Manpreet Singh becomes India’s most-capped hockey player with 413 appearances
The achievement has sparked celebrations in his native village of Mithapur in Punjab's Jalandhar district.
The achievement has sparked celebrations in his native village of Mithapur in Punjab's Jalandhar district.
In the lead-up to the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, cricket pundits identified Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma as the key to India’s hopes of winning a second successive ICC title within six months.
Indian hockey star Manpreet Singh has equalled Dilip Tirkey's long-standing record of 412 international appearances and is set to become the most-capped player in the history of Indian men's hockey.
Gill, Kishan, Rohit and Iyer reached major landmarks as India posted 402 against Afghanistan. Here are five key records and milestones from the second ODI in Lucknow.
Captain Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra struck half-centuries before Nishant Sindhu claimed 4-31 as India A defeated Afghanistan A by 101 runs to qualify for the 50-over tri-series final in Dambulla.
Vishnu,the two-time champion from Telangana defeated Odisha's Kabir Hans 6-4, 7-6 to move into the last eight of the tournament.
In the men's section, the margin of 37 points helped India, led by Pawan Sehrawat, to stay on top of Group A points table, for now.
Jyothi and reigning individual men’s world champion Ojas defeated Korea’s Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo 159-158 in a closely-fought mixed team compound gold medal match.
The Craig Fulton-coached India had topped Pool A after winning all their group games. South Korea finished as Pool B runners-up to make the semis.
Lovlina’s silver is also the first for an Indian women boxer at the continental Games after MC Mary Kom had won a gold medal in the 2014 edition in Incheon.
