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'Common Sense Lacking': Ex-India Star's Damning Verdict On Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir After New Zealand Loss

As India collapsed to 46 all out in the first Test against New Zealand, former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari criticised not only India's selection, but also the apparent lack of common sense in certain decisions taken by the team. Tiwary criticised captain Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir, emphasizing that their decision to bat despite an entire day being washed out due to rain as a bizarre decision. He also critiqued Gambhir further for not being able to guide Rohit Sharma in his selection process.

"Gaaliyan De Rahe...": Pakistan Star Blasted By Compatriot For Aggressive Send-Off To Abhishek Sharma

The Indian cricket team's performance at the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup has been great. With victories against Pakistan and UAE, the Tilak Varma-led team are in the semi-final. Stars like Abhishek Sharma, Ramandeep Singh and others have been performing well. In the match against Pakistan, a face-off between India's star batter Abhishek Sharma and Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem hogged limelight. Openers Abhishek and Prabhsimran took India off to a flying start against by scoring 68 runs in the powerplay. Pakistan then brought left-arm spinner Muqeem into the attack and he struck on the very first ball. While a celebration from Pakistan was quite obvious, Muqeem incited Abhishek by giving him a fiery send-off.

"State Governments Need To Recognize Players": India Chess Veteran Tania Sachdev At NDTV World Summit

India chess veteran Tania Sachdev urged state governments to come out and support players in different sports in order to maintain and develop a pipeline of young players. Sachdev, who was part of India's historic double gold campaign at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024, spoke about this in a candid discussion at the NDTV World Summit. Alongside Vantika Agrawal, who was also part of the women's team that clinched gold, Sachdev also reminisced the victorious day and the pre-planned celebrations.

Vinesh Phogat Breaks Silence On Sakshi Malik's 'Greed' Allegation, Says "No One Gave..."

Vinesh Phogat responded to allegations from Sakshi Malik that the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh developed cracks when "people close to" Vinesh began to fill her mind with "greed". Sakshi also alleged that Vinesh and Bajrang Punia's decision to accept exemption from Asian Games trails also tarnished the image of the protests. However, Vinesh dismissed any such speculations and said that they fought for a good cause before adding that if speaking up for athletes is "greed", then she will continue to have such "greed".

India Star's Gymkhana Membership Revoked Over Father's 'Religious' Activity

Khar Gymkhana has revoked the membership of Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues. The decision was made unanimously during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Gymkhana, following complaints from several members regarding the misuse of membership privileges by her father, Ivan Rodrigues. According to Shiv Malhotra, a member of the managing committee of Khar Gymkhana, Ivan Rodrigues had been booking the Presidential Hall at concessional rates using Jemimah's membership. These bookings were allegedly for organizing religious activities, which is a violation of Article 4 of the Gymkhana's by-laws. Malhotra and other members noticed these activities and, upon investigation, discovered that around 35 such events had taken place over the past year and a half.

Commonwealth Games Decision To Drop Badminton, Hockey Aimed To 'Stunt' India: Pullela Gopichand

The legendary Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event as it is aimed at "stunting" India's progress. In a blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket, table tennis and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly and free of "operational risks".

Gary Neville's new global job at Man United explained days after Sir Alex Ferguson's exit

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has landed a new role at at the club just days after news broke of Sir Alex Ferguson's ambassadorial contract coming to an end. The 49-year-old was on freelance ambassador duties for the Reds in India, according to The Sun.

Diego Forlan set to make pro doubles debut at 45

Former Manchester United and Uruguay forward Diego Forlan is set to make his professional tennis debut in an ATP doubles event in his homeland next month.

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'Common Sense Lacking': Ex-India Star's Damning Verdict On Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir After New Zealand Loss

"Gaaliyan De Rahe...": Pakistan Star Blasted By Compatriot For Aggressive Send-Off To Abhishek Sharma

"State Governments Need To Recognize Players": India Chess Veteran Tania Sachdev At NDTV World Summit

Vinesh Phogat Breaks Silence On Sakshi Malik's 'Greed' Allegation, Says "No One Gave..."

India Star's Gymkhana Membership Revoked Over Father's 'Religious' Activity

Commonwealth Games Decision To Drop Badminton, Hockey Aimed To 'Stunt' India: Pullela Gopichand

Gary Neville's new global job at Man United explained days after Sir Alex Ferguson's exit

Diego Forlan set to make pro doubles debut at 45