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LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan captain Babar Azam does not think lack of familiarity with Indian conditions would hurt their bid for a second 50-overs World Cup title as they embark on a rare tour of the neighbouring country on Tuesday.
After a recent video of India's World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev being handcuffed emerged on social media, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir had raised concerns over the well being of the latter. In the video, Dev was being forcibly led into a room by two unidentified men. Netizens, including Gambhir, questioned the nature of this video as to whether it is a genuine footage or could it be an elaborate advertising stunt? However, Gambhir took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to reveal the context behind the video.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been on the receiving end of some heavy criticism after his team failed to qualify for the Asia Cup final earlier this month. Pakistan lost to India and Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage and bowed out of the tournament. India defeated Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cup for a record-extending 8th time. Reports had emerged that Babar was involved in a verbal spat with star pacer Shaheen Afridi, who later quashed the rumours by sharing a picture with Babar, and captioning the post as "family".
Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill scored dominating centuries as India routed Australia by 99 runs (DLS method) in a rain-hit ODI on Sunday. The victory helped India gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Iyer (105) Gill (104) put on a dominant second-wicket stand of 200 to lay the foundations for India's 399 for 5 after being invited to bat in Indore. Stand-in-skipper KL Rahul's 52 and an unbeaten 72 by T20 sensation Suryakumar Yadav contributed to the mammoth total and the bowlers then combined to hand India an unbeatable lead.
The Asian Games 2023 is set to see the India vs Pakistan rivalry take centre stage in tennis, with the two nations squaring off in the mixed-doubles round. The high-profile clash will feature India's pairing of Ankita Raina, Yuki Bhambri and Pakistan's Aqeel Khan, Sarah Ibrahim Khan. It isn't often that fans get to see an India vs Pakistan tennis clash. the rivalry between the two nations transcends beyond cricket. The Indians understandably start as favourites but the victory won't be a certainty, especially considering the rivalry between the two nations. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
India will be looking to continue their impressive run in Asian Games 2023 after winning two gold medals on Monday. The women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in the final to claim a historic gold medal while the trio of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event with a world record effort. Roshibina Devi has also guaranteed India of at least bronze in Wushu. The Indian men's hockey team will be in action on Tuesday with more medals up for grabs in shooting. India face Pakistan in men's volleyball while Bhavani Devi will start her campaign in fencing at the Asian Games 2023.
The Indian squash contingent began its Asian Games campaign with comfortable victories over Singapore and Pakistan, respectively, in the men's and women's team competitions on Tuesday. The women's team comprising 15-year-old Anahat Singh, veteran Joshna Chinappa and Tanvi Khanna blanked Pakistan 3-0 in its opening Pool B match. The first singles saw Asian Games debutant Anahat getting past Sadia Gul 11-6, 11-6, 11-3 in 16 minutes. Joshna, playing the first match of her sixth Asian Games, took 13 minutes to beat Noor Ul Huda Sadiq 11-2, 11-5, 11-7.
HANGZHOU, China: India won their first golds and North Koreans stirred up drama by snubbing their South Korean rivals on the podium on day two of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday (Sep 25).