Former skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed the hope that the rest of the Indian pace unit will step up in the ongoing Test series against England to ease the burden on Jasprit Bumrah, allowing the star pacer to feature in all five matches of the tour.
In the gold medal bouts, Himanshu Sharma (50kg) was awarded a walkover, while Ashish Mudshaniya (55kg) claimed a well-earned 4:1 split decision.
Shaw, who stormed into international cricket with a century on debut in 2018 as a teenager, however, faded away after the initial promise due to poor fitness and lack of discipline.
Coventry was elected as the 10th president of the IOC, following voting at the 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Greece, in March this year. She succeeds Bach, whose 12-year tenure officially ended on Monday.
With this, India concludes its campaign with a total of 5 medals, marking one of its strongest performances in recent editions of the World Cup.
Reflecting on his performance, Bumrah said his approach was shaped by a clear focus on sticking to what worked best for him in the given conditions.
“I feel good, but I don't want to put any pressure on myself for 90m. But I'll try really hard. I've already thrown 90m this year after a little bit more improvement in technique. So let's see when it comes next time, but I am ready,” Chopra said.
The Indian shooting contingent on Monday celebrated Olympic Day and expressed confidence to continue their rise in the upcoming Olympic events. At the Paris Games last year, India sent a 21-member contingent to compete across all 15 events in shooting.
Former England opener Nick Knight praised KL Rahul’s composed and stylish batting performance in India’s second innings of the Headingley Test, describing the right-hander’s technique as “tailor-made for English conditions”.
Bundelkhand Bulls Women produced a clinical performance to seal a spot in the final of the Madhya Pradesh Women’s League T20 2025, defeating Bhopal Wolves Women by 10 wickets in the revised 5-over Match 1 at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
