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05 Jan

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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…

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…

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…

09 Dec

Virat refuses to step down, BCCI chooses Rohit as the captain

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It was waiting to happen after India's unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the BCCI ended Virat Kohli's run as India's captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward". The BCCI, waited for the last 48 hours for Kohli, who has already gave up T20 captaincy, to voluntarily step down from ODI leadership as well but he did not. By the 49th hour, losing the position to Rohit Sharma was simply 'fait accomplish'. The BCCI and its national selection committee sacked the decorated Kohli, who perhaps nurtured the ambition of leading India at home in the…

08 Dec

Harbhajan Singh to announce his retirement from cricket soon, could join IPL franchisee as support staff

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Harbhajan Singh will be seen in a different avatar during next year's Indian Premier League as a key member of the support staff in one of the high-profile franchises. The 41-year-old Harbhajan, who featured in a few matches during the first phase of last IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, didn't play a game in the UAE leg of the league. It is expected that sometime next week he will officially announce his retirement from competitive cricket and after that he is expected to decide on one of the offers he has got to be a part of the support staff of at…

02 Dec

Kohli on tour of Omicron-hit South Africa

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On Thursday India captain Virat Kohli said he expects to get a clearer picture on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days after it was thrown into uncertainty following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant. He was addressing the media on the eve of the second and final Test against New Zealand from Friday. "We have been talking to the BCCI. We need to have more clarity, and hopefully, in next couple of days we will know more. Rahul bhai (coach) has spoken to all senior players. It is important that we are not left…