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Hardik Pandya Helps In Rohit Sharma's Preparations Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Video Viral

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma returned to practice following his disastrous run of form during the Test series against Australia. Rohit started his practice with the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team and in a video going viral on social media, he was seen practicing with teammate Hardik Pandya in the Mumbai Indians nets. India are all set to play England in ODI and T20I series before travelling for the Champions Trophy 2025. While Hardik will travel to Kolkata for a 3-day training camp ahead of the T20I series, Rohit is expected to play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy.

"Hope 2025 Is Good For Indian Football And We Find Our Next Sunil Chhetri": Bhaichung Bhutia

Former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia expressed hope that this year will be a fine one for the Indian football and said that the team needs a consistent striker to replace the retired legend and former captain Sunil Chhetri. Bhutia was talking to ANI in Siliguri and said, "After a disastrous 2024, I hope 2025 will be a good year for the team. We have the Asia Cup qualifier which I believe we will be able to qualify. We have got a couple of good matches coming, some friendlies. The team also looks good." Talking about replacing Chhetri, Bhutia said that the team needs someone who can score goals as consistently as the 40-year-old icon.

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Semifinals; PV Sindhu Bows Out

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's valiant fight ended in disappointment, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lifted the spirits of the Indian camp with a dominant performance as they stormed into the semifinals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, the 2022 champions, pulverised the Korean pair of Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk with a barrage of attacking shots, winning 21-10, 21-17 in just 41 minutes.

India Men Cruise Into Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals After Big Win Over Sri Lanka

Ramji Kashyap, Pratik Waikar and Aditya Ganpule laid the foundation in turn 1 as the Indian men's team marched into the semifinals of the Kho Kho World Cup with a 100-40 win over Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Friday. The troika of Kashyap, Waikar and Ganpule impressed as India scored 58 points in turn 1 and prevented the Sri Lankans from scoring a single point via Dream Runs, ensuring a strong start to the game.

"Disappointing": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Loss In Quarterfinals Of India Open

After conceding a defeat in the quarterfinal round at the ongoing India Open 2025, top shuttler PV Sindhu pledged to come back stronger. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stayed on course for their second consecutive India Open final with a straight games win over Korea's Yong Jin and Kang Min Hyuk in the men's doubles quarterfinals while PV Sindhu and Kiran George were knocked out of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Friday.

Jasprit Bumrah's Fitness, Yashasvi Jaiswal's Slot In Focus As Selectors Convene To Pick India's Champions Trophy Squad

The selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, will convene in Mumbai on Saturday to pick India's squad for the Champions Trophy, and they will have to deal with two tricky scenarios - the fitness of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah and how to fit in Yashasvi Jaiswal in the provisional 15. Bumrah had suffered back spasms during the recent Sydney Test against Australia and did not bowl on the final day at SCG. He has been advised "off-loading" and his fitness is being monitored closely by the physios at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Rinku Singh Engaged To Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj? Woman's Father Breaks Silence

The rumours of Indian cricket team player Rinku Singh's engagement with Samajwadi Party's Member of Parliament (MP) Priya Saroj has been quashed by the woman's father. Multiple media houses and journalists on Friday claimed about the reported engagement. Some even went on to congratulate Rinku on social media. A new twist has came into the story as Tufani Saroj -- Priya's father and also a three-time MP and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kerakat, Jaunpur -- said that the news is "completely wrong". However, the father revealed that the talks are going on between the two families regarding the couple.

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer

Following India's poor performances in the Test arena as of late, with an unfortunate home series defeat after 12 years to New Zealand last year and a conceding 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy away from home, the debate whether Indian stars should play more domestic cricket or stick to just international cricket owing to heavy workload has picked up. Many experts and ex-cricketers have raised their voices in favour of India's superstars playing more domestic cricket for their state teams and giving back to their states and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has even come up with a new 10-point player policy, which makes domestic cricket compulsory.

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Hardik Pandya Helps In Rohit Sharma's Preparations Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Video Viral

"Hope 2025 Is Good For Indian Football And We Find Our Next Sunil Chhetri": Bhaichung Bhutia

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Enters Semifinals; PV Sindhu Bows Out

India Men Cruise Into Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals After Big Win Over Sri Lanka

"Disappointing": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Loss In Quarterfinals Of India Open

Jasprit Bumrah's Fitness, Yashasvi Jaiswal's Slot In Focus As Selectors Convene To Pick India's Champions Trophy Squad

Rinku Singh Engaged To Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj? Woman's Father Breaks Silence

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer