'England will be a challenging side for us. I am sure these (boys) who have been here for a while, played a handful of games against Ireland and a few practice games as well, will be looking forward to this T20 series.'
Skipper Rohit Sharma will be travelling to the port city on Wednesday and is expected to feature in the series-opener.
India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran pulled off an upset by beating World No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko 3-1 to enter the men's singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender table tennis tournament in Zagreb, Croatia.
Amit Panghal will be eager to exorcise the ghosts of disappointing Tokyo Games
Chopra has now set his sights on this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
'...because when the flag goes higher, and the National Anthem is played, that's the best feeling you have.'
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles.
Jasprit Bumrah blitzed England with the bat and then blew away their top order with the ball to put India in a strong position in the rescheduled fifth and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Sharath Kamal and Gnanasekaran Sathiyan was outsmarted by familiar foes Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford of England in the men's doubles final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.
India's boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women's 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal stormed to the gold medal in the men's 51kg, in Birmingham, on Sunday.
India's captain Jasprit Bumrah hit England pacer Stuart Broad for a world record 35 runs in an over as India were dismissed for 416 in the first innings on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston cricket ground, in Birmingham, on Saturday.
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu stayed on course for an elusive gold medal, while Laskhya Sen entered his maiden final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.
The Birmingham showpiece will be held from July 28 to August 8.
Eldhose Paul led India's historic 1-2 finish in men's triple jump at the Commonwealth Games as he won a rare gold medal in track and field events and was followed by fellow Kerala athlete Abdulla Aboobacker in Birmingham on Sunday.
The cricket world was in awe of India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant following his outstanding innings on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, on Friday.
Speaking at the end of the day's play, Rishabh Pant explains how he was able to turn it around for the India on day 1 of the fifth Test against England.
Sen, a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, has been in the form of his life for about a year now.
With India tottering on 98 for 5 on Day 1 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday, Rishabh Pant showed that he loves playing against England by registering his third century against them, his second in their backyard.
Rishabh Pant smashed a blistering 146 and forged a 222-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja to drag India back into the contest in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston on Friday.
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World champion and season leader Anderson Peters of Grenada won the competition with a best throw of 90.31m which he came up with in this third attempt.
Such was Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang's dominance in the 65kg competition that he won three of his four bouts inside first rounds.
He may have missed out on a gold medal by the thinnest of margins, but the ever-smiling Murali Shreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, says this is just the beginning; he is hungry for more success.
Since hockey's introduction at Commonwealth Games 24 years ago, World No.1 Australia have been the most dominant force, having won all six gold medals till date.
The War of the Tiranga is a metaphor for a new battle of ideas in national politics, observes Shekhar Gupta.
Virat Kohli has not scored an international hundred since November 2019 but head coach Rahul Dravid dismissed notions that the owner of 27 Test hundreds is "lacking in motivation".
Nikhat, Lovlina on course for CWG berth
Diya Chitale and Manush Shah had also sought the HC's intervention in the matter.
'You are going to face an England team where Joe Root is back to his absolute best, where Oliver Pope is playing his best-ever for England. Ben Stokes has amalgamated the team and got playing in an ultra-positive and rock and roll fashion.'
India held on to sixth place in the medals tally
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Five Indians turned up for both the teams during the four-day practice match
Here's a look at Indian athletes' performance on Monday, Day 4 of the Games.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, veteran discus thrower Seema Punia and javelin thrower Annu Rani are expected to win medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
India's Avinash Sable finished a creditable fifth at the prestigious Diamond League Meet in Rabat, Morocco, shattering his own 3000m steeplechase national record for the eighth time.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
A summary of Indian athletes' performances on Sunday, August 7, Day 10 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
At Birmingham, Avinash Sable became the first non-Kenyan to win a medal since 1994 at the Commonwealth Games.
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