India celebrates its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024, and everyone, from cricketers to footballers to former and current stars across all sports, extended their heartfelt greetings on social media.

Cricketers, Olympic athletes celebrate India’s 78th Independence Day

Star Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya is again in the news, now over the rumours surrounding his personal life. A month after Pandya announced his divorce from model wife Natasa Stankovic, he has reportedly found a new love interest in British singer and TV personality of Indian descent, Jasmin Walia.

Who is Jasmin Walia? 'Bom Diggy' British singer rumoured to be dating Hardik Pandya

Newly-appointed Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir is chasing a few unanswered questions as the Men in Blue prepare for the road to the Champions Trophy with the three-match ODIs against Sri Lanka starting August 2 in Colombo.

Gautam Gambhir chases few unanswered questions as India begin quest for Champions Trophy 2025 with SL ODIs

Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri opened up on Hardik Pandya's injury concerns. Hardik served as India's white-ball vice-captain since early 2023. Post Rohit Sharma's T20I retirement, after India's 2024 T20 World Cup win, it was expected that he would take over as T20I skipper.

'If you're bowling just...': Ravi Shastri shares take on injury-prone Hardik Pandya's ODI future

India's new T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav says Hardik Pandya is a very important player of the team. The comments came days after Surya pipped Pandya to become the new T20I skipper following Rohit Sharma's retirement.

'I hope he will...,' Suryakumar reacts on becoming India T20I skipper over Hardik Pandya

Recently, Suryakumar Yadav pipped Hardik Pandya to become India's new T20I captain. Ahead of India's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, which gets underway on Saturday (Jul 27), new head coach Gautam Gambhir and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed that they named Surya the new captain -- after Rohit Sharma's T20I retirement -- due to Hardik's injury concerns.

Dravid, not Gambhir, behind Suryakumar Yadav being named T20I skipper? Here's what former coach says

Former Indian opener and 1983 ODI World Cup winner Krisnamachari Srikkanth is 'not okay' with BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar's reasoning behind not giving T20I captaincy to Hardik Pandya.

'Probably been from the IPL...,' former BCCI chief selector slams REASONS to snub Hardik as T20I skipper

Hardik Pandya was snubbed from T20I captaincy after Gautam Gambhir took over as India's new head coach, post Rahul Dravid's resignation. With India winning the 2024 T20 World Cup last month, held in West Indies and USA, Rohit Sharma retired from the format.

'Not surprised': GT coach Ashish Nehra shares his take on Hardik Pandya's T20I captaincy snub

Former Baroda team head coach Dav Whatmore has lashed out at India all-rounder Hardik Pandya for missing 'years of cricket' for his domestic team. Pandya, who was recently snubbed for India's T20I captaincy, plays for Baroda in India's domestic cricket tournaments.

'Wouldn't ever play white-ball cricket,' Former Baroda coach slams Hardik Pandya for ignoring domestic team

Former Indian opener Robin Uthappa has shared his opinion on Hardik Pandya losing T20I captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav. With Gautam Gambhir taking over from Rahul Dravid as the India head coach, his first big decision was to announce the new T20I skipper following Rohit Sharma's retirement after the 2024 T20 World Cup win.

‘I would actually say...’: Robin Uthappa shares his take on Hardik Pandya being snubbed from T20I captaincy

India chief selector Ajit Agarkar has revealed that it was Hardik Pandya's fitness issue which saw Suryakumar Yadav being named India's T20I skipper. SKY replaces Rohit who retired from shortest format after recent T20 World Cup glory.

'Becomes a bit difficult for...,' BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar on naming Surya as T20I skipper over Hardik

Ace India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is not an automatic pick in the ODIs if he fails to pass the bowling fitness test in the 50-over format, per the selectors. A T20 WC winner, Pandya has impressed one and all with his performance in four-over spells; however, his absence from the ODIs and inability to complete ten overs in that format has kept the selectors worried.

‘Hardik Pandya is not an automatic pick in ODIs…’ – Selectors shift focus to all-rounder’s bowling fitness

Suryakumar Yadav penned a heartfelt note on his social media handle upon being appointed Team India’s new T20I captain. Following the T20 World Cup win in the Americas, then-skipper Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format, thus relinquishing his T20I captaincy.

Suryakumar Yadav reflects on T20I captaincy appointment - ‘Last few weeks have been nothing short of dream’

After months of speculations, Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and Serbian model and dancer Natsa Stankovic have announced their separation. The couple who married in 2020 share a four-year-old son Agastya.

Who is Natasa Stankovic? Here's what we know about Hardik Pandya's estranged wife

Indian Army on Friday (Jul 19) stated that two terrorists killed recently in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, along the Line of Control (LoC), were foreigners.

'He has to play Vijay Hazare Trophy': Gautam Gambhir asks Hardik Pandya to prove fitness after captaincy snub

In her first post since announcing her divorce from Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya, the Serbian dancer and model Nataša Stanković gave glimpses of her self-care day, which involved going to the gym, spending time with her son Agastya, eating watermelon, and enjoying a bike ride.

Nataša Stanković prioritises self-care a day after announcing separation from Hardik Pandya

Indian all-rounder and T20 World Cup hero Hardik Pandya has separated from his wife Natasa Stankovic. Pandya made the announcement in a post on his Instagram handle on Thursday (July 18).

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, wife Natasa Stankovic 'mutually' part ways

India is expected to get a new T20I captain on Thursday (July 18) after BCCI selection committee's meeting for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour, starting on July 27. With Rohit Sharma retiring from the format after India's 2024 T20 World Cup win, last month, a new T20I captain is set to be named not only for the SL tour but until 2026 T20 WC, at home.

‘Gambhir didn’t pitch Suryakumar's name but said he won't work with…': BCCI official on India's T20I captaincy

Suryakumar Yadav is all set to be named India's T20I skipper and not Hardik Pandya for the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. The news was reported by cricket news website ESPNCricinfo late on Tuesday (Jul 16).

Suryakumar Yadav set to become India's T20I captain instead of Hardik Pandya for Sri Lanka tour

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wife Natasa Stankovic's divorce rumours are doing rounds in media reports for long. To add to the noise, Natasa recently posted an 'ambiguous' social media post as well.

Hardik Pandya-Natasa Stankovic divorce rumours latest news: Cricketer's wife leaving India with son? Read Here

India head coach Gautam Gambhir and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar have spoken to Hardik Pandya and informed the all-rounder about the last-minute change in T20I captaincy as Suryakumar Yadav is set to become the new skipper, as per reports.

Gambhir, Agarkar inform Hardik about last-minute captaincy change as Surya to be India's T20I captain: Report

Former Indian stumper Saba Karim suggested two names who could be India's next T20I captain. After India won the 2024 T20 World Cup, held in West Indies and the USA, captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement, along with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, from the shortest format.

Hardik, Surya, Bumrah? Who will be India's next T20I captain? Former Indian stumper suggests two names

Hardik Pandya's wife Natasa Stankovic reacted to the divorce rumours recently on Instagram. With much noise regarding their alleged separation, the model-turned-actor shared her thoughts in a video, where she asked people to 'be less judgmental and more empathetic'.

Hardik Pandya's wife Natasa Stankovic shuns down critics amid divorce rumours

Gautam Gambhir's first-ever assignment as Team India head coach will be the forthcoming India tour of Sri Lanka, starting later this month. The selection of the team will take place later this week as India will play 3 ODIs and T20Is each in the Island nation.

India tour of SL: KL Rahul to lead in ODIs, Hardik Pandya in T20Is as Gautam Gambhir era kicks off - Report

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