Asia Cup-winning Indian hockey goalkeeper and Malad resident Suraj (also an army man) eyes historic World Cup medal in 2026 and an Olympic gold in 2028

However, he feels, that the respective states should look to announce cash rewards for their players. Hockey India have always done well in terms of rewarding us with money, said Suraj Karkera

Dubes career-best 3-4 vs UAE proves hes not just a middle-overs spin-basher, but has worked on his pace bowling to give India more options going forward

Jain (5-49) and Kartikeya (4-53) bowled 45 overs between them, helping Central bowl out South for a lowly 149 in 63 overs. Central reached 50-0 at stumps, trailing by 99 runs

Hampshire signed the all-rounder for their matches vs Somerset and Surrey

The tournament will begin with a clash between joint hosts India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati on September 30

Pakistan entered the tournament on the back of a strong performance, winning the T20 tri-series by beating Afghanistan by 75 runs in the final

Shirse qualified for the Championships on the basis of his world rank (41). He realises that a podium finish may not be in his grasp, but that he can achieve much better times such as the qualification cut-off of 13.27 seconds if he was to compete with top athletes on a regular basis

Rani got the better of Polands Emilia Koterska 3:2 in the womens 80kg quarter-finals, while Jaismine dominated U-22 Asian champion Mamajonova Khumorabonu of Uzbekistan 5:0 to reach the womens 57kg semi-final

Shetty will face compatriot Lakshya Sen who beat HS Prannoy 15-21, 21-18, 21-10 in the quarter-finals

Mumtaz Khan (38th min) netted Indias lone goal with a powerful back-handed shot while Zou Meirong (4th, 56th min), Chen Yang (31st min) and Tan Jinzhuang (47th min) scored for the hosts

Hong Kong did put Bangladesh under pressure briefly in the run chase before the Test playing nation changed gears to comfortably get the job done in 17.4 overs