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This is not a small feat, Prime Minister Narnedra Modi said while hosting the victorious Thomas Cup team, players of which were chuffed to get the backing of the country's premier. Few days after congratulating the players over telephone for their historic triumph at the prestigious tournament in Bangkok, PM Modi met in person and interacted with the badminton squad, which also included players from the women's Uber Cup team.
Former India spinner Piyush Chawla feels that the leadership role has affected Mayank Agarwal's batting, saying that "captaincy isn't for everyone". Agarwal replaced KL Rahul as Punjab Kings' skipper ahead of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. After scoring 441 runs at an average of 40.09 last season, the opening batter has managed just 195 runs in 13 matches so far. Speaking ahead of PBKS' game against SunRisers Hyderabad, Chawla said that the pressure of captaincy affected Agarwal's batting.
South African teenage batting sensation Dewald Brevis can be well pleased with his first season in the Indian Premier League.
Virat Kohli after Royal Challengers Bangalore sneaked into the playoffs following Mumbai Indians' thrilling five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their last game of the IPL here. On Saturday, MI chased down a victory target of 160 in 19.1 overs to knockout Delhi from the competition and paved the way for RCB's entry as the fourth and final team in the knockout stage.
Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant had a forgettable outing as the Delhi Capitals captain dropped a catch and failed to review a crucial chance to see his team lose to Mumbai Indians and get knocked out of the IPL 2022 play-offs race on Saturday.
The Indian men's badminton team made history last week, winning its first-ever Thomas crown. India beat 14-time champions and holders Indonesia in the final to win a maiden gold medal at the tournament. It was the first time that India had even reached the final at Thomas Cup, but showed nerves of steel throughout in the final. On Sunday, NDTV caught up with one of the heroes of India's historic triumph -- HS Prannoy. The star shuttler revealed that the team's loss to Chinese Taipei in their final group match was the turning point as it provided them the spark to go all the way.
SunRisers Hyderabad face Punjab Kings in Match 70 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams will look to end the season on a high note, having already crashed out of the playoffs race. SRH defeated Mumbai Indians in their previous match while Punjab Kings lost out to playoff aspirants Delhi Capitals. Kane Williamson has left SRH's bio-bubble and will not feature in the final game of the season. As a result, As a result, SRH will be forced to make a change in their playing XI.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik and made a case for the speedster to be included in India's squad for the one-off Test in England as well as the ODI series there. Malik has troubled batters throughout IPL 2022 with his raw pace and picked 21 wickets from 13 matches so far, after being retained by SRH ahead of the mega auction in February. Gavaskar said that it isn't just his speed that is impressive but also his accuracy.