Sehwag mistakenly retweeted the video, only to delete it after the goof-up was brought to his notice.
He may have missed out on a gold medal by the thinnest of margins, but the ever-smiling Murali Shreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, says this is just the beginning; he is hungry for more success.
Sindhu had won a gold in the mixed team event at the CWG in 2018, but a medal in singles has eluded her since her Games debut.
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and national champion Sachin entered the semifinals of the 75th Strandja Memorial boxing event in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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'The government does not want to be transparent or accountable. Therefore, they do not want to appoint information commissioners.'
Sreeshankar said featuring consistently at top international events, like the Diamond Leagues, will be his focus going forward.
'I always dreamt of becoming a police officer. I used to see that it is a difficult job but I always wanted to wear that uniform once and wanted to see how it felt.'
The former world champion ended with a total lift of 201kg (88kg+113kg), which is far from her personal best.
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'Earlier we had set some limitations for us. But now, Indians are capable of doing something magical'
Brisbane becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.
Sen has a 4-2 head-to-head record against his final opponent Li Shi Feng, the reigning All-England champion. Sen had defeated him recently at the Thailand Open.
Ghosal and Pallikal hardly broke a sweat as they prevailed 11-8, 11-4 over the Australians
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has come a long way on the front of transparency in national selection of athletes and that has been key to country's success at the multi-sporting events.
Vinesh had failed to win a medal in her two previous Olympics appearances.
A former world no. 2, Sindhu has regained her place in the top 5 after three years. The former world champion from Hyderabad resumed her training on Monday after recovering from the injury.
Australia's Alana King claimed the first hat-trick in the history of women's competition at The Hundred on Saturday, a fortnight after the feat narrowly eluded her in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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