at the pace they would have wanted. Harmanpreet Kaur had struggled to find fluency, and India still needed someone to convert a rebuilding phase into something more decisive. Bharti Fulmali’s promotion to number five had not yielded the desired impact, leaving a familiar gap in the middle order just as the innings entered its final phase. It meant the responsibility of turning a competitive score after 20 overs into a match-winning one fell once again on Richa Ghosh’s shoulders. The 22-year-old responded in a manner that has increasingly come to define her value to this side. In a brief 17-ball stay, she struck 34 runs and ensured India finished strong and carried momentum into the innings break. The crucial impact came in Tasmia Rubab’s 19th over, where she made 18 of the 23 runs scored and offered a glimpse of her full range …

‘We make him bat at no.7, where he gets limited chances and he bowls very few overs’: Aakash Chopra on Nitish Reddy after Ryan ten Doeschate remarks | Cricket News

‘We make him bat at no.7, where he gets limited chances and he bowls very few overs’: Aakash Chopra on Nitish Reddy after Ryan ten Doeschate remarks | Cricket News

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After India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said Nitish Reddy doesn’t really seize opportunities whenever he gets a chance to impress, a bevy of former cricketers came out in defence of the allrounder. Aakash Chopra, who has been vocal about Nitish not getting enough chances, said that the player deserves a long run and has been afforded limited chances to make an impact. “We make him bat at number seven, where he gets limited chances, and he bowls very few overs. If you don’t give opportunities, it becomes difficult for any young cricketer to make an impact unless you are an opener or a new-ball bowler,” Chopra said. “Being an all-rounder is not easy. You have to master two skills. Ravindra Jadeja didn’t become what he is overnight, nor did Hardik Pandya. They became complete players because of the time they spent in international cricket. Nitish Reddy also needs that time,” Robin Uthappa told PTI Videos. Former India cricketer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwary, meanwhile, felt Reddy’s dip in form began after his maiden international hundred against Australia …

“He Was Told Something…”: Harbhajan Singh Slams Rishabh Pant Coming To Bat At No.7 For LSG vs DC

“He Was Told Something…”: Harbhajan Singh Slams Rishabh Pant Coming To Bat At No.7 For LSG vs DC

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Rishabh Pant in action during LSG’s match vs DC on April 22.© BCCI Rishabh Pant is having a season to forget at Indian Premier League 2025. The southpaw, who is the costliest player in the tournament’s history, has failed to perform with the bat. In November last year, Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a record sum of Rs 27 crore. However, he has failed to live up to the expectations, facing a huge dip in his batting form. The wicketkeeper-batter has scored only 106 runs across 8 innings at an average of 13.25 this season. If this was not enough for criticism, Pant’s demotion during LSG’s IPL 2025 match vs Delhi Capitals on Tuesday increased the trouble for him. The southpaw, who usually comes at number 4 position for LSG, came in to bat at number 7 spot against DC. The likes of Abdul Samad, David Miller and Ayush Badoni batted ahead of Pant. The Indian wicketkeeper-batter went to bat with only two balls left in the LSG innings. The …

Rishabh Pant’s Bizarre Logic For Coming To Bat At No.7 In Last Over vs DC: “To Capitalise…”

Rishabh Pant’s Bizarre Logic For Coming To Bat At No.7 In Last Over vs DC: “To Capitalise…”

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A dejected Rishabh Pant sounded hardly convincing as he explained the rationale behind coming in to bat as low as number seven, promoting the likes of Abdul Samad in his team’s eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. Batting first, LSG managed only 159 for 6 with Pant scoring a duck coming in at No.7 with only two balls remaining in the innings. The promotion of Samad backfired as he managed only 2 off 8 balls. “The idea was to like capitalise. We sent Samad to capitalise on a wicket like that. After that (David) Miller came in and we just got stuck in the wicket. Eventually, these are the things we’ve got to figure out and try to find our best combination going forward,” the skipper said, hardly able to put forth a satisfactory explanation for his tactical harakiri during the post-match presentation ceremony. He felt the toss played a big part in LSG’s loss as the team batting second always got a better pitch to bat on compared …

Sreeja Akula bows down to world no.7 in five games

Sreeja Akula bows down to world no.7 in five games

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The Indian paddler, Sreeja Akula, went down fighting against world no.7, Kuai Man of China, in the first round of the WTT Champions Incheon in South Korea on Wednesday. Sreeja failed to convert her 2-1 lead in this first-round match against Kuai and faced a hard-fought defeat in five games (11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 2-11) at the Inspire Arena. With this, the Indian campaign at the tournament ended as Sreeja was the lone standing Indian after Manika Batra’s exit in her first-round match against another Chinese opponent, Qian Tianyi. Sreeja Akula🇮🇳(WR 32) lost to Kuai Man 🇨🇳(WR 7) in the first round of WTT Champions Incheon by 2-3.She was leading by 2-1 and also had the GP in second game but couldn’t convert.Kuai gave her no chance in the last two games .With this loss Indian campaign ends . pic.twitter.com/y5y8UoybxI — Antik Basu (@AntikBasu80384) April 3, 2025 A missed opportunity Sreeja showed some brilliant shots to start the game, implementing her usual trick of using long pips against the Chinese opponent to clinch the opening …

Making a comeback after leading and then trailing in the decider makes Sindhu’s win over World No.7 Han Yue special | Badminton News

Making a comeback after leading and then trailing in the decider makes Sindhu’s win over World No.7 Han Yue special | Badminton News

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Anup Sridhar watched close to 25-30 hours of match footage from the time when PV Sindhu used to “play really well.” Their coaching partnership, alongside the elegant Korean Lee Hyun-il, is scribbled in for a 3-month trial basis at the moment. But Anup was keen to learn every minor detail about what had once clicked for Sindhu. The tiniest of glimpses of that attacking game – circa 2014-2019, flickers of that aggressive intent, were visible on Thursday at the Denmark Open, when the 29-year-old returned to normalcy, which in Sindhu-Universe means taking on, and taking out the latest in-form Chinese. The pre-quarterfinals’ 18-21, 21-12, 21-16 win over World No.7 Han Yue, a winner at Finland’s Arctic Open last week, saw Sindhu give plentiful evidence of attacking play — she was taking the shuttle at the net as high as possible. And unleashing many body-attacks on the Chinese fourth seed from there. It’s generally a harbinger of exciting times. “It’s just the Round of 16, and personally there’s a long way to go before we see …