Watch: ‘You’re the chess player amongst the cricketers’, chess great Viswanathan Anand hails Ravichandran Ashwin | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin was widely lauded for playing his 100th Test for India, reaching the milestone in the fifth Test against England at Dharamshala.The veteran off-spinner marked the occasion by taking 4 wickets as England were bowled out for 218 on the first day after opting to bat.After the day’s play the Indian…

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From Rohit Sharma to Sachin Tendulkar: Sports stars invited for Ram temple inauguration | Cricket News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar, two-time World Cup winning captain MS Shoni, current India captain Rohit Sharma and chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand are among a wide array of sporting personalities who have been invited for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next week. Former India captains Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Anil…

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R Praggnanandhaa becomes India No. 1 after beating world champion Ding Liren at Tata Steel Masters

[ad_1] Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa continued to script records as the chess prodigy became the No. 1-ranked Indian player for the first time in his career. Praggnanandhaa achieved the feat on Tuesday, January 16 at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, after defeating reigning world champion Ding Liren. 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa went past his idol…

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