Harendra said a medal will be fitting farewell gift for long-serving goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who will quit the sport after the Paris Games.
Brazil had failed to impress at the Copa, drawing twice in the group stage while beating only Paraguay.
India pacer Arshdeep Singh wants to become a reliable lower-order batter.
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
The squad comprises 17 men and 11 women athletes with some of the other prominent names being Asian Games champions Avinash Sable, Tejinderpal Singh Toor along with sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, to name a few.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam hasn't yet thought about quitting captaincy despite his team's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup.
On the highest step of the Olympic podium, US basketball player Brittney Griner wept, tears trickling down her face as her country's national anthem serenaded her for a gold medal she could not have imagined winning while in a Russian prison.
The runners-up will earn at least $1.28 million, while the losing semi-finalists will take home $787,500 each.
England captain Jos Buttler has inched up to seventh position, Jonny Bairstow is up eight places to 36th while Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has advanced from 57th to 51st.
The defenders signed contracts on Tuesday from Bayern Munich making United their third team together, and they could both feature in the squad's season opener on Friday against Fulham at Old Trafford.
Pakistan have dropped plans to conduct "major surgery" on the national team as it included senior players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the Test squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh.
The T20 showpiece is also seen as a major stepping stone to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where cricket will make a comeback after 128 years when the big event kicks off on June 1.
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Balaji echoed the focus on young talent, pinpointing Rishabh Pant's aggressive batting as a potential weapon against the opposition.
Harendra Singh, who was conferred the Dronacharya award in 2012, served as chief coach of the senior India men's hockey team from 2017 to 2018. Before that, he was also in charge of the Indian women's team for some time.
Prices start at from as low as US$6 for select games in the Caribbean, and from US$35 at venues in the USA.
Former captain Shahid Afridi has proposed couple of changes to the Pakistan playing eleven following the dramatic loss to India in the T20 World Cup
'I feel good and I'm rounding into shape ahead of the Olympics.'
Former Pakistan cricketers and the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, Mohsin Naqvi came down heavily on the team management and the players, after their six-run loss to India on Sunday.
South Africa's T20 World Cup campaign has seen them win close matches repeatedly, much to the delight of spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.
Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
Following his removal from the committee, Riaz took to X and wrote, 'There is a lot I can say but I don't want to be part of the blame games.'
The short-term inflation outlook for India is benign, and the expectation of a normal monsoon and moderating global prices of key imported items give credence to the projections made by the RBI and IMF, the Economic Survey said on Monday. However, to ensure long-term policy stability, the Survey 2023-24 suggested making focused efforts to increase the production of major oilseeds, expanding the area under pulses, and assess the progress in developing modern storage facilities for specific crops.
However, during the Chennai Test, Shakib's performance with the bat was underwhelming, and he conceded over six runs an over in the 21 overs he bowled and questions arose about a possible finger issue.
'We started AgniKul to show that space transportation should be as simple as road transportation.'
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya finally returned home after a long stint in the USA and West Indies and shared a heart warming moment with his son on social media.
Iga Swiatek has been not been at her world-beating best in the months leading up to the U.S. Open but the Pole has both the talent and mentality to lift her game for the final Grand Slam of the year, tennis great Chris Evert said.
Sanjay Manjrekar feels that India should strive to find the right balance in playing XI
A third-minute goal from Christian Pulisic set the United States on their way to a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in their Group C opener at the Copa America on Sunday.
Ravichandran Ashwin may not be playing the T20 World Cup, but his daughters Akhira and Adhya are proving to be cricket whizzes!
Veteran opening batter Paul Stirling was on Wednesday named Ireland skipper in their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.
When asked about the Indian player he would like to meet after the game, Pargat picked Rohit over Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah.
Sri Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasaranga admitted his team's shortcomings led to their early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024, despite a convincing win over Netherlands in their final group stage match.
Ali was part of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020-winning team Trinbago Knight Riders.
India will start their T20 World Cup campaign on June 5 against Ireland at the newly constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Without giving too much away, India head coach Rahul Dravid hinted at the possibility of playing wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Caribbean leg of the T20 World Cup, starting with the Super 8 opener against Afghanistan.
India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks
Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie
Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run
Yuvraj Singh took the T20 World Cup trophy into top gear at the Miami Grand Prix circuit.
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