India's leading badminton players will return to action at the BWF Japan Open Super 750, which gets underway on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, with the comeback of men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty being the biggest talking point.
India defeated England by 270 runs in the first-ever Women's Test at Lord's, with Sneh Rana starring as Harmanpreet Kaur's side scripted history.
India begin their ODI series against England with the return of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah as preparations for the 2027 World Cup gather pace.
N Sree Charani has been nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for June after finishing as the leading wicket-taker at the T20 World Cup.
India captain Shubman Gill has been shortlisted for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award along with Bangladesh all-rounder Mossadek Hossain and New Zealand fast bowler Nathan Smith.
A day after India and Ireland played their group game on an extremely difficult wicket, the ICC said, "the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted.”
If all goes well, the new points system will also be introduced in the Ranji Trophy. “This includes the attribution of points for batting and bowling prowess in the first innings, alongside points for securing the first innings lead or achieving an outright victory,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Babar felt that the 2022 edition finalists failed to execute their plans, which eventually cost them dear in the crucial contest.
Perfect plans and near-flawless execution gave USA the desired outcome after two games, and this high-quality outfit had plenty of time to draw up their next match strategy, with their follow-up game not until June 12 against India in New York.
With this being the final match of the iconic skipper, the crowd showed up in numbers as 58,291 was the official attendance at the Salt Lake Stadium.
