CRICKET
Cricket fraternity hails Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as India head coach
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as the subsequent head coach was hailed by the Indian cricket fraternity, lower than two weeks after Rahul Dravid’s tenure ended on a excessive, successful the T20 World Cup.
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh additionally congratulated on his new innings because the Crew India head coach.
“I’m certain that your expertise, vitality, ardour, aggression and expertise will steer the crew on the trail of excellence. My greatest needs to you. Good luck buddy,” wrote Harbhajan.
Anil Kumble commented: “Congratulations Gautam Gambhir. Wishing you one of the best!” Former Indian batter Robin Uthappa who was his opening associate of their 2014-IPL title successful marketing campaign, additionally chipped in with a congratulatory message.
“Congratulations bro!! Can’t wait to see the lads’s crew flourish below your ready steerage. Wishing you one of the best for the brand new position. Plenty of love!!” Uthappa posted on X.
Take a look at stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara wrote, “Congratulations and greatest needs Gauti bhai!”
GOLF
Diksha, Aditi set to tee off in Evian C’ships with busy season looming
Diksha Dagar will tee off on the Amundi Evian Championships, one of many Majors in ladies’s golf, this week as she gears up for one in every of her busiest stretches of her profession that additionally contains the Olympic Video games in Paris.
Diksha will play seven occasions in eight weeks with two Majors and the Olympics apart from the Girls’s Scottish Open and a Women European Tour occasion, amongst others.
Additionally taking part in within the two Majors, together with this week’s Evian, is Aditi Ashok, who can even play the Olympics and the Girls’s Scottish Open.
Aditi, who was agonisingly one spot away from a medal on the Tokyo Olympics, performs her third Video games, whereas Diksha is prepared for her second.
The left-handed Diksha is coming off a T-14 end on the Aramco Sequence London, and has been displaying indicators of coming again into the form of type that noticed her end third on the LET order of Benefit.
At the moment 14th on the Order of Benefit, she has had three top-10s, 4 top-20 and two top-25 finishes, a great however modest run for Diksha, who has excessive expectations from her ever-improving recreation.
Aditi, who gained the season-ending Andalucia Championships on LET in 2023, has not had a top-10 in 2024 and her greatest was T-17 on the Meijer LPGA Traditional this season. Nonetheless, she has missed solely 4 cuts in 14 begins, although lots of her finishes have been on the decrease half of the leaderboard after the reduce.
The considered one other Olympics will fireplace her up as she is aware of the impression she had whereas ending fourth in Tokyo.