India’s women shooters won world team gold in Doha, while the BCCI cleared the Hardik Pandya–Arshdeep Singh swap. Rain ended the Hamilton ODI, PT Usha lost an IOA vote, and Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won in Kumamoto.
India women win 25m pistol team gold at World Championships
Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Divya Subbaraju won the women’s 25m pistol team gold at the ISSF World Championships in Doha. India scored 1761, ahead of South Korea on 1748 and Vietnam on 1745. Manu finished fourth and Esha eighth in the individual final. The men’s 50m rifle three positions team took bronze with 1751.
Source: The Tribune
BCCI clears Hardik Pandya–Arshdeep Singh swap
The BCCI has approved the trade that takes Hardik Pandya from Mumbai Indians to Punjab Kings, with Arshdeep Singh going the other way. Both keep their salaries, Hardik on Rs 16.35 crore and Arshdeep on Rs 18 crore. The franchises have yet to announce it. The IPL 2027 retention deadline is 17 November, and the mini-auction is in Goa on 16 December.
Sources: Sunday Guardian, CricTracker
PT Usha loses Sportspersons of Merit election
PT Usha finished fifth with 40 votes in the IOA’s women’s Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit election and missed out on one of four seats. Anju Bobby George (53), Rani Rampal (50), Dola Banerjee (45) and Saina Nehwal (43) were elected. Usha can contest the 5 December Executive Council polls only if a federation nominates her.
Source: Free Press Journal
Rain forces third ODI in Hamilton to be abandoned
Persistent rain washed out the third ODI between New Zealand and India at Seddon Park, Hamilton, on Tuesday. Umpires called it off with at least 70 minutes left before the cut-off for a 20-over game. India lead the five-match series 2-0. The fourth and fifth ODIs are at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, on 13 and 15 November.
Source: Telangana Today
Shreyas Iyer to captain India in last two ODIs
Shreyas Iyer will lead India in the final two ODIs against New Zealand, with Ishan Kishan as vice-captain. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Anshul Kamboj have left the squad. Tilak Varma returns, while Yash Thakur and Kumar Kushagra receive their first ODI call-ups. Gill and Rahul will now prepare for the Test series.
Source: NewsX
India Test camp begins as three pacers stay in New Zealand
India’s Test players begin their camp on Wednesday ahead of the two-match series against New Zealand from 19 November. Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi will stay back to help preparations, assistant coach Sitanshu Kotak said. India are fourth in the World Test Championship table on 51.52 per cent, so the series matters for qualification.
Source: CREX
Treesa-Gayatri advance at Kumamoto Masters Japan
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita 21-17, 21-14 in 42 minutes at the Kumamoto Masters Japan. Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun also advanced after Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik retired hurt. Dhruv Kapila and Radhika Sharma lost their mixed doubles qualifier to Americans Chen Zhi Yi and Francesca Corbett.
Source: Indian Opinion
Suryakumar Yadav to captain Mumbai in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on 14 November. Mumbai are in Elite Group D alongside Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Vidarbha.
Source: myKhel
