Top sports stories of the week: Pandya joins the IND team, Aussies to miss warm-up matches

Here are all the top sports stories of the week you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

Updated On: 2024-05-30 10:12 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Kamran Akmal, Rohit Sharma, Babar Azam, Mitchell Starc (Pic: File Pic)

One of the most popular and cash-rich T20 leagues, IPL 2024 has finally been concluded. Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the finals of the mega event. With this, KKR lifted the Indian showpiece for the third time in the league's history

Ace India swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a silver medal in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France

Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India landed in New York. The side has started with their practice sessions without stalwart Virat Kohli

Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya who has been the talk of the town for the previous few weeks did not travel with the first batch of the Indian team. Later, the veteran joined the team and started his preparations for the global showpiece starting in June

As most of the Australian players have returned home after having a busy two-month schedule due to the IPL 2024, a few players are set to miss their warm-up matches against West Indies. Players including Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green are likely to skip the warm-up matches

The Indian women’s compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed its third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, while the mixed team added a silver at the stage two event

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has hinted that he might quit one format to make room for more franchise cricket in his schedule. "Moving forward, I am certainly close to the end of my career than the start. One format may be dropped off as there is long time till next World Cup", said Starc

As the craze of the T20 World Cup 2024 continues in India, Mumbai's dabbawaalas decided to show their support to Team India. Near Churchgate Railway Station, approximately 1,000 dabbawallas wore the Indian cricket team jerseys and shouted 'India! India!'

Ahead of the mega clash between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024, former Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal predicted the winner during a Q&A session on Instagram. When asked about his prediction for the star-studded clash, to which he replied, "Definitely India"

Following the threats for the India vs Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup 2024, the security cover has been increased in New York. The match will be played on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

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