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www.desitalkchicago.com – that’s all you need to know 31 SPORTS January 20, 2023 A fter being away from the game for more than three months, India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has set his eyes on a return to the national side, in white- colored clothing, which could possibly happen during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia which will start from February 9 onwards. Jadeja took to Twitter to express how he “misses” his Indian jersey and hopes to take to the field wearing it soon. He posted a picture of his Test jersey, numbered eight. “Missed you. But soon,” said Jadeja’s post caption. In a boost for India, star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is expected to make a comeback and play in Saurashtra’s final Ranji Trophy match, which begins on January 24, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Jadeja had to leave Asia Cup last September to undergo sur- gery on his right knee. The injury caused him to miss the ICC T20World Cup in Australia, where India bowed out in the semis after a humiliating ten-wicket loss to England. He is currently finishing up his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, and the selectors have named him in the 17-man Test squad for the first half of the four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which starts in Nagpur on February 9. The second Test of the series will be played in Delhi followed by the final two Tests in Dharamsala and Ahmedabad. -ANI Ravindra Jadeja Eyes National Side Return During Border-Gavaskar Trophy Against Australia India Registers Biggest Win In Odi History, First Team To Emerge Victorious By Margin Of 300 Runs Or More T eam India became the first-ever team in ODI (One Day International) cricket to register a win by 300 runs or more, becoming the team with the biggest victory margin in terms of runs in the history of 50-over format on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. The Men in Blue accomplished this during their third and final ODI against Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram. Centuries fromVirat Kohli (166*) and opener Shubman Gill (116) powered India to 390/5 in their 50 overs. In their chase of 391, Lanka did not put up even an inch of fight and the match appeared to be over after Moham- med Siraj (4/32) delivered a brutal powerplay spell. The visitors were bundled out for 73 runs and India won the match by 317 runs. Previously, the biggest win by runs in ODI cricket was recorded by New Zealand. Back in July 2008 at Aberdeen, they defeated Ireland by 290 runs after setting up for them a target of 403 runs. Coming to the match, a destructive powerplay spell fromMohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall for the third straight ODI, helping the hosts clinch a massive 317-run win in the final ODI at Kerala on Sunday. With this, India has won the ODI series 3-0. Chasing 391, Sri Lanka once again experienced troubles in tackling Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. The pacer wasted no time and dismissed opener Avishka Fernando (1) and Kusal Mendis (4), reducing SL to 22/2 in four overs. Sri Lanka was looking forward to build a partnership after this. However, Siraj did not let the visitors catch a break. After his senior pace partner Mohammed Shami sent back Charith Asalanka for just one run, the 28-year- old pacer continued his powerplay exploits, dismissing Nuwanidu Fernando (19), who was the only double-digit scorer for SL till yet and all-rounderWanindu Hasaranga de Silva (1). At the end of the first mandatory powerplay, SL was 39/5, with Chamika Karunaratne (1*) joined by skipper Dasun Shanaka (4*). Siraj could simply do no wrong as he ran out Karunaratne for just one. The alarms sounded wildly for the Asian champions, who were reduced to 39/6. Sri Lanka managed to cross the 50-run mark in 14.2 overs. But it was Kuldeep Yadav, which gave India spin its first success of the match, dismissing skipper Shanaka for 11 off 26 balls. Shami dismissed DunithWellalage for just three runs, continuing SL’s downward spiral. The visitors were left reeling at 51/8. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Lahiru Kumara for nine off 19 balls, ending the first 20-run plus stand of SL’s innings. Kuldeep got his second wicket of the match. With the last batter Ashen Bandara retired hurt, SL was deemed all out at 73 and India registered a massive 317-run win to clean sweep the series. Siraj was the pick of the bowlers for India, taking 4/32. Kuldeep and Shami also took two wickets each. Earlier, centuries fromVirat Kohli and Shubhman Gill helped India post a mammoth total of 390 runs against Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Virat (166*) played a breathtaking knock while Gill (116) played a scintillating knock to present a strong case for himself as Rohit Sharma’s batting partner for the upcomingWorld Cup. The former India captain was also involved in two-century stands. Kasun Rajitha picked two wickets for the visitors. Opting to bat first, the opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubhman Gill started steadily. But once they got their eyes set, the pair went ballistic and began to find boundaries regularly. The hosts were 11/0 at the end of four overs but went hell for leather in the next six to take India to 75/0 at the end of 10 overs with the Indian captain batting at 36(32) and Gill 35(28). Rohit looked set for a big score after miss- ing out in the first two ODIs but was dismissed in the 16th over by Chamika Karunaratne for 42(49). The right- hander’s downfall came off a short-pitched delivery, try- ing to send it over the fence but could only time it to find Avishka Fernando at deep backward square leg. However, Gill continued his rich vein of form in ODIs and ensured that the hosts kept scoring at a brisk rate. Virat Kohli took the attack to the Sri Lankan bowlers right from the word go. Gill survived a close call in the 24th over againstWanindu Hasaranga after being struck on the pads while attempting a sweep. The right-hander then went on to score his second ODI hundred off just 89 balls in the 31st over. Virat too reached his half-century in the same over helping extend India’s dominance in the match. The Indian opener struck four boundaries in the next over against Jeffrey Vandersay before being dismissed for 116(97) that included 14 boundaries and two massive sixes. Gill shared a massive 131-run partnership with the former India captain. Virat had a stroke of luck when batting on 82(76), Vandersay misjudged a catch on the ropes and failed to grab the catch. The 34-year-old made the most of the reprieve and went on to smash his 46th ODI century. Shreyas Iyer too made use of the excellent batting con- ditions on offer and kept striking boundaries regularly but was dismissed for 38(32) in the quest for more quick runs. KL Rahul (7) and Suryakumar Yadav (4) perished while trying to end the Indian innings with a flourish. Both the batters were dismissed in deep extra cover while trying to send the ball over the ropes. ‘King Kohli’ as he is known by his fans, unleashed a flurry of strokes after reaching his hundred. The right- hander struck seven sixes after reaching his hundred and raced to 166* in the last over. He struck two sixes in the last over to help India end with 390/5 in the second ODI. Brief score: India 390/5 (Virat Kohli 166*, Shubhman Gill 116; Kasun Rajitha 2-81) defeat Sri Lanka 73 (Nu- wanidu Fernando 19, Kasun Rajitha 13*, Mohammed Siraj 4/32). -ANI PhotoTwitter CricTracker India vs Sri Lanka ODI. Jan. 15, 2023. India To Make Debut At ISA World Surfing Games 2023 I ndia will make its debut at the Inter- national Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games with surfers Ajeesh Ali, Sanjay Selvamani, Siv- araj Babu, and Ramesh Budihal competing in the annual event in May-June of this year. The Indian surfers will fly to El Salvador to participate in the tour- nament that has been contested since 1964. The Surfing Federation of India (SFI) chose the four-member Indian surfing team after a three-stage se- lection procedure. The ISAWorld Surfing Games 2023 will also serve as a qualifying event for the Olym- pic Games in Paris in 2024. Surfing made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, with two medal events: men’s and women’s short- board. Italo Ferreira of Brazil and Carissa Moore of the United States won gold medals in the men’s and women’s events, respectively. Meanwhile, 48 athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 Olym- pic Games, 24 in the women’s cat- egory and 24 in the men’s. This is eight more than the number of competi- tors in Tokyo 2020. The four-member Indian team is now in Sri Lanka for a 14- day training camp led by India’s surfing coach, Patrick Ren- aud, a former South African professional surfer who coached the English Surf team to fourth place in the European Surfing Championships. After the Sri Lanka camp, the Indian surf- ing team will continue to train under Patrick Renaud and will most likely compete in international tournaments in the Maldives and Sri Lanka to gain exposure ahead of the El Salvador tournament. -ANI PhotoTwitter @ Sfisurfing Surfing Federation Of India posts pictures in May 2022.

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