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Womens' Asia Cup: Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur Solving India's No 3 Conundrum

The upcoming Women's Asia Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, serves as a big chance for India to firmly nail their plans ahead of the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October. India come into the competition as the defending champions and apart from eyeing to defend their title, they also have the number three conundrum and got to seal ideal batting position for Jemimah Rodrigues. Jemimah used to be India's number three batter in T20Is, before a back injury forced her to miss T20I tour of Bangladesh in April-May.

"If I Have To Pick...": Anjum Chopra On India Squad For Women's Asia Cup

With left-arm spinner Radha Yadav's form on rise since her international return and off-spinner Deepti Sharma being reliable, India are sorted in their first two spinners. For the third spinner, there is a toss-up between off-spinner Shreyanka Patil and leg-spinner Asha Sobhana. Both Shreyanka (13 scalps) and Asha (12 scalps) played instrumental roles in leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to WPL 2024 title. But the two are now in a tussle for the third spinner's spot. While Shreyanka offers batting depth apart from her bowling smarts, Asha's crafty wrist-spin brings variety to India's spin-bowling department.

Harmanpreet Kaur Moves To 12th, Shafali Verma 15th In ICC T20 Rankings

India opener Shafali Verma on Tuesday moved to 15th place while her skipper Harmanpreet Kaur climbed to the 12th spot in the latest ICC T20 rankings, following their strong performances in the series against South Africa. Harmanpreet has moved up three places and now has 613 rating points while Shafali rose two rungs to share the 15th spot with New Zealand's Amelia Kerr and Danni Wyatt from England. The swashbuckling Smriti Mandhana continues to be the top-ranked Indian batter as she remained static on the fifth spot.

Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower

The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, organisers have said in a statement, as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games.

"I Played With Sarfaraz Khan's Father": Rohit Sharma's Mega Revelation, Says Test Cap Belongs To Him As Well

Skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said he revelled in the company of his young "mischievous" teammates and was overwhelmed by emotions as they made their debuts during India's monumental 4-1 Test series triumph over England. In absence of some big stars including Virat Kohli, the five-Test home series saw five youngsters -- Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Deep and Devdutt Padikkal -- make their debut as India showed resilience to fight back after losing the opening Test in Hyderabad.

"Kabhi Kabhi Bol Deta Hun": Rohit Sharma Breaks Silence On Outburst On Young India Stars During England Tests

India captain Rohit Sharma hailed the performance of the debutants in the recently concluded Test series vs England and called the series one of the toughest of his Test career. Speaking exclusively about the hard-fought series on Team Ro on Instagram, Rohit said, “A five Test match series is always tough, always hard, a lot of challenges through that one and a half to two months that we need to go through. It was a very different experience to play that five Test series and against an opposition like England, we knew it was never going to be easy. We have to be at our best and certainly towards the end, I could say that we are at our best to come out on top on four occasions. So very, very pleased with how we played that series.”

"Arey Bhai Insaan hai": Rohit Sharma Hits Out At Critics Of India's 100 Test Veteran R Ashwin

For Rohit Sharma, the India vs England Test series has been a big learning curve. Missing top stars due to injury and other reasons, Rohit Sharma marshalled a group of debutants to defeat a strong England side. He had by his side experienced campaigners like R Ashwin too, who had a special series. The veteran off-spinner was the top wicket-taker in the series with 26 scalps in 10 innings. He had to deal with tough times on the personal front as his mother suffered a health emergency.

Seeing Rohit Sharma "Pyaar Sa Aata Hai": India Star Compares Him With Aamir Khan

India broke many records in the recently-concluded five-match Test series against England at home. The Rohit Sharma-led side put up a dominating show and clinched the series with 4-1 scoreline. The win became more special as the hosts side consisted of many youngsters, who gave exemplary performances and became household names. One such player was batter Sarfaraz Khan, who made his debut in the third Test and completed the series with 200 runs in his tally. He also smashed three half-centuries and played fearless cricket against England.

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Womens' Asia Cup: Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur Solving India's No 3 Conundrum

"If I Have To Pick...": Anjum Chopra On India Squad For Women's Asia Cup

Harmanpreet Kaur Moves To 12th, Shafali Verma 15th In ICC T20 Rankings

Olympic rings for the Paris Games will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower

"I Played With Sarfaraz Khan's Father": Rohit Sharma's Mega Revelation, Says Test Cap Belongs To Him As Well

"Kabhi Kabhi Bol Deta Hun": Rohit Sharma Breaks Silence On Outburst On Young India Stars During England Tests

"Arey Bhai Insaan hai": Rohit Sharma Hits Out At Critics Of India's 100 Test Veteran R Ashwin

Seeing Rohit Sharma "Pyaar Sa Aata Hai": India Star Compares Him With Aamir Khan