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In cricket, India's selectors are playing the long game. Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named vice-captain of East Zone for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, and the selectors are making no apologies for it. They're calling this a deliberate leadership pipeline move, with some going as far as saying this kid could one day captain India. Bold words, but the talent clearly backs it up.
Over in Glasgow, the two thousand twenty six Commonwealth Games are underway, and Guernsey's lawn bowls pairing of Jason Greenslade and Ian Merrien came agonizingly close to the men's pairs semi-finals. They went toe to toe with an unbeaten Malaysian side in their final pool match, needing the win to advance, but fell just short, losing by one point five to zero point five. They finish second in the pool, and their Glasgow run is over.
And in baseball, the Houston Astros are back on top of the American League West. Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker went back-to-back with home runs, Yordan Alvarez reached base four times, and Houston put a serious beating on the Texas Rangers to reclaim first place. That division race just got a whole lot more interesting.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
