Kohli, Bumrah maintain top spots in ODI rankings
Dubai: Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have maintained their respective top spots in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings.Kohli is sitting pretty at the top of the rankings for batsmen with 895 rating points. He is followed by Rohit Sharma who has been in sensational form in all the three formats of the game in 2019.In the bowlers’ rankings, Bumrah has also maintained his numero uno spot. He is sitting at the No. 1 position with 797 rating points and is followed by New Zealand’s Trent Boult.Hardik Pandya is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 all-rounders, with 246 rating points. England’s World Cup hero Ben Stokes tops the chart with 319 rating points, followed by Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan.India, who won the just-concluded three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, are scheduled to play two Test matches against their Asian neighbours beginning Thursday.After that, the Men in Blue will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against the West Indies beginning December 6. (IANS)
IOCL retain Beighton Cup
Kolkata: Indian Oil Corporation Limited blanked Punjab National Bank 2-0 to successfully defend their title at the All India Beighton Cup Hockey tournament at SAI Complex here on Tuesday. Both the goals came in the third quarter with Karajwinder Singh and Gurjinder Singh scoring in space of three minutes. IOCL drew the first blood in the 41st minute while dragflicker Gurjinder scored through a penalty corner in the 44th minute. In the last edition, IOCL had got the better of ONGC. (PTI)
Phogat set for MMA debut
New Delhi: Commonwealth gold medallist wrestler, Ritu Phogat will make her Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against South Korea’s Nam Hee Kim in “ONE Championship: Age of Dragons” at Beijing, China this Saturday. Ritu had joined Singapore’s Evolve MMA earlier this year and has been training since then to prepare for her professional debut on ONE Championship’s global stage. Ritu’s decision to join MMA has created massive buzz in the Indian combat sports community, where her potential for success in the ONE Atomweight division which includes superstars like Angela Lee, Stamp Fairtex and Bi Nyugen is a huge topic of discussion. Arjan Singh Bhullar, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist in wrestling who became a successful Mixed Martial Artist at the highest level, believes Ritu can go very far with the right approach. (UNI)
Kathuniya gets discus bronze
Dubai: Three foul attempts, but promising Indian thrower Yogesh Kathuniya didn’t give up hope to claim the bronze medal in men’s discus throw F56 final at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. In doing so, Kathuniya also booked the seventh Tokyo 2020 qualification spot for India in Para Athletics, before Praveen Kumar joined him with a fourth-place finish in the men’s high jump T64 final. He attained a personal best clearing the bar at 1.92 metres. (IANS)