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India men’s cricket team will look to defend their gold medal. (PC: BCCI) The Indian team batting coach at the Asian Games, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, downplayed the hype of the Pakistan game ahead of the final, scheduled to be played on Saturday, October 3. For the consecutive year, India and Pakistan will lock horns in a final of a multi-national event. India are the defending champions. The gold medal is on the line. Up against are the arch-rivals. As it’s the final, the stakes are even higher, but Kantikar stressed on sticking to the same methods and not changing a lot only because the opposition is Pakistan. “This is one more international game that my team will be playing and it’s for an Asian games gold. So that’s the importance of the game. For international players each and every game is important, everything is scrutinised. Everything is closely watched. So, I think it’s as important as all the other games,” Kanitkar said at the pre-match press conference...

  With Nicolas Pooran, Philip Salt and Sherfane Rutherford already pre signed for the Royal Desert Champions, the think tank entered the draft looking to continue on the momentum of these explosive names. Royal Desert Champions further picked Muhammad Waseem, Naseem Shah, Maheesh Theekshana to book-end the squad with world class bowlers. Royal Desert Champions will kick off their entry into the Abu Dhabi T10 starting from the 7th of November till the 20th of November 2026. “The important thing is to build a really strong core before going into the draft since the draft can be a draw sometimes. It’s a challenge to pick a new team and the process is extremely dynamic but we had a really strong strategy for the auction. It’s a very known fact that bowlers win tournaments like this. If you don’t have a good bowling unit, things can go downhill quite fast. Excited to get going in the tournament, Royal Desert Champions are here to kickstart a legacy that will last a very long time in...

PC- RevSportz Both the Indian and West Indies teams have arrived in Chandigarh for the third ODI. The teams landed on the evening of October 1, with the final game of the series scheduled to be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. India have already sealed the three-match series after winning the first two ODIs. In the second game, India chased down 406 with eight wickets in hand, reaching the target with 39 balls to spare. The one major change to India’s squad for the final ODI is the absence of Prasidh Krishna, who has been ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury. Anshul Kamboj has been announced as his replacement and will join the squad. It remains to be seen whether Mohammad Siraj, who is yet to play a game in the series, gets a chance in the dead rubber. With India having already sealed the series, the hosts will now look to finish the ODI series with a 3-0 clean sweep. The West Indies, on the other hand, will be looking to end the serie...