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Meeting P.V. Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra; making country proud on mind of India women's cricket team ahead of CWG debut
As cricket makes a return to the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 24 years, excitement was evident in the way Powar and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur spoke in the pre-departure virtual press conference. Powar expressed his wish to make the team meet Sindhu and Chopra if they find time at the Games Village to learn what makes the duo high-performing achievers in their own disciplines.
Delighted with the way England came out with the ball: Jos Buttler
Chasing 202 in a 29-over-a-side clash after a lengthy rain interruption, England reduced South Africa to six for four wickets inside the first four overs before Adil Rashid (3/29) and Moeen Ali (2/22) ran through the rest of the batting order, bowling them out for 83 to level the three-match series 1-1. England's incredible victory meant that the third ODI will be a mouthwatering series decider at Headingley on Sunday.
Bairstow wants to play all formats of the game for 'as long as possible'
In the home summer for England this year, Bairstow is one of the very rare all-format players. He played in Tests against New Zealand and India, playing a huge hand in victories. He then played ODIs against India and is featuring in 50-over matches against South Africa. Bairstow will play the T20Is against the Proteas and is scheduled to play three matches in The Hundred before Test series against South Africa comes.
Three Zimbabwe Players to Look Out for Against India
The Indian team have Asian Cup matches scheduled from August 27, so they will be traveling to Zimbabwe with a team of fringe and youngsters. Let’s take a look at their current three best players who could surprise India next month.
Three Indian players who deserved to be part of West Indies tour
Both Rohit and Kohli are struggling for the form and need regular playing time as both will be part of India’s squad for the upcoming 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Let’s take a look at three Indian players who deserve to be part of the West Indies tour.
3 players to watch out for in IND vs WI T20 Series
While the West Indies is yet to announce their squad for the T20Is, let us have a look at the top three players to watch out for from the Indian camp as this could be a potential T20 World Cup audition.
Sydney McLaughlin sets world record in women's 400m hurdles win at World Athletics
Dutch runner Femke Bol finished runners-up in 52.27, and McLaughlin's compatriot Dalilah Muhammad took bronze in 53.13. This is the fourth time in her amazing 400m hurdles career the 22-year-old has broken the world record. "It's unreal," McLaughlin was quoted as saying by World Athletics. "I just wanted to run and go for it." She shaved a whopping 0.73 seconds from her previous world record, set on the same track less than a month earlier, leaving her rivals -- including two of the three fastest hurdlers the world has ever seen -- shell-shocked with her pace.
SA's decision to abandon ODIs against Australia has left cricket at a tipping point: Atherton
On July 13, South Africa announced that they were pulling out from the three-match men's ODI series against Australia in January 2023 in order to ensure "long-term sustainability of new T20 League. I think the game is at a tipping point which has long been coming probably since the advent of the IPL. You could argue the tipping point has come now with South Africa recently taking the decision to abandon three ODIs In Australia next year as they want their best players available for their franchise tournament."
Ben Stokes was a fabulous ODI player but he has also been on the right side of fate
Needless to say, Stokes will be sorely missed at a tournament that he virtually won single-handedly for England in 2019. With this in mind, what will Stokes’ legacy in the ODI arena look like now that he has called it a day in the 50-over format?
Dhawan, Gill guide India to three-run win in high-scoring first ODI vs West Indies
While Dhawan missed the century by just three runs, Gill, returning to the playing XI in ODIs for the first time since December 2020, played with a point to prove, scoring a magnificent 64 off just 53 balls. The 22-year-old Gill showed tremendous class as he smashed the West Indies pacers for boundaries inside the powerplay, racing to 41 off 28 balls in the first 10 overs and bringing up his maiden ODI half-century soon off just 36 balls.
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