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Shami, returning to the field after a long injury layoff, will play his second domestic tournament on the trot after featuring for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy fifth-round tie against Madhya Pradesh

He has scored 34 goals in the Portuguese top-flight this calendar year, more than double the figure managed by the competition's next-most prolific player, Galeno, who has netted 16 times for Porto

This year, the event will have 10 teams from the continent divided into two pools with India, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea and Thailand clubbed in pool A

The 23-year-old had long been assured of his place at the top of the ATP rankings heading into 2025, but to further cement his dominance of the men's circuit, Sinner dominated the ATP Finals in Turin last week

Even though seasoned racer Saran Vikram surprised one and all by winning the first and second races, Tijil did not mind

India secures 28 medals, including 11 golds, along with the prestigious team event title