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As India mark their Independence Day, a series of events were being organised across the country to mark the occasion. Members from the cricket fraternity all over the world, came forward and extended their wishes to India, as they celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark 75 years of Independence after the end of British rule spanning two centuries.
Coco Gauff is continuing her hugely impressive progress after being named as world doubles No. 1 following her Canadian Open title. Gauff won the WTA 1000 title in Toronto alongside fellow Jessica Pegula, beating American-Australian duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez, 6-4 6-7(5) 10-5 on Sunday.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt feels India are the favourites to win the upcoming Asia Cup, starting from August 27 in the UAE. India will take on Pakistan in their first match of the Asia Cup on August 28 in Dubai. Notably, India have won the last two editions of the Asia Cup without fielding their first-choice team. While analysing India's chances of winning the Asia Cup, Butt said that the team has a big pool of players, which makes them favourites to defend their crown in the UAE.
Ageing like fine wine, Sharath Kamal has set his sights on yet another shot at the Olympics, his confidence boosted by a grand showing at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games. At 40, Sharath returned from Birmingham as the most-decorated Indian athlete at the Games, with four medals. Besides a yellow metal in the mixed doubles, Sharath also won the singles gold after 16 years, the first coming at the 2006 Melbourne CWG.
Glenn McGrath feels that playing a Test series in India, scheduled to be held next year, is going to be the ultimate challenge for Pat Cummins & Co. McGrath was also appreciative of Australia's recent performances in Test trips to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, saying that the side has started to understand sub-continental conditions. Australia will tour India as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tentatively in February-March 2023, with an aim to win the series in a country where they have never won after the 2-1 triumph in October-November 2004.
"I had a decent two weeks of training. There was nothing different, but courts in Japan tend to be on the slower side, so the focus was on endurance more," Prannoy, who will open his campaign against Austria's Luka Wraber, told PTI. "During the Olympics, the conditions were faster, but mostly, it is on the slower side.
Netherlands and Pakistan face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday. All the matches of the series will be played at the Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. While hosts Netherlands are coming on the back of 2-0 T20I series loss to New Zealand, Pakistan arrive at the opponent's homeground after playing a 1-1 draw vs Sri Lanka in Test series. Meanwhile, Pakistan's most recent white-ball contest was a three-match ODI series against West Indies that the former won 3-0.
Wishes have started pouring in from all corner as India celebrates 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', marking 75 years of Independence, amid patriotic fervour. A series of events were being organised across the country to mark the occasion. Meanwhile, legendary Indian players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sania Mirza also took to social media to wish the countrymen a happy Independence Day. Amidst all, the message of former England captain Kevin Pietersen hogged limelight as he wrote in hindi to wish the Indians.