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The whole debate really is about how your 4, 5, 6 are going to look, says Sanjay Manjrekar
Right-handed middle-order batters K.L. Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been selected in India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, happening from August 30 to September 17, after recovering in time from a right thigh and back injury respectively.
World Athletics Championship: Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for long jump final, Sreeshankar fails
Jeswin Aldrin leapt to 8.00 metres in Qualifying B Group to finish among the 12 best participants to qualify for the final, which will be held on Thursday evening.
ISSF World Championship: Amanpreet stars as India pick up gold and bronze in Baku
The Women’s Standard Pistol trio picked up a bronze in the team competition, to swell the country’s tally to five gold and four bronze medals.
Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa holds Magnus Carlsen to another draw to take final to tiebreaks
Praggnanandhaa, who had played out a draw with white pieces on Tuesday, held the Norwegian five-time World Champion in Classical Chess to another draw, this time with black pieces.
World Athletics Championships: Tamberi wins high jump gold; El Bakkali clinch 3,000m steeplechase title
The joint Olympic gold medallist made a first-time clearance at 2.36m, a world lead to take the gold on Tuesday. Olympic finalist JuVaughan Harrison, who failed at his first attempt, got the nod at his second to win the silver, his first global medal while the bronze medal went to Qatar's Mutaz Barshim.
'I just heard from him': Henry Olonga confirms Zimbabwe cricket Heath Streak great is 'very much alive'
Olonga in his new post said that rumours of Streak's death were greatly exaggerated and that he had heard from him.
'He is someone who likes other batters to go...', says Shubman Gill on his successful partnership with Rohit Sharma
The pair compiled 685 runs at 76.11 in the nine instances batting together in the format. Taking out their only partnership together while not opening the batting, their average partnership jumps to 85.37.
Ian Bell, Stephen Fleming to join New Zealand coaching staff for away tours
Former skipper Stephen Fleming and Saqlain Mushtaq are among others to their coaching staff for the next four months and will take up different roles in the coaching staff.
World Badminton Championship: Sindhu loses to Okuhara; Lakshya advances to pre-quarters
Lakshya Sen, however, kept alive his chances of winning another medal by reaching the pre-quarterfinals. The 22-year-old Lakshya defeated Jeon Hyeok-Jin of Republic of Korea 21-11, 21-12 in 36 minutes.
Legendary Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak dies at 49; reports
It was reported that Streak was undergoing treatment in South Africa after being diagnosed with what friends and close ones described as colon and liver cancer.
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