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Watch: Smriti Mandhana gets warm welcome after winning gold medal in 19th Asian Games

In the video Smriti Mandhana received a warm welcome at the airport from family and friends. She was greeted with lots of hugs and flower garlands from fans and well wishers.

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Watch: Smriti Mandhana gets warm welcome after winning gold medal in 19th Asian Games

While Team India was already the favourite to win the gold, the superior ranking made the campaign easier. India was given a quarterfinal birth straight away without even finishing the game against Malaysia. Because of the heavy rainfall India advanced to the quarterfinals due to better ranking. Bangladesh could not create a big challenge for India and India advanced to the finals easily.

The final proved to be challenging for India as Sri Lanka gave a tough fight. The Harmanpreet Kaur led side defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the finals. Smriti Mandhana played an important innings with the bat, scoring 46 off 45 balls, which included 4 boundaries and a 6 in the Asian Games final against the Sri Lanka women’s cricket team. She was in good touch through the Indian team’s campaign in Hangzhou. It was India Women’s first gold medal ever in the Asian Games. India is proud of India Women’s Cricket team. Videos of Smriti Mandhana getting a grand welcome at the airport are circulating on social media.

In the video Smriti Mandhana received a warm welcome at the airport from family and friends. She was greeted with lots of hugs and flower garlands from fans and well wishers. Smriti Mandhana has been an important pillar of the Indian Women’s cricket team in the Asian games 2023. She played her part brilliantly to help India to secure the top position. This is the first time India participated in the competition at the Asian Games and won the gold medal. Their victory has made India proud.

 Mandhana was made the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team after Harmanpreet Kaur received a ban of two matches for her angry on field conduct and for engaging in a quarrel with the match umpire during the India Vs Bangladesh game in July. Harmanpreet Kaur made her way back directly in the finals and won her first final for India. She secured the gold medal for India as the captain of the team.

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K Srikkanth slams Rinku Singh’s exclusion from T20 World Cup squad, says Rinku Singh has been made a scapegoat

Srikkanth was amazed to see that Rinku Singh had been dropped. He said that in his opinion Rinku Singh should have been there even if it meant dropping Yashasvi Jaiswal. Srikkanth termed the selection process as being rubbish and said Rinku Singh had been made a scape goat.

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The Indian selection committee’s decision to exclude Rinku Singh out of the T20 World Cup squad has drawn harsh criticism from former cricketer K Srikkanth, who called it rubbish and said that the KKR batsman was unfairly used as a target. Rinku was passed over for a birth in the starting lineup despite of the fact of having a remarkable strike rate of 176 in 15 games for India up until January 2024, which also included 2 half centuries.

Speaking on his Youtube Channel, Srikkanth said He is not at all happy. He said everybody should look into this matter. He added Rinku Singh has been spoken about all over the world. He said Singh had performed very well on every opportunity he had got. Srikkanth was amazed to see that Rinku Singh had been dropped. He said that in his opinion Rinku Singh should have been there even if it meant dropping Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Srikkanth said Rinku Singh has played match winning knocks in South Africa. He further remembered the game against Afghanistan in which Rohit Sharma scored a century. India at one point of time was at the score of 22 runs for the loss 4 wickets.

The Indian team ended up reaching a total score of 212. Srikkanth pointed out Rinku Singh’s contribution during the match and said Rinku Singh played a crucial knock. Srikkanth termed the selection process as being rubbish and said Rinku Singh had been made a scape goat.

The announcement of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India has sparked discussions and debates due to the absence of many players who were labeled deserving for the 15 member line up. Many players like KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Rinku Singh who have performed incredibly well were not included in the squad.

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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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