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Sindhu inducts father PV Ramana, Shyam Sunder Rao into Volleyball League Hall of Fame
Seven franchises namely Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes and Kolkata Thunderbolts will battle it out for the trophy from February 5-27. The competition will be held in a robust bio-bubble and all the safety measures for Covid-19 have been put in place.
La Liga: Big test for Barca and Atletico Madrid; Benzema back for Real
Barca will be without injured Ansu Fati, Clement Lenglet and Memphis Depay, but will have all of their January signings available, with Dani Alves, Ferran Torres and Adama Traore all likely to start. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's lack of football action over the past couple of months means he will probably begin the game on the bench.
Frontrunner Rohit downplays Test captaincy talks; Ishan to open, 'KulCha' back in the mix
The 34-year-old Sharma took over India's full-time limited-overs' captaincy after Virat quit the T20I leadership role and was later sacked as ODI skipper. The Mumbaikar is now also being looked at as the front runner for captaincy role in the longest format of the game after Kohli left the post in an unforeseen manner, last month.
Foundation stone of world's third largest cricket stadium laid in Jaipur
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, vice-president Rajiv Shukla and secretary Jay Shah attended the ceremony virtually. Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) chief Vaibhav Gehlot, former president CP Joshi and other officials performed the bhoomi-poojan. Meanwhile, Ganguly said that a lot of resources have been developed in the last ten years.
Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan added to squad for 1st ODI: BCCI
Squad for the 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan.
U-19 World Cup final: England win toss, opt to bat against India
Speaking at toss, Prest said chasing in a finals is always hard because of scorecard pressure. "We will have a bat first, pitch looks a good one and obviously scorecard pressure, chasing in a finals is always hard. To put 230 against them (Afghanistan) and then defend how we did gives us great confidence going into this game. We are playing the same team," the England skipper said.
It was such an impactful moment in my life: Kohli on being picked by RCB
"I was in Malaysia for the World Cup, and I remember the day when the drafts were happening. The Under-19 dynamic was a little different because we rightly had a huge pay gap. That was the only time there was cap on how much can a player be picked for if you have not played for India. Even that moment, for players like us, was so amazing because when they revealed the amount we got picked for, we are surprised and couldn't believe it," said Kohli in one of the episodes of the podcast.
IND v WI: I just have to take it forward from where Virat Kohli left, says Rohit Sharma
"When Virat was captaining, I was the vice-captain. So, we went about the team in a similar fashion. I just have to take it from where he left. The team pretty much knows what is expected out of them, talking about the individuals. We want to continue with the same template. There is not much that we need to change. We are a good team and have good players," said Sharma in the virtual press conference on the eve of the first ODI on Sunday.
India's template in focus as they face West Indies in landmark 1000th ODI
India's way of working in the ODIs has been the top-order getting the bulk of runs and then expect the middle-order to cash on it. But in the series against South Africa, neither of them worked with the middle-order becoming a glaring point of weakness. Skipper Rohit Sharma, in a virtual press conference on Saturday, said he doe'n't think that the template will undergo drastic changes due to the loss in South Africa.
Ponting, Hayden slam Cricket Australia for its handling of Langer saga
Langer had taken charge of the Australian team in 2018 following the 'Sandpaper gate' scandal, and while he was reportedly unpopular with some player in the side, he guided the team to its maiden ICC T20 World Cup title triumph in the UAE in November last year and the 4-0 Ashes victory recently. Langer resigned from his post on Saturday, unhappy with the short-term contract extension offered by Cricket Australia (CA) after a marathon seven-hour board meeting.
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