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20 Oct

India vs Australia Warm-up for T20 World Cup: India would look to finalise their batting order for the tournament

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Their preparations for the T20 World Cup off to a smooth start, India would look to finalise their batting order for the tournament-proper when they take on Australia in their second and final warm-up game here on Wednesday. India will face Pakistan in their main event lung-opener on Sunday. The tournament will be Virat Kohli's last as skipper in the format besides being the swan-song for head coach Ravi Shastri. As pointed out by Kohli before the warm-up game against England on Monday, India's top three is already settled with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma opening the batting and the skipper coming in at the…

19 Oct

T20 World Cup 2021: Parthiv Patel says, “Don’t think Hardik Pandya is going to bowl in first few games”

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Openers Ishan Kishan (70) and KL Rahul (51) helped India to win over England by seven wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup Warm-up contest on Monday. Chasing 189 in Dubai, the Indian team started up well with the openers adding 59 runs in the Powerplay. Rahul (51), who had finished third in the Orange Cap race of the recently-concluded IPL 2021, brought up his fifty in the 9th over. After Rahul left, Kishan kept on going and he brought up his half-century in just 36 balls. In the end, Rishabh Pant (29*) and Hardik Pandya (12*) guided the Men in Blue home with an over…

08 Oct

Deepak Chahar proposes to his Girlfriend after CSK’s IPL Game

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Chennai Super Kings player Deepak Chahar proposed to his girlfriend at the Dubai International Stadiumafter the match on Thursday. Despite loosing the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Deepak Chahar ended the day on an extremely happy way as he proposed to his girlfriend after the game and she said yes. After CSK's defeat in Match 53 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, Chahar went to the stands and took his girlfriend by surprise, who was dressed in black. They were congratulated by the people around them, including MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi. Chahar…

02 Oct

Former Team India cricketer turns 35 today.

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Former India cricketer Praveen Kumar is celebrating his 35th birthday on 2nd October. Praveen was known for his good ability to swing the ball and had the tenacity to bowl long spells. Praveen became the sixth bowler to take a hat-trick in the IPL. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he achieved this feat in the third edition of the season, during the match against Rajasthan Royals. He accomplished this feat in the 17th over of the match by dismissing Damien Martin, Sumit Narwal, and Paras Dogra in three consecutive deliveries. He made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Jaipur. He was later selected…

01 Oct

সিগ্রাম’স ইম্পেরিয়াল ব্লু

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আইকনিক ব্র্যান্ড সিগ্রাম’স ইম্পেরিয়াল ব্লু হাত মেলালো নর্থইস্ট ইউনাইটেড ফুটবল ক্লাবের সঙ্গে। এই স্ট্রাটেজিক পার্টনারশিপ গড়া হল দেশের বহু প্রতীক্ষিত ফুটবল ইভেন্ট ‘ইন্ডিয়ান সুপার লিগ’ (আইএসএল) শুরুর প্রাক্কালে। সিগ্রাম’স ইম্পেরিয়াল ব্লু সবসময়েই দেশের তরুণ-বয়সীদের আশাআকাঙ্ক্ষার সঙ্গে সংযোগ বজায় রাখে। এই পার্টনারশিপ উভয় ব্র্যান্ডকেই তা আরও মজবুত করে তুলতে সাহায্য করবে। জন আব্রাহামের মালিকানাধীন গুয়াহাটি-ভিত্তিক ক্লাবটি গোয়াতে আগামী ইন্ডিয়ান সুপার লিগে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করবে। পার্নড রিকার্ড ইন্ডিয়ার চিফ মার্কেটিং অফিসার কার্তিক মহিন্দ্রা ও নর্থইস্ট ইউনাইটেড ফুটবল ক্লাবের সিইও প্রিয়া রাঞ্চাল উভয় সংস্থার স্ট্রাটেজিক পার্টনারশিপের ব্যাপারে গর্বিত। তাদের মতে, এই সম্পর্ক উত্তরপূর্বের মানুষের সঙ্গে তাদের সম্পর্কের বন্ধন আরও দৃঢ় করবে।

30 Sep

RCB is getting into the groove at right stage of tournament-Kohli

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are getting into the groove at the right stage of the tournament, said skipper Virat Kohli after they bit RR by seven-wicket on Wednesday. Chasing 150, Bangalore were off to a flying start as Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal notched up 48 runs in the first five overs. After the opening duo's departure, KS Bharat and Glenn Maxwell kept the scoreboard ticking to help their team for their seventh win of the season. "We have been getting good opening starts which gives a lot of balance to the team. That's been the focus with Dev and myself - to get good…

29 Sep

Kieron Pollard says IPL sole focus, T20 World Cup ‘irrelevant at this point’

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Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard has said that he is focussing on the IPL action, adding that T20 World Cup is "irrelevant" at this point of time. MI registered a good win over Punjab Kings in the 2021 Indian Premier League 2021 game on Tuesday. "To be honest, World Cup is irrelevant at this point of time, we are playing the IPL tournament. When you are in a tournament as an individual, you look to think about present and not look too far ahead. It is a matter of giving all the guys confidence and finding the best solutions. These are guys that…

29 Sep

Lionel Messi scores first PSG goal against Manchester City

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On Tuesday night, Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, breaking the blockage against Manchester City in the Champions League group stage game. Messi scored in the 74th minute to double PSG's lead against Pep Guardiola's City, securing a 2-0 win for the Paris side. With the win, PSG are now at the top, albeit level on points with Club Brugge, who defeated RB Leipzig in another group game. Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined for the former's goal in the second half of the game, exploiting the huge space in Manchester City's midfield as Messi led the counter-attack…

28 Sep

Kolkata Knight Riders wins over Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets

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Nitish Rana kept calm in a tricky chase as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their play-off hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in a low-scoring IPL contest, here on Tuesday. The KKR bowlers made optimum use of the slow Sharjah track to restrict Delhi Capitals to 127 for nine. T20 specialist Rana and seasoned Sunil Narine went after inexperienced Lalit Yadav in the 14th over and also attacked Kagiso Rabada in the 16th over to tilt the game in KKR's favour. This loss would be a wake-up call for DC remaining second in the table with 16 points even as KKR took their position…

25 Sep

Virat Kohli embraces MS Dhoni after the CSK and RCB match-‘Bromance for the ages’

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MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have been reliable to the Indian Cricket. Kohli has played under Dhoni's captaincy, and has also led the former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman during the final years in international cricket. The bromance between the two is hidden to none, and on Friday, Virat Kohli, RCB captain, shared a light moment with MS Dhoni after the end of the match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). On Friday, CSK defeated RCB by six wickets in Sharjah. After the game, as the players were casually conversing near the boundary rope, Kohli playfully embraced Dhoni from behind and had a conversation with him. The…