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18 Jul

Happy birthday, Smriti Mandhana!

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Happy birthday, Smriti Mandhana! One of India women team's most consistent batters, Smriti Mandhana turned 24 on Saturday. India women's cricketer Smriti Mandhana is celebrating her 24th birthday today and the cricket fraternity is taking to social media to wish her. The left-handed batter is one of the most consistent players for the Indian team and has been a mainstay for the side ever since making her debut in 2013.She has so far featured in 51 ODIs and 75 T20Is and has scored 2025 and 1716 runs in the two formats respectively. Mandhana also has four centuries to her name…

17 Jul

Was dropped from ODI side despite scoring heavily: Sourav Ganguly

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Was dropped from ODI side despite scoring heavily: Sourav GangulyBCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly still finds it hard to digest that he was dropped from the national ODI side in 2007 despite being one of the highest scorers of that calendar year. The decorated former captain who led India to the 2003 World Cup final among many other accolades was unceremoniously axed from the Indian team after being stripped off captaincy during the Greg Chappell era in 2005. The left-hander made a laudable comeback in the South Africa series in 2006 and then went on to score a lot of…

13 Jul

Yuvraj Singh Recalled India’s Famous NatWest Trophy 2002 Win

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On the 18-year anniversary if India’s historic win over England in the 2002 NatWest Trophy final, former India batsman Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to remember the match. However, he didn’t forget to sign off without sending a friendly reminder to then England captain Nasser Hussain about the occasion. “#Throwback to Natwest 2002 Final. Jaan laga di thi sab ne mil ke! We were young and we wanted to win. It was a wonderful team effort that helped us beat England and clinch the trophy in this nail-biting game,” Yuvraj wrote, before tagging Hussain and adding “just incase you forgot.”…

05 Jul

Complaint against Virat Kohli being examined

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BCCI ethics officer DK Jain on Sunday said that he was examining a "conflict of interest" complaint against Indian skipper Virat Kohli sent on email by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association life member Sanjeev Gupta. "I have received a complaint. I will examine it and then see if the case is made out or not. If yes, then I have to afford an opportunity to him (Kohli) to respond," news agency PTI quoted Jain as saying. In the complaint against Kohli, Gupta has alleged that the Indian skipper is occupying two posts - captain of the Indian team and director of…

23 Jun

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz among seven more to test positive for Covid-19

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A day after Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Haider Ali had tested positive for the Coronavirus, seven more Pakistan cricketers including all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and fast bowler Wahab Riaz have also contracted the virus, the PCB announced on Tuesday. This takes the total count to 10. The cricketers were tested on Sunday ahead of the departure for the tour of England.

23 Jun

Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena test positive for coronavirus

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Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena tested positive for coronavirus after coming off fresh from his Adria Tour of events organised in Belgrade, Serbia where three other tennis stars - Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, and Victor Troicki - along with two coaches had contracted the virus. Djokovic got himself and his entire family tested for COVID-19 upon arrival in Belgrade. And while he showed no symptoms of the virus, he tested positive and so did his wife Jelena. Earlier in the day, Troicki and his pregnant wife had tested positive for the virus. The former world no.20 had played against Djokovic…

23 Jun

Athletes Celebrate International Olympic Day

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Saina Nehwal recalled a "special moment", while the Hockey India- the federation that regulates the Indian hockey team, and the athletic fraternity celebrated the International Olympic Day on Tuesday. "Very very very special moment in my career when I achieved the Olympic bronze medal in 2012 Olympics.. #London ..It was always my and my parents dream from the day I joined badminton Badminton racquet and shuttlecock in 1999 .Hardwork , belief and some sacrifices made it possible Smiling faceRed heart. #OlympicDay2020," Saina Nehwal worte along with a few pictures of herself posing with the Olympic bronze medal.

19 Jun

BCCI to review IPL sponsorship deals including Vivo

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The BCCI on Friday said it will review IPL’s sponsorship deals, including the one with Chinese mobile phone company Vivo, in a meeting next week As a direct fallout of the violence in Ladakh’s Galwan valley that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to review its IPL sponsorship deals originating from China. The BCCI has convened an IPL governing council meeting next week where its mega title rights deal with Vivo, worth - 440 crores per year will be reviewed.IndianPremierLeague✔@IPL “Taking note of the border skirmish that resulted in…

17 Jun

UEFA Champions League to resume on August 7; final to be played on August 23

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The much-awaited UEFA Champions League will resume on August 7, 2020, (12:30 IST on August 8) after it was halted on March 11 due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation. The revised schedule to resume this season's competition was decided after the UEFA's Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday (June 17). According to UEFA's official website, the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout tournament in Lisbon (Portugal).

13 Jun

Vasant Raiji, India’s oldest first-class cricketer, dies at 100

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Vasant Raiji, who was India’s oldest first-class cricketer at 100, died here in the wee hours of Saturday. Raiji was 100 years old and is survived by his wife and two daughters. “He (Raiji) passed away at 2.20 am in his sleep at his residence in Walkeshwar in South Mumbai due to old-age,” his son-in-law Sudarshan Nanavati told PTI. Raiji, a right-handed batsman, played nine first-class matches in the 1940s, scoring 277 runs with 68 being his highest score. He made his debut for a Cricket Club of India team that played Central Provinces and Berar in Nagpur in 1939. His…