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'Fab Four' of lawn bowls revel in their new-found fame

The same admiration was reserved for Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia - members of the famous quartet which led India to a historic women's four lawn bowls gold at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham two months ago. Call them the 'Fab Four', 'Golden Girls' or 'Bowlingwood Queens', they will always be remembered as the path-breakers, trend-setters and history-makers who put the Indian lawn bowls on the world map, and offered the recreational sport a fresh lease of life in the country. They are competing at the National Games as rivals - Lovely and Rupa Rani are representing Jharkhand, while Pinki and Nayanmoni are turning up for Delhi and Assam, respectively.

Focus is on adaptability ahead of T20 World Cup: Arshdeep Singh

The T20 World Cup will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13, and Arshdeep said the Indian bowlers are geared up for the tough challenge that awaits them. "Adaptability is the big motive of our team. The main motive is adapting to the situations and demands of the team, whatever the situations and conditions are," said the 23-year-old pacer, who made a sensational comeback after a disappointing outing in the Asia Cup recently.

Watch: Australian Batter Hits Boundary With Unique Shot Using Back Of The Bat

As the T20 format has grown into prominence, the evolution of cricket has been rather rapid, especially when it comes to batters improvising to develop new shots as they look to open up more scoring areas. From switch-hits to reverse-scoops and lap shots, several shots that would be considered unorthodox - and maybe even shocking - not too long ago, are now considered completely normal. On Wednesday, Australian batter Jake Lehmann took the improvisation up a notch as he hit a boundary with a scoop using the back of his bat.

Plan was to keep it simple, bowl in the right areas: Arshdeep Singh

After setting the base for India's eight-wicket win and giving them 1-0 lead in the three-match series, Arshdeep credited simplicity in plans and bowling in right areas to bamboozle South Africa on a two-paced pitch with green tinge. "I had thought about what to say if I get the man of the match award and got a little excited (on being eager to come and talk). In the first over DC bhai (Deepak Chahar) set the tone and we knew there was plenty of help from the surface. The plan was to keep it simple and bowl in the right areas," said Arshdeep in the post-match presentation ceremony. Arshdeep had missed the series against Australia to work on conditioning at NCA and admitted to being refreshed in outwitting the South Africa batters. Asked about the wickets he enjoyed from his spell of 3/32, he said, "I enjoyed (David) Miller's wicket as I thought he was expecting an outswinger but I bowled an inswinger instead (to get him out for duck)."

India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: India rout South Africa on a spiteful track

And two young Indian pacers weren't complaining. Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar, coming into the playing XI in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, proved they can be just as good, if not better than their senior pros with a brilliant exhibition of swing bowling to set up India's eight-wicket win over the Proteas on Wednesday night. SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENEDThe 'English-like' conditions saw South Africa losing half the side even before the team total had reached double figures. The visitors couldn't recover from that abysmal start and ended up with 106 for eight in 20 overs. The Indian batsmen didn't have it easy in their chase either as long as Kagiso Rabada was in operation. He dismissed skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck as he troubled the batters with his pace and movement. When Anrich Nortje accounted for Virat Kohli, some jitters were felt. However, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav took their time to wear out the South African bowlers and chipped away at the paltry target with an unbroken partnership of 93 to take India home.

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'Fab Four' of lawn bowls revel in their new-found fame

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