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India men’s cricket team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir said the 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunity in the senior national team, stressing that players who have performed consistently over the last few years will remain ahead of newcomers.

India captain Shreyas Iyer praised Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaking century after the opener’s explosive knock powered India to a 127-run victory over Afghanistan in the third and final T20I, sealing a 3-0 series sweep at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Thursday.

Defending champions India were held to a tough outing against Indonesia in the second round of the Chess Olympiad, with reigning World Champion D Gukesh among three Indian players forced to settle for half a point before Nihal Sarin secured the team's lone win.

Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran has said his team needs to play more matches and series against top sides to improve their level after suffering a one-sided 127-run defeat against India in the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Thursday. Afghanistan loss the series 0-3.

India opener Sanju Samson completed 9,000 runs in T20 cricket during the third and final T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Thursday.