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04 May

BCCI suspends the 2021 IPL as four players test positive.

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The BCCI has decided to suspend the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) for the time being. The cricket board office bearers went into a huddle on Monday evening after the IPL bubble was breached. They decided to postpone the tournament. “The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and well-being of all the stakeholders in mind. The BCCI will do everything in its powers to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all the participants…

29 Apr

David Warner is now the fourth player to record 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.

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David Warner became the fourth player to record 10,000 runs in T20 cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Delhi on Wednesday. The SRH skipper also became only the eighth batsman to score 200 or more sixes in IPL history. Passing 10000 T20 runs with a brace off Lungi Ngidi in the 15th over, the Australian became the fourth cricketer to join the elite club after Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Shoaib Malik. He made both these staggering records in the space of just two deliveries. SRH rode on half-centuries from Warner and Manish…

07 Apr

RCB all-rounder Daniel Sams tests COVID-19 positive; currently asymptomatic

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Merely a day before Royal Challengers Bangalore's opening game of the season against defending champions Mumbai Indians, the franchise faced a setback as all-rounder Daniel Sams has tested positive for COVID-19. "Daniel Sams checked into the team hotel in Chennai on April 3rd, with a negative COVID report on arrival. His report from the 2nd test on 7th April came positive. Sams is currently asymptomatic and he is currently in isolation at a designated medical facility," the RCB wrote on their official Twitter profile. Sams had joined the RCB base at April 3 with a negative report, but has since…

02 Apr

India’s 2011 World Cup Winning Members Celebrate The 10th Anniversary Of The Memorable Heist

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“Dhoniiiiiii finishes off in style. A magnificent hit into the crowd, India lift the World Cup after 28 years and it’s an Indian captain who has been absolutely magnificent on the night of the final” As Ravi Shastri thundered these immortal words on-air, an entire nation went into a frenzy as the heartbreaks of previous years were finally exorcised. It is exactly ten years to the day when 11 Indian cricketers, players on the bench, and the Gary Kirsten-led support staff fulfilled the dream of the entire nation on that historic night against Sri Lanka at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The World…

31 Mar

Anushka Sharma resumes work after daughter Vamika’s birth, shoots for an ad.

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First time mother, actor Anushka Sharma has resumed work already, two months ahead of her scheduled return in May. Anushka and husband, cricketer, Virat Kohli welcomed daughter Vamika in January. Ahead of her daughter’s birth, Anushka had announced that she will return to work in May. However, she was seen shooting for an advertisement on Wednesday. As the actor got clicked while entering the set on Wednesday, we can say she looked supremely fit and drop-dead gorgeous. She was seen wearing a beige top, loose fitted denims and a safety mask on her face. A source close to the actor, who was also…

23 Mar

Ind vs Eng 1st ODI latest updates: Virat Kohli’s boys take on Eoin Morgan’s World Champions

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After winning the Test and the T20 series, Team India will take on England in the first of three ODIs at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune from 1:30pm onwards on Tuesday (March 23). India will take on ODI world champions England in a three-match series, beginning with the first one-dayer at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune on Tuesday (March 23). Indian skipper Virat Kohli is just one century away from going past Ricky Ponting's record of scoring most centuries as a captain across all formats. If Kohli scores a century in the first ODI, he will…

17 Mar

South Africa vs Pakistan: One Pakistan Cricketer Tests Positive For COVID-19 Ahead Of Tour

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Ahead of the South Africa tour, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday confirmed that one member of the squad has tested positive for coronavirus. The 35-member Pakistan squad will depart for Johannesburg on March 26 for the three ODIs and four T20Is against South Africa. They will then fly to Bulawayo on April 17 for three T20Is and two Tests against Zimbabwe. The side is scheduled to return on May 12. "A total of 35 tests were conducted on the South Africa-bound Pakistan men's national cricket team on Tuesday, 16 March. All squad members have tested negative, except for one…

16 Mar

Hockey India Women Academy National Championships To Kick Off On Wednesday

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A total of 14 teams will vie for top honours at the 1st Hockey India junior women academy national championship 2021, while 10 teams will compete in the 1st Hockey India sub-junior women academy national championship 2021 that gets underway from Wednesday in Bhubaneswar. With the two tournaments being held at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium which has hosted numerous landmark international tournaments including the prestigious FIH Men's World Cup in 2018, the participants are eagerly awaiting to demonstrate their skills at the world-class stadia. Having created several top women players including Junior India Women's Captain Suman Devi Thoudam, the…

04 Mar

Saina teaser: Parineeti Chopra looks incredible as the star badminton player

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The first teaser of Parineeti Chopra's upcoming project Saina is out. Directed by Amole Gupte, the film is a biopic on badminton star Saina Nehwal. Parineeti Chopra plays a titular role in the film. The teaser offers glimpses of how Saina Nehwal chooses a different path in her childhood to become one of India's best badminton champ. The teaser gives a satisfying look at the journey of the player and the film. The teaser shows Saina (Parineeti) entering the badminton court as she prepares for a match. The video starts with Parineeti's voiceover: "Mera desh Bharat, abaadi sawa sau crore,…

23 Jan

Shubman Gill Credits Yuvraj Singh his Success in Australia

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Subhman Gill was selected for Australia tour in as the replacement of injured Rohit Sharma and included in the playing XI in the second Test at the MCG, Melbourne. The right-handed batsman deemed to be the next-big-thing in Indian cricket as he showed no signs of nervousness and was calm; he played a wide variety of shots in the 6 innings he played in Australia. He had scored 259 runs at 51.80 batting average with two half-centuries; being India's fourth-highest run-getter overall playing only three matches. Gill credited former Indian player, Yuvraj Singh, for preparing him well for the short-ball challenge…