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Dan Lawrence Named As Harry Brook's Replacement In England's Squad For India Tests

England batter Dan Lawrence has been roped in as a replacement for young batter Harry Brook, who has pull out of the five Test India series starting from January 25. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that Lawrence will be joining the team within the next 24 hours. "Surrey's Dan Lawrence to join the England Men's Test squad in the next 24 hours. #INDvENG," said ECB in a tweet. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday confirmed that star batter Harry Brook will miss the India Test tour due to personal reasons.

Sunil Gavaskar's "Viratball" Warning To England's "Bazball" Ahead Of Test Series

Will England's ‘Bazball' succeed in India? This is a question the entire cricketing universe is asking ahead of the 5-match series between the two countries. As India and England gear up for the red-ball assignment, many see Egland's attacking approach as their biggest weapon against Indian spinners. Indian spinners tend to dominate in home conditions, no matter the team they are up against. But, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar thinks India have ‘Viratball' to counter England's ‘Bazball' in the next assignment.

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Ends Runner-Up

Home favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in a tense final against world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Sang Jae at India Open, settling for their second successive runners-up finish in New Delhi Sunday. Satwik and Chirag, the Asian Games champions, lost 21-15 11-21 18-21 to Kang and Seo after the two pairs fought for 65 minutes in what was some breath-taking badminton at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium. The Indian duo, which won the 2022 edition, had finished second best at the Malaysia Super 1000 last week as well.

Handing over of 15th consignment of humanitarian aid from India to Ukraine

Ambassador Shri Harsh Kumar Jain handed over the 15th consignment of humanitarian aid from the Government and people of India, comprising ten 30 KVA generators, to Ms. Nataliya Lipska, Director of the “Kryla Nadiyi” Charitable Fund, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Maksym Kozytskyy, Head of the Lviv Regional State Administration, at the Lviv State Lyceum, on 19 January 2024. The aid was provided at the request of Lviv Regional State Administration. Mr. Kozytskyy thanked the Government and people of India, on behalf of the people of the region, for responding to his request. He informed that the generators will be provided to eight educational institutions in the region to support their educational process.

Tai Tzu Ying Wins India Open Women's Singles Title

An inspired Tai Tzu Ying secured her first women's singles India Open title with a dominating straight-game win over Chen Yu Fei in New Delhi on Sunday. The former world number one from Chinese Taipei, who is set to retire after this season, used her cross court smashes and delightful drops to completely outplay her Chinese rival 21-16 21-12 in the summit clash which was a rematch of the Tokyo Olympic final. On that evening, the Chinese had the last laugh but Tai Tzu on Sunday showed why she is revered as one of the greatest players of the game with a masterclass performance at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium here.

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enters Final With Convincing Victory

Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were a step away from their first title of the season, progressing to a second successive final with a victory over Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia at the India Open Super 750 on Saturday. World No. 2 Indians, who had finished runner-up at Malaysia Open Super 1000 last week, showed nerves of steel as they kept a sustained pressure on Aaron and Soh, the 2022 World champions, to eke out a 21-18 21-14 in a thrilling semifinal clash. Satwik broke into a dance as Chirag jumped into his arms as the duo celebrated after they won 11 of the last 12 points in the second game to emerge victories. It was only their third win against the Malaysian combination.

"Kabaddi": Shikhar Dhawan Hilariously Mocks Mohammad Rizwan Over Viral Act

Mohammad Rizwan's fighting knock couldn't prevent another defeat for Pakistan in the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday. Rizwan hit an unbeaten 90 to take Pakistan Pakistan to a fighting score of 158 on a difficult batting track. Apart from his batting, Rizwan also caught the attention of the fans with his hilarious antics on the ground. Veteran India batter Shikhar Dhawan was also amazed by Rizwan as he trolled the batter for his hilarious running between the wickets.

England Star Returns Home, Withdraws From India Tests Over 'Personal Reasons'

England's Harry Brook will miss the five-match Test series against India as the middle-order batsman will return home with immediate effect because of personal reasons, the ECB announced on Sunday. The England and Wales Cricket Board said it will announce a replacement for Brook in due course for the series, beginning at Hyderabad from Thursday. Brook had travelled to Abu Dhabi with the team for a preparatory camp ahead of the series. “Harry Brook is set to return home with immediate effect for personal reasons from the England Men's Test tour of India. He will not be returning to India,” the ECB statement read.

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Dan Lawrence Named As Harry Brook's Replacement In England's Squad For India Tests

Sunil Gavaskar's "Viratball" Warning To England's "Bazball" Ahead Of Test Series

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Ends Runner-Up

Handing over of 15th consignment of humanitarian aid from India to Ukraine

Tai Tzu Ying Wins India Open Women's Singles Title

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enters Final With Convincing Victory

"Kabaddi": Shikhar Dhawan Hilariously Mocks Mohammad Rizwan Over Viral Act

England Star Returns Home, Withdraws From India Tests Over 'Personal Reasons'