India vs New Zealand | In search of vital runs, Rahane grinds it out at BKC
The Hindu
Test series against New Zealand may decide Rahane’s future in the Indian team
By batting at the nets in short spans, against a variety of bowlers, and by doing everything else that is in his control, Ajinkya Rahane is bracing up for the , knowing well it could decide his future in the Indian team.
Besides carrying the additional burden of leading the team in the opening Test in Virat Kohli's absence, will also need to score runs to ensure questions are not raised about his place in the coming weeks.
Unlike most of the Olympic-bound athletes, who opt to train abroad before the big event, boxer Amit Panghal prefers training in home conditions prior to Paris 2024. A former World championships silver medallist and a World No. 1, Panghal won the 51kg quota place in the only chance he got. He wants to follow his own plans to script success in Paris.
The other men’s semifinal Friday is Norway’s Casper Ruud, twice the runner-up in Paris — to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and to Novak Djokovic in 2023 — against Germany’s Alexander Zverev, a finalist at the 2020 U.S. Open, an Olympic gold medalist and into the final four at Roland Garros for the fourth consecutive year.