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SINGAPORE: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira on Sunday (Jul 16) clinched her maiden sprint double at the Asian Athletics Championships, extending her amazing run of form in 2023.
Australia retained the Women’s Ashes with a three-run win over England on Sunday. Chasing 282, Nat Sciver-Brunt had given the home side hope when she scored 111 from just 99 balls, moving them from 203-7, to need 15 runs from the final over. Ad From there England moved to needing five off the last ball, but Jess Jonassen — bowling the last ball of the series — guided her side to the win.
Jasprit Bumrah has been missing from action since 2022 due to major injury concerns but the star fast bowler could make his return very soon. Bumrah has been practicing hard at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and according to a new video, he has making great headway in his journey. In a video going viral on social media, he was pictured bowling full throttle at the nets and that has come as great news for all the Indian cricket team fans. Bumrah last played in a T20 match against Australia back in 2022 and he can be making his return in the series against Ireland.
Tennis legend Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games with the men's doubles team though it remains to be seen who is picked to play alongside the seasoned Rohan Bopanna. "In the Asian Games, in men's doubles we have a good opportunity of doing well. We have multiple options of teams in the doubles. We have got quite a few players who can play," Paes said during an event on the eve of the Wimbledon men's final here on Sunday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal left everyone utterly impressed after he scored a brilliant century against West Indies in his debut match for India. His knock of 171 runs helped the Rohit Sharma-led side to register a comfortable victory by an innings and 141 runs in the first Test of the two-match series. The 21-year-old batter, who a brilliant IPL season for Rajasthan Royals, was sent to open alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, in place of Shubman Gill. As the entire cricket fraternity has been showering their love over Jaiswal, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh also did not shy away from doing it.
Former Australia skipper and Indian Premier League (IPL) side Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was all praise for Yashasvi Jaiswal after the youngster slammed a century on debut to guide India to victory in the first Test against West Indies. Ponting said that Jaiswal's talent was apparent from his IPL performance and he expects the youngster to achieve bigger things with the national side in the future. Ponting added that Ruturaj Gaikwad is another cricketer who was almost equally talented as Jaiswal and backed the right-hander to become a major asset for the Indian cricket team.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma was in jovial mood following his side's comprehensive victory over West Indies in the first Test encounter in Dominica. Rohit took to Instagram to post a picture of himself along with a hilarious dialogue from Shah Rukh Khan's famous movie “Baazigar”. The caption read, 'Anarkali ka phone tha, ice cream khana bahut zaroori hai'. The post went viral on social media and many users came up with impressive replies. However, it was Rohit's wife Ritika Sajdeh who won the internet with her take on the picture. “But you were talking to me and asking if the coffee machine was okay,” she commented leaving social media users in splits.
India thrashed West Indies by an innings and 141 runs on Day 3 of the first Test of the two-match series. The Rohit Sharma-led side comfortably dominated the hosts as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal played a blistering knock of 171, followed by Ravichandran Ashwin scalping a whopping total of 12 wickets. The second and final Test will begin from July 20 and the visitors will be going in as the favourites. Currently, Team India is number one Test team in the world as per the ICC rankings but their place is not at all secured, even if they defeat West Indies 2-0.