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Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 1: India Full Schedule

The Indian contingent will be in action on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Indian athletes will participate in singles, pairs and team events at the multi-disciplined games. India will miss star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who pulled out of the tournament due to a thigh issue. India women's cricket team will also be action on Day 1 as they face gold medal favourites Australia in a Group A game at Edgbaston. The women's hockey team will also open their campaign with a Group game against minnows Ghana.

Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 1: India Full Schedule

The Indian contingent will be in action on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The Indian athletes will participate in singles, pairs and team events at the multi-disciplined games. India will miss star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who pulled out of the tournament due to a thigh issue. India women's cricket team will also be action on Day 1 as they face gold medal favourites Australia in a Group A game at Edgbaston. The women's hockey team will also open their campaign with a Group game against minnows Ghana.

CWG 2022: Harmanpreet Kaur Wants India To "Set The Tone" Against Australia

The Indian women's cricket will kickstart its campaign at the Commonwealth Games against Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday. The side had reached the UK last week, and over the last few days, the side have been preparing to the best of their ability in order to ensure a podium finish. India are placed in Group A alongside Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan. On the eve of the start of the event, captain Harmanpreet Kaur addressed a virtual press conference where she talked about the preparation of the team.

Hockey At CWG 2022: Indian Women Look To Bury World Cup Ghosts

A podium finish on its mind, the Indian women's hockey team would look to bury the ghosts of a disastrous World Cup campaign by steam-rolling minnows Ghana in the Commonwealth Games opener on Thursday. The Indian women are clubbed in Pool A alongside hosts England, Canada, Wales and Ghana, while Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland and Kenya complete Pool B. Just like their male counterparts, the Indian women returned empty-handed from the last edition of the Games in Gold Coast, finishing fourth after being routed 0-6 by England in the bronze medal play-off match.

Celebrity Watch, Cricket And Chaos: Commonwealth Games Flavour In Birmingham

The Arena in Birmingham will be the home of Gymnastics events over the next few days. The third largest indoor stadium complex is also the home of journalists from 72 Commonwealth Countries and territories. From collecting accreditations to bibs to venue access guidelines, this is a journalist's must-go destination and is by far the busiest hub in the city as the event waits to open. Elsewhere it is a lull before the storm.

Commonwealth Games: Two Women Cricketers Stay Back In India After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Says Report

Another member of the Indian women's cricket team has tested positive for COVID-19 and has stayed back in the country ahead of the side's opener against Australia in the Commonwealth Games on Friday. The India squad left on Sunday morning for Birmingham without the two players. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had earlier confirmed that one member of the touring party tested positive. The squad trained at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) ahead of the Games.

"Keeping That Option Open": Mithali Raj On Playing In Women's IPL

Former India captain Mithali Raj had announced her retirement from international cricket this year, and now she has opened up about Women's IPL, which is likely to begin next year, saying she is keeping the option of playing in the tournament. Raj announced the end of a splendid 23-year international career last month, finishing with 7,805 ODI runs in 232 matches at an average just over 50. She scored 2,364 runs in 89 T20Is, as well as 699 runs in 12 Tests, including a century and four half-centuries.

"It Helped Turn A Page In Indian Women's Cricket": Mithali Raj On 5 Years Of 2017 World Cup Final

One of the finest players to ever play in women's cricket and former India captain Mithali Raj remembered the fifth anniversary of the historic 2017 Women's World Cup final on Saturday. Mithali, who led India to the iconic final against England at the 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's Cricket Ground, said that they may not have won the ICC World Cup in 2017 but the event changed the landscape of women's cricket.

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Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 1: India Full Schedule

Commonwealth Games 2022, Day 1: India Full Schedule

CWG 2022: Harmanpreet Kaur Wants India To "Set The Tone" Against Australia

Hockey At CWG 2022: Indian Women Look To Bury World Cup Ghosts

Celebrity Watch, Cricket And Chaos: Commonwealth Games Flavour In Birmingham

Commonwealth Games: Two Women Cricketers Stay Back In India After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Says Report

"Keeping That Option Open": Mithali Raj On Playing In Women's IPL

"It Helped Turn A Page In Indian Women's Cricket": Mithali Raj On 5 Years Of 2017 World Cup Final