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Sports Update: US to face India in T20 World Cup 2024 today
On one side is Team India, and on the other side is Team United States of America, as an exciting match can be seen between India and the United States of America in the T20 World Cup 2024 at Nassau County Stadium on Wednesday. Team India, led by Captain Rohit Sharma, will want to secure its place in the Super 8 with back-to-back 3 wins.
The Indian team will also have to be cautious of the American team, which made the biggest upset by defeating Pakistan. Even a little laxity can cost the Indian team heavily. The American team may have less experience, but it has performed very commendably recently. The Indian team will not try to underestimate America. The top and middle-order batsmen of the Indian team will try to get the rhythm for the big and important matches ahead by performing better against America. The pitch at Nassau County Stadium has troubled the batsmen a lot and has not been conducive to batting.
Indian batsmen would not like to repeat the mistake against US
The batsmen of the Indian team would like to avoid repeating their previous performance, when the team lost its last 7 wickets within 30 runs. More than half of the players on the US team are those whose dream of playing for India could not be fulfilled; these include the names of Sourav Netravalkar and Amit Singh. Both of these players have performed very well for their teams so far.
Read also: Jasprit Bumrah’s accuracy and Rishabh Pant’s fearlessness helped India beat Pakistan
The behavior of the pitch may have reduced the gap between the teams, but it will be very difficult for the US to overcome the Indian team. Despite registering a thrilling win in the super over against Pakistan, which was almost out of the tournament, there is less discussion about the US players, but a good performance against India can give them a good identity in the cricket world. When America has legends like Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah, and Hardik in front of them, it is natural for the excitement of the match to increase.
Indian star Sumit Nagal made it to the Olympics
India’s top-seeded tennis star, Sumit Nagal, has officially qualified for this year’s Paris Olympics in France. He entered the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 125 Perugia Challenger by defeating Bosnia’s Norman Fatic on Tuesday.
The International Tennis Federation will inform the national federations about the players who have qualified for the Olympics on Wednesday. The National Olympic Committees will confirm their entries by June 19.
Sixth-seeded Indian Sumit Nagal won 7-6, 6-2, in the first round. Sumit Nagal will now face local player Alessandro Giannesi. With this win, Sumit Nagal has reached 73rd position in the ATP live rankings, which is the best ranking of his career. Sumit Nagal has thus confirmed his place in the Paris Olympics men’s singles draw through the ATP rankings.
Harbhajan Singh taught a lesson to Kamran Akmal
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has apologized for his shameful remarks against India’s young fast bowler, Arshdeep Singh. While analyzing the T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Pakistan, Kamran Akmal made fun of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh’s Sikh religion, the video of which went viral on social media. In response, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh reacted strongly to this.
Kamran tagged Harbhajan and wrote on X that I am deeply saddened by my comments, and I sincerely apologize to Harbhajan Singh and the Sikh community; my words were inappropriate and insulting. I have great respect for Sikhs around the world and I never intended to hurt anyone’s feelings. I really apologize.
Kamran made this comment during Pakistan’s batting in the match against India. Then Pakistan needed 17 runs in the last, i.e., the 20th over. Kamran Akmal had said before the last over that anything can happen. See, Arshdeep Singh has to bowl the last over and he is not looking in good rhythm and it’s already 12 o’clock.
Harbhajan reported this video in which others sitting with Akmal are also seen laughing. Hitting back at Akmal, Harbhajan said, “You should know the history of Sikhs before opening your dirty mouth. We Sikhs have saved our mothers and sisters when they were kidnapped by invaders. It was 12 o’clock. You guys should be ashamed. Have some gratitude.”
