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Aaradhya Yadav replaces Vasu Vats in India squad

Aaradhya Yadav replaces Vasu Vats in India squad

The ICC's Event Technical Committee of the ongoing U-19 World Cup on Saturday approved Aaradhya Yadav as a replacement for Vasu Vats who was injured in the India squad. "Vats has sustained a hamstring injury and will not be able to take any further part in the event," the ICC said. The replacement of any player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad. The Event Technical Committee consists of the Chair Chris Tetley-ICC Head of Events, Ben Leaver-ICC Senior Event Manager, Fawwaz Baksh -Tournament Director, Roland Holder-CWI Representative,…
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Rohit Sharma To Lead, Kuldeep Yadav Returns: BCCI Announces India’s Squad For Home Series Against West Indies

Rohit Sharma To Lead, Kuldeep Yadav Returns: BCCI Announces India’s Squad For Home Series Against West Indies

The BCCI has announced India's ODI and T20I squad for the upcoming home series against West Indies starting from 6th  February . Spinner Kuldeep Yadav made a comeback into the side while Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami has been rested from the series. Jadeja is undergoing his final stage of recovery post his knee injury and will not be available for the ODIs and T20Is. Axar Patel will be available for the T20Is.India's white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma will also make a comeback in this series after clearing the fitness test. Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi, has received his maiden call up. Deepak Hooda has also been named in India's…
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Anushka Sharma’s Fans Slam Shoaib Akhtar For His Remark, ‘Virat Kohli Shouldn’t Have Married’

Anushka Sharma’s Fans Slam Shoaib Akhtar For His Remark, ‘Virat Kohli Shouldn’t Have Married’

A day after Anushka Sharma's daughter Vamika's pictures went viral on social media, the actress found herself in news again when former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar passed a misogynist comment when asked about her cricketer-husband Virat Kohli's recent decision of quitting as Test captain of the Indian cricket team. In an interview, Akhtar said that Virat should not have gotten married, hinting at the idea that his bad performance on the field was linked to his marriage with Anushka. Speaking on Kohli’s dip in form, Akhtar stated that there’s massive pressure on the Indian batter’s shoulders. The 46-year-old also equipped that…
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Pushpa fever takes over cricket: Suresh Raina dances to Allu Arjun’s ‘Srivalli’

Pushpa fever takes over cricket: Suresh Raina dances to Allu Arjun’s ‘Srivalli’

The song 'Srivalli' from the Telugu blockbuster 'Pushpa - The Rise', featuring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, seems to have captured not just the hearts of fans but also cricketers. First, it was Australian cricketer David Warner, who put out a video of him replicating actor Allu Arjun's dance moves for the superhit number. Now, Suresh Raina too seems to have tried his hand at dancing for the same song. Raina, danced to the Hindi version of the hit number. He posted a video clip of him dancing to the number on Instagram and said: "I couldn't stop but try…
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Anushka pens note for Virat Kohli as he steps down as Test captain

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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একসাথে করোনা আক্রান্ত সোনু, রাজ-শুভশ্রী, সানা

একসাথে করোনা আক্রান্ত সোনু, রাজ-শুভশ্রী, সানা

আরো একবার নতুন বছরের শুরুতে ত্রাস বাড়ছে করোনা সংক্রমণের৷ আক্রান্ত হচ্ছেন একের পর এক৷ বাবার পর এবার মেয়ে৷ এবার করোনা পজেটিভ সৌরভ কন্যা সানা গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়৷ আজই করোনা পরীক্ষার রিপোর্ট পজেটিভ আসে তাঁর৷ ডবল ডোজ নেওয়া সত্ত্বেও করোনা আক্রান্ত হয়েছেন সানা৷ গতকাল সৌরভ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়ের ছোট কাকা, খুরতুতো ভাই ও ভ্রাতৃবধূ করোনা আক্রান্ত হয়েছেন৷ গতকালের পর ফের করোনার হানা বেহালার বীরেনরায় রোডের বাড়িতে৷ করোনা আক্রান্ত হলেন সানা তবে মৃদু উপসর্গ থাকায় হোম আইসোলেশনেই রয়েছেন সৌরভ-কন্যা৷ চিকিৎসক সপ্তর্ষি বাসুর পরামর্শে তাঁর চিকিৎসা চলছে৷ সানার হালকা জ্বর রয়েছে বলে জানা গিয়েছে৷ তাঁর শারীরিক অবস্থা গুরুতর নয় বলেই খবর৷ এদিকে ডবল ডোজ নেওয়ার পরেও আক্রান্ত হয়েছেন…
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Sehwag, Yuvraj and Harbhajan to play in inaugural Legends League Cricket

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

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…
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Ross Taylor will retire from international cricket

Ross Taylor will retire from international cricket

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…
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