Manu Bhaker poses with her Paris Olympics bronze medals
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Paris Olympics bronze medalist shooter Manu Bhaker posted a photo with India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on X on Sunday, August 25. Bhaker wrote her name into the history books as she became the first Indian female shooter to secure an Olympic medal and the first Indian to win more than one medal at a single edition.
The 22-year old Bhaker posted a photo with the right-handed batsman, mentioning that she was learning some cricket tips from him. This is not the first time, Bhaker is showing her love for cricket. She has previously talked highly of legendary cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in various interviews.
The Haryana girl clinched a bronze medal in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event and, alongside Sarabjot Singh, secured another bronze in the Mixed 10m Air Pistol event.
Speaking of Suryakumar Yadav, he recently led the Indian team in the T20I series against Sri Lanka, marking his first time as the full-time captain in the shortest format. The Mumbai batsman made an impressive start, steering the Men in Blue to a 3-0 series sweep over the hosts. Yadav’s upcoming international test is the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, starting on October 6 in Gwalior.
SKY will look to make his mark in red-ball cricket when he represents Team C in the Duleep Trophy, which will launch India’s 2024-25 season. The right-hander has only one Test appearance for India, against Australia in 2023, where he had a tough debut, managing just eight runs from 20 balls. He will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad in Team C.
Team C Full Squad : Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Abishek Porel (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, B Indrajith, Hrithik Shokeen, Manav Suthar, Umran Malik, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Anshul Khamboj, Himanshu Chauhan, Mayank Markande, Aryan Juyal (wk), and Sandeep Warrier.
