Mumbai, Dec 7 (PTI) Phoebe Litchfield, considered as the next big thing in Australian women’s cricket, is hoping that time spent with the much-accomplished left-hander Smriti Mandhana during the WBBL will come in handy on her maiden tour of India. Both Litchfield, 19, and Mandhana played for Sydney Thunder in the 2021-22 WBBL season and the uncapped Australian got to learn a lot from one of the finest batters in the women’s game. Litchfield is set to make her debut in the T20I series against India, beginning in Mumbai on December 9. “Smriti was awesome to play with. She is…
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Bogota (Colombia), Dec 7 (PTI) Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu endured wrist pain to grab a silver medal at the World Championships and in the process beat Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua, here. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in the 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in 113kg in ‘clean and jerk’ for an overall effort of 200kg here on Tuesday night. The Indian finished behind China’s Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg) while her compatriot Zhihua took home the bronze medal with a total lift of 198kg (89kg+109kg).…