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"Feels Like I Lost Someone From My Family": Kuldeep Yadav On Shane Warne

Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that the death of Australian legend Shane Warne two years ago felt like the loss of a family member to him as he always believed that there was a strong connection between them. Kuldeep, who is on a short family trip in Australia, visited the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the home ground of his "idol" where he posed for a photo with Warne's statue outside the stadium.

India's U17 Women Wrestlers Stranded In Amman, Jordan

The Under-17 Indian women wrestling team was on Saturday left stranded at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan after missing a flight back home following a highly successful campaign at the World Championships. The nine women wrestlers and three coaches were scheduled to fly back to India on Saturday evening but they were booked in separate flights. The coaches -- Jai Bhagwan, Shilpi Sheoran and Rekha Rani -- were scheduled to fly on an Emirates flight with a stopover in Dubai while the young wrestlers were booked in Qatar Airways.

"Fighting Word Straightaway": Matthew Hayden's Charged Up Reaction To Ravi Shastri's Instagram Act

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden said that runs will be "at the premium" and will be the point of difference during the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India at home this year. The much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy will commence with the first Test - a day match - at Perth Stadium from November 22 to November 26, setting the tone for the series. India has won its last two series in Australia, held in 2018-19 and 2020-21 and could make it a hat-trick of series wins in Australia.

Watch: Shikhar Dhawan's Special Message For Fans After Announcing Retirement

Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket two years after he last donned the national jersey, saying that he leaves the scene a content man after representing the country in all three formats. The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022.

Mohammed Shami's Funny Take On Rohit Sharma's On-Field Antics, Says "If You Don't Meet His Expectations..."

India's ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma is always expressive on the ground. Rarely, one would find the skipper controlling his emotions when leading the side. Be it the anger, laugh or frustration, Rohit never shies away from putting his emotions out, even if his expressions become a meme material or a topic of talk. Speaking about that behaviour of Rohit, his teammate Mohammed Shami opened up and said when one fails to meet the captain's expectations, he starts showing his emotions.

India U17 Coach Happy With Team's Preparation Ahead Of Indonesia Friendlies

The Indian men's U17 team landed in Bali ahead of their two friendly matches against Indonesia U17 on August 25 and 27. On Friday night the Blue Colts played a practice match against local side Bali United FC U20 at the Samudra Kuta Stadium, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Mohammad Sami and Mohammad Arbash scored the goals for India. Coached by Ishfaq Ahmed, India U17s are preparing for next month's SAFF U17 Championship, to be held in Bhutan, and the subsequent AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers, which will be hosted by Thailand in October. They had been training in Srinagar for over a month and a half before their trip to the Island of the Gods.

Brilliant 191 By Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim Has Pakistan In Danger In First Test

Senior batter Mushfiqur Rahim hit a brilliant 191 on the fourth day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday, giving Bangladesh an outside chance of a maiden victory over Pakistan. The diminutive batter was the foundation of Bangladesh's first innings score of 565 -- their highest Test total against Pakistan -- and gave the visitors a first innings lead of 117. Pakistan were 23-1 at the close of play, with Abdullah Shafique on 12 and skipper Shan Masood on nine. The home team trail by 94 runs after making 448-6 declared in the first innings.

Neeraj Chopra Will Throw 93m In One Or Two Years: India Legend's Massive Claim

Legendary para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia feels it's a matter of time for star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to breach the elusive 90m mark and predicted that he can throw 93m in one or two years. Chopra won a silver medal in the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45m earlier this month while the gold went to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who stunned the javelin world with an Olympic record effort of 92.97m. On Thursday, Chopra again finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League with a last round throw of 89.49m, behind two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, who produced a monster throw of 90.61m. Jhajharia, himself a para-javelin throw legend with double Paralympics gold in F46 category, said when Chopra breaks the barrier of 90m, he will do it by a big margin, going past the elusive mark by 3 to 4 metres.

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"Feels Like I Lost Someone From My Family": Kuldeep Yadav On Shane Warne

India's U17 Women Wrestlers Stranded In Amman, Jordan

"Fighting Word Straightaway": Matthew Hayden's Charged Up Reaction To Ravi Shastri's Instagram Act

Watch: Shikhar Dhawan's Special Message For Fans After Announcing Retirement

Mohammed Shami's Funny Take On Rohit Sharma's On-Field Antics, Says "If You Don't Meet His Expectations..."

India U17 Coach Happy With Team's Preparation Ahead Of Indonesia Friendlies

Brilliant 191 By Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim Has Pakistan In Danger In First Test

Neeraj Chopra Will Throw 93m In One Or Two Years: India Legend's Massive Claim