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Rishabh Pant is healing quickly

Rishabh Pant is healing quickly

Rishabh Pant can be discharged from the hospital this week. However, according to the latest medical report, it may take about 8 to 9 months for him to return to the field. A senior BCCI official informed, "He is doing very well. That's good news from the medical team. The first surgery was successful and that's what everyone wanted to hear. He will be discharged this week,". Rishabh Pant was badly injured in a car accident in the last week of December, and will soon be discharged from the hospital. Rishabh, who was admitted in the hospital the last month,…
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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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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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Jofra Archer undergoes 2nd surgery on elbow

Jofra Archer undergoes 2nd surgery on elbow

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…
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India’s tour of South Africa in-stadium spectators will not be allowed

India’s tour of South Africa in-stadium spectators will not be allowed

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…
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Pakistan beats West Indies by 63 runs in first T20

Pakistan beats West Indies by 63 runs in first T20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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Lionel Messi scores first PSG goal against Manchester City

Lionel Messi scores first PSG goal against Manchester City

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…
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