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Watch: Sunil Gavaskar Meets Babar Azam At Dining Area, This Happens Next
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar had an unexpected encounter with Pakistan captain Babar Azam in New York. The duo were involved in an intimate chat after bumping into each other in the dining area of an hotel. While Babar is in the Big Apple for the ongoing T20 World Cup, Gavaskar is also part of the commentary team for the tournament. In a video uploaded by Pakistan cricket, Gavaskar can be seen explaining something with Babar carefully listening to the living legend.
Boxer Amit Panghal Clinches Paris Olympics Spot
Amit Panghal's comeback to the Indian team culminated in an Olympic quota as the world championships silver medallist boxer qualified for the Paris Games with a quarterfinal win in the 2nd World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Sunday. Panghal, India's lone male world championship silver medallist, notched a hard-fought 5-0 win over China's Chuang Liu for a ticket to his second Olympic Games. He thus joins the quartet of Nishant Dev (71kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg). All of them have booked Olympic berths.
India Coach Igor Stimac Calls Upcoming Match Against Kuwait "Career Changing" For His Team
Indian football team coach Igor Stimac on Sunday said the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Kuwait could "change the careers" of his players and described it as a "huge game". India will take on Kuwait at the Salt Lake Stadium in their penultimate second-round game, which will be followed by the away match against Qatar on June 11. Despite their shocking loss to lower-ranked Afghanistan in the home leg match in Guwahati in March, India can still make a maiden entry into the third round of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2024 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live?
T20 World Cup 2024 Opening Ceremony Live Streaming: The opening ceremony for the T20 World Cup 2024 is scheduled to take place on June 2, ahead of Match no.2 between West Indies and Papua New Guinea in Guyana. Talking about the line-up, several DJs and singers from the Caribbean are set to perform at the ceremony. The list includes top names like David Rudder, Ravi B, Erphaan Alves, DJ Ana and Ultra. The T20 World Cup already kick-started with co-hosts USA defeating Canada in the opening match by seven wickets.
T20 World Cup: Mitchell Marsh Hopes To Bowl In Later Stage Of Tournament
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh hopes to return to bowling at the back end of the T20 World Cup and will start the tournament as pure batter. Marsh is still recovering from his hamstring injury that ruled him out of the Indian Premier League in April this year. He returned to action for Australia in the warm-up games against Namibia and West Indies but did not bowl in either match. "Yeah, I won't be bowling early on in the tournament. And I always joke as captain - I hope I won't bowl late in the tournament either. But yeah, I'll progress that slowly over the next 10-12 days and hopefully be available for them at the back end of the tournament," ESPNcricinfo quoted Marsh as saying.
"World No. 2 In The Bag": Anand Mahindra's Viral Post For R Praggnanandhaa
Sharing the video of R Praggnanandhaa's swagger walk after winning against world number two Fabiano Caruana in classical chess at the ongoing Norway Chess tournament on Sunday, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra highlighted the Indian prodigy's newest achievement and said "now it was the world no. 2 in the bag." Earlier in the tournament, Praggnanandhaa toppled World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in Round 3. The Indian has now pulled off the remarkable feat of beating the world numbers one and two in the same tournament.
Indian golfer Ashok aims for consistency ahead of Paris Games
Aditi Ashok's consistency over four rounds at the Tokyo Olympics nearly proved enough to clinch an unlikely podium spot, and the 26-year-old believes she needs to rediscover it if she hopes to go a step further and win a medal at this year's Paris Games.