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Cameron Bancroft ruled out of Sheffield final after bike accident | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australia batter Cameron Bancroft's participation in the Sheffield final against Tasmania at WACA on Thursday has been halted as he suffered injuries from a bike accident and has subsequently been admitted to the hospital.Updating on Bancroft's condition, Western Australia skipper Sam Whiteman informed reporters, "[I'm] pretty gutted, but nice to hear he's okay and out of the hospital. I think it's pretty lucky that it wasn't much worse. He's got plenty of scratches. Hopefully, we'll see him around the WACA this week. I know that he's gutted to miss it, but he'll get around the team. He's done a lot of heavy lifting this year to get us into the final."Bancroft's absence poses a significant setback for the Western Australia side, considering he is the second-highest scorer for...
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Four years into Soviet-style chess academy, Anand’s students shine bright: ‘Always available for them’

Back in December 2020, when India’s first Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand started his chess academy, he had a modest dream: someone had “to carry the torch forward”. Three years later, the torch is shining bright, with a queue of contenders ready to take on the mantle.Three students from the online WestBridge Anand Chess Academy’s (WACA) first batch — D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and his sister R Vaishali — have qualified for the upcoming Candidates tournament, a prestigious event to figure out the challenger to the reigning world champion. Other promising prodigies at Anand’s academy are Nihal Sarin, Arjun Erigaisi, Raunak Sadhwani and Leon Luke Mendonca. While Arjun is no longer categorised as a junior player, Nihal, Raunak and Leon are — along with Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh — among the T...