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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bags silver medal in high jump

High jumper Nishad Kumar has bagged a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics 2020. He created the Asian record with his best final jump of 2.06m. Nishad hails from the small town of Una in Himachal Pradesh.

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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar bags silver medal in high jump

National Sports Day 2021 couldn’t get any better.

High jumper Nishad Kumar has bagged a silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics 2020. He created the Asian record with his best final jump of 2.06m. Nishad hails from the small town of Una in Himachal Pradesh.

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The 20-year-old boy has been participating in para-sports since 2009. He met a horrifying accident at the age of 8 where he lost his right hand. Nishad’s performance also led him to win a bronze medal at World Championship in Dubai.

Read Also: Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold medal

This marks the second medal for India at the ongoing Paralympics. Earlier today, Bhavina Patel won a historic silver medal in Table Tennis. She is now the first-ever Indian to win a medal in the sport.

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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis scores half century to help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets

All-rounder Marcus Stoinis smashed 62 after he took a wicket to guide Lucknow Super Giants to an IPL win. Stoinis top-scored in Lucknow’s modest chase of 145 against Mumbai Indians as the home team achieved their target with four wickets and four balls to spare.

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Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday. LSG chased down the target of 145 runs in 19.2 overs thanks to Marcus Stoinis who scored 62 runs off 45 deliveries. Nicholas Pooran hit the winning runs for his team when things went astray for Lucknow Super Giants in the death overs.

Nehal Wadhera scored 46 runs, while Tim David played the supporting role with an unbeaten 32 runs as Mumbai Indians posted 144 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs against Lucknow Super Giants. Mohsin Khan picked up 2 wickets as LSG bowlers hunted in a pack to restrict Mumbai Indians. Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first against Mumbai Indians at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.

The Lucknow Super Giants climbed to the 3rd position after their 6th win in 10 games. The Lucknow Super Giants made a cautious start to their chase after Nuwan Thushara picked up the wicket of sub Arshin Kulkarni for a duck on his IPL debut. Stoinis hit back-to-back boundaries off Gerald Coetzee, who conceded 15 runs in his first over itself. K L Rahul slammed 28 runs off 22 deliveries and joined the party, hitting three 4s and a 6 to take 20 runs off Thushara. Stoinis then hit Bumrah over longoff as Lucknow Super Giants reached 52 in the powerplay.

Stoinis turned up with the bat to raise his second fifty, he has also hit a century – of the season with hours left for the Australian selectors to announce the T20 team on Wednesday. Afghanistan spinner Mohammad Nabi picked up his wicket after his 45-ball knock which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Lucknow lost 2 more wickets to raise Mumbai’s hopes of a turnaround, but Nicholas Pooran brought the team home as he hit the winning runs in the final over.

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Rohit Sharma to lead India at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Hardik Pandya to be vice captain

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Board of Control for Cricket in India announced in a statement on Tuesday, April 30, that Rohit Sharma as captain of a 15-man T20 World Cup will lead the squad and Hardik Pandya will serve as vice captain. Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal were rewarded for their outstanding IPL performances as they are included in the list while Rinku Singh and KL Rahul were two of the greatest misses.

As was to be expected, Virat Kohli and rookie opener Yashasvi Jaiswal were included in the 15-man roster. Batsman and wicketkeeper in the IPL Rishabh Pant, was selected for the T20I team following his valiant comeback to competitive play. Pant was not a consistent member of the T20 Indian Premier League (IPL) before his vehicle accident in December 2022. Nonetheless, he put on an incredible display with the bat and the gloves, scoring 398 runs in 11 games.

Sanju Samson was awarded for his outstanding performance in the IPL 2024, despite missing out on the ODI World Cup squad the last year. Although KL Rahul was also a contender, the skipper of Rajasthan was chosen.

As MI captain, Hardik Pandya has had a difficult time in the 2024 IPL, but he has been backed to be Rohit Sharma’s deputy. When Rohit Sharma was resting from T20Is to concentrate on the lead-up to the ODI World Cup last year, Hardik led India in 16 games. Additionally, seam-bowling all-rounder Shivam Dube, who has been belting sixes for CSK in the IPl 2024, has been selected by India.

The BCCI also announced that skipper Rohit Sharma and top selector Ajit Agarkar will address the media on Thursday, May 2, at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.

On June 5, India will play their first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Ireland. After that, on June 9, they will play their group-stage matches against USA and Canada on June 12 and 15, as well as their bitter rivals, Pakistan.

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Shah Rukh Khan flaunts his batting skills, AbRam bowls to Rinku Singh during KKR’s practice session, video goes viral

Shah Rukh Khan and son AbRam’s video of trying their hands on batting and bowling during KKR’s practise session.

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Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest  supports of his team Kolkata Knight Riders and there is no denying this fact. He makes it a point to attend most of his team’s games. The actor is frequently spotted waving to his fans and cheering on his team from the stands. However, we now have videos of the actor practicing his batting techniques.

In addition to the Pathaan actor playing, there is another video in which his youngest son AbRam is seen bowling Rinku Singh. Meanwhile, Papa SRK gives him a proud look.

Shah Rukh Khan looks great in the first video, wearing a Kolkata Knight Rider shirt over black baggy jeans. He looks even more attractive with his hairdo of a single ponytail. The actor hits a good shot, as indicated by his smiling and batting motions.

The following video shows Shah Rukh Khan’s AbRam Khan bowling to Rinku Singh. Wearing a white jersey with red shorts, Abram looks excellent. Rinku bowls but fails to make the shot. Additionally, SRK is seen observing his youngster while standing on the ground.

Shah Rukh Khan has been quite busy in the film industry lately working on his projects. His was recently seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki along side Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, and Boman Irani. The film was a box office success globally. Shah Rukh’s list of 2023 hits now includes this triumph in addition to the box office successes of Pathaan and Jawaan.

The Baazigar actor is currently preparing for his upcoming action film, The King. In this film, for the first time he will be seen sharing screen pace with his daughter Suhana Khan, who debut the industry with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies. In addition to being directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Siddharth Anand, who helmed King Khan in Pathaan, will also direct action scenes in The King.

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