Here are the important sports stories of the day.
1. Virat Kohli officially crowned the 'King' of T20s; Ashwin dethroned
Powered by his marauding knocks in the World Twenty20 so far, Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the top-ranked batsman in the ICC rankings, while India remained static at the No.1 spot in the team list. Kohli, who averages 92 after scoring 184 runs in four matches at a strike-rate of over 132, had entered the tournament 24 points behind Aaron Finch, but has now opened up a 68-point advantage over the Australian, the ICC said in a statement Read more
2. Ten Sports Network revamps itself, re brands channels
Ten Sports Network on Tuesday announced a new identity for its bouquet of sports channels with ‘Never Stop’ as the network positioning, taking forward the bold, young, dynamic, dauntless outlook for the Network. The network will also be re-branding its existing bouquet of channels as TEN 1, TEN 2, TEN 3 and TEN 1HD respectively. The new logos and positioning will be officially unveiled on air on Friday Read more
3. End of Zlatan? Ibrahimovic planning to do the unthinkable
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made a shocking statement that he could consider the option of retirement in this summer when his contract with PSG expires. Earlier, the Sweden international expressed that he would want to ply his trade in Premier League before calling time on his illustrious career. But now it seems that that the striker has a change of plans Read more
4. Chhetri-less India throw away lead to Turkmenistan, finish last in World Cup qualifiers
India ended their 2018 World Cup football qualifying campaign on a disappointing note as they lost to Turkmenistan 1-2 in their last group match to finish at the bottom of the heap at Kochi on Tuesday. The Indians led 1-0 at the breather with a dominating show in the first session in hot and humid conditions courtesy a Sandesh Jhingan strike, but conceded two goals in the second half to lose the Group D match at the Nehru Stadium Read more
5. World T20, #IndvsWI: Is the Wankhede pitch being tailor-made to counter Gayle threat?
The Wankhede Stadium track being prepared for the ICC World T20 semi final clash between India and the West Indies is unlikely to favour the batsmen to the same extent as it did in the earlier matches, it has been learnt.
"There's an even coating of grass to bind the wicket, but the track would be slower than in earlier games. But it will still be a good T20 wicket," informed sources said here today ahead of the March 31 clash which is to be witnessed by a packed capacity crowd of 33,000 spectators Read more
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