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Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma In Line For West Indies T20Is: Report

There might not be a knee-jerk reaction to India's second successive World Test Championship final defeat but senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav's places could come under the scanner before the team travels to West Indies for a two-Test series. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mukesh Kumar are in contention to replace the duo as the selection committee starts preparing the next batch of players for tougher assignments. India will have a month-long tour of West Indies where they would start with two Test matches starting July 12, followed by three ODIs and five T20Is in which a completely new team under Hardik Pandya's captaincy will be plying its trade with IPL performers likely to be rewarded.

Sheetal Devi - World's Only Armless Woman Archer Seeking Paralympics Spot

Sheetal Devi, world's only armless woman archer, will head into the World Archery Para Championships, hoping to earn a quota for next year's Paralympic Games in Paris. The 16-year-old, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir's Lohi Dhar village, is a trainee of Jammu's Mata Vaishnodevi Archery Academy. Speaking to NDTV, Sheetal has revealed that she dreamt of having prosthetics to lead a normal life and become a teacher. However, her life changed drastically after meeting Preethi Rai, who runs an NGO named 'Being You', in Bengaluru.

Neeraj Chopra Pulls Out Of Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 Due To Injury

India's ace athlete Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 which are slated for June 13 in Finland. Paavo Nurmi Games is a Finnish athletics meet held annually in Turku since 1957. The competition is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event. Neeraj Chopra had won a silver medal at Finland meet last year with what was then a national record throw of 89.30m. Neeraj also missed the end of the 2022 season due to an injury. Neeraj had announced last month that he will skip the FBK Games in the Netherlands due to a muscle strain he sustained during training last month.

Women’s Ashes 2023: Heather Knight leads England squad and includes Kate Cross after her recovery from illness

England Women have announced their squad for their first Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge, with Kate Cross included after her recovery from illness. Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson have been named in the squad for the first time, with the former impressing with her bowling displays for Western Storm in the last two seasons.

England's first ever Chinese takeaway drive thru will open in Warrington this weekend

The first-ever drive-thru Chinese takeaway is set to open in the north west this week. And its owners hope it could fast become "the McDonalds of Asian cuisine" with plans to rapidly expand to new sites soon - including Manchester.

Australia keep faith in expensive Starc's wicket-taking ability

LONDON : Mitchell Starc may have leaked runs in the World Test Championship final against India but his wicket-taking ability is crucial to the balance of the Australia pace attack heading into the Ashes series against England, coach Andrew McDonald said on Monday.

Harry Tector first Irish player to win ICC Player of the Month award

Irish international Harry Tector has been named International Men's Player of the Month by the International Cricket Council – the first Irish men’s cricketer to win the award.

Can India's 'Big 3' Redeem Themselves Or Think-Tank Would Look At New Options?

Virat Kohli. Cheteshwar Pujara. Rohit Sharma. The 'holy trinity' has given Indian fans joyous moments over the years but how future ready is India's Test batting as the trio is ready for their last dance. The seismic defeat during the WTC final at the Oval made it mandatory for the bigwigs to search for a solution to that question. Now! The failure of Pujara to kick on against Australia is severely hurting as he was perceived to be in fine fettle after his exploits with Sussex in the County Cricket. Pujara's last memorable innings remains that 77 against Australia in Sydney in 2021, and if we take out a 90 and 102 against Bangladesh at Chattogram in 2022, the cupboard has a bare look.

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Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma In Line For West Indies T20Is: Report

Sheetal Devi - World's Only Armless Woman Archer Seeking Paralympics Spot

Neeraj Chopra Pulls Out Of Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 Due To Injury

Women’s Ashes 2023: Heather Knight leads England squad and includes Kate Cross after her recovery from illness

England's first ever Chinese takeaway drive thru will open in Warrington this weekend

Australia keep faith in expensive Starc's wicket-taking ability

Harry Tector first Irish player to win ICC Player of the Month award

Can India's 'Big 3' Redeem Themselves Or Think-Tank Would Look At New Options?