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Asia Cup 2022: Full schedule, teams, formats, venue, date and time, groups, when and where to watch, live Telecast, live Streaming, and latest updates
Six teams will be participating in Asia Cup 2022. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are the 5 confirmed teams and one team from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE will capture the sixth spot in the qualifier round will take place ahead of the tournament and the winner will grab the spot of the 6th team will start from August 20 to 24.
Hockey teams need to brush up their act, be more consistent
In that sense, the Indian men's and women's hockey teams at the recently-concluded Birmingham Commonwealth Games went through these same emotions -- the men's team was subdued in its celebrations after losing the final to Australia, while the girls were exuberant and celebrated their win over New Zealand in the shootout with verve gusto to win the bronze
2022 CWG medal count a downer for Mirabai Chanu-led weightlifting contingent
Mirabai Chanu's silver medal at Tokyo 2020 was only the second Olympic medal by an Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari won bronze in 2000 at Sydney Olympics. Chanu also became only the second Indian woman after PV Sindhu to win an Olympic silver medal. Though India won an extra medal in weightlifting at CWG 2022, what would rankle the Indian officials is that India could win only three gold medals from Birmingham as compared to five at Gold Coast, but fans are expecting a better show from the Mirabai Chanu-led team in the Paris Olympics.
How Birmingham 2022 fuelled dreams of rich Indian haul at Paris 2024
What gives them the confidence to entertain such a dream is the fact that the country bagged 61 medals, just a few short of the 66 it had bagged at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, without any contribution from shooting, which was not included in the Birmingham Games. The shooters had contributed 16 medals to India's Gold Coast tally of 66, and the fact that we came so close to matching it in Birmingham proves that Indian athletes have made great progress in other sports too and portends to a good haul in Paris.
India men's cricket team leaves for Zimbabwe ahead of three-match ODI series
NCA head VVS Laxman was also spotted, suggesting that he could be the head coach for the ODI series against Zimbabwe. When the Indian team was in England for the rescheduled fifth Test in Edgbaston, Laxman was with the T20I squad as the head coach in Ireland and was present for the first T20I at Southampton as well. India enter the series after defeating West Indies 3-0 in Trinidad in July. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, are on a high after an impressive 2-1 series win over Bangladesh at home, coming after another 2-1 series win over them in T20Is.
India have depth to win 2022 Asia Cup, will beat Pakistan: Ricky Ponting
The rivalry between India and Pakistan is one of cricket's biggest and all eyes will be on Dubai on August 28 when the two foes go head-to-head. While Pakistan hold the edge overall in head-to-head meetings, it's a different story at the Asia Cup with India currently clinging to a slender 7-5 advantage (one no result) from 13 matches. While Ponting expects a tight tussle between the rivals, he believes India have the depth to prevail. The Australian legend also mentioned that India are tough opponents to beat in any tournament, not just an Asia Cup
My focus is on 2023 ODI World Cup, want to play all possible matches: Shikhar Dhawan
In an interview, Dhawan spoke about his plans to focus on the World Cup in India next year. The left-handed opener, who has been a star for India in ICC events in the past, expressed how he enjoys playing in world tournaments and the satisfaction he derives from it. "I love playing in ICC tournaments. There is always a different feeling and satisfaction and I've had some very good tournaments in the past. I prepare and approach every tournament exactly the same way," Dhawan told Times of India
National Bank Open: Hurkacz stops Kyrgios in Montreal
In an absorbing clash at the National Bank Open, the Pole adjusted to the 27-year-old's quick play on serve, while he delivered decisive blows from his own strings to advance after one hour and 46 minutes and improve to 31-13 on the season. Last week's Washington champion Kyrgios entered the match in red-hot form, having won 15 of his past 16 matches, with his only defeat coming against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Hurkacz now leads Kyrgios 2-0 in their ATP Head to Head series and has improved his record to 28-1 after winning the first set this year.
Injured Washington Sundar doubtful for India's tour of Zimbabwe: Report
KL Rahul-led Indian team will leave for Zimbabwe on Saturday morning with VVS Laxman as the head coach. However, Sundar, who was to fly to Harare from the UK, looks a doubtful proposition due to his fitness, a Cricbuzz report said. Sundar injured his left shoulder while diving on the field during a Royal London One-Day match between Lancashire and Worcestershire at Old Trafford on Wednesday .
India need to decide between Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik: Saba Karim
With the Asia Cup starting from August 27 in the UAE, the tournament presents a chance for India to sort out their playing eleven composition ahead of Men's T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November. Since his comeback in T20I cricket in June, Karthik has been bringing out the required finishing acts and effectively sealing the finisher spot in the Indian team.
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