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India Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
India men's relay team enters final of Asian Athletics Championships
India's 4x400m men's relay team, comprising Rince Joseph, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, and Mohit Kumar, stormed into the final of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships with its best ever effort to top the heat on quartet will start from lane five in the final slated later in the evening after clocking 3:06.28 sec. In the heats, India outpaced China (3:06.79) and hosts Korea (3:10.05) to secure direct qualification. The final lineup includes strong contenders like Sri Lanka, China, and Kazakhstan, with Sri Lanka boasting of the season's fastest of 3: the women's 10,000m final, India's Sanjeevani Jadhav clocked a season's best of 33:08.17sec, finishing fifth, followed closely by Seema in sixth at 33:08.23 sec. The event was dominated by Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan (30:48.44), ahead of Japan's Ririrak Hironika (30:56.32) and Mikuni Yada (31:12.21). Earlier, India's 4x400m mixed relay team delivered a stellar performance on Day 2 of the event, clinching the gold medal and defending their title with a time of 3:18.20 seconds. Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Rupal Chaudhary, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi and Subha Venkatesan sprinted to the top step of the podium, leading from start to Indian quartet outpaced China (3:20.52s) and Sri Lanka (3:21.95s), who took silver and bronze, respectively. This victory marked India's second gold medal of the championships following Gulveer Singh's triumph in the men's 10,000m on Day 1. advertisementIndia clinched a total of six medals on Day 2, which extended their medal tally to eight so far in the continental showpiece, including two gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
India Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Indian selectors undecided about Test captaincy after Gill, Pant talks: Report
According to a report from Sky Sports, the Indian selectors are still undecided on who should be named the new Indian Test team captain after holding informal talks with Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Rohit announced his retirement from Test cricket earlier in May, leaving the captaincy spot open ahead of the upcoming England tour, which will begin on June 20. advertisementIndia is expected to announce the new Test captain and the squad for the series this week, with everyone eager to know who will be appointed as the successor to Rohit. Earlier, it was reported that Gill and Pant were the front-runners for the job after Jasprit Bumrah decided to rule himself out of the race for the position. Bumrah said he couldn't guarantee playing all the five Tests in England. While Gill and Pant have been sounded out, the selection committee remains divided on both men. According to the report from Sky Sports, one of the selectors has reservations about giving Gill the captaincy as he is yet to nail down a spot in the Test team. It was suggested that being the vice-captain would serve the 25-year-old better at the moment. Rohit's original plan for retirementadvertisementA source also told Sky Sports about the initial plan for Rohit's retirement. It is believed that the 38-year-old wanted to be part of the squad for the tour and aimed to retire mid-series, much like how MS Dhoni did back in 2014 and handed over the reins to Virat Kohli. However, the selectors wanted consistency in terms of captaincy for the England tour and informed Rohit that he can be a part of the squad but won't be the captain. This prompted the 38-year-old to retire from the longest format of the game with immediate effect. Apart from Rohit, Virat Kohli also decided to retire from Tests ahead of the England tour, which will begin with the Headingley Test on June 20. Must Watch
