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1st T20I: India win toss, opt to bat against England; Arshdeep makes debut
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is making his India debut from this game and skipper Rohit called him an exciting prospect. "We are gonna bat first. Looks like a good pitch, decent ground to play. Good pitch, sun is out, better thing to bat first. Recovered pretty well, had a couple of hits before getting into this game. Looking forward to the game as well," said Rohit at the toss.
Wimbledon 2022: Injured Rafael Nadal decides to play semifinal against Nick Kyrgios
Nadal refused to surrender to his injury and hung on to hold off American Taylor Fritz in five sets, reaching the men's singles semifinals at the Wimbledon Championships once again. The 22-time major champion Nadal left the court for a medical timeout in the second set, after losing the opening set 3-6, and appeared to be struggling with an abdominal issue mid-way through the quarterfinal match.
Harmanpreet, Pooja, Rajeshwari help India complete 3-0 ODI series sweep of Sri Lanka
India were 124/6 in 29.2 overs and from there, Harmanpreet rescued India with her 16th ODI fifty, an 88-ball 75, laced with seven fours and two sixes. She also shared a crucial 97-run stand with Pooja, who remained unbeaten on 56 off 65 balls, hitting three sixes as India reached 255/9 in their 50 overs. After youngster Vishmi Gunaratne fell cheaply, Chamari and Hasini Perera (39 off 57 balls) shared a stand of 56 runs to give the hosts in the hunt of chasing down the total.
ENG vs IND: Edgbaston to deploy undercover crowd spotters during 2nd T20I to combat racist abuse
England won the rescheduled fifth Test against India after chasing down 378 before lunch on the final day, of which 259 were scored on the fourth afternoon and evening. However, that passage of play was marred by reports of racial insults from a section of the crowd. The racial insults issues during the Edgbaston Test were initially highlighted on Twitter by Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer, which subsequently led to a criminal investigation by West Midlands Police.
World Athletics Championship: Vetter pulls out with injury, no clash with Neeraj Chopra
Chopra went on to win the gold medal in Tokyo with a brilliant performance. After the disappointment of the Tokyo Olympics, Vetter has competed in only one event in 2022 -- the Ursapharm Speerwurf Meeting in Offenburg, Germany in May winning a silver medal with a throw of 85.64, way below his personal best of 97.76 metre.
Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Prannoy move into quarterfinals; Praneeth, Kashyap bow out
Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, took just 26 minutes to beat China's Zhang Yi Man 21-12, 21-10 in her women's singles second-round match to set up a quarterfinal clash against world No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying of the Chinese Taipei. It was smooth sailing from there on for the Indian badminton ace, who never trailed throughout the duration of the match against world No. 32 Yi Man.
Happy Birthday MS Dhoni: 8 memorable innings of former Indian captain (Watch Video)
Not only for captaincy, but MS Dhoni was also famous for his batting, wicket-keeping, and finishing abilities. Dhoni made an unbeaten 91 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 world cup final. It was a match that will be remembered by Indian cricket fans forever.MS Dhoni's cricketing career took Indian cricket to the next level. On the occasion of his 41st birthday, let's take a look at 8 best innings of Mahendra Singh Dhoni:
India to play near full-strength squad in five T20Is against West Indies; Kohli might be rested: Report
On Wednesday, Sharma, Bumrah, Pant, Pandya and Kohli were rested from India's three-match ODI series against the West Indies, to be played in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on July 22, 24 and 27. After this, India and West Indies will play five T20Is, starting from July 29 in Trinidad, followed by the next two matches at St. Kitts and the final two T20Is to be played in Lauderhill, Florida, USA.
Sri Lanka Cricket affirms its readiness to host Asia Cup 2022: Report
The hosting of the tournament, to be held in the T20 format, was in doubt because of the economic and political crisis in the country since April this year, with millions of citizens of the island nation struggling to buy food, fuel and medicines. The report also said that the government there is believed to be keen that the tournament be held on the island itself.
MS Dhoni turns 41, cricket fraternity extends birthday wishes for "Captain Cool"
At the domestic level, he captained Chennai Super Kings to IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 apart from two now-defunct Champions League T20 titles in 2010 and 2014. Dhoni is fondly remembered for his attacking stroke play, keeping a calm head as a skipper in under-pressure situations, giving him the tag of "captain cool".
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