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Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final

Pooja Vastrakar bowled a sharp and incisive spell to take the Indian women's cricket team to its maiden Asian Games final, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final on Sunday. Right arm seamer Vastrakar, who replaced Anjali Sarvani in the squad just before leaving India, had career-best figures of 4/17 in four overs as Bangladesh were bowled out for 51 in 17.5 overs -- their lowest ever T20 score against the neighbours.

Asian Games: India Open Medals Tally As Shooters, Rowers Strike Silver

The Indian contingent started off Sunday on a promising note, earning the nation its first medal of the Asian Games 2023, with silver medals in 10m Air Rifle Team event and Men's Doubles Sculls Rowing. The Indian team, that is aiming to cross the 100-medal mark this time around in Hangzhou, wasted little time in opening their medals tally. Though, there will be some disappointment in the hearts of the athletes, considering the fact that they couldn't fetch the elusive gold medals in their respective events.

Troll Makes A Wrong Reference About Ravichandran Ashwin's Kutti Stories. Harsha Bhogle Shuts Him Down

Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, the Indian cricket team's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has started a talk show 'Kutti stories' with celebrated commentator Harsha Bhogle. In the show, the duo will talk about the evolution of the Indian cricket team in phases from the prism of different editions of the Cricket World Cup. Describing how the idea of the show came up, Harsha Bhogle uploaded the link to the first part of the series and shared the following comment.

"Don't Know Why He Was...": Suryakumar Yadav's Post-Match Act Baffles Virender Sehwag

The talismanic Suryakumar Yadav finally roared back to form in ODI cricket, scoring 50 runs off 49 balls before being dismissed. Surya, who remains a part of India's ODI World Cup squad too, hasn't quite managed to impress in the 50-over format while wearing the Indian team but the Mohali ODI on Friday was different. In fact, even after the match had ended, Surya reportedly did some more batting practice in the nets. When former India cricketer Virender Sehwag was asked about the mentality behind such an act, he said that it's not something he personally ever did.

"Two Legends In One Frame": Internet Reacts As MS Dhoni Joins Superstar Mohanlal For Ad Shoot - See Pics

India's legendary captain MS Dhoni was spotted with famous actor Mohanlal Viswanathan. Dhoni retired from international cricket in August 2020. He captained Chennai Super Kings to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title 2023 earlier this year. Currently, the wicketkeeper-batter is away from competitive cricket. On the other hand, Mohanlal, besides being a super-star actor, is also a film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director. He works mainly in Malayalam film industry but has also contributed with his skills in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films.

Experience counts for little as England defeat Ireland

Will Jacks, Sam Hain and Rehan Ahmed starred for England in a 48-run win over a full-strength Ireland in their second one-day international at Trent Bridge.

Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Ish Sodhi Shines In New Zealand's 86-Run Win Over Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Highlights: Ish Sodhi claimed a career-best 6 for 39 as New Zealand registered a first victory in Bangladesh in nearly 15 years on Saturday in a dramatic ODI where he was also reprieved from a run-out dismissal at the non-striker's end. Sodhi's maiden five-wicket haul helped New Zealand clinch an 86-run win, bowling out Bangladesh for 168 in 41.1 overs after Tom Blundell's 68 had guided the visitors to 254 in the second ODI of the three-match series. The Kiwis last beat Bangladesh in their own backyard in October 2008. They then lost the next two series in 2010 and 2013, respectively, by 4-0 and 3-0. (Scorecard)

Rahul Dravid's Son Walks His Illustrious Dad's Path, Picked For Vinoo Mankad Trophy

Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket team head coach, is under focus ahead of the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup. India have not won the marquee event since the 2011 Cricket World Cup, when MS Dhoni's men won the trophy after a great title clash against Sri Lanka. Rahul Dravid, who himsekd has been part of several Cricket World Cups as a player, is in charge of guiding the Rohit Sharma-led team to the ultimate glory. If Rahul Dravid can help the Indian cricket team win the 2023 Cricket World Cup as a coach, it will add another glorious chapter to his already illustrious career.

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Asian Games 2023: Medal Assured In Cricket As Pooja Vastrakar Takes India Women To Final

Asian Games: India Open Medals Tally As Shooters, Rowers Strike Silver

Troll Makes A Wrong Reference About Ravichandran Ashwin's Kutti Stories. Harsha Bhogle Shuts Him Down

"Don't Know Why He Was...": Suryakumar Yadav's Post-Match Act Baffles Virender Sehwag

"Two Legends In One Frame": Internet Reacts As MS Dhoni Joins Superstar Mohanlal For Ad Shoot - See Pics

Experience counts for little as England defeat Ireland

Bangladesh vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Ish Sodhi Shines In New Zealand's 86-Run Win Over Bangladesh

Rahul Dravid's Son Walks His Illustrious Dad's Path, Picked For Vinoo Mankad Trophy