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Suryakumar Yadav "Surely An X-factor": India Great Backs Star Batter For World Cup

Former India batter Virender Sehwag feels Suryakumar Yadav can be the "x-factor" for the Rohit Sharma-led side, heading into next month's ODI World Cup on home soil. Suryakumar struck a flawless 49 ball 50, which included five fours and a six, in the first ODI against Australia in Mohali. The star batter, who had been going throw a slump in the 50-over format, ended a 21-match drought with an ODI fifty. Sehwag hailed Suryakumar after his knock, saying not many batters can create fear in the minds of opposition.

"Getting Sympathy Is Easy But...": S Sreesanth Rips Into Sanju Samson

Since the Indian squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 was announced, the chatter in the Indian cricketing fraternity has been around Sanju Samson's absence. The wicket-keeper batter found no place in the 15-man squad for the World Cup and wasn't picked for the Australia ODI series too. As fans contemplate whether Samson deserved to be picked in India's ODI team, at least for the Australia series, former India pacer S Sreesanth expressed his disappointment at the 'sympathy' the player is getting.

Asian Games 2023 September 24 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing

Asian Games 2023 officially began on Saturday after a glittering opening ceremony in Hangzhou, China. While several events have already started at the Asian Games 2023, with Indian athletes competing in them, the medal events will start from Sunday (September 24). At the 2018 Asian Games medal tally, India finished eighth. At the Asian Games 2023, the contingent will aim to finish higher in the medal tally. India can win several medals on Sunday.

Asian Games 2023: Updated List Of All Indian Medal Winners In Hangzhou

The Indian contingent kicked off the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, with the first set of medals coming in on September 24. In the 2018 event, the Indian contingent had bagged its biggest-ever medal haul, earning as many as 80 medals from the event from what was a 570-member strong contingent. In the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, the Indian team is hopeful of crossing their previous best, with a 100+ mark being a realistic target. It was the women's shooting team that opened the nation's medal account in Hanzou on September 24. (Asian Games Medals Tally)

Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final

Pooja Vastrakar bowled a sharp and incisive spell to take the Indian women's cricket team to its maiden Asian Games final, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final on Sunday. Right arm seamer Vastrakar, who replaced Anjali Sarvani in the squad just before leaving India, had career-best figures of 4/17 in four overs as Bangladesh were bowled out for 51 in 17.5 overs -- their lowest ever T20 score against the neighbours.

Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 Officially Kicks Off With Futuristic Ceremony

Blending elements of artificial intelligence and environmentally friendly technology, the Hangzhou Asian Games began on Saturday with a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony, headlined by a spectacular futuristic light show. The dazzling programme, held amid a diplomatic row over the denial of entry to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, was a melange of technology, cultural history of China, and the spirit of the continent's unity.

Asian Games: India Open Medals Tally As Shooters, Rowers Strike Silver

The Indian contingent started off Sunday on a promising note, earning the nation its first medal of the Asian Games 2023, with silver medals in 10m Air Rifle Team event and Men's Doubles Sculls Rowing. The Indian team, that is aiming to cross the 100-medal mark this time around in Hangzhou, wasted little time in opening their medals tally. Though, there will be some disappointment in the hearts of the athletes, considering the fact that they couldn't fetch the elusive gold medals in their respective events.

Troll Makes A Wrong Reference About Ravichandran Ashwin's Kutti Stories. Harsha Bhogle Shuts Him Down

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, the Indian cricket team's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has started a talk show 'Kutti stories' with celebrated commentator Harsha Bhogle. In the show, the duo will talk about the evolution of the Indian cricket team in phases from the prism of different editions of the Cricket World Cup. Describing how the idea of the show came up, Harsha Bhogle uploaded the link to the first part of the series and shared the following comment.

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Suryakumar Yadav "Surely An X-factor": India Great Backs Star Batter For World Cup

"Getting Sympathy Is Easy But...": S Sreesanth Rips Into Sanju Samson

Asian Games 2023 September 24 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing

Asian Games 2023: Updated List Of All Indian Medal Winners In Hangzhou

Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final

Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 Officially Kicks Off With Futuristic Ceremony

Asian Games: India Open Medals Tally As Shooters, Rowers Strike Silver

Troll Makes A Wrong Reference About Ravichandran Ashwin's Kutti Stories. Harsha Bhogle Shuts Him Down