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The next ODI World Cup is scheduled in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia and by the time the prestigious ICC event is played Kohli will be 38 years old and Rohit will touch 40.

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Hindustan Times

30 minutes ago

• Hindustan Times

Benedicton Rohit clocks best Indian time in 100m butterfly at Nationals

Bhubaneswar, Tamil Nadu swimmer B. Benedicton Rohit set the pool ablaze on the opening day of the Senior National Aquatic Championship, smashing the the 'Best Indian Time' in the men's 100m butterfly to clinch the gold here on Sunday. HT Image Rohit clocked an impressive 52.57s at the indoor Aquatic Centre at the Kalinga Stadium. With his performance, he erased the long-standing Best Indian Time of 52.77s, set by Asian Games medallists Virdhawal Khade in 2009 while also eclipsing the previous national record of 53.24s held by two-time Olympian Sajan Prakash. With the record breaking swim, Rohit also achieved the 'B' qualification time for the World Championship scheduled to be held in Singapore from July 27. Prakash, representing All India Police, settled for silver with a time of 53.51s, while Railways' Bikram Changmai claimed bronze in 54.35s. In the women's 100m butterfly, Odisha's Shristi Upadhaya and Railways' Astha Choudhary shared the top step of the podium, both clocking identical 1:03.50. Karnataka swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu finished a close third. Karnataka's Aneesh S Gowda edged past Prakash in a thrilling men's 200m freestyle final, clocking 1:50.85 to win by just 0.01 seconds. Prakash timed 1:50.86 for silver, while Shoan Ganguly , also from Karnataka, bagged bronze. The Karnataka quartet of Tanish Mathew, Chinthan Shetty, Dharshan S, and Aneesh Gowda won gold in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay with a time of 7:40.90. Maharashtra's team of Atharva Sankpal, Shubham Dhaygude, Om Satam, and Rishabh Das clocked 7:44.98 for a silver Services' quartet — Unni Krishnan S, Adarsh S, Gotteti Sampath Kumar Yadav, and Anand A.S. — took bronze in 7:46.29. Other winners on the day included Delhi's Bhavya Sachdeva , Railways' Harshitha Jayaram , Tamil Nadu's Danush Suresh . In swimming, a timing is considered a national record only when it has been achieved at the National Aquatics Championships. Hence, the timings clocked in other meets are called the best Indian time. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

The Hindu

2 hours ago

• The Hindu

Rohit sets India best time en route 100m butterfly gold

Armed with his new-found mental strength, B. Benediction Rohit set a India best time on his way to claim the men's 100m butterfly gold on the opening day of the National aquatics championships at the Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre here on Sunday. Rohit, who was born with a broken right thigh bone and took to swimming for physical fitness, clocked 52.50 to achieve his target of erasing Virdhawal Khade's India best mark of 52.79 and co-competitor Sajan Prakash's four-year-old meet record of 53.24. Sajan finished second with 53.51. 'I focused on my own race. Overthinking and the pressure of competition affected my performance in the past. My coach Nihar Ameen worked more on the mental side of my game,' said Rohit, who timed 54.4 in the last edition and 53.8 in the National Games, about his steady progress. Even as she missed the meet record by 0.37 second, Harshitha Jayram lowered her personal best by nearly three seconds to time 2:37.72 and clinch the women's 200m breaststroke gold. Bhavya Sachdeva overcame a forgettable performance a year ago to match her personal best (4:26.66) for the 400m freestyle crown. Home favourite Shristi Upadhaya and Astha Choudhury clocked an identical 1:03.50 to share the 100m butterfly gold. Paris Olympian Dhinidhi Desinghu took the bronze with 1:03.52. Karnataka, comprising Vihitha Nayana Loganathan, Meenakshi Menon, Trisha Sindhu S. and Dhinidhi, won the women's 4x200m freestyle relay title with a new meet record. The results (winners only): Men: 200m freestyle: Aneesh Gowda (Kar) 1:50.85; 200m breaststroke: Danush Suresh (TN) 2:19.17; 100m butterfly: B. Benediction Rohit (TN) 52.57 (NMR, Old 53.24, Sajan Prakash, 2021); 4x200m freestyle relay: Karnataka 7:40.90. Women: 400m freestyle: Bhavya Sachdeva (Del) 4:26.66; 200m breaststroke: Harshitha Jayaram (RSPB) 2:37.72; 100m butterfly: Shristi Upadhaya (Odi) and Astha Choudhury (RSPB) 1:03.50; 4x200m freestyle relay: Karnataka 8:52.32 (NMR, Old 8:53.83, Maharashtra, 2012).

NDTV

2 hours ago

• NDTV

"In Middle Of...": Rohit Sharma Narrates Tale Of His Romantic Proposal To Wife Ritika Sajdeh

India ODI captain Rohit Sharma opened up on his romantic marriage proposal to wife Ritika Sajdeh. Rohit announced his Test retirement last month and is currently not part of the Indian team for the ongoing Test series against England. He was last seen in action during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) season. During an interaction with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh and his wife Geeta Basra, Rohit narrated the tale of how he orchestrated a surprise proposal by taking Ritika to his childhood cricket ground. Rohit also revealed that he took Ritika to the ground under the pretense of having ice cream. "My proposal was quite romantic. I took her to the place where I started playing cricket. We were here only (somewhere along Marine Drive apparently). She had brought food from home. We ate it. So, I was just sitting. Then I told her let's go out to eat ice cream, I'm bored. Then we took the car out, we left. We left from Marine Drive, crossed Haji Ali, Worli. So, she asked where is the ice cream shop? She does not know anything after Bandra. I told her there's a good one in Borivali, where I live. You've never come, so let me show you," revealed Rohit. Rohit recalled that he got down on one knee to propose Ritika in the middle of ground, a moment which was beautifully captured by his friends. "It was a ground and it was pitch dark and she didn't realise it was a ground. Then I had already told my friend to set up something there at the ground and just be there to capture the moment. We parked the car. Then I went on my knees, in the middle of the pitch. Then, I proposed to her," he added. Rohit's retirement from Test cricket came days before former India Virat Kohli also made the shock announcement that he won't be playing in the whites again for India either. Both Rohit and Kohli had also retired from T20Is last year, following India's win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final.