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‘I decided I was not going to watch the World Cup…’: Rohit Sharma
The picturesque shores of Barbados witnessed the trophy's arrival recently, leaving fans and players alike in awe of its magnificence.
Pro Kabaddi League announces retained players list for Season 10
With a strong group of players retained, each of the franchises are all set to build their units further in the upcoming Player Auction and celebrate the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League through high-octane contests.
Australia name preliminary World Cup squad, Sangha, Hardie surprise inclusions
Uncapped leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha and inexperienced all-rounder Aaron Hardie are the surprise inclusions, with Test star Marnus Labuschagne the notable omission from Australia's squad that will be reduced to 15 players closer to the start of the tournament on October 5, reports ICC.
Mitch Marsh wins first crack as Finch's replacement as Australia T20 skipper
Aaron Finch retired from T20I cricket earlier this year after a successful 76-match stint as captain that was highlighted by guiding Australia to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021 and selectors have taken their time on settling on his replacement, reports ICC.
Women's World Cup: Sweden end U.S. title defence, Netherlands reach quarters
Sweden ranked third, inflicted the U.S.' earliest-ever Women's World Cup exit after winning a nerve-jangling penalty shootout 5-4. The two teams had been deadlocked 0-0 after extra time in Melbourne. The U.S. missed three penalties in the shootout, including from retiring superstar Megan Rapinoe, and Sweden missed two, reports Xinhua.
Asian Champions Trophy: Harmanpreet scores his 150th goal, India thrash Malaysia 5-0
It was a memorable outing for Harmanpreet Singh who achieved a personal milestone of scoring their 150th international goal with a 42nd-minute PC while Karthi Selvam (15'), Hardik Singh (32'), Gurjant Singh (53') and Jugraj Singh (54') contributed in India's win. Coming into this game with two wins in a row, a 3-1 win against Pakistan and a 5-1 victory over China, Malaysia looked to remain ahead of India in the points table.
WI v IND: That was not a pleasing batting performance, says Hardik Pandya after 2nd T20I
India went down to West Indies despite a brilliant fightback with the ball in which they affected a late West Indies collapse, claiming four wickets for two runs in the 16th and 17th overs before the hosts scrapped through thanks to an undefeated 26 runs partnership between Akeal Hosein and Alzari Joseph for the ninth wicket.
Pak cricket team gets govt nod to travel to India for ODI World Cup
A statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign Office said that while the national cricket team will travel to India for the World Cup, concerns over the security of the players remain a serious and major issue.
2nd T201: Pooran's 67 helps West Indies survive late collapse to win by 2 wickets; take 2-0 lead
Romario Shepherd (2-28), Alzarri Joseph (2-28) and Akeal Hosein (2-29) claimed a brace of wickets each as India barely managed to reach 152/7 in 20 overs thanks to Tilak Varma, who held the innings together coming in at 76/4 and responding with a superb knock in what is only his second outing in T20I cricket.
Australian Open: HS Prannoy loses to Weng Hong Yang in thrilling final
Prannoy, world No. 9 in the badminton rankings, was aiming to win his second BWF World Tour title after his maiden triumph at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in May. Incidentally, Prannoy had beaten Weng Hong Yang in the Malaysia Masters final.
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