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17 Jan

Anushka pens note for Virat Kohli as he steps down as Test captain

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are the perfect example of a power couple. They never leave any stone unturned to express their love and admiration for each other. On Sunday, a day after Virat Kohli resigned as the Test captain for the Indian cricket team, Anushka penned a long note for her husband-cricketer. Taking to Instagram, Anushka shared pictures and wrote, "I remember the day in 2014 when you told me that you have been made the captain as MS had decided to retire from test cricket. I remember MS, you & I having a chat later that day & him joking…

14 Jan

Novak Djokovic faces deportation after Australian government revokes his visa for a second time

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Australian government has revoked Tennis player Novak Djokovic’s visa for the second time leading to his deportation again. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said on Friday he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin. The player’s lawyers are expected to appeal the cancelation in the Federal Circuit and Family Court, as they successfully did before. Immigration Minister said he canceled the visa on "health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so. "The Morrison Government is…

06 Jan

Mithali to lead India squad for ICC Women’s World Cup 2022

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India's young batter Janimah Rodrigues and all-rounder pacer Shikha Pandey were ignored for selection as BCCI announced the 15-member Indian women's cricket squad announced for the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Mithali Raj will continue to lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur . The side also includes Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and Shafali Verma among others. Janimah and Shikha have been ignored from the side due to a lack of form. Janimah failed to hit the double-figure mark during the last year in all the international assignments she was a part of. Pandey has…

04 Jan

Sehwag, Yuvraj and Harbhajan to play in inaugural Legends League Cricket

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Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will play as cricketing stars in the India Maharaja team that will participate in the Legends League Cricket (LLC), starting on January 20 in Oman. The first season is a professional cricket league for retired international cricketers who will play at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Oman among three power-packed teams. The other two teams would be representing Asia and rest of the world. Apart from the three, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia and…

30 Dec

Ross Taylor will retire from international cricket

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New Zealand's batsman- Ross Taylor said he will retire from international cricket after the current domestic season. The second test against Bangladesh next month, in which he will equal Daniel Vettori’s record of 112 tests for New Zealand, will be his last match. He won’t play in the Black Caps test series against South Africa in February but will play one-day international series against Australia in Australia in February and against the Netherlands at home in late March and early April. The fourth ODI against the Netherlands in his home town Hamilton on April 4 will be his last match for New…

29 Dec

I-League has suspended for two weeks

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After covid-19 cases were reported inside the bio-secure bubble in Kolkata the Hero I-League has suspended for two weeks. According to report,at least 15 players have tested positive for the virus. In addition to that eight more players from seven other teams who have been putting up in the Kolkata hotel have tested positive for the virus. The I-League committee is all set to meet in the afternoon and will announce the final decision. A total of 13 teams are playing this season’s I-League which started only three days back.

22 Dec

Jofra Archer undergoes 2nd surgery on elbow

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England player Jofra Archer misses out the West Indies tour as he has undergone a second surgery on his right elbow. He will be out of the game until next summer, said the England and Wales Cricket Board. His absence is being felt during the current Ashes series, had undergone his surgery on Dec. 11 in London. “The procedure addressed the long-standing stress fracture of his right elbow,” the ECB said in a statement. The 26-year-old Archer has not played at the highest level for nine months. He's been ruled out of a test series against the West Indies in…

21 Dec

India’s tour of South Africa in-stadium spectators will not be allowed

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Cricket South Africa, on Monday has announced that the Test and ODI series against India will be played behind closed doors and in-stadium spectators will not be allowed. India's tour of South Africa is to begin from 26 December. During this, Team India has to play a series of three Tests and as many ODIs. Cricket South Africa's press release stated, "CSA wishes to inform the fans of cricket as well as all sports lovers that owing to the increasing COVID cases around the world, and the fourth wave locally, the two cricketing bodies have taken a joint decision to…

17 Dec

Sourav Ganguly’s reply on Virat Kohli’s comment

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India Test captain Virat Kohli triggered a storm by publicly contradicting him, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly refused to comment on the matter, saying the BCCI will deal with it. Virat Kohli, during his pre-departure press conference before the tour to South Africa, said that he was never asked to stay as T20 skipper when he made his intent clear on skipping the post. This was in complete contrast to Sourav Ganguly’s assertion a few days back that Virat had been requested to not quit the position. "No statements, no press conference. We will deal with it, leave it to the BCCI,"…

15 Dec

Pakistan beats West Indies by 63 runs in first T20

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Mohammad Rizwan hits 78 runs and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs in the first T20 in Karachi on Monday. Mohammad Rizwan increased his tally to 1,201 runs in 27 T20s with another masterful knock that stood out in Pakistan's imposing 200-6 after being sent in to bat. Haider Ali opened up in the latter half of the innings with a career-best 68 off 39 balls that featured four sixes and six boundaries. The West Indies folded for 137 in 19 overs as Wasim bowled impressive yorkers to claim his career-best…