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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.