Playing his 1st BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament, Lakshya Sen beats World No. 18 Lee Cheuk Yiu 17-21, 21-8, 21-17 in 1st round of prestigious All England Championships.
Viktor Axelson beat lakshya sen 21-17 21-18 But... what a lovely young talent lakshya is , he can break into top 10s in world ranking in next 2 to 3 years , if he betters his defensive work , he has some great smashes in his arsenal . Really a wonderful talent
Ranji Trophy final heading towards a nail-biting finish
Ranji Trophy 2020 Final Day 4, Saurashtra vs Bengal Highlights: All to play for on final day
Ranji Trophy 2020 Final, Saurashtra vs Bengal Highlights: Bengal ended Day 4 at 354/6, with Anustup Majumdar leading the charge for the first innings lead. The equation for Day 5 is simple - Bengal will need 72 runs and Saurashtra will need 4 wickets.
I remember as a 10-year old being extremely tense about the match. Bengal were facing a star-studded Delhi team that had six Indian cricketers and were considered "rank outsiders", yet their gutsy spirit and the 50,000 Eden Gardens crowd helped them to achieve the impossible. I remember bursting with joy after hearing the result on radio. Television was there but the news was first broadcast on radio I think
And, to top it all, there was a link with Indian football too:
"The day before the game, I stopped training and brought PK Banerjee [former India football captain and coach] to speak to the players, and motivate them. He used war analogies. That made a difference. It was almost like for seven hours we were at war." Sambaran Banerjee, captain and wicketkeeper
Saurashtra has never won Ranji Trophy. In their earlier avatar as Nawanagar and Western India they won the title before 1947 but they have been on the sidelines for many many years. Other teams like Gujarat, Baroda, Rajasthan have won. Recently Saurashtra lost in 2013, 2016 and 2019 Finals. Hope they make History tomorrow !!!
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Azlan Shah postponed due to Coronavirus scare.
Starting March 9th to 13th at Rajkot
Jaydev Unadkat is in brilliant Form with Ball. How well can Bengal Batsman face him will decide the title clash !!
But... what a lovely young talent lakshya is , he can break into top 10s in world ranking in next 2 to 3 years , if he betters his defensive work , he has some great smashes in his arsenal . Really a wonderful talent
Ranji Trophy 2020 Final Day 4, Saurashtra vs Bengal Highlights: All to play for on final day
Ranji Trophy 2020 Final, Saurashtra vs Bengal Highlights: Bengal ended Day 4 at 354/6, with Anustup Majumdar leading the charge for the first innings lead. The equation for Day 5 is simple - Bengal will need 72 runs and Saurashtra will need 4 wickets.
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2020-final-day-4-live-score-saurashtra-vs-bengal-live-cricket-score-6310268/'Boss, even Lord Krishna can't save you now'
I remember as a 10-year old being extremely tense about the match. Bengal were facing a star-studded Delhi team that had six Indian cricketers and were considered "rank outsiders", yet their gutsy spirit and the 50,000 Eden Gardens crowd helped them to achieve the impossible. I remember bursting with joy after hearing the result on radio. Television was there but the news was first broadcast on radio I think
And, to top it all, there was a link with Indian football too:
"The day before the game, I stopped training and brought PK Banerjee [former India football captain and coach] to speak to the players, and motivate them. He used war analogies. That made a difference. It was almost like for seven hours we were at war."
Sambaran Banerjee, captain and wicketkeeper
The Great PK and his vocal tonic!!
Recently Saurashtra lost in 2013, 2016 and 2019 Finals.
Hope they make History tomorrow !!!