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MUMBAI :Five sports, including cricket and flag football, proposed for inclusion at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics were approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday, leaving them with one last hurdle to seal their Olympic spots.
Team India continued with their fiery performance and registered their second win in the ongoing ODI World Cup, with a eight-wicket win over Afghanistan. Opting to bat first, Afghanistan posted a total of 272/8 in 50 overs with Jasprit Bumrah taking a four-wicket haul. Later, skipper Rohit Sharma hammered a century as the hosts chased down the target in just 35 overs. Apart from such a brilliant chase, it was Shardul Thakur's fantastic catch which grabbed a lot of limelight.
Virat Kohli is such a big-match player, be it against Pakistan, Australia, or England, you have to back him. He knows how to construct his innings in a high-pressure encounter. Be it while setting a target or chasing. Babar Azam is a marvelous player. Though he hasn't scored big runs in the first two encounters, Pakistan would be hoping that the captain comes good in the big encounter against India.
Only a day remains before high-profile India vs Pakistan contest begins in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, but there still remains a sense of mystery over the status of Shubman Gill's availability. The opening batter, who was down with dengue fever for a few days, hit the nets on Thursday, two days before the start of the Indo-Pak contest in Ahmedabad. But, is he fully fit to feature against Pakistan? If Shubman joining his teammates in Ahmedabad and batting in the nets for an hour is a hint, the former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector feels the talented batter will ‘definitely play' against Babar Azam's men.
England all-rounder Chris Woakes feels that home advantage definitely makes things easier and favourable for India in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup but his side is motivated to "knock them off their perch". Defending champions England will be playing their third WC match against Afghanistan in Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. After a nine-wicket defeat to 2019 finalists New Zealand in the tournament opener, England got back on track with a 137-run win over Bangladesh.
Indian batter Shubman Gill was named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday. After accruing 480 ODI runs at an average of 80 in September, Gill overcame fast bowler Mohammed Siraj and England's opener Dawid Malan to win the prize. Gill scored 302 runs at an average of 75.5 at the Asia Cup, including an unbeaten 27* when India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu sailed into the quarterfinals of the women's singles event of the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth in men's singles in Vantaa on Thursday. Sindhu, seeded eighth here, took just 38 minutes to breeze past Chinese Taipei's Wen Chi Hsu 21-11 21-10. Sindhu will next play Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam. However, the tournament ended for Srikanth and Kiran George in men's singles.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to organise a pre-match show featuring some of the finest musicians in the country ahead of the high-profile Cricket World Cup 2023 contest against Pakistan. The match, which is to be held in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, is already in the spotlight for what it has to offer on the cricket front. The musical performances, however, are set to add to its glamour on Saturday. As revealed by the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI), some astounding singers of the country will perform in a pre-match show at the venue.