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Rating Team India: Strengths and weaknesses of the Men in Blue
Matches will be played in Adelaide (Adelaide Oval), Brisbane (The Gabba), Geelong (Kardinia Park Stadium), Hobart (Bellerive Oval), Melbourne (MCG), Perth (Perth Stadium) and Sydney (SCG). It's the first time Australia will host the Men's T20 World Cup after a record-breaking Women's T20 World Cup, which was held in February-March 2020.
With key bowlers sidelined, India may have bounced itself out of T20 World Cup
With the likes of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (stress fracture in the back), Deepak Chahrar (back and hip joint issues) and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja (recovering from knee surgery), sidelined ahead of the tournament, commencing in the next few days, it has only added to skipper Rohit Sharma's headache, and he has been voicing the concern in almost every post-match press conference of late.
Team India's Pain Points: Consistency, incisive bowling, impactful fielding
The Indian men's cricket team has been found wanting on this front in most of the editions of the T20 World Cup since lifting the trophy in the inaugural edition of the event in 2007. So, stitching together such consistent performance has been the bane of the Indian team, not only in the T20 World Cups but practically in all tournaments in the last many years.
How prepared is India for the Men's T20 World Cup challenge?
Since June, they have played T20Is against South Africa (drawn 2-2 at home), Ireland (won 2-0 away), England (won 2-1 away), West Indies (won 4-1 away), Asia Cup (Super four finish) and more recently, the home series against Australia and South Africa won by an identical margin of 2-1.
T20 World Cup important, but Bumrah's career more important: Rohit Sharma
"So, we can't take such a risk. All the specialists we spoke to were of the same opinion. There is a lot of cricket ahead of him, he will play a lot more and help India win matches. There is no doubt that he will be missed," said Rohit during the captains' day event in Melbourne.
Swiatek scores dominant win over American teen Gauff; enters San Diego semifinal
Swiatek, who is in her third consecutive semifinal, will face another American, world No.6 Jessica Pegula, in the semifinal. Pegula booked her last-four spot by defeating Madison Keys 6-4, 7-5 in the first meeting between two of the top three-ranked Americans on the Tour.
Spinners, Renuka, Smriti help India clinch seventh Women's Asia Cup title, outplay Sri Lanka by eight wickets
On a pitch which was tailor-made for the spinners to excel as the ball kept low and turned square, pacer Renuka Thakur shined with 3/5 in three overs while Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/16) and Sneh Rana (2/13) had economical spells with the ball apart from Deepti Sharma conceding just seven runs in her four overs to keep Sri Lanka to 65/9.
India's Rudrankksh Patil becomes world champion in 10m rifle men, secures quota for Paris Olympics
With this victory, the 18-year-old Patil also secured a quota place for India for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This is India's second quota in shooting for the Summer Games after trap shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta, who had won the first in the men's trap at the Shotgun World Championships in Osijek, Croatia. Silver medallist at the Junior World Championships in Lima last year and a gold medallist at the Junior World Cup in Suhl earlier this year, this was Rudrankksh's first medal of any hue at the senior level.
ISL 2022-23: Spirited 10-man Chennaiyin FC hold rivals Bengaluru FC to 1-1 draw
Roy Krishna scored inside five minutes to give the Blues an early advantage but Prasanth Karuthadathkuni scored at the stroke of half-time to restore parity. The Marina Machans finished the game with ten men after goalkeeper Debjit Majumder was sent-off late in the second half. It did not take long for the first goal as Roy Krishna silenced the stands of the Marina Arena in the fourth minute.
Firenze Open: Musetti soars into semis with win over McDonald
In front of a packed Italian crowd, the 20-year-old opened his shoulders to fire an array of winners against the American, striking 23 winners to earn his 26th tour-level win of the season in 77 minutes at the ATP 250 event. The third seed, who has already qualified for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, will next face top-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime or eighth-seeded American Brandon Nakashima in the semi-finals on Saturday.
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