powerhitting

Playing a single shot 300 times a day in an isolated facility in Talegaon, working with a baseball coach to perfect the power game and painful blisters on his palms after continuous hours of range-hitting: all this and more went into the…

The Toronto Blue Jays selected power-hitting shortstop Arjun Nimmala with their top pick in baseball's amateur draft on Sunday night in Seattle.The 17-year-old Nimmala, from Strawberry Crest High School in the Tampa, Fla., region was picked…

NEW DELHI : Mumbai Indians hope Tim David's spectacular power-hitting display against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday shows the Australian can fill the void left by Kieron Pollard's retirement last year.Pollard, an explosive batter who could…

Tribune News Service Vinayak PadmadeoNew Delhi, January 5Former India wicketkeeper Sushma Verma, who last represented the country against South…

NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin once again showed his batting prowess to help India eke out a narrow three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second Test at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday.Reeling at 74/7 in their small…

Heather Graham became only the second woman cricketer from her country to take a T20 hat-trick as Australia crushed India by 54 runs in the final match to clinch the five-game series 4-1 on Tuesday. Graham (4/8 from 2 overs) was the star…

When the Indian team had descended in the national capital for a T20I against South Africa in June, Uttam Majumdar's phone rang and he was requested to visit Hotel ITC Maurya. At the other end of the call was his favourite ward, "apna…

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He is not the quintessential power-hitter. But, keeping in mind the Indian team's requirements ahead of next year's World Cup, Washington Sundar is working "specifically" on how to hit the ball long and hard. Known to rely more on timing…

Mohammad Rizwan in action© TwitterThe much-awaited India vs Pakistan Asia Cup encounter will be taking place on August 28. While the fans are eagerly waiting for the match day, players of both the sides are giving their all on the field…