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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…

24 Sep

Kohli’s Bangalore seek return to winning ways against Dhoni’s CSK

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Royal Challengers Bangalore would look forward and get their mojo back when they take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's resilient Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2021 Indian Premier League match, on Friday. While RCB will look to start up fresh while CSK got a confidence-boosting 20-run win against defending Mumbai Indians on Sunday night. It is imperative for RCB to improve upon their batting as they seek to keep their place in the top half of the points table. Openers - Devdutt Padikkal (217 runs) and skipper Virat Kohli (203 runs) is expected to provide a solid start. But the opening…

23 Sep

MI vs KKR Head to Head IPL 2021 with full squads, new signings, player replacement, stats and records

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When the Mumbai Indians face an energetic Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2021 encounter on Thursday, they will look for inspiration from skipper Rohit Sharma, who is supposed to return to action after missing the first match against Chennai Super Kings. In their 20-run loss to CSK on the last match, Mumbai were without Rohit and the ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya, as they were both rested as precautionary measures due to niggles. On the other hand, KKR won by nine wickets over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match of the second leg of the league. The defending champions,…

14 Aug

Ex-India skipper Sourav Ganguly enjoys Lord’s Test

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On Thursday, BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly attended the Lord's Test between England and India. One of the most influential captains of the sport, he described cricket as "majestic" as he recalled his debut at the home of cricket. He took to instagram, wrote, "Came here as player first in 1996 ..and then as captain..enjoyed the game at lord's today as an administrator...India was and is in a good position all the times ..this game of cricket is majestic." Ganguly was spotted enjoying the action with BCCI secretary Jay Shah, vice-president Rajiv Shukla, England and Wales Cricket…

12 Aug

Formation of India committee announced World Boxing Council

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The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced the formation of its India committee in collaboration with the Indian Boxing Council. The committee aims to offer a "pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers throughout the region and afford Indian fighters more significant global opportunities, using the WBC India as a platform for development, progression, and inclusion". WBC will also put emphasis on boxer safety and implement a ranking system for both male and female boxers. WBC president Mauricio in a statement said, "I am immensely proud to bear witness to new horizons for boxing in India. The WBC…

12 Aug

Neeraj Chopra jumps to 2nd spot in World Javelin Rankings after winning Olympic gold medal

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Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a 14-place jump to become no.2 in the World Athletics Men's Rankings. He was 16th when he arrived at the Tokyo Olympics, and made the impressive jump following the gold medal win in the event. Neeraj Chopra's gold was also India's first in athletics history at the Games. He hit a 87.58m long throw in his second attempt in the final, which secured a top podium finish. Johannes Vetter, from Germany, who quite surprisingly finished ninth in the final event in Tokyo, remains at the top spot with 1397 ranking points. Neeraj Chopra has…

13 Jul

নিজের বায়োপিক তৈরিতে সম্মতি জানালেন বাংলার দাদা

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এবার বিনোদের রুপোলি পর্দায় আসতে চলেছে বাঙ্গালীর গর্ব। অবশেষে নিজের বায়োপিকের সম্মতি দিলেন দাদা। তৈরি হতে পারে প্রাক্তন ভারত অধিনায়ক সৌরভ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়ের জীবনচিত্র। জল্পনা শুরু হলো ভারতীয় ক্রিকেটের মহারাজের চরিত্র নিয়ে। জল্পনা ছিল চরিত্রে অভিনয় করতে পারেন হৃতিক রোশন। তবে এখন উঠে আসছে রণবীর কপূরের নাম। রণবীরের অবশ্য এর আগেও বায়োপিক করার অভিজ্ঞতা রয়েছে। জনপ্রিয় অভিনেতা সঞ্জয় দত্তের চরিত্রে অভিনয় করছিলেন রণবীর। যে ছবিটা বক্স অফিসেও খুব বড় হিট ছিল। বলিউডে বিগ বাজেটে তৈরি হতে চলেছে তাঁর বায়োপিক। শোবিজের দুনিয়ার অন্যতম নামী ব্র্যান্ড ভিয়াকম -এর ব্যানারে তৈরি হবে এই বায়োপিক। ছবির বাজেট প্রায় ২০০ থেকে ২৫০ কোটি টাকা। ইতিমধ্যে বায়োপিকের কাজ অনেকটাই এগিয়ে গেছে।…

09 Jul

Yuvraj Singh picks Rishabh Pant as Virat Kohli’s successor

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Watching Rishabh Pant in action as skipper of Delhi Capitals, Yuvraj Singh is impressed. He thinks the young wicket-keeper has a shrewd mind, carefree attitude and could be a good candidate to take over as India captain someday in future. Though Virat Kohli has been the undisputed leader of the Indian team since he took charge from MS Dhoni in 2017 - and there seems to be no threat to his leadership -- Yuvraj has put forward an early successor to take over once Kohli's captaincy comes to an end. Rishabh Pant took charge of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 and helped them win six out…

06 Jul

Lionel Messi stats a stern warning for Copa America rivals

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Lionel Messi is finally living up to the expectations that Argentina have always expected him to. The 34-year-old footballer is not the trickster making jokes out of defenders like he once used to but instead has been a street-smart merchant who is putting in quantity for the lost quality. There’s a fact is known to many i.e, Messi's performance for Argentina has often left a lot to be desired; especially in big matches like the last three Copa America. This Copa America has been all about Messi's direct contribution to the majority of La Albiceleste's goals. To put it quantitatively, that's eight of…

01 Jul

Younis Khan accuses Shahid Afridi of revolt against him in 2009

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Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has claimed that the 2009 players revolt against him had its roots in captaincy ambitions of seniors like Shahid Afridi. Younis claimed that the revolt was not carried out because the players were unhappy with his captaincy and his strong attitude. Younis told on a TV channel, "If the players had problems with me they could have spoken to me. They claimed that they didn't want me removed as captain but just wanted the cricket board to speak to me to change my attitude." "Then how is it that when the players met with the PCB…