So far, India has won 13 medals at Commonwealth Games 2022- five gold, five silver, and three bronze. Hope Day 6 will add more medals to India's medal tally. Here's the full schedule for India on Day 6 in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Indian Women's Cricket team grouped with Pakistan, Australia, and Barbados in Pool A in the eight-team T20 cricket tournament. They already defeated Pakistan. Hence, on day 6, the biggest attraction will be India vs Barbados women's T20 match. World champion Nikhat Zareen knocked out Helena Ismael Bagao of Mozambique to storm into the quarterfinals of the women's 50kg lightweight category at the Commonwealth Games 2022. She will also compete in the 50kg light flyweight category to enter the finals on that day.
So far, India has won 13 medals at Commonwealth Games 2022- five gold, five silver, and three bronze. Hope Day 6 will add more medals to India's medal tally.
India's medal winners at Commonwealth Games 2022
No
Athlete/Team
Medal
Event
Sport
1
Sanket Sargar
Silver
Men's 55kg
Weightlifting
2
Gururaja Poojary
Bronze
Men's 61kg
Weightlifting
3
Mirabai Chanu
Gold
Women's 49kg
Weightlifting
4
Bindyarani Devi
Silver
Women's 55kg
Weightlifting
5
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Gold
Men's 67kg
Weightlifting
6
Achinta Sheuli
Gold
Men's 73kg
Weightlifting
7
Sushila Devi Likmabam
Silver
Women's 48kg
Judo
8
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Bronze
Men's 60kg
Judo
9
Harjinder Kaur
Bronze
Women's 71kg
Weightlifting
10
Indian women's team
Gold
Women's fours
Lawn bowls
11
Vikas Thakur
Silver
Men's 96kg
Weightlifting
12
Indian men's team
Gold
Men's team
Table Tennis
13
Indian mixed team
Silver
Mixed team
Badminton
Here's the full schedule for India on Day 6 in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Day 6 (3 August) full schedule, Time (IST):
Boxing-
Men:
Over 54kg- 57kg (Featherweight) QF- Hussam Uddin Mohammed (5:30 pm)
Over 75kg-80kg (Lt Heavyweight) QFs- Ashish Kumar (2:00 am)
Women:
Over 45kg-48kg (Minimumweight) QF- Nitu (4:30 pm)
Over 48kg-50kg (Light Flyweight) QFs- Nikhat Zareen (11:00 pm)
Over 66kg-70kg (Lt Middleweight) QFs- Lovlina Borgohain (12:30 am)
Cricket-
Women's Group A Match- India vs Barbados (3:30 pm)
A lot of instances have seen cricket being differentiated from other sports. Especially, in South Asian countries, where cricket rules a fraternity, "sports" look doomed. An established "Cricket versus Sports" league is not a 2-month long tournament. It's an age-long duel with apparent results. But, is cricket guilty?
If we look back, Cricket was not as big as it is now. Restricted within the allies of a colonized country, cricket was just a time pass. 36 years to Independence, but a famous singer (Lata Mangeshkar) had to arrange a charity musical show to gather prize money for the 1983 World Cup Winners.
The image of Kapil lifting the World Cup trophy from the iconic Lord's balcony. Photo Collcted.
India gained some confidence since then. the biggest boost came after the win in the inaugurating T20 World Cup Win. 2007, 24the September, exactly 20 years back, the seed of the cash-rich league got sown.
Indian Premier League, started in 2008, is the biggest source of money earning for BCCI. Keeping aside BCCI, the neighbouring cricketing nations have their cricket board more powerful than the other boards. But is this a fault of Cricket?
"Athletes" ignites the fire of "Cricket versus Sport" League
India won its second T20I World Cup after ending its 11 years of drought. The fans who were frustrated for a decade finally got one thing to celebrate. The Marine Drive got flooded with people. The Wankahde Stadium showed all its suppresed love to the team.
The Indian team received a grand welcome at the Mumbai's Marine Drive that was followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium. AP
But this has triggered athletes from different sports. Names like Chirag Shetty and Saina Nehwal came into the limelight criticizing the sport. When Shetty wanted equal recognition for India's win in the last Uber Cup, Saina went a step ahead. Her view was simple- people wouldn't even hate cricket even if she did so. But, why would someone hate cricket?
This is not a once or twice-told story. This widespread competition with cricket is not new. But is cricket a foe to other sports? Here are a few stories of "influence" and "idolization" in the recent past, not only from India but from neighbors too.
Sri Lanka Cricket funded CWG participating athletes.
Palitha Bandara recorded a distance of 44.20 meters and won the silver medal for Sri Lanka. Photo collected
The pre-2022 Commonwealth Games has seen an economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Not just economic, but the life on the island was distressed. The then Prime Minister Rajadhakshya fled from the country. Sri Lanka since its independence faced their record crisis.
The country fell short of food and fuel. The pandemic had already hit the Sports authorities. The crisis increased the hardships. They ran out of money. The situation was so pathetic that the boards couldn't manage transport to send the accessories to the athletes
At a point, the country thought of withdrawing its name from the Birmingham CWG. But at that very moment, Sri Lanka Cricket stepped in.
The board contributed 22 million Sri Lankan Rupees to the athletes participating. They hosted Australia and gathered the amount, despite the fears of the crowd ruining it.
Cricket Sri Lanka tried to cover all the funds. However, the athletes still had limited athleisure. CWG authorities too came in help for the athletes. Sri Lanka finished the CWG Campaign with four medals (one silver and three bronze).
Pakistan Cricket Board- the unsung sponsor for Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem Won the gold medal for Pakistan, at Paris Olympics. Photo coutesy: Olympics
The Paris Olympics Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem was initially an age-group cricket player, His focus later shifted to javelin through which Pakistan got its first medal after 1992.
Arshad Nadeem registered a monstrous throw of 92.97 metres sealing the gold for his country. Earlier he won the silver at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest, with a throw of 87.82 meters. He gave Pakistan’s first-ever medal at the World Athletics Championships.
But what did Pakistan give him? ignorance! The Commonwealth champion earlier expressed that he has been using a javelin for the last 8 years. His bosom friend and admirer Neeraj Chopra from India tweeted, urging the Pakistan Government to buy Nadeem news javelins.
Nadeem hails from Punjab's Miyan Channu village. Struggling themselves, the villagers funded him for his Olympic campaign. Added, that it was the Pakistan Cricket Bard who sponsored him.
PCB also financed Nadeem and his coach Salman Fayyaz Butt's air tickets.
Earlier BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced financial aid for the Olympians.BCCI granted Rs. 8.5 Crores (approximately $1.03 million) to the Indian Olympic Association for their Olympics campaign.
Recently a new NCA (National Cricket Academy) is near completion. The old existing facilities at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city center will be upgraded to a multi-sport training facility.
Apart from the cricketers, it will open doors for the Olympians too. NCA will have new facilities that will let them train there.
The new facilities will have World-Class Playing Grounds will have:
45 Practice Pitches: A variety of pitches to cater to different training needs.
Indoor Cricket Facilities: For year-round practice and skill development.
Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool: To aid in recovery and cross-training for athletes.
State-of-the-Art Training and Recovery Facilities: Equipped with the latest sports science technology to help athletes maintain peak physical condition and recover efficiently from injuries.
Cricketer- "athlete" collaboration
When one section came forward criticizing the fame, the other one took it handy to make their own.
Mahi's influence
Speaking about Swapnil Kusale, he himself mentioned that he doesn't follow any other sport apart from shooting. But he follows Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Kusale, who is an Indian Railways employee is a ticket checker like Dhoni. It took him 12 years to feature in the Olympics. And take India's first ever 10m Rifle position 3 medal. The Asian Games Champion accepted that MS's calm personality helps him to stay calm in chaos.
One of the biggest heartbreak for any badminton fan was Lakshya Sen's exit from the Olympics without a medal. The Chinese Lee Zii Jia shattered Sen's bronze medal dream.
But Sen's popularity is still unmatched in the sports arena. Even though he is "big," he still wants to "be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in coming years." In "The Ranveer Show" podcast he expressed his admiration for Kohli.
The other name that comes in the list is Nitesh Kumar. The Olympic Champion in the Men's Singles SL3 category is a Kohli fan. His winning celebration had some glimpses of Kohli's aggression.
But Nitesh's love for Kohli is not limited to celebrations. After succumbing to a deadly injury in Vizag, he started upgrading his badminton skills. Not only that, he delved himself into fitness, inspired by the 2013 version of Kohli.
P.R Sreejesh celebrated in his unique style after winning the bronze medal at paris. (Reuters Photo)
Soon after retirement, Indian Men's Hockey team goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh was assigned to train the junior hockey team. The two-time Olympic Bronze medallist was delighted to get this role. he not only talked about the future prospects but did mentioned about Rahul Dravid.
"The Wall" of Indian Hockey looked upon "The Wall" of Indian Cricket when it came to coaching. The way Dravid devoted himself to training the cricketing juniors, Seejesh is looking forward to doing the same for his sports.
The 2028 Olympics will feature Cricket after 128 years. The brand value of Virat Kohli played a pivotal role in the addition of cricket. But as Sunil Chhetri, the Indian former captain of Indian Football once said, Cricket excelling is great for that country. Then, how does that justify other sports not getting the "love" cricket gets?
How does that justify Chirag Shetty repeatedly slipping down on the court, in the Olympics quarterfinal, having his partner Sattwikraj Rankireddy as the lone warrior?
How does that justify the associations not getting enough funds and definitely investing to find talent?
How does that justify archers failing to read the wind in bigger stages?
It's an open-ended question. Is it cricket the enemy, or the system? Is cricket actually an enemy or a friend in need?
2022 has seen everything. From Commonwealth Games to FIFA World Cup, the year had it all. India's 61 medals in the Birmingham Games brought happiness to millions of Indian fans while the loss in T20 World Cup saw them share sadness as well. However, it was one of the happiest years for you if you were a Lionel Messi fan who won the only trophy he had not won in his career. Post a remarkable sporting year, Sportz Point present you all the winners of Sportz Point Awards 2022.
2022 has seen everything. From Commonwealth Games to FIFA World Cup, the year had it all. India's 61 medals in the Birmingham Games brought happiness to millions of Indian fans while the loss in T20 World Cup saw them share sadness as well. However, it was one of the happiest years for you if you were a Lionel Messi fan who won the only trophy he had not won in his career. Post a remarkable sporting year, Sportz Point present you all the winners of Sportz Point Awards 2022.
In T20I cricket, Smriti Mandhana is the pillar of the Indian women's cricket team. Her immense contribution to the format has helped India to overcome different challenges at different times. Yet again she proved her worth in the ongoing T20I series against England Women in their den. Mandhana played a match-winning knock of 79* off 53 balls to register her 17th fifty in the format for the Indian Cricket Team.
In her last 9 T20I innings, the Indian opener has recorded three half-centuries including a best of 79* against England Women. She remained not out two times in her last 8 T20I innings. Now, let's take a look at the last 9 T20I innings of Smriti Mandana in detail below.
In the first innings of these last 9 innings, Mandhana scored 22 off 21 against Sri Lanka women in the final T20I match at Dambulla. Her innings also included three fours.
In the next T20I innings, she played a quickfire inning of 24 off 17 against Australia Women in the CWG 22 game at Birmingham, which includes 5 boundaries.
The third T20I innings of Mandhana was a half-century against Pakistan Women in the CWG 22, which eventually India Women won. She scored 63* off 42 balls which includes 8 fours and 3 sixes.
The fourth T20I innings on this list was a 5 runs innings of 7 balls which included only one boundary. These innings came against Barbados Women in the CWG 22 game.
However, in the very next innings, Smriti bounced back with a 61 runs innings off 32 balls, which includes 8 boundaries and three over boundaries. This inning also came in CWG 22 against England Women.
In the sixth T20I innings, Smriti scored 6 runs off 7 balls with one boundary in the finals of CWG 22 against Australia Women which India eventually lost.
Mandhana in the T20I series against England Women Image - SportStar
The next T20I innings on this list is a 23-run innings against England in their den. In this innings, Mandhana scored 23 off 22 balls including 4 fours. This is the first game of the three-match T20I series.
In the eighth innings, Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten 79 runs from 53 balls against England Women, which eventually helped India to level the series. Her unbeaten innings included 13 boundaries.
The ninth and latest T20I innings of Mandhana was 9 off 8 balls that she made against England in the final T20I on September 15.
In her 95-match T20I career, Smriti has aggregated 2303 runs in 93 innings at an average of 27.30. She has a strike rate of 122.67 and the highest score of 86 in the format. Way back in 2013, Mandhana debuted in the T20I against Bangladesh Women, in which she scored 39 off 36.
In these 9 innings, which one is your favorite? Comment below and follow SportzPoint for more like this.
At the Commonwealth Games 2022, India has won a total of 61 medals. India's medal account in the Commonwealth Games 2022 was empty on the first day of the Games. Sanket Sargar brought the first medal for India.
5 Indian athletes who created history at Commonwealth Games 2022
India bagged a total of 61 medals which include 22 golds, 16 silvers, and 23 bronze at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sanket Sargar became the first Indian to win a medal in Birmingham, bagging a silver in the quadrennial event. He finished second in the men's 55kg weightlifting final behind Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan, who lifted a total of 249 kg in comparison to Sargar's 248.
Mirabai Chanu was the first Indian to clinch a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. On the other hand, 19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga was the first Indian man to clinch the top podium at Birmingham. Lalrinnunga also broke the Games record in his category with a 140kg lift in Snatch. Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73kg) clinched India's third gold as he lifted 313kg (143kg+170kg).
Table Tennis is also not far behind in the medal race. Indian Lawn Bowls women's team and Indian men's team in Table Tennis also grabbed the gold. They created history by winning the medal in the Lawn Bowls category for the first time in history. Saurav Ghosal also created history as he won India's first-ever singles medal in squash at the Birmingham 2022.
Tejaswin Shankar won a bronze medal in the men's high jump while Gurdeep Singh rounded off India's weightlifting campaign with a bronze medal in the +109kg event. Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian to win a long jump silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. The 27-year-old Sudhir won a historic gold medal in the men's heavyweight para powerlifting and also scripted a Commonwealth Games record with its total points of 134.5.
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