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Pujara credits first-class stint for return to form, looking forward to Test against England
Pujara has credited his performance in the Ranji Trophy and county cricket stint with Sussex for helping him get his form as he scored a couple of big hundreds in both tournaments. Having been in England and played a few matches there, Pujara will be a key component of the Indian batting order in the Test match starting on July 1 at Birmingham.
India vs Leicestershire: Pant, Pujara and Bumrah to represent hosts in warm-up match
The special pre-match arrangement between BCCI, ECB and the Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) has been done to ensure that all members of India's touring party get adequate match practice. The match will be played with 13 players per side to provide further flexibility and help manage bowling workloads.
CWI and CPL unveil 'THE 6IXTY', a new T10 tournament with different rules
The inaugural edition of THE 6IXTY is expected to feature men's and women's teams competing in a new set of playing conditions. Among the key rules highlighted by the organisers are that each batting team will be considered all-out at the fall of the sixth wicket. They'll have two Power Play overs with fielding restrictions, and can unlock a third if they hit two sixes in the first 12 balls of the innings. This extra over of PowerPlay may be taken between overs 3-9.
Mallorca Championships: Medvedev starts campaign with win over Karatsev, Tsitsipas sails into quarters
Medvedev converted on the lone breakpoint of the second set for either man to move ahead late in the neck-and-neck set, then dominated the decider as Karatsev struggled with an apparent leg problem. "It was tough to play in rhythm. It felt like many points were just whoever managed to put the ball in the court was going to win the point," Medvedev said.
Indian women's hockey team thrashes USA 4-0 to finish 3rd in debut season of FIH Pro League
Experienced forward Vandana Katariya (39', 54') starred with a brace, while Sonika (54') and Sangita Kumari (57') scored a goal each to help India sign off the prestigious league on a high note ahead of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022. The Indian team got off the blocks quickly, with Sharmila Devi making a fantastic run inside the USA's circle in the opening minute, but her shot went wide of the goalpost.
Golf: Four Indian women from WPGT set to play in Asia Pacific Cup
Four of its players will get a chance to play in the Simone Asia Pacific Cup, which in its inaugural year will carry as much as US$ 750,000 in prize purse.Two Indian teams of two players each have been invited for the inaugural edition of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event is to be held from August 15 to 20, 2022. The tournament will be held under the aegis of the Asia Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF).
Hockey: South Africa to host inaugural men's Nations Cup
The event will take place at the North-West University of Potchefstroom - which successfully hosted the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup in April this year - from November 28 to December 4, 2022. The aim of this new yearly event is to offer a top-level competition to the best-ranked teams not participating in the FIH Hockey Pro League and give the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League the next season, precisely.
Indian women's hockey team defeats Ukraine 3-0 in U-23 five-nation tournament
Ukraine's U-23 women's team got out to a fast start, looking to attack early and winning their first Penalty Corner (PC) inside five minutes. The Indian team, on the other hand, stood tall to deny them an early goal advantage. As the game progressed, India gradually grabbed control, earning back-to-back PCs. However, they missed out on an opportunity to break the tie as the first quarter ended without any goal from either team.
IND v SL: With an eye on Commonwealth Games, India and Sri Lanka aim for fine-tuning their combinations
For India, who last played a T20I during their trip to New Zealand ahead of the 50-over World Cup, the trip to Sri Lanka serves them a chance to zero in on their first-choice combination which will be there for the Commonwealth Games, something which head coach Ramesh Powar and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had stressed on ahead of their departure.
India all-rounder Rumeli Dhar announces retirement from all formats of the game
In all, she represented India in four Tests, 78 ODIs and 18 T20Is from 2003 to 2018. She also had the rare achievement of opening both the batting as well as bowling for India in a T20I against the West Indies in 2012. "23 years of my cricket career that started from Shyamnagar in West Bengal, has finally come to an end as I announce my retirement from all formats of cricket.
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