SPORTS

The over from hell began about half an hour before the close, the ground bathed in sunlight a shade of extreme troll: all day absent only to turn up when there's barely an hour left. It was the 22nd over of an England innings that had begun nearly seven hours ago.

Three breaks for rain meant Mohammed Shami was bowling his 11th consecutive over without undue strain. Shami is not the most famous Lala in cricket. But with his thinning hair and permanent air of a character who has accidentally strolled out from a Netflix series on the badlands of Uttar Pradesh, he is a very endearing one.

The India cricket team now has another new captain in the form of Dinesh Karthik for the two warm-up games scheduled to be played against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire ahead of the limited-overs leg starting from Thursday, July 7 2022. Karthik will lead the Indian team as the Test team battle it out against England at Edgbaston which will decide the fate of the Test series that the visitors are leading 2-1.

The second-string team, similar to the one that took on Ireland, a couple of days back will play Derbyshire on July 1 and Northamptonshire on July 3 with Hardik Pandya to be the lone player not available for selection. Pandya has been reportedly rested for both the warm-up games. The match is set to begin at 9pm IST.

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. Games should be an integral part of our life. A proper balance should be maintained between work and games. Sports have great significance in human life. Sports is a physical activity that keeps us fit, healthy and makes us active. Sports is played all over the country. Sports create stability and concentration in the mind Sports also help in uplifting a nation’s economy. It eliminates the risk of a person from catching any disease. In the Olympic games, famous athletes from all over the world get medals by performing well in sports and making a name for themselves. Every sport has a set of rules that the players of the sport follow. Some of the sports include – Football, Badminton, Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball etc. Sportsmen like Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Sania Nehwal, Sakshi Malik, Sachin Tendulkar has brought a lot of fame to the country. Football is a game that millions of people around the world play. Football is not merely a game to entertain people, but at the same time it holds an incredible power to unite the world. “Aap Khelo, Mauka Hum Denge” is an initiative started by India Khelo Football that pledges to provide a platform to the young players, who are keen to pursue their dream of playing football in international circuit. 

 I was not a child, who had great interest in sports but when I used to see others playing, I started building interest. Football became one of my favorite sports. I used to play football in my school times and was a champion in that game. Football is a game which requires a lot of strength and stamina.  I have won most of the games. The object of this game is to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal, using any part of the body except the hands and arms. The team which scores more goals, wins the game. The game last for 90 minutes and is divided into halves. This game has two teams of 11 players in each. In order to oppose the goal made of players of the opponent team, there is a goal-keeper on both sides. A team having more goals is declared as the winner. The game football is conducted by two linesmen, one on each side and by a referee.

Football has been a source of immense 

enjoyment and excitement. Cristiano Ronaldo

 is the world most famous footballer. 

He always had a passion over football since

 his childhood. Ronaldo started his football

 career as a youth. Cristiano has played all the 

levels like he played in a loofa champions league against Manchester United. 

India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is relishing the challenge of being in "deep water" against revitalised England. Bumrah has replaced regular skipper Rohit Sharma for the long-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston after the opener was ruled out on Thursday with a bout of Covid-19. The fast bowler has been preferred as captain to Virat Kohli, even though the former India skipper is in the squad. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been named as Bumrah's vice-captain at Edgbaston.

Friday's match should have been played in Manchester last September only to be postponed just hours before the scheduled start because of coronavirus concerns within the India camp.

Former batter Kevin Pietersen reckoned that facing India won't be as easy for England as locking horns with New Zealand. The Three Lions, recently, defeated The Black Caps 3-0 following their victory in the third Test at Headingley in Leeds.

The England batters, especially Jonny Bairstow, played at a strike rate in excess of 100 and didn't allow the New Zealand bowlers to settle into any sort of rhythm. Pietersen, however, felt that the Indian bowlers wouldn't mind the England batters playing their shots against them.

Pietersen also said that apart from their skipper Kane Williamson and fast bowler, Trent Boult, the Kiwis haven't had star performers.