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India vs Sri Lanka, Women's Asia Cup 2022, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score

The Women's Asia Cup 2022 began on Saturday with hosts Bangladesh taking on Thailand. India will also begin their campaign on Saturday when they take on Sri Lanka in Sylhet. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side come into the tournament on a high, having registered their first ever ODI series sweep in England. Even though this tournament is in the T20 format, the players will be brimming with confidence. Harmanpreet herself is in sublime form and will look to lead from the front, while her deputy Smriti Mandhana continues to be brilliant at the top of the order. In the bowling department, while the spinners are always a handful for any opposition, Renuka Singh Thakur has developed into a rather potent weapon with the new ball.

"Think India Have Found Their New Zaheer Khan": Former Pakistan Star On Pacer

Since making his debut in the Indian Premier League in 2019, Arshdeep Singh's stocks have been on the rise. The pacer had an excellent IPL 2022 season and went on to make his international debut during the tour of England. He then bagged seven wickets during the tour of West Indies. He played for India at the Asia Cup in last month, but didn't have the best of outings. However, the young pacer made a strong comeback in the first T20I against South Africa earlier this week.

Pakistan vs England 6th T20I: Swashbuckling Phil Salt spices up England's series-levelling win

The England opener clobbered three sixes and 13 fours in the third fastest half century by an England batter in the shorter format to help his team chase down a target of 170 in just 14.3 overs. Salt's fiery knock overshadowed Babar Azam's 59-ball 87 not out that lifted the home team to 169-6 and saw Pakistan skipper equalling India star Virat Kohli's record of the fastest man to 3,000 runs in cricket's shortest format. England's victory tied the seven-match series 3-3 with an intriguing final match in Lahore on Sunday.

India vs South Africa: Indian pacers look to impress in Jasprit Bumrah's absence as Guwahati gears up for 2nd T20I

Umesh Yadav, bowled their hearts out at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati ahead of the second match on Sunday. Bumrah, in all likelihood, is set to miss the upcoming T20 World Cup Down Under and that possibility was enough to add extra fuel to the pace duo’s efforts in hot and humid condition. Not in the original squad for the big-ticket event, Siraj and Yadav breathed fire at the nets during an optional practice session on Friday.

Watch: MS Dhoni Shows Off His Golf Skills In Kapil Dev's Tournament

MS Dhoni tried his hands at the game of golf on Friday. The former India captain was invited by legendary cricketer Kapil Dev on the latter's golf tournament - 'Kapil Dev - Grant Thornton Invitational 2022'. The event shared a video on social media in which Dhoni could be seen playing golf. What made it all look more exciting was the fact that Dhoni used his batting calibre on the golf course. The wicketkeeper-batter swung the golf stick to take a shot in a similar manner as he does during his batting while trying to go for big hits.

"That Perhaps Stoked Anger In Me": How Family's Lack Of Belief Motivated A Young Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah, since making his international debut in a T20I series in Australia in early 2016, has gone on to become the leader of India's pace attack across all formats. With his unorthodox action, Bumrah has only grown in skill and stature, adding new tricks to his repertoire. Rising to prominence with his yorker, Bumrah has also developed a mean yorker as well as the ability to swing the ball both ways. But what pushed him as a youngster to go on to become on of the world's best pacers?

Pakistan vs England: Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli For Big T20I Milestone, Joins Elusive List

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam may have had a poor Asia Cup, but he has found his mojo again in the seven-match T20I series against England. On Friday, the 27-year-old became the joint-fastest player to reach 3000 runs in T20Is, drawing level with Indian batting icon Virat Kohli. Both players reached the milestone in 81 innings. In the process, he also overtook Ireland's Paul Stirling to become the fourth-highest run-scorer in the format. He is only behind Rohit Sharma, Kohli and New Zealand's Martin Guptill.

Watch: Neeraj Chopra Performs Garba At Event In Vadodara

India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday attended a Garba event in Gujarat's Vadodara. He was given a grand reception and the excitement of the crowd was palpable. He was seen doing the Puja before performing a Garba dance with some of the members at the event. The crowd was seen chanting loudly when Neeraj went up on stage. In another video, he was also seen waving at the crowd from the stands.

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India vs Sri Lanka, Women's Asia Cup 2022, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score

"Think India Have Found Their New Zaheer Khan": Former Pakistan Star On Pacer

Pakistan vs England 6th T20I: Swashbuckling Phil Salt spices up England's series-levelling win

India vs South Africa: Indian pacers look to impress in Jasprit Bumrah's absence as Guwahati gears up for 2nd T20I

Watch: MS Dhoni Shows Off His Golf Skills In Kapil Dev's Tournament

"That Perhaps Stoked Anger In Me": How Family's Lack Of Belief Motivated A Young Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan vs England: Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli For Big T20I Milestone, Joins Elusive List

Watch: Neeraj Chopra Performs Garba At Event In Vadodara