Indian badminton achieved a rare high over the weekend by winning the Thomas Cup. This, one of the best wins in Indian sport, did not happen by chance. True, India were underdogs against badminton giants like Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia but the path to podium was laid almost a decade back.

Sources have told NDTV that Laxman will be filling in for head coach Rahul Dravid, who will be accompanying the Test team, which will play a warm-up match against English county side Leicestershire around the same time, as part of preparations ahead of the rescheduled fifth Test against England.

India had scripted history on Sunday after the men's team won the Thomas Cup for the very first time

India made history on Sunday by beating 14-time and defending champions Indonesia in the final to clinch a maiden gold medal at the Thomas Cup.

IPL 2022 has thrown up several interesting trends. One of them is how teams have changed strategies as the heat rose in the Maximum City and around.

Delhi Capitals, who have already been bogged down by multiple positive cases in their camp, will be without coach Ricky Ponting for the IPL 2022 clash against Rajasthan Royals on Friday after a family member tested positive.

The BCCI also announced in its release that Delhi's next match, which was scheduled to be played at Pune against Rajasthan Royals on April 22, will now be played in Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium.

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals' Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has tested positive for COVID-19 in his second RT-PCR test. Marsh's first RT-PCR test had come out to be negative, after returning a positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart has tested positive for COVID-19.

Statistics indicate that the toss has become a huge factor in deciding T20 matches.

The Afghan spin wizard said that he was happy to see so many youngsters perform in the IPL and singled out Lucknow Super Giants' leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for special praise.

Gujarat Titans bowling department will be led by Afghan spin wizard Rashid Khan, who has already made a name for himself in the league with his superlative performances for SunRisers Hyderabad in the past.

Speaking to NDTV, Shikhar Dhawan stated that his inclusion in the Indian national team depends on the selectors and that he was also in good form ahead of IPL 2022.

Calling the Punjab-based franchise a "second home", Shikhar Dhawan said they are hoping to go all the way and lift their maiden Indian Premier League title this year.

Premier League: Like many Arsenal fans, Ranveer Singh told NDTV he "felt deflated" after Arsenal's poor showing in recent years

KL Rahul is being paid a whopping 17 crore by the franchise and there is bound to be some pressure on the opening batter. But Gambhir said that as mentor it is his job and that of the support staff to help Rahul focus on his performances and not on the price tag he comes with.

Sania Mirza said that while she plans to end her glittering tennis career at the end of the season, she is in it "100 per cent" until she finishes.

The Indian women's team begins its quest for a maiden World Cup title on March 6. Fast bowling legend Jhulan Goswami says that for the players, the quadrennial event is their Olympics.

Srikanth, India's first-ever finalist in the badminton world championships men's singles event, told NDTV that the last two matches were of high quality.

After winning a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Lakshya Sen told NDTV that he plans to take a short break to recover from the gruelling campaign.