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Chetan Sharma returns as BCCI Chief Selector, new selection committee announced
Shiv Sunder Das, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee and Sridharan Sarath are the other four members of the committee
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the new Senior Selection Committee. Former pacer Chetan Sharma has again been made the chairman of the committee i.e. chief selector. Apart from him Shiv Sunder Das, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee and Sridharan Sarath are the other four members of the committee.
After the poor performance in the last T20 World Cup held in Australia, the board sacked the then selection committee. Chetan Sharma was also the chairman of that committee. Team India was kicked out of the World Cup after losing to England by 10 wickets in the semi-finals.
600 applications were received, 11 were shortlisted
The board said in a statement released on Sunday that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) received about 600 applications. Out of these 11 were called for an interview. After the interview, the advisory committee consisting of Shashikala Nayak, Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjpe has recommended 5 names.
Challenges to be faced by Sharma
• Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India is hosting this bilateral series played between Australia and India. The Kangaroo team is coming on an Indian tour next month. This series will be important in terms of the World Test Championship.
• Asia Cup: Asia Cup is going to be hosted by Pakistan in the month of September. It will also be necessary to win this tournament just before the ODI World Cup.
• ODI World Cup: After the Asia Cup, there will be the ICC World Cup in the month of October-November. In such a situation, it will be a challenge before Chetan Sharma to prepare a better team.
Sharma has clinched 148 international wickets
Chetan Sharma has taken 148 international wickets in his 11-year career. He has been a part of the Indian team in 23 Tests and 65 ODIs.
Sharma was first bowler to take hat trick in World Cup
Chetan Sharma is the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the World Cup. He took a hat-trick against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup. At the age of 16, Chetan started playing first class cricket for Haryana. He made his ODI debut in December 1983 against the West Indies.
Sharma was chosen as Chief selector 2 years ago
Chetan Sharma has become the chief selector of the Indian cricket team for the second time. Two years ago, he was appointed as the chairman of the All India Selection Committee.
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Asian Games: Manu Bhaker-Led Indian shooters win gold in 25m pistol event
With a score of 1759, the Indian team came out on top. The Republic of Korea won bronze in 1742, while China won silver in 1756.
On Wednesday, Day 4 of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, India added their first gold medal. The Women’s 25-meter Pistol trio event was won by the Indian shooting trio of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan. This is India’s fourth gold medal at the Asian Games 2023.
With a score of 1759, the Indian team came out on top. The Republic of Korea won bronze in 1742, while China won silver in 1756.
Esha (586) comes in fifth place, while Manu (590) wins the qualification round. Rhythm (583) comes in seventh place, but since only two shooters from each nation are allowed in the final, Rhythm is disqualified.
The Indian team of Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, and Rhythm Sangwan won the 25m Pistol women’s team qualification earlier on Tuesday at the Asian Games 2023 with 876 points. Chinese Taipei and China are in the second and third spots, respectively.
In the accuracy round of the women’s 25m Pistol qualification, Bhaker is in first place with 294 points over China’s Sixuan Feng. Sangwan placed 11th with 290, while Esha took third with 292.
India now leads the team event with 876 points thanks to the cumulative score of the three athletes. With 874 points, China is not far behind. Bhaker, a gold medalist at the world championships, averaged 9.800 in the women’s 25-meter pistol accuracy qualification round. Esha’s score was 9.733.
In the three rounds, Bhaker shot 99, 97, and 98 while the Chinese shooter shot 96, 98, and 98. Esha also achieved marks of 96, 98, and 98, while the Vietnamese competitor scored 292 with marks of 97, 99, and 96.
India has put up an impressive show at the current Asiad, winning a total of 16 medals, including four gold, five silver, and seven bronze.
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Asian Games 2023: India win gold in dressage team event
For India Anush Agarwala and his horse ETRO scored the maximum points at 71.088. Hriday Chheda Emerald scored 60.941. Divyakriti Singh – Adrenalin Firdod scored 68.176. Sudipta Hajela and Chinski scored 66.706.
India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian. The dressage team secured the top position beating HongKong and China. The team of Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul Chheda, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela scored a total of 209.205 to win gold.
China were in second position with 204.882 points. Hong Kong finished with a bronze with 204.852 points. It is the first time in the history of the sport India has won a team gold in dressage event. Earlier today Neha Thakur opened India’s medal account on the day with silver in sailing.
Eabad Ali won bronze in the sport. According to Equestrian Australia in dressage competetions horse and rider perform a series of pre determined movements. These movements or figures take place in an arena of 20x60m or20x40m. The arena has 12 lettered markers which are placed symmetrically which indicates where movements are to start. And where changes of pace or lead are to occur.
In all competetions the horse has to show three paces canter, trot and walk and smooth transitions between and within these paces. At the Grand Prix level very collected movements such as passage and piaffe are required. Equestrian is performed both as a team event and as an individual event. Each team consists of three or four combinations riding at any level.
Each pair ride a test and the best three scores are chosen for the team total. For India Anush Agarwala and his horse ETRO scored the maximum points at 71.088. Hriday Chheda Emerald scored 60.941. Divyakriti Singh – Adrenalin Firdod scored 68.176. Sudipta Hajela and Chinski scored 66.706.
The achievement has come after 41 years in the making.The competition took place at the Tonglu Equestrian Centre. The Indian team showed their skills and unwavering resilience and determination. The victory is a tribute to India’s earlier Equestrian glory. The last gold medal was won by India in the year 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi.
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Asian Games 2023: Neha Thakur wins silver medal in Sailing event
Neha’s total score was 32 and the net score was of 27. Neha finished second to Thailand’s Noppassorn Khunboonjan
Neha Thakur won a silver medal in sailing and opened India’s medal account. She stood at the second position in the girl’s dinghy event. He took India’s medal tally to 12. In Sailing the Competetor’s lowest score from all the races is deducted from the total points to calculate the net score. The participant with the lowest score is declared the winner.
In the girl’s dinghy ILCA-4 category, there are a total of 11 races. Neha accumulated a total of 32 points. Neha’s least favourable performance was in the fifth race. She earned 5 points which resulted in the net score of 27.Updated medal tally of India is as follows:
Gold 2
Silver 4
Bronze 6
Total medals 11
Neha’s total score was 32 and the net score was of 27. Neha finished second to Thailand’s Noppassorn Khunboonjan. India beat 16-1 in pool A match in Men’s Hockey. In shooting Manu Bhaker(1st), Esha Singh (3rd) and Rythym Sangwan (11th) at the end of the precision stage in Women’s 25 m Pistol event. Rapid stage will take place tomorrow.
Neha is a daughter of a farmer in Madhya Pradesh. She lives in Amlataj village, Hatpipalia Tehsil, Dewas District. In the month of March 2022 Neha Thakur and Ritika Dangi won a bronze medal and gold medal in the Asian Sailing Championship in Abu Dhabi.. Those podium finishes helped them to qualify for the Asian Games.
In Tennis Ankita Raina won in round 3. In Swimming Shivangi Sarma finished 17th in women’s 100 m freestyle qualification, but she failed to reach the finals. Ramita and Divyansh Singh Parmar lost to Korea in Bronze medal match in 10 m air rifle mixed team event. Bhavani Devi lost 7-15 in quarter finals to China’s Shao Yuqi. Rutuja Bhosale lost to Alex Eala Phi of Philipines in Women’s tennis singles round of 16 match 6-7,2-6.
