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"1000 Times Better Than Me": Kapil Dev's Huge Compliment For India Star. Not Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma
Iconic former India all-rounder Kapil Dev feels Jasprit Bumrah is a "1000 times better" bowler than what he was at his prime. Bumrah, who has been doing exceptionally well in the ongoing T20 World Cup, snaring 11 wickets at an outstanding economy of 4.08 in the 23 overs he has bowled so far. "Bumrah is 1000 times better than me. These young boys are far better than us. We had more experience. They are better," Kapil told 'PTI Videos'.
India Posts Highest-Ever Score In Women's Test Cricket
India posted the biggest ever total in the history of women's Test cricket by scoring a mammoth 603 for six declared before South Africa Women fought valiantly through Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp on day two of the one-off Test, here Saturday. The hosts resumed the day at the overnight score of 525 for four with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh beginning the proceedings. Playing her fifth Test, the India skipper raised her maiden half-century in the long format, scoring 69 of 115 balls while Richa (86) also got her career-best knock of 86 to extend India's domination. They added 143 runs for the fifth wicket.
No Money From Sponsors, Indian Sprinter Surviving With Railways Job
Middle-distance runner Lili Das was seen as a big hope for Indian athletics when she burst onto the scene in 2016. But things worked out differently from there and eight years later, she is still seeking her first senior international medal. The absence of sponsors has prevented Lili from realising her full potential at the top level, but the feisty athlete from West Bengal is not giving up just yet, years after having created a national record in 1500m in the Federation Cup (Junior) in 2016.
Abhinav Bindra, India's First Individual Olympic Gold Medallist, Honoured Ahead Of Paris Olympics
India's first individual gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, and Paralympian Deepa Malik have been honoured with Special Recognition Awards at a ceremony celebrating Indians who have made a significant impact globally. India Global Forum's (IGF) annual UK-India Awards 2024 at Fairmont Windsor Park, near London, on Thursday evening, honoured the sporting legends alongside a ‘Global Indian Icon Award' for social crusader Arunachalam Muruganantham, in recognition of his revolutionary work in menstrual hygiene captured in the 2018 Akshay Kumar film ‘Pad Man'. Lord Anthony Bamford, founder of multinational construction giant JCB, was honoured with the Lifetime Contribution to UK-India Relations.
T20 World Cup 2024 Final: "Don't Mess Around With Rohit Sharma" - England Great's Big Warning Ahead Of South Africa Clash
Former England cricket team skipper Nasser Hussain was all praise for Rohit Sharma and he explained the India star's captaincy style as "iron fist in a velvet glove". Rohit has led the Indian cricket team by example as they are currently unbeaten ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa on Saturday. In a video released by ICC on social media ahead of the summit clash, Hussain said that although no one can mess with him, Rohit is like a "big brother" for the players in the side and his style of leadership actually has a calming effect on the players in the side.
Praggnanandhaa Settles For Draw vs Gukesh In All-Indian Clash
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa missed out on becoming a joint leader at the the Superbet Classic chess tournament after settling for a draw against compatriot D Gukesh in the third round here. After losing to Gukesh in the last Candidates tournament in April earlier this year, Praggnanandhaa had a great opportunity to equalise the score this year but could not find a winning continuation after Gukesh spoiled a drawn endgame. The Catalan opening saw Gukesh sacrificing a pawn early and Praggnanandhaa had his share of counterplay on the Queen side. As things unfolded, Gukesh recovered the pawn with an optical advantage with his Knight against a slightly bad Bishop of Praggnanandhaa.
South Africa vs India, T20 World Cup Final: Rohit Sharma Hailed By Virat Kohli's Childhood Coach
The entire country is sending their best wishes and prayers to Team India as they prepare to take on South Africa in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on Saturday, June 29. Ahead of the highly-anticipated encounter which could potentially end India's 11-year title drought in ICC tournaments, India star batter Virat Kohli's childhood coach and Dronacharya awardee Rajkumar Sharma spoke to IANS in an exclusive conversation and shared his thoughts on the side's performance so far.