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BCCI awards title sponsorship rights of Women's T20 Challenge 2022 to My11Circle
BCCI) on Sunday awarded the title sponsorship rights for the Women's T20 Challenge 2022 to Indian fantasy sports platform My11Circle after successfully participating in the bidding process. The Women's T20 Challenge this year will comprise four games which will be played from May 23 to May 28 at Pune's MCA stadium. Twelve international players from South Africa, England, West Indies and Australia will compete in the Women's T20 Challenge 2022. Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Ecclestone and Deandra Dottin will be among the many prominent players.
"Beat Them Psychologically": Shoaib Akhtar Remembers Pakistan's Ploy To Defeat India In 2004
The Indian cricket team's 2004 tour of Pakistan was a memorable one. Team India won the five-match ODI series 3-2 while they beat the hosts 2-1 in the three-match Test series. After that, India toured Pakistan only once in 2005-06. The last time the two teams played a bilateral series was back in 2012-13 when Pakistan toured India. Shoaib Akhtar has been part of many such bilateral series and in an interview revealed Pakistan's plans against India for the 2004 tour.
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni Rues Decision To Bat First After Defeat vs Gujarat Titans
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that opting to bat first in their IPL match against table toppers Gujarat Titans was not a good idea as his side lost by seven wickets here on Sunday. Already out of contention for a play-off berth, CSK suffered their ninth loss of the season to remain rooted in ninth place in the standings. "Batting first wasn't a very good idea. It was tough to hit the faster bowlers in the first half, spinners-wise it was similar," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation.
Hope Thomas Cup Wins Does To Badminton What 1983 WC Did To Cricket, Says Coach Vimal Kumar
Indian men's badminton team coach Vimal Kumar on Sunday hoped the historic Thomas Cup triumph would do the same to the country's shuttle sport what the 1983 World Cup win did to cricket. In beating 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0 in the summit showdown in Bangkok, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy conjured one of the most remarkable feats in the country's sporting history.
Hope Thomas Cup win does to badminton what 1983 World Cup triumph did to cricket: Coach Vimal Kumar
Vimal Kumar on Sunday hoped the historic Thomas Cup triumph would do the same to the country's shuttle sport what the 1983 World Cup win did to cricket. In beating 14-time winners Indonesia 3-0 in the summit showdown in Bangkok, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy conjured one of the most remarkable feats in the country's sporting history. Thomas Cup win: Wish Team IndiaIt was no surprise that Kumar was unable to describe the historic victory. "I have no words to describe it, we always had hopes but the way the players played, they just put up a performance out of the blue. It was really fantastic. We had such a poor record against Indonesia and to win 3-0 is incredible," Kumar told PTI from Bangkok. The unassuming coach, who goes about his job quietly, added, "In 1983, when India won the cricket World Cup, the euphoria was something else but cricket was always a very popular sport and I hope with this performance, now badminton can also become so popular."
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It is like winning cricket World Cup in 1983: Former Asian badminton champion Dinesh Khanna on India's Thomas Cup triumph
badminton champion Dinesh Khanna on Sunday congratulated the Indian badminton team for winning its first-ever Thomas Cup trophy, saying that it is like India's first-ever triumph in cricket in the 1983 world cup. "It is absolutely fantastic. It is like winning the world cup in cricket for the first time in 1983. Thomas Cup as we know is the top team championship in the sport for men. So, there is nothing greater than this win, as far as the team championship for men in the sport is concerned. I think this is a great moment for Indian badminton and we all Indians are proud of this achievement," said Khanna in an exclusive interview to ANI.