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Igor Stimac Warns India 'Storm Is Coming' Against Australia At Asian Cup

India coach Igor Stimac warned his players "a storm is coming" as they prepare to face a physical Australia on Saturday in their Asian Cup opener. Graham Arnold's imposing side are one of the favourites and a major threat from set pieces, with Scotland-born defender Harry Souttar bagging 10 goals in 21 international appearances. "It's going to be a very difficult match for us because we all know the strength of Australia," Stimac said on Friday in Doha.

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Men's Doubles Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Loses

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their impressive run to advance to the men's doubles quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth failed to cross the second round at Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Mohali on Thursday. World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag, who had a stellar run in 2023 with six titles, beat France's world No. 36 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-11 21-18 to set up a clash with China's world No. 32 He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu.

"Kis Line Mai Aa Gaye Aap": Internet Reacts To Yuzvendra Chahal's Picture With Social Media Sensation Orry

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal recently partied with social media influencer Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry. Chahal shared the picture of his with Orry and captioned it, "Long lost brothers." The netizens were quick to react to the pictures shared by the spinner and soon the comment box was flooded with messages. "Are yuzi bhai ye kis line me aa gaye aap... (Yuzi brother, which line have you joined?)," wrote a fan. "Looks like you guys are siblings," wrote another fan on the pictures that have gone viral on social media.

Shivam Dube Joins Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh In Elite List With Match-Winning T20I Performance vs Afghanistan

Shivam Dube was the top performer for the Indian cricket team as the Rohit Sharma-led side defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20I encounter in Mohali on Thursday. Dube slammed an unbeaten 60 off just 40 balls and even took the important wicket of Ibrahim Zadran as he conceded just nine runs in his two overs while bowling. Thanks to his all-round show, Dube became the fourth Indian cricketer ever to score 50 or more runs and take a wicket in a T20I match. Yuvraj Singh has achieved the feat thrice, Virat Kohli twice while all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the last one to do it.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty Enter Men's Doubles Semifinals, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Lose In Malaysia Open

Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semifinal after humbling China's Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The world number 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the rallies and were also proactive at the net to eke out a dominating 21-11 21-8 win over world no. 32 Yu and Ting in just 35 minutes. The second-seeded Indians will face either Korea's Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae or third seeded Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.

Deal secured to keep Metrolink trams on the tracks

A new three-year deal between Metrolink and its operating company has been announced by transport chiefs.

On Virat Kohli Breaking Sachin Tendulkar's Records, West Indies Legend Says "Can Achieve Anything"

Legendary West Indies skipper Clive Llyod backed Virat Kohli to break Sachin Tendulkar's record of scoring 100 centuries in international cricket and said that the star India batter can achieve "anything he wants". Kohli currently has 80 centuries in his international career - 29 in Tests, 50 in ODIs and one in T20 Internationals. With a stacked cricketing calendar ahead with World Test Championship (WTC), T20 World Cup and multiple ODI series, Kohli will have ample opportunities to add more centuries to his name and Llyod told the media during an event that the India star is 'young enough' to go for the achievement.

Ishan Kishan's First Reaction Since Rahul Dravid's 'Domestic Cricket' Message

There have been a lot of speculation regarding wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan not being included in the Indian cricket team squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan. India took a 1-0 lead in the series after beating Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the opener in Mohali last night. Kishan has been out of action since opting out of the South Africa Test series in December 2023. Reports had stated that his trip to Dubai and appearance in a television game show may have resulted in the team management not selecting him for the series.

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Igor Stimac Warns India 'Storm Is Coming' Against Australia At Asian Cup

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Men's Doubles Quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth Loses

"Kis Line Mai Aa Gaye Aap": Internet Reacts To Yuzvendra Chahal's Picture With Social Media Sensation Orry

Shivam Dube Joins Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh In Elite List With Match-Winning T20I Performance vs Afghanistan

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty Enter Men's Doubles Semifinals, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Lose In Malaysia Open

Deal secured to keep Metrolink trams on the tracks

On Virat Kohli Breaking Sachin Tendulkar's Records, West Indies Legend Says "Can Achieve Anything"

Ishan Kishan's First Reaction Since Rahul Dravid's 'Domestic Cricket' Message