June 15, 2025
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R. Ashwin feels this team will dominate like Australia did in 2003, 2007 World Cup

R. Ashwin feels this team will dominate like Australia did in 2003, 2007 World Cup

Team India is currently plying its trade in the ongoing cricket world cup where they are currently at the number three position in the pool after two wins in as many games. The men in blue first pipped South Africa by 6 wickets in Southampton and they followed it up with a win against defending champions Australia by 36 runs in London.

The Indian team led by its inspirational skipper Virat Kohli will next face an uphill task against New Zealand in their third game of the tournament. The men in black pipped the Indian team in their first warm-up game by 7 wickets and it will be a matter of redemption for India.

The team is looking balanced with match winners in batting and bowling departments which makes them the firm favourites to win the world cup.

R. Ashwin makes a bold prediction

Out of contention off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that India will dominate the ongoing world cup like five times champions Australia dominated in 2003 and 2007 edition of the show-piece event. India will go on to dominate this World Cup as Australia did in 2003 and 2007,” Ashwin said during an event.

The 32-year-old lauded the efforts of India’s spin twin of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav for their impressive efforts in the recent while. “Chahal and Kuldeep have been doing well for a while now. Chahal has performed well in the World Cup also,” he added.

The Tamil Nadu off-spinner will next ply his trade for the English county side Nottinghamshire in the second half of English summer.

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Malaysia Open 2025: Water Leakage stops play in badminton

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Malaysia Open 2025: Water Leakage stops play in badminton

In a bizarre turn of events, India’s HS Prannoy first round match against Canada’s Brian Yang was interrupted thanks to the leakage from the top of the arena. The water leakage was discovered in the 2nd game when the two players were engaged in a rally and the service judge noticed the leakage and the point didn’t get counted.

The umpire called the officials to inspect and the match was postponed and towels were kept on the spots of the court to counter the leakage. The match has been suspended for more than 2 hours as of now.

Prannoy won the first game 21-12 in a convincing fashion and was leading 6-3 before water leakage halted the proceedings on court 3. Court 2 also had problems as officials were seen lugging in multiple towels to mop up the court. Chinese pair of Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian led Malaysian pairing Go Pei Kee and Teoh Mei Xing 11-10 on that affected court at the 12th minute and the play has been halted since then.

There have been occasions when leakage has caused the play to be suspended but this will surely go down as the longest halt due to water leakage, making fans draw comparison between outdoor sports like cricket and tennis.

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Davis Cup 2024: India vs Sweden live streaming, where to watch, schedule

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India will face a stern test against Sweden in their own backyard in the Davis Cup World Group Tie 1. The tournament will run from February 2-November 25 this year, as 16 different countries fight it out for a title in the finals. Defending champions Italy will again be the firm favorites to again win the title.

The much awaited tie between India and Sweden will be played at Royal Tennis Hall in Stockholm on September 14-15, 2024. Both the teams have squared off in 5 ties but the Asian team is yet to win a tie against the European team.

This tie will hold much importance as the loser will be relegated to World group 1 playoffs while the winner advancing to next year’s qualifiers. India will miss the services of their premier singles player Sumit Nagal and recently turned doubles specialist Yuki Bhambri but will still be fancying their chances to beat the Scandinavian side as they lack the flair and talent they once possessed.

Captain Rajpal picks Ramanathan and Balaji for singles rubber

In a surprising move, Indian non playing captain Rohit Rajpal picked only two Indian players to play five match of the tie. Ramkumar and Balaji will be playing the first two singles on day 1 of the competition while they will return next day to feature in the doubles and then the reverse singles.

Start time – Saturday 14th September at 05:30 PM (IST), Sunday 15th September at 04:30 PM (IST)

India squad: Ramkumar Ramanathan, Siddharth Vishwakarma, Aryan Shah, Nikki K Poonacha, N Sriram Balaji

Non Playing Captain: Rohit Rajpal

Sweden squad: Elias Ymer, Leo Borg, Adam Heinonen, Andre Goransson, Filip Bergevi

Non Playing Captain: Simon Aspelin

Streaming and where to watch: Tennis lovers can watch the action unfold on Sony Sports network and Sonyliv mobile application and website.

Schedule

Sriram Balaji vs Elias Ymer- Day 1 singles
Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Leo Borg- day 1 singles

Sriram Balaji/Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Filip Bergevi/Andre Goransson- day 2 doubles
Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Elias Ymer- Day 2 singles
Sriram Balaji vs Leo Borg- day 2 singles

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