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Injured HS Prannoy Withdraws From Denmark And French Open

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament due to a back injury that troubled him during his maiden bronze medal-winning run at the recently-concluded Asian Games. The 31-year-old Indian had battled excruciating back pain to secure India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years at Hangzhou but now he will have to sit out for two to three weeks due to the injury. "We are not looking at playing any tournament this month. Something also came up in the MRI as well, so I will have to be out for 2-3 weeks, so I will not be able to play Denmark and France," Prannoy told PTI.

Injured HS Prannoy Withdraws From Denmark And French Open

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament due to a back injury that troubled him during his maiden bronze medal-winning run at the recently-concluded Asian Games. The 31-year-old Indian had battled excruciating back pain to secure India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years at Hangzhou but now he will have to sit out for two to three weeks due to the injury. "We are not looking at playing any tournament this month. Something also came up in the MRI as well, so I will have to be out for 2-3 weeks, so I will not be able to play Denmark and France," Prannoy told PTI.

First Steve Smith, Now Naveen-ul-Haq: Virat Kohli Asking Fans To Stop Mocking Shows Magnanimity

Star India pacer Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq put their recent differences behind them with a warm embrace during their World Cup 2023 match in Delhi on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Kohli and Naveen were involved in a war of words during an IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. Following the aftermath of that incident, Naveen was often targetted by fans with pro-Kohli chants wherever he has played in India.

Virat Kohli, KL Rahul Make Gains In ODI Rankings; Shubman Gill Remains Second

Star India batters Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and other cricketers like Quinton de Kock and Dawid Malan are the big movers inside the top 10 of the ODI Batting Rankings which was published on Wednesday. The ongoing ODI World Cup has already seen ten centuries across the opening eight matches which have shaken up the top end of the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Batting Rankings. Quinton De Kock's stunning ton against Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the ODI World Cup has lifted the Proteas opener one spot higher to sixth in the batting rankings, as he sets to make his mark in his last ODI tournament before retiring from the format.

Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul

Star India batter Virat Kohli believes that the horror start his team had in its World Cup opener against Australia allowed him and KL Rahul to "eradicate the errors" from their game. The hosts were put in a tricky situation while chasing Australia's target of 200, as they were left reeling at two for three by the second over. It was then when Kohli (85) and Rahul (97 not out) put on a binding 164-run stand for the fourth wicket to turn things around and get the job done for the Men in Blue.

India vs Australia: Virat Kohli Scripts Huge World Cup Record, Goes Past This Legend In Elite List

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday scripted the record of taking the most number of catches in ODI World Cup history for India. Kohli achieved the field during the Rohit Sharma-led side's game against Australia in Chennai. Kohli plucked a stunner at first slip to dismiss Mitchell Marsh (0 off 6) off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling. With this catch, Kohli went past former India captain Anil Kumble in the elite list. Prior to the match, Kohli was tied on 14 catches each with Kumble. While Kumble needed 18 matches to hit the mark, Kohli required 26.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Pre-quarterfinals At Asian Games 2023

Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the badminton competition at the Asian Games on Tuesday. World no. 7 Prannoy, who had missed the men's team championships final against China due to a back injury, was back on the court, dishing out a clinical performance to expectedly outwit Mongolia's Batdavaa Munkhbat 21-9 21-12 in 25 minutes. He will face Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin next. Srikanth also notched up a 21-16 21-11 win over Korea's Lee Yun Gyu to set up a clash with Japan's second seed Kodai Naruka. Former world champion Sindhu also looked good as she prevailed 21-10 21-15 over world no. 21 We Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei. The last and only time Sindhu played Hsu was at the Asia Badminton Championships in Dubai earlier this month.

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enter Pre-Quarterfinals At Asian Games

Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu progressed to the men's and women's singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the badminton competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. World no. 7 Prannoy, who had missed the men's team championships final against China due to a back injury, was back on the court, dishing out a clinical performance to expectedly outwit Mongolia's Batdavaa Munkhbat 21-9 21-12 in 25 minutes. He will face either Jordan's Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik or Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)

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Injured HS Prannoy Withdraws From Denmark And French Open

Injured HS Prannoy Withdraws From Denmark And French Open

First Steve Smith, Now Naveen-ul-Haq: Virat Kohli Asking Fans To Stop Mocking Shows Magnanimity

Virat Kohli, KL Rahul Make Gains In ODI Rankings; Shubman Gill Remains Second

Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul

India vs Australia: Virat Kohli Scripts Huge World Cup Record, Goes Past This Legend In Elite List

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Enter Pre-quarterfinals At Asian Games 2023

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enter Pre-Quarterfinals At Asian Games