Boxing star Mary Kom and hockey team captain Manpreet Singh will be the flagbearers for India in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. 28 athletes from India will take part in the ceremony due to COVID fears and a number of medal matches on the next day.
India pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of India's warm-up game against the County Select XI at Chester-le-Street with a finger injury. He has been ruled out of the second and third days of the match. Avesh's participation in the five-match series against England is in doubt.
Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were both ruled out of the three-day warm-up match against a County Select XI on Tuesday. The BCCI stated in a release that Kohli felt some stiffness in his back on late Monday evening and he has been advised to rest.
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India's limited-overs team, which won the first ODI against Sri Lanka here on Sunday comprehensively by seven wickets, will look to seal the three-game series in the second ODI here on Tuesday. While Shikhar Dhawan, who is leading the Indian team for the first time, was the star of the first match with an unbeaten 86 that took the team to victory, India had plenty of other positives from the match.
India's Priyanka Goswami is set to take part in the 20km race walking event at the Tokyo Olympics. In an exclusive interaction with India TV, the Tokyo-bound track athlete opened up about her journey, saying that she didn't shift her focus away from the sport even when her father lost his job.
Rohit Sharma scored just 9 ff 32 on the opening day of the three-day practice game against County Select XI in Durham. Rohit is the captain of the Indian team as Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane has been rested.
In an exclusive interview with India TV Cricket, Ishan Kishan's coach Uttam Mazumdar pointed out the one key area where the youngster has shown improvement.
After Ishan kept his promise by hitting the first ball in ODI for six, his childhood coach said it shows that his disciple always thinks about the team as he went for scoring runs from the word go.
Ishan's childhood coach expressed his happiness on India TV after Ishan Kishan dazzled with a half-century in his maiden appearance for Team India in 50-over format.
In an exclusive interview with India TV Cricket, Ishan Kishan's coach Uttam Mazumdar taked about the wicketkeeper-batsman's impressive ODI debut and the role of Rohit Sharma in the youngster's career.
Liam Livingstone, who scored a sensational century in the T20I series opener earlier this week, produced another specatacle during the second game against Pakistan as he smashed a 122-metre six, clearing the roof at the Headingley in Leeds, with the ball landing on the rufby pitch beside the stadium.
Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L Y will be representing India in the Tokyo Paralympics being held next month. Suhas was granted a bipartite quota in the men’s singles category of para-badminton by the Badminton World Federation.
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Shikhar Dhawan's place in the T20I squad isn't guaranteed when Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are there in the team management's plans. Dhawan will captain India in three ODIs and three T20Is and yet his place in the squad that will play in the T20 World Cup is still in doubt.
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu on July 14 said that she is confident and all set for Tokyo Olympics."I am looking forward as it is just nine days away.
Team management will hope Hardik Pandya returns to bowling soon at the upcoming Sri Lanka-India series two months away.
India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, has been included in the list of 45 players announced by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for its fitness camp. Seniors Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and youngster Arjun Tendulkar are also a part of the list.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with India's Tokyo Olympics-bound contingent and listened to athletes' inspiring stories ahead of the showpiece. Modi asked the athletes to not be bogged down by expectations and give their best shot at the Games.
The Windies veteran smashes 38-ball 67 in series win over Australia while becoming the first batsman to score more than 14000 runs in T20 cricket.
In an archived India TV interview, Yashpal Sharma recalled how actor Dilip Kumar, whom he fondly called Yusuf bhai, played a huge role in getting him into the Indian cricket team.
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