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Commonwealth Games, saying it would "thoroughly review" the incident. Australia's Rosie Malone, who missed her first attempt during the penalty shootout, was gifted another chance as the eight second countdown on the scoreboard hadn't started.
The Indian men's hockey team is all set to face South Africa in the semi-final clash of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. India have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far, registering three wins and a draw. South Africa, on the other hand, have recorded two victories and a draw and a loss. As per the current scenario, Manpreet Singh led-side will be overwhelming favourites against world no.13 South Africa. India finished at the top of Pool B while South Africa ended their group stage campaign on the second spot.
Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri had made a comment saying 10-12 teams cannot be playing the longest format of the game, and in order to ensure that Test cricket remains competitive, only the top five-six teams should play against each other. Now, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has reacted to the suggestion, saying the existing system works fine and he explained his thinking behind the thought process.
After defeating Barbados by a whopping total of 100 runs, in their last group stage fixture of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, India are all set to face England in the semi-final clash on Saturday in Edgbaston. India finished second on the Group A Points Table with a total of four points while England stood number one in Group B with six points. England remained unbeaten in all three Group B fixtures while India lost their opening game to Australia by three wickets.
A huge controversy has erupted after goalkeeper Savita Punia's save during the penalty shootout was ruled out due to the clock not being being set. In the end, the match ended in a heartbreak for India as Australia won the contest 3-0 in shootout to progress to the finals. It is important to note that Australia's Ambrosia Malone had missed the penalty, but the match officials called for the shot to be retaken, and Ambrosia did not fail to convert her strike this time around.
India ended up losing to Australia in women's hockey semi-final in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. However, the penalty shootout has now become a huge talking about after the umpires called for the first Australian shot to be re-taken due to a shot-clock error. It is important to note that Ambrosia Malone had missed the penalty, but the match officials called for the shot to be retaken, and Ambrosia did not fail to convert her strike this time around.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday apologised for the clock controversy that took place during the Indian women's team's semifinal loss against Australia at the Commonwealth Games, saying it would "thoroughly review" the incident. Australia's Rosie Malone, who missed her first attempt during the penalty shootout, was gifted another chance as the eight second countdown on the scoreboard hadn't started. The forward did not miss the second time, putting her side in the lead.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made his way back into India's T20I squad for the ongoing five-match series against West Indies. He has not disappointed as he has been able to stay economical and not leak runs. He has managed to contain the run flow in the middle phase of the game, while also taking crucial wickets. Now, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has talked about how Ashwin has mastered the art of being economical in the shortest format of the game.