Kumar Rupesh

India are coming into the first semifinal on the back of three clinical wins over Pakistan, UAE and Nepal during their group stage whereas Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka, and defeated Malaysia and Thailand on their way to the semis.

Ben Stokes had earlier made himself unavailable for selection for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean. Stokes last represented England in coloured clothing back in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

India finished at the top of Group A after beating Pakistan, UAE and Nepal in the league stage. On the other hand, Bangladesh defeated Malaysia and Thailand but lost to Sri Lanka to finish in the second spot in Group B.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are two of India's best shuttlers in the men's circuit at the moment. The Indian pair is ranked No. three in the world behind China's Liang Wei Keng, Wang Chang and Kim Astrup, Anders Skaaruup Rasmussen of Denmark.

PV Sindhu is chasing her third Olympic medal. She had won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics after going down to Carolina Marin in a three-set-long thriller. At the Tokyo Olympics, she went down in the semis to Tai Tzu-Ying and then defeated He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match.

The Indian contingent for the marquee event in Paris comprises 117 athletes across several sporting disciplines. The Tokyo Olympics had the biggest contingent where 121 athletes participated.

Hardik Pandya was picked as Rohit Sharma's vice-captain for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. The star allrounder has more leadership experience compared to Suryakumar Yadav when it comes to leading Team India in the shortest format of the game.

Ravindra Jadeja has represented India in 197 ODIs. The southpaw has scored 2756 runs at an average of 32.42. He has also claimed 220 wickets at an average of 36.07.

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Lakshya Sen is only the second player who will be representing India in men's singles at the Paris Olympics. He will be accompanied by compatriot HS Prannoy. Prannoy is ranked 13 in the world whereas Sen is ranked 19.

Rilee Rossouw ripped Galle Marvels' bowling attack to shreds with his phenomenal power-hitting. The southpaw was named Player of the Match (POTM) for his outstanding knock while chasing.

Brian Lara is full of praise for Carl Hooper in his book. The former West Indies skipper has mentioned that Hooper was a rare batting talent and grabbed the attention of seniors like Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidge and Sir Vivian Richards among others every time he went out to bat.

Shoaib Bashir emerged as the hero for England on day four of the Trent Bridge Test. Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul - the third of his Test career, to demolish the batting line-up of the West Indies.

IND-W vs UAE-W Live Score, Women's Asia Cup 2024: India are occupying the top spot on the Women's Asia Cup points table. They hammered Pakistan to win their first game and have aggregated two points. Their net run rate (NRR) of 2.506 is the best in the competition.

Jaffna Kings are the most successful team in the history of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Jaffna are led by Charith Asalanka in the ongoing edition of the Lanka Premier League and are the favourites to clinch the title again.