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2nd T20I: Shafali Verma Looks To Get Big Score As Indian Women Aim To Seal Series vs Bangladesh

The supremely talented Shafali Verma would like to make an impact with the willow after a poor start in the lung opener as Indian women aim to clinch the three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh with another dominant performance in the second game in Mirpur on Tuesday. India coasted to an easy seven-wicket victory in the opening match on Sunday with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blazing her way to an unbeaten 35-ball 54 and Smriti Mandhana looking equally dangerous during her short but significant knock of 38.

Sensational Lakshya Sen Seals Canada Open Title Beating All England Champion Li Shi Feng

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen dished out a badminton masterpiece to notch up his second BWF Super 500 title with a straight-game win over Li Shi Feng of China in the final of the Canada Open. The 21-year-old from Almora, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at the 2022 India Open, mixed incredible speed and power to outshine reigning All England champion Feng 21-18 22-20 in a thrilling summit clash. "Coming into the Olympic qualification year, it was tough as things didn't go my way. So this win will be a big boost to my confidence," Sen told PTI after the win.

"Not The Way...": Ex-Pakistan Board Chief Slams Pak Minister's ODI World Cup Stance

The former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Khalid Mahmood has hit out at the government's decision to form a high-level committee to decide on the national cricket team's participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. Mahmood, in whose tenure Pakistan made a full tour of India in 1999 and who himself visited the neighbouring country in 1989 as manager of the junior team, said it made no sense to form this committee. "The interesting thing is that no representative of the main stakeholder, the Pakistan Cricket Board is on the committee," Mahmood said in an interview.

Ignored For West Indies T20Is, Rinku Singh Plays Blinder In Duleep Trophy

Ingnored for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Rinku Singh provided some artificial excitement in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, slamming a 30-ball 40 for Central Zone in the semi-final against West Zone. Rinku took the West Zone bowlers to cleaners in the last hour before lunch. Target was bordering on impossible, but Rinku, who had hammered 5 consecutive sixes for Kolkata Knight Riders against Yash Dayal of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, would have none of it.

"Expected More From Him...": Sunil Gavaskar's Scathing Take On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar was not pleased with Rohit Sharma's captaincy and said that he expected more from him. Since Rohit replaced Kohli as the India skipper, the national team has failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup final and has also lost to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. In a recent interaction, Gavaskar raised questions over Rohit's captaincy and said that he has not done justice to his reputation as the joint-most successful captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he has won five titles with Mumbai Indians.

Sunil Gavaskar Turns 74: A Look At Accomplishments, Memorable Moments Of Legendary Indian Batter

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, also known by the nicknames 'Sunny' and 'Little Master', is doubtlessly among the greatest Indian cricketers to have graced the gentleman's game. The diminutive opener, who burst into the cricketing spotlight in his debut Test series overseas against the mighty West Indies, fronting up to the fiery Caribbean quicks, broke numerous batting records while setting new ones over the course of a spectacular career, turned 74 on Monday. Several of his historic and heroic innings in cricket's longest and, arguably, the toughest format, came between 1971 and 1987.

Saravanan sets sights on Olympic return in Paris

Vishnu Saravanan's first taste of the Olympic waters in Marseille proved more than enough to whet the appetite for a potential return in 12 months as he looks to continue putting sailing on the map back home. Saravanan, one of four Indian sailors to compete at Tokyo 2020, sits 29th in the ILCA 7 standings after the opening day of the Olympic Test Event on the Mediterranean coast, his cause not helped by a yellow flag at the start of race two. Ad The 24-year-old will hope for an upturn in fortunes as the week goes on as he continues to build towards the upcoming World Championships, where vital Paris 2024 quota places will be up for grabs.

"He Is Going To Do...": Virat Kohli Expecting Same Old Chris Gayle On West Indies Tour

Team India's tour of West Indies is set to kick off next week with the first Test in Dominica from Wednesday, July 12. The visitors will play two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is against the hosts. Just like any of their previous tours of the Caribbean islands, star batter Virat Kohli feels Chris Gayle will invite everyone to his house in Jamaica, where the players will go and chill out with the fun loving former West Indies captain.

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2nd T20I: Shafali Verma Looks To Get Big Score As Indian Women Aim To Seal Series vs Bangladesh

Sensational Lakshya Sen Seals Canada Open Title Beating All England Champion Li Shi Feng

"Not The Way...": Ex-Pakistan Board Chief Slams Pak Minister's ODI World Cup Stance

Ignored For West Indies T20Is, Rinku Singh Plays Blinder In Duleep Trophy

"Expected More From Him...": Sunil Gavaskar's Scathing Take On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy

Sunil Gavaskar Turns 74: A Look At Accomplishments, Memorable Moments Of Legendary Indian Batter

Saravanan sets sights on Olympic return in Paris

"He Is Going To Do...": Virat Kohli Expecting Same Old Chris Gayle On West Indies Tour