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Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies. India are currently playing England in an ODI series where they lead 1-0. Kohli, who was out of the 1st ODI with an injury looks set the miss the second one as well due to a dodgy groin.

Groin strain can easily aggravate into a proper tear if the player rushes himself into the thick of things. A quick single or a swift turnaround during a double can unknowingly worsen a player’s condition if he takes field without being hundred percent fit.

The 5-match T20I series against the West Indies will start from July 29 and will go on till August 7. The first match will be played in Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, followed by the 2nd and 3rd matches, both of which will take place in Warner Park in St Kitts. The series will conclude in Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida where the last 2 matches will take place.

Team India produced an all-round performance to outclass England in the series opener with a 10-wicket win. It was a forgettable day for England with the bat as they were exploited by the Indian pacers under overcast conditions. Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian attack by claiming his career-best ODI figures of 6/19. The star-studded English batting line-up was undone by the swinging masterclass from Bumrah and his bowling partner Mohammed Shami. The rest of the job was done by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan who helped India register a dominant win.

Here are the talking points of the 1st ODI match between India and England.

Badminton is a great sport for fitness and is excellent for people of all ages. Badminton is officially the fastest of all racket. Playing badminton improves aerobic fitness, with more oxygen circulated around the body to increase     muscular endurance. It also burns off calories with energy being supplied to the muscles and not forming fat. Badminton is a sports racket that is played with a shuttlecock and where the players are separated by a net that divides the court into two equal parts. Points are scored by landing the shuttle on your opponent’s side of the court. Badminton is played as an outdoor sport in several parts of the world.

A lot of sportspersons have gained a lot in this field. The decade gone by has brought about a revolution in Indian Badminton, which has carried the sport to unprecedented heights. Some of the great achievers are – Sania Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu etc. While Parupalli Kashyap, Ashwini Ponappa, Prakash Padukone, B Sai Praneeth have all made contributions along the way in this field. P.V. Sindhu is the first Indian to become the Badminton World Champion, which she 

All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead a 15-member Indian team in the maiden women`s cricket competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting on July 28, the BCCI announced on Monday (July 11). Opener Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy in the competition that will feature women's T20Is.

"The All-India Women's Selection Committee met on Monday to pick the squad for the forthcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This will be the first time that Women's T20 International will be featured in the prestigious multi-sport event," BCCI secretary Jay Shah informed in a release.

Somerset made a mockery of Derbyshire in the fourth quarterfinal match of the English T20 Blast at Cooper Ground, Taunton as they beat them by a huge margin of 191 runs. This game also saw one unprecedented event: A bowler bowling the most expensive over—in the history of T20 cricket. Yes, you heard that right & that honor went to Derbyshire’s leg-spinner Mattie McKiernan who gave away 82 runs! Yes, that too in a four-over spell.

34 runs came off one single over as the leggie lost his line quite a few times bowling to South African batter Rilee Rossouw who smashed him at will. You can see the whole over below.