Smriti Mandhana-led Team India reached the semifinals of the Asian Games after their quarterfinal match against Malaysia was called off due to rain here at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field on Thursday.
Gwgwmsar Goyary, Naoba Meitei Pangambam and Arjun Singh Oinam were the scorers as India looked to qualify for the knockout stages from Group B. Bhutan are the third and final side in the group.
India will take on Australia in a three-match ODI series, starting from the first ODI at Mohali on Thursday. It will be India's final assignment before the ICC Cricket World Cup at home from October 5 onwards.
"Leaders from the INDIA bloc have the same low mentality that's why they raised this issue. Who gave Droupadi Murmu the most respected post? We gave her so much respect. Who are they to raise this issue?" Sarkar told ANI.
Arvind and Arjun Lal clocked at 6.55.78 and displayed their determination by securing the first position in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls event in Rowing.
India had a great day on Wednesday in the Asian Games where the men's Volleyball team qualified for the quarter-finals while Rowing teams also moved to the next rounds.
The Indian cricket team's chief selector Ajit Agarkar lauded the 28-year-old chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav and said that he will be one of the trump cards for the Men in Blue in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.
Two days after former Akali Dal minister Jagdish Singh Garcha and his family members were allegedly drugged and their house in Maharaja Ranjit Singh Nagar robbed, police on Wednesday said they have arrested three men in the incident.