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        Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that winning an ICC tournament has become a ‘huge’ obsession for him and he along with the side want to chase this dream. Despite their dominance across all the formats, the Indian team has not managed to win any global team under the supervision of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri. Under Shastri as a head coach, India have competed in three global tournaments: the 2015 World Cup, the 2016 World T20 and the World Cup earlier this year in England. However, they were knocked out of the tournament after they stumbled in the semi-finals. ALSO READ: ‘Batted really well,’ Kohli lavishes praise on Windies batsmen after loss“Huge [obsession],” Shastri told India Today in an interview. “I am a winner, man. I have been part of a World Cup team that won in 1983. I have been part of a World Championship team that won in 1985. I’m a coach of the Indian team which has been … [Read more...] about ‘It is a bloody obsession. Get that right’: Ravi Shastri on Team India’s ambition

Indian batsman and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who has been at a receiving end of flak from veteran cricketer MS Dhoni's fans over his poor performance, seemed to have redeemed himself on Sunday when he played an outstanding knock in the first ODI against West Indies in Chennai. India got off to a very patchy start after losing their top order Rohit Sharma(36), KL Rahul(6) and Virat Kohli(4) early on in the innings. All thanks to some brilliant batting from Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer that the 'Men In Blue' managed to grab hold of the match. Pant played a flying knock of 71 runs off 69 balls laced with seven fours and a solitary six. He notched up his maiden ODI half-century enroute to his knock and appeared to have silenced some of his critics. The fans at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai validated Pant's brilliant performance when the elated crowd chanted his name thunderously at MS Dhoni's den.  Finally Everyone is shouting Rishabh Pant instead of Dhoni. … [Read more...] about India-West Indies: Chennai fans chant Rishabh Pant’s name at MS Dhoni’s den – WATCH

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you at 1 am. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.‘You are not alone’: Jamia’s V-C backs her students after violent protestsThe vice-chancellor of Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University, Najma Akhtar, has said she is deeply hurt by the way students were treated by the police and backed them after many of them were detained following a protest march against the citizenship law turned violent on Sunday. She was seen saying this in a video released by the varsity.Read moreDetained Jamia students released; protests in AMU, Hyderabad, Kolkata over clashesAs many as 50 Jamia Millia Islamia students who were detained after a clash with the Delhi cops were released in the early hours of Monday after being kept in the police stations for over six hours, police said. After the police crackdown on the Jamia students, protests erupted on the campuses across the country. … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times: Jamia Millia Islamia V-C backs her students after violent protests in Delhi and all the latest news at this hour

Australian great Shane Warne has called on Test selectors to pick uncapped Mitchell Swepson as a second spin option during the series against New Zealand. Warne declared Swepson the nation’s next best spin-bowling option behind established star Nathan Lyon and said the pair could play together in the third Test in Sydney. Stream the Australia v New Zealand Domain Test Series Live & Ad-Break Free During Play with KAYO SPORTS. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly> 'Bodyline' set to continue Cricket: Australian captain Tim Paine compared the bowling attack in the first test to the infamous bodyline series and expects it to continue heading into the final two tests in Melbourne and Sydney. Warne’s call comes amid growing concern for the lack of depth of Australia’s spin stocks, with 14 tweakers used at Test level since Warne’s retirement in 2007. Only Lyon and fellow offspinner Nathan Hauritz have managed to spend … [Read more...] about Shane Warne wants two spinners for SCG. And the selectors can’t play it safe