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"If You Ask Me Who's Better...": Ravi Shastri's Honest Verdict On Rohit Sharma vs MS Dhoni Captaincy

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma's tactical acumen puts him on par with the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni in white ball formats in which he will go down as a batting giant across the eras, reckoned former head coach Ravi Shastri. Rohit recently guided India to their second T20 World Cup title with a win over South Africa in the final at Barbados, breaking a more than decade-long title drought in ICC event Rohit has overtaken former skipper Dhoni as the most successful T20I captain with 49 wins in 62 matches. Dhoni had led India to 41 victories in 72 games.

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav's Blunder Nearly Cost India 3rd T20I vs Sri Lanka

A blunder from India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav nearly cost the team the third match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. It was the third and final T20I of the series. Sri Lanka were chasing 138 runs but their poor performance in batting towards the end saw India making a remarkable comeback in Pallekele. The hosts needed 5 runs off the final two balls to win the game. This is when Chamindu Wickramasinghe slammed Suryakumar's fuller delivery to long-off and tried to steal a couple.

Anshuman Gaekwad Dies At 71, PM, Home Minister & Cricketing Fraternity Express Grief

Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, who has served the game in different capacities after his retirement as a player, died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 71.

India's Schedule, Paris Olympics August 02: Manu Bhaker Begins Campaign For 3rd Medal, Lakshya Sen In Quarter-Final

India's full schedule at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 7: The day 7 of medal events at the Paris Olympics 2024 will see some important events taking place. Manu Bhaker, who has already won two bronze medals, will compete in the qualification round of women's 25m pistol qualification shooting. In the badminton men's singles quarterfinal, Lakshya sen will face Chou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei). The Indian men's hockey team will take on Australia in its last group stage match. India's final position in the Pool will depend on this match.

"I Should Have...": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Paris Olympics 2024 Exit

PV Sindhu has no regrets regarding her preparations for the Games as she did everything she could to be in the best shape but admitted defence let her down in the pre-quarterfinal against China's He Bing Jiao, here Thursday. Sindhu ran the Chinese world number 9 close in the first game but unending unforced errors meant that Bing Jao ran away with the match 21-19 21-14 in 56 minutes. Sindhu even dictated a few points but had no answer to Bing Jiao's superior attack.

Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons

The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are role models for millions of youth not only in the country but across the world. In a letter to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Roger Binny and DG of SAI Sandip Pradhan, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Atul Goel on Thursday said that sportspersons, specially cricketers, are role models for youngsters for promoting a healthy, active and productive lifestyle.

Paris Olympics 2024: Swapnil Kusale's Father Makes Big Revelation, Says "Didn't Even Call..."

The parents of Olympic shooting bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale on Thursday said they were sure he would win a medal for the “tricolour and the country”. “We let him focus on his work and didn't even call him yesterday so that he should not get distracted,” Swapnil's father Suresh Kusale told reporters in Kolhapur, soon after their son won a bronze for India in Paris. “For the last 10 to 12 years, he was mostly away from home, focusing on his marksmanship. I was sure he would win a medal for India and wouldn't let the tricolour down. “People have been calling up incessantly to congratulate us,” said Suresh, a school teacher. As Swapnil shot to glory in the 50m rifle 3 positions event, taking India's tally to three at the Paris Games on Thursday, his family and friends exploded in joy at his home in Kolhapur district.

Olympics 2024: No Medal For India In Men's 20km Race Walk, Best Finish Of 30th

India's Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh finished at lowly 30th and 37th positions respectively while national record-holder Akshdeep Singh pulled out after the 6km mark as Indian race walkers produced a disappointing performance in the 20km event of the Olympics here on Thursday. Vikash clocked 1 hour 22 minutes and 36 seconds while Paramjeet crossed the finish line in 1:23:48sec in the race won by Brian Daniel Pintado (1:18:55) of Ecuador. Caio Bonfim (1:19:09) of Brazil and reigning world champion Alvaro Martin (1:19:11) of Spain took the silver and bronze medals respectively while Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Massimo Stano (1:19:12) of Italy was fourth.

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"If You Ask Me Who's Better...": Ravi Shastri's Honest Verdict On Rohit Sharma vs MS Dhoni Captaincy

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav's Blunder Nearly Cost India 3rd T20I vs Sri Lanka

Anshuman Gaekwad Dies At 71, PM, Home Minister & Cricketing Fraternity Express Grief

India's Schedule, Paris Olympics August 02: Manu Bhaker Begins Campaign For 3rd Medal, Lakshya Sen In Quarter-Final

"I Should Have...": PV Sindhu's Blunt Admission After Paris Olympics 2024 Exit

Government Asks BCCI To Take Steps To Prevent Surrogate Tobacco Ads By Sportspersons

Paris Olympics 2024: Swapnil Kusale's Father Makes Big Revelation, Says "Didn't Even Call..."

Olympics 2024: No Medal For India In Men's 20km Race Walk, Best Finish Of 30th