Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik expects India to utilise pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's limited availability for the first, second and fourth Tests in England, considering the gap between those contests offers enough break for his body to recover.
India's rookie Avani Prashanth, starting the final day with a one-shot lead, faltered in the fourth and final round at the Hulencourt Women's Open. She shot 3-over 75 and finished in a tie for fifth, which was still her best of the season. Avani finished at 7-under 281.
India's economy continues to demonstrate resilience amid global uncertainties, as country's real GDP grew by 7.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of FY25, bringing full-year growth to 6.5 per cent, surpassing expectations, according to the recent report by CareEdge Economic Pathways report.
Wins for Lilian Bardet and Bernadette Szocs gave U Mumba an early lead, before Szocs and Akash Pal swept the mixed doubles 3-0 to take them to the brink. Teenager Abhinandh PB sealed the title with a clutch game win in the fourth match. Although Yashaswini Ghorpade did not feature in the fin
Gupta, 36, delivered a flawless campaign, remaining unbeaten across 10 rounds. His decisive Round 9 victory over Belarusian GM Mihail Nikitenko gave him the edge, and a final-round draw against IM Aronyak Ghosh secured the title outright.
U Mumba TT secured the fourth and final semi-final spot with a 10-5 win over Dabang Delhi TTC in the UTT season 6 on Thursday. While the defeat ended Delhi's four-tie winning run, the Season 2 champions still finished top of the league table with 44 points
South Africa's David Bedingham exuded "confidence" in the Proteas' ability to gun down whatever target Australia throws at them and assured that they will approach the fourth innings chase with "belief" in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
South Africa batter David Bedingham believes momentum is building within the Proteas camp as they gear up for a potential fourth-innings chase in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord's, according to the official website of ICC.