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BCCI has announced the 17-member squad for Asia Cup 2023. The tournament is set to commence on August 30 while India play Pakistan in their opening game on September 2. India have announced their much awaited 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. The tournament is set to start on August 30 with Pakistan facing Nepal while India will start their campaign on September 2 against arch-rivals Pakistan in Kandy. As for the squad, Jasprit Bumrah makes the much-anticipated return after proving his fitness in the T20I series against Ireland. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is…

Under the overall framework of G20 Presidency, the Y20 India engagement Group meeting concluded successfully in Varanasi today (20th August, 2023). Y20, as part of  overall framework of G20 under Presidency of India has set new milestones for the world. During the summit, Y20 Communiqué was discussed and negotiated, thereafter, it has been signed successfully with unanimous consent. The major recommendations included in the Communique are – Empower Lifelong Learning Prepare The Global Workforce For Global Challenges Strengthen International Research Collaboration Promote Universal Gig Worker Rights and Implement Accessible Sustainable Financing…

The National rounds of the second edition of the Fit India Quiz will be aired on popular OTT platform Disney Hotstar starting August 12. A total of 13 episodes will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 8 am. They will be hosted by anchors Tanay Tiwari and Tanya Purohit. A total of 72 students (two students each from 36 schools) clinched the top honours from their respective States/UTs in the State rounds. Each of the 36 winning schools following the State rounds was awarded a cash prize of Rs.…

The Vice-President and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar lauded the exemplary performance of Indian Archers at World Archery Championship at Berlin, Germany in the Upper House today. He said that their exemplary performance is bound to inspire and motivate the nation. Extending the felicitations on behalf of the House in Rajya Sabha, Shri Dhankhar particularly highlighted the achievements of the women archers for “scripting history by their spectacular performance.” Praising the Indian archers for their best ever performance at the World Archery Championships, he said that their achievements reflect…

The Indian women’s compound team comprising Parneet Kaur, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Aditi Swami scripted history on Friday, August 5 when it won the first-ever gold for the country in the World Archery Championships after emerging victorious against Mexico in the summit clash. The Indian trio showed great aplomb in the title decider and was able to put pressure on their Mexican counterparts from the beginning of the match and clinched the historic clash in the end by a margin of 235-229. Though the game was not going to be…

It is rare to see teams compete with each other in T20Is let alone locking horns with one another in a five-match T20I series in an ODI World Cup year. However, the rare is set to happen as hosts West Indies and India will lock horns with each other in a five-match T20I series slated to kickstart from August 3 with the 1st T20I at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. West Indies, who clearly struggled in the two-match Test series and were comprehensively beaten by a mammoth…

A blip or something more? It is difficult to sum up how Team India would feel about that loss in the second ODI against the West Indies in the absence of two of their stalwarts, skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Head coach Rahul Dravid said that this series is being used for experimentation for the team to have options in the future ahead of the World Cup and that a loss or two here and there won’t matter much but if they walk the talk, are they willing to keep both Rohit…

WFI ad-hoc panel granted direct entries into the Asian Games to Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia and World Championship medalist Vinesh Phogat.  After this, young wrestler Antim Panghal, who competes in the 53kg questioned Vinesh’s selection.  ‘Vinesh got entry despite not practicing for the past year’  “Last year, in the Junior World Championships, I won a gold medal and became the first woman wrestler from India to achieve this feat. In the 2023 Asian Championships, I won a silver medal, but Vinesh has no achievement to show in the last…

The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games citing major cost blow-outs.  State Premier Daniel Andrews said the initial estimated Aus$2 billion (US$1.36 billion) would more likely be around Aus$7 billion, is “well and truly too much”.  The event, featuring 20 sports and 26 disciplines was due to be held across five regional hubs in the state.  The decision to pull out leaves the fate of the Games up in the air, with fewer and fewer countries showing interest in recent times to take on…

International Cricket Council (ICC) took a big step in their effort to prevent T20 specialist players from retiring from international cricket to play in franchise leagues. ICC introduces some big changes to its rulebook for all the new leagues in the hope of protecting international cricket. There has been a rapid rise in new franchise cricket tournaments or leagues in the last two years and stakeholders have expressed their concerns regarding too much cricket. Players from full-time members are preferring playing in overseas cricket leagues and ICC is looking to regulate…