PR Sreejesh and Vinesh Phogat
In Paris Olympics 2024, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for the finals due to being about 100 grams overweight. After this, she appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Where her appeal was rejected. With this, her dream of winning a medal has been shattered. On the other hand, in cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to conduct the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh without fans.
Hockey India retires PR Sreejesh’s jersey number-16
The Indian hockey team performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics 2024. The team won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2-1. Earlier in Tokyo too, the team had won the bronze medal by finishing third. PR Sreejesh, who played an important role in getting the medal for the Indian team in the Paris Olympics, had retired. Now the hockey team has taken a big decision and decided to retire PR Sreejesh’s jersey number 16.
CAS rejected Vinesh Phogat’s appeal
CAS has given a big decision on the Vinesh Phogat case. After being disqualified in the Paris Olympics, Vinesh had filed an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for being awarded the silver medal, on which the decision has now come. In fact, CAS has rejected Vinesh’s appeal. With this, the Indian female wrestler’s dream of winning an Olympic medal has been shattered.
Rohit benefited in ICC rankings
In the new rankings released by the ICC, Pakistan’s Babar Azam is at the number one position. Babar Azam’s ranking is currently 824. India’s Rohit Sharma has jumped one place to number two. His rating has now increased to 765. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill has lost one place, he has moved directly from second place to third place.
The second test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be held without fans
Reminiscent of the days of Covid-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to host the second Test against Bangladesh in an empty stadium. The PCB said that this difficult decision has been taken due to the ongoing construction work at the stadium in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. The board said in a statement that we understand that our enthusiastic fans play an important role in cricket who inspire and encourage our players. However, the health and safety of our fans is our top priority.
Dodda Ganesh became the coach of Kenya’s team
The Kenya cricket team has appointed former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh as its coach. The team has taken this big decision ahead of the Africa qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup. 51-year-old Dodda Ganesh said that he is looking forward to the new role. He played four Tests and one ODI without any success, but scored more than 2000 runs and took 365 wickets for Karnataka in first class cricket.
African team announced for T20 series against West Indies
The South African team is currently on a tour of the West Indies where it is playing a 2-match Test series against the host team. After this, they also have to play a three-match T20 series from 23 August. For this, a 15-member team has been announced by Cricket South Africa, in which Aiden Macram will be seen handling the responsibility of captaincy.
South African team for T20 series against West Indies:
Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickleton, Ottniel Bartman, Patrik Kruger, Jason Smith, Nandre Burger, Quen Mphaka, Tristan Stubbs, Dwayne Ferreira, Wiaan Mulder, Reeza van der Dussen, Brajon Fortuyn, Lungi Ngidi, Lizad Williams.
Morne Morkel appointed bowling coach
Gautam Gambhir recently became the head coach of Team India captained by Rohit Sharma. After this, Abhishek Nair was given the responsibility of batting coach. According to the report of Cricbuzz, Morne Morkel has now been appointed as the bowling coach. However, T Dilip was the fielding coach even during the time of Rahul Dravid, he will still continue to perform his duties.
Finn Allen and Devon Conway out of central contract
New Zealand’s Finn Allen has opted out of the central contract to play in franchise cricket. On the other hand, experienced batsman Devon Conway has also refused to be a part of the central contract. But he will be given a casual contract. Conway has made himself available for all international matches except the white-ball matches against Sri Lanka in January. He is ready to play in SA20.
Axar Patel reaches 83rd position in ICC rankings
Akshar Patel has now reached the 83rd position after jumping 13 places in the latest bowling rankings released by ICC. Akshar currently has 415 rating points. Talking about Washington Sundar, he is at the 87th position with 411 rating points after jumping 10 places.
Pankaj Advani registered a spectacular victory
India’s multiple world champion Pankaj Advani registered a stunning 945-194 win over Yogesh Rungta in the third round of the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championship. Bengaluru’s 27-time International Billiards and Snooker Federation world champion Advani scored a big win after scoring a double century break of 208 points. In the other third round match, Shahyan Razmi defeated experienced Lokich Pathare in frames of 666-360.
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