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95% of cricket playing nations need Central Government support, important to have the sport in multi-discipline events: Saba Karim

As the volume of cricket continues to go through the roof more and more nations are having to field separate squads for series which happen at the same time. An England ODI squad led by Eoin Morgan is currently playing the Netherlands in a 3 match ODI series, while another captained by Ben Stokes is involved in a Test series vs New Zealand. With India's two match T20I series against Ireland scheduled to begin on June 26 its a good time to analyse the importance and the significance overall of the bigger cricket playing nations taking on the emerging teams in bilateral series as far as growing the sport of cricket is concerned.

CoA forms advisory committee to assist it in running AIFF

The 12-member advisory committee was appointed by the CoA to oversee the day-to-day matters of various departments of the AIFF. The advisory committee will send regular reports to all the members of the CoA for their information and approvals, if required.

Rahul Dravid joins Team India in Leicester ahead of fifth Test against England

Rahul Dravid has joined the Test squad in Leicester, where they will take on Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up game match ahead of their fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham which will start from July 1. "Look who's here! Head Coach Rahul Dravid has joined the Test squad in Leicester. #TeamIndia," tweeted the BCCI.

Mandhana holds on to 8th position, Jhulan slips to sixth in ICC women's ODI rankings

ODI rankings issued on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Mandhana, who has scored 411 runs in ODIs this year from nine matches, including a century against the West Indies at the World Cup earlier this year, is the lone Indian in the top 10 of the batting chart which is headed by Australian Alyssa Hailey followed by England's Natalie Sciver.

Vijender Singh Set For August Return At First Pro Boxing Event In Raipur

Trailblazer Indian boxer Vijender Singh will be back in action during his sixth professional bout in the country when he takes to the ring in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' event in Raipur in August. The 36-year-old, who is the first Indian to bag an Olympic medal in boxing with a bronze in 2008, has a record of 12-1 with eight knockouts after turning professional in 2015. His unbeaten streak of 12 was unfortunately broken during his last bout in Goa.

ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings: Ayabonga Khaka Replaces Jhulan Goswami At 5th Position

A pair of South African stars have made giant strides inside the top five on the latest set of ICC ODI Player Rankings. The ICC released the new rankings on Tuesday and stylish opener Laura Wolvaardt and experienced quick Ayabonga Khaka have been the big winners after dominant performances for the Proteas during their recent ODI series sweep over Ireland. Wolvaardt's superb innings of 89 in the third and final match in Dublin came just at the right time as it catapulted the right-hander past Australia skipper Meg Lanning and into fourth place on the latest rankings for batters.

"Stay Off Twitter, Focus On Your Game": Graeme Smith's Advice To This Indian T20 Star

While the India squad for Ireland series saw someone like Rahul Tripathi getting his maiden national call-up, another quality player like Rahul Tewatia's wait to make it to the national squad continued. The all-rounder played a crucial role for newbies Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. He scored 217 runs across 12 innings at a strike rate of 147.62. Soon after India's 17-member squad for the Ireland series was announced, Tewatia took to Twitter to say "expectations hurts (sic)". However, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is of the opinion that he should rather focus on his game than the social media.

Wimbledon 2022: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri Knocked Out In First Round Qualifying Matches

India's singles players yet again failed to cross the qualifying hurdle at the Grand Slam stage as both Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri exited the Wimbledon championships with first round defeats. Bhambri lost to top seed from Spain Bernabe Zapata Miralles 5-7 1-6 while Ramkumar fell 5-7 4-6 to Czech Republic's Vit Kopriva on Monday night. The 29-year-old Bhambri got off a flying start as he got an early break in the opening set and, at one point, was leading 5-3.

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95% of cricket playing nations need Central Government support, important to have the sport in multi-discipline events: Saba Karim

CoA forms advisory committee to assist it in running AIFF

Rahul Dravid joins Team India in Leicester ahead of fifth Test against England

Mandhana holds on to 8th position, Jhulan slips to sixth in ICC women's ODI rankings

Vijender Singh Set For August Return At First Pro Boxing Event In Raipur

ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings: Ayabonga Khaka Replaces Jhulan Goswami At 5th Position

"Stay Off Twitter, Focus On Your Game": Graeme Smith's Advice To This Indian T20 Star

Wimbledon 2022: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri Knocked Out In First Round Qualifying Matches