Australia A to play a multi-format series against India A during August in Queensland. In the upcoming series, Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt and Tayla Vlaeminck will feature in the hosts' squad.
The WI squad have been in a training camp at Tonbridge School and will play a 3-day warm-up match against the England Lions at Beckenham starting on July 4. The 19-year-old fast bowler Isai Thorne will join the squad as a development player
With five Olympic debutants in the squad, the team is infused with a fresh approach, driven by intense training and preparation at the ongoing national camp at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru, as per a press release from Hockey India.
Indian archers have never bagged an Olympic medal. Archery competition at Paris 2024 will start with the individual ranking round on July 25, a day before the Opening Ceremony. The remaining stages will be held from July 28 to August 4 at Les Invalides.
West Indian great Brian Lara predicted Afghanistan would reach the semifinals over a month before the T20 World Cup, and now that the squad has done so, captain Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan felt immense delight in proving him correct.
The 18-member Indian squad, selected by the Badminton Association of India (BAI), after a thorough selection trial preceded by an All-India ranking tournament, had a preparatory camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati before leaving for Indonesia on Tuesday.