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Hardik Pandya ticked most boxes, very impressed with his captaincy: Mohammad Kaif

Throughout the tournament, Pandya was leading Gujarat from the front, taking the charge with the bat at either number three or four, something which he hardly got to do in his previous franchise Mumbai Indians. Pandya was the anchor Gujarat needed with the bat before unleashing his stroke play in the back end of the innings, amassing 487 in 15 innings at an average of 44.27 and strike-rate of 131.26. With the ball too, he was chipping in occasionally, with his spell of 3/17 in the final at home ground in Ahmedabad proving to be match-winning.

Rahul Dravid Reveals Time-Frame For Zeroing In On India's T20 World Cup Core Group

Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid doesn't want to put a timeline but by the end of the England T20Is, he wants to have a fair idea about the 18 to 20-odd players he would be looking at for the T20 World Cup in Australia. India and England will clash in six white-ball games (July 7-17) after the one-off Test. "As you come closer and closer to the event, you want to firm up your final squad or if not, obviously you want to have some contingencies in the kind of world we live in today. Obviously you want to take only 15 to the WC but (need to identify) top 18 to 20 players," he replied to a query on where he stands on his core team.

Dzalamidze says Georgia switch was for Olympics, Wimbledon just a bonus

Russian-born tennis player Natela Dzalamidze said her decision to change nationality to Georgian was motivated by her desire to play at the Olympics and that being able to compete at Wimbledon was a bonus.

Rishabh Pant is integral part of T20 line-up: Rahul Dravid

Coach Dravid not worried by wicketkeeper-batsman's lack of form; terms Karthik, Pandya as India's 'enforcers'BENGALURU: Three of the top four Indian batsmen in the series against South Africa, which ended in a stalemate on Sunday after rain washed out the decider, returned relatively cold bats. Skipper Rishabh Pant (58 runs), Shreyas Iyer (94) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (96) were far from the top of their game, but head coach Rahul Dravid refused to read too much into their performances in the drawn series.

Indian junior women's hockey team holds Netherlands 2-2 in U-23 tournament

Annu (19th minute) and Beauty Dungdung (37th) scored one goal apiece for India while Brouwer Amber (13th) and Van Der Broek Belen (17th) were on target for the gritty Dutch side Monday night. The Indians were under immense pressure from the very onset as the Netherlands earned back-to-back penalty corners in the opening five minutes.

"That Kind Of Temperament": Sunil Gavaskar Names One Player Who Should Have Been Part Of India Squad For Ireland T20Is

India's 17-member squad for the two T20Is against Ireland later this month had several youngsters getting selected, some of whom did really well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The team will be led by Hardik Pandya and will be another opportunity for the Indian team management to zero in on the players who are likely to make it to the T20 World Cup, going to be held in Australia in October-November. However, one name that was missing from the squad was Rahul Tewatia.

Women's FIH Pro League: India Look To address Grey Areas Against USA Ahead Of World Cup 2022

With the World Cup just over 10 days away, the Indian women's hockey team would look to utilise its last FIH Pro League double-header tie against lowly USA, starting in Rotterdam on Tuesday, to address its weak areas ahead of the marquee event to be co-hosted by the Netherlands and Spain. The Indian women produced a remarkable performance in their debut FIH Pro League season, occupying the third spot in the standings with 24 points from 14 games behind Netherlands (32 points from 14 matches) and Argentina, who have already clinched the title with 42 points from 16 games.

At 105 years, super grandma sprints to new 100m record

"It's a great feeling and I want to race again," said the grand old lady of Indian athletics who clinched a golden double in sprints - the 100m on June 15 and 200m on Sunday in 1 minute, 52.17 seconds. Her next target is to take part in international tournaments. She is planning to apply for a passport.

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Hardik Pandya ticked most boxes, very impressed with his captaincy: Mohammad Kaif

Rahul Dravid Reveals Time-Frame For Zeroing In On India's T20 World Cup Core Group

Dzalamidze says Georgia switch was for Olympics, Wimbledon just a bonus

Rishabh Pant is integral part of T20 line-up: Rahul Dravid

Indian junior women's hockey team holds Netherlands 2-2 in U-23 tournament

"That Kind Of Temperament": Sunil Gavaskar Names One Player Who Should Have Been Part Of India Squad For Ireland T20Is

Women's FIH Pro League: India Look To address Grey Areas Against USA Ahead Of World Cup 2022

At 105 years, super grandma sprints to new 100m record