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National Games: Gujarat's Elavenil Valarivan shoots down gold even as 9 records fall in athletics

The athletics arena at IIT, Gandhinagar, however, was on fire, with as many as nine Games' records falling during the course of the action-packed day. Munita Prajapati (Uttar Pradesh), daughter of a construction labourer, and 17-year-old Parvej Khan (Services) were the stars of the day, with Munita setting the first record of this edition in the Women's 20km walk. She clocked a commendable 1 hour 38 minutes 20 seconds.

Kapil Dev Shares Pic With MS Dhoni From Golf Course, Ranveer Singh Reacts

Former India captain MS Dhoni was spotted playing golf at the Kapil Dev-Grant Thornton Invitational 2022 event in Gurugram. Dev, who was also present at the scene, shared a picture alongside Dhoni. It is worth noting that both Dev and Dhoni are the only Indian captains to win the 50-over World Cup. While India won their maiden title in 1983 under the captaincy of Dev, Dhoni had led the team to their second ODI World Cup triumph in 2011 on home soil.

Abhay Sharma roped in as Delhi cricket team head coach

Former India spinner and selector Sarandeep Singh was another strong contender for the job but Rohan Jaitly led DDCA has gone ahead with Sharma, who has more coaching experience. The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Nikhil Chopra, Gursharan Singh and Reema Malhotra had recommended Sharma's name to the president. Former India selector Gagan Khoda has been appointed chief selector of the senior team, while former India pacer Pankaj Singh has been appointed head coach of U-25 side.

It's a bit better for the bowlers: Hazlewood on Australian conditions for T20 World Cup

"It's probably a little bit better for the bowlers in a lot of regards," Hazlewood told the ICC website. "The outfields are bigger, the wickets have a bit more pace, (you can) use those boundaries to your advantage, depending where you are playing on the squad sometimes there are short and long boundaries." Australia is set to host the T20 showpiece starting October 16.

T20 World Cup 2022: Josh Hazlewood Expects Australian Conditions To Keep Bowlers In The Game

The world's number one T20I bowler Josh Hazlewood is confident that bowlers will play a crucial role in the forthcoming T20 World Cup and the teams will not be utterly dependent on the power hitters. The 2022 T20 World Cup will be played in Australia this year in October with the tournament to start on October 16. The Australian team won the last T20 World Cup and will look to defend its title on home soil. This will be Australia's maiden chance at hosting the T20 World Cup. The tournament will be played across seven venues.

Playing Now: Cricket As A Card Game

You can play cricket as a card game now over a cup of tea. Launched by a former sports journalist, "Chai Cricket" has 60 cards. A maximum of four members can play at a time. Each player gets six cards and rest of the 36 cards stay in the pool for players to pick and play.

Irani Cup 2022, Saurashtra vs Rest Of India: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

The champions of 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, Saurashtra, face Rest of India in Irani Cup 2022. The match, which is played in the Test format, returns after a gap of three years. The latest Irani Cup took place in 2018-19 in which Vidarbha had defeated the Rest of India on first innings. Meanwhile, the match between Saurashtra and Rest of India will start on October 1 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Jaydev Unadkat will be leading Saurashtra while Hanuma Vihari will be leading Rest of India.

David Warner Reveals Virender Sehwag's Prophecy About Him Playing Test Cricket

Star batter David Warner played a crucial role in Australia's T20 World Cup triumph last year, and is ready to spearhead their title defense at home when tournament kicks off next month. Warner has been one of mainstays in the Australian team, across formats, for almost a decade, but his debut in Test cricket came as a bit of a surprise to many as he had not played a first-class game before that. Notably, Warner was the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to make his Test debut before making his domestic first-class debut.

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National Games: Gujarat's Elavenil Valarivan shoots down gold even as 9 records fall in athletics

Kapil Dev Shares Pic With MS Dhoni From Golf Course, Ranveer Singh Reacts

Abhay Sharma roped in as Delhi cricket team head coach

It's a bit better for the bowlers: Hazlewood on Australian conditions for T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup 2022: Josh Hazlewood Expects Australian Conditions To Keep Bowlers In The Game

Playing Now: Cricket As A Card Game

Irani Cup 2022, Saurashtra vs Rest Of India: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming

David Warner Reveals Virender Sehwag's Prophecy About Him Playing Test Cricket