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Latest cricket, football, and other stories on October 7:

Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir applauds former chief selector Ajit Agarkar

Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir heaped praise on outgoing chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar by saying that the three ICC titles that the “Men in Blue” won during his stint in the position are testimony to his conviction: Team first and Team ahead.

Harry Kane scores twice on record-tying 125th appearance for England

Harry Kane made a record-tying 125th appearance for England in the Nations League match against Czechia at Wembley Stadium and marked the big occasion with another two goals.

The Bayern Munich striker is level with former goalkeeper Peter Shilton on the list of most caps won for England’s men’s team. He can break the record when England plays Croatia on Nov. 12, also at Wembley.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to India’s T20I setup

Team India will clash with New Zealand in the five-match T20I series. Ahead of the series, veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been added to India’s squad. He is in the thick of things after nearly four years.

India’s squad for T20I series against New Zealand: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.

Smriti Mandhana takes over as new captain of Indian women’s cricket team

Recently, Team India’s long-serving captain Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the position. Following the decision, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Smriti Mandhana as the new captain of Indian women’s cricket team.

She will begin her tenure as India’s all-format captain when the team takes on Zimbabwe in the upcoming ODI and T20I series

Lionel Messi makes his last appearance for Argentina

Lionel Messi signed off from international football in fairytale fashion, delivering two assists and scoring a goal as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Benin in Buenos Aires.

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