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Yet another last over thriller ensued in the IPL 2024 on Wednesday with Delhi Capitals coming out victorious against Gujarat Titans. Rishabh Pant virtually sealed his spot as India's first choice wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup with a belligerent unbeaten half-century in Delhi Capitals' narrow four-run win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
As the T20 World Cup is nearing, more and more former cricketers and experts are sharing their opinions regarding the India squad that is set to be selected for the mega event. The team is likely to be announced by the end of this month with the players' form in the ongoing Indian Premier League definitely going to have a say in selection. Ahead of the team announcement, former India cricketer and ex-Chennai Super Kings star Ambati Rayudu has opined that Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya are not competing for the same spot as the two have different roles to play in the marquee tournament.
Rishabh Pant virtually sealed his spot as India's first choice wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup with a belligerent unbeaten half-century in Delhi Capitals' narrow four-run win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Skipper Pant and Axar Patel forged a blistering stand of 113 runs off 68 balls en route to quickfire individual half-centuries to power DC to 224 for 4 in their must-win game. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties, while Rashid Khan hit a 11-ball 21 not out but still couldn't take GT over the line, finishing at 220 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Rishabh Pant virtually sealed his spot as India's first choice wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup with a belligerent unbeaten half-century in Delhi Capitals' narrow four-run win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Skipper Pant and Axar Patel forged a blistering stand of 113 runs off 68 balls en route to quickfire individual half-centuries to power DC to 224 for 4 in their must-win game. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties, while Rashid Khan hit a 11-ball 21 not out but still couldn't take GT over the line, finishing at 220 for 8 in their 20 overs.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup in the Americas, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has thrown his weight behind Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson. India are expected to announce their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup later this week and Tharoor has re-iterated his support for Samson, who according to him should be picked by the selectors. This isn't the first time that Tharoor has openly came out in support of Samson over the lack of opportunities given to him by the Indian selectors.
Lovlina Borgohain is aware that fierce competition awaits her at the Paris Olympics but the ace Indian boxer is quietly confident of snaring a second successive Games medal, having found considerable success in her new category, which is also closer to her natural body weight. Following her bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics, Borgohain endured a tumultuous period when she made early exits from the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She eventually moved up to 75kg as her original 69kg category was scrapped from the Paris program.
Any sporting contest between India and Pakistan is one which widely followed with fervour and passion. The India vs Pakistan cricket contest is the pinnacle of it. Any match between the two teams divides opinions. Fans and experts from both the countries are more excited about this match than any other game. The same scenes were seen when India's Rana Singh and Pakistan's Shahzaib Rindh came up against each other in the Karate Combat last week. The intense battle saw the Pakistani athlete emerge triumphant 2-1. The contest went into the third round after Pakistan's Rizwan Ali and India's Himanshu Kaushik won the first and second match respectively.
Any discussion on the IPL 2024, these days, is almost always followed by whether any particular player is good enough for the T20 World Cup 2024 or not. The T20 World Cup will follow the IPL 2024 and the Indian cricket team for the marquee event will be announced in a week. There is a stiff competition all the the slots but going by form, it seems Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant has all but sealed his spot as the no. 1 wicketkeeper-batter.