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Rohit Sharma begins preparation for South Africa tour
He can be also seen defending the ball or leaving it, focusing on his Test cricket game. "Getting started in 3..2..1," wrote Rohit on Instagram along with the video. The star Indian opener, who began his tenure as full-time captain in T20Is with a 3-0 win over New Zealand last month, was appointed the captain of the ODI side on Wednesday.
Djokovic adds to Australian Open suspense; organisers say there's a lot of confusion
The winner of 20 majors has yet to confirm to the Australian Open organisers whether he has received the vaccination for Covid-19 or not, a prerequisite for competing at the Melbourne Park where he is the defending champion. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected reports which suggest that a medical exemption could be granted to Djokovic, the nine-time Australian Open champion.
New ODI captain Rohit Sharma wants middle-order batsmen to prepare for worst-case scenarios
India's new One Day International captain Rohit Sharma has said that middle order batters of his team will have to prepare themselves to deal with the worst case scenario, in order to win ICC trophies going ahead. Sharma was on Wednesday declared new ODI captain by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Virat was reportedly sacked as ODI captain after he failed to voluntarily step down within 48 hours, as demanded by the BCCI. The cricket board has shown a lot of trust in Rohit Sharma and chose him India's new white ball captain.
BCCI had requested Kohli not to step down in T20s, he disagreed: Ganguly on ODI captaincy switch
On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India declared Rohit Sharma as India's ODI captain. On this decision the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has opened up and said that the board and selectors took this decision together. In addition to this he also said that the board and he personally had words with Virat Kohli over the decision. The tenure of Rohit Sharma as ODI captain is likely to begin in the series against South Africa in January.
BCCI sacks Virat Kohli as ODI captain after he refused to step down
It was bound to happen after India's exit from the World Cup and on Wednesday the BCCI chose Rohit Sharma over Virat Kohli as India's white-ball captain.
Jadeja, Axar, Gill likely to miss S Africa series because of injury
All three key players may take some months to be completely fit and selectors are dealing with some big questions ahead of the South Africa tour. Jadeja, who has often played as India's first-choice spinner outside the subcontinent, was ruled out of the second Test of the New Zealand series in Mumbai. In its statement before the start of the second Test, the BCCI had given swelling in the forearm as the reason for Jadeja missing the game.
Serena Williams pulls out of Australian Open
Serena, a seven-time winner of the Australian Open, revealed that she was not fit to compete at the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season. "While this is never an easy decision to make, I am not where I need to be physically to compete. I will miss seeing the fans, but am excited to return and compete at my highest level.
India announce 18-man squad for S Africa Tests, Rohit named ODI captain
The Test series will form a part of the new cycle of the ICC World Test Championship. While Virat Kohli will lead the team, Rohit Sharma has been named as the new vice-captain of the Test team. However, under-pressure Ajinkya Rahane retained his place in the squad. Meanwhile, the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee also announced Rohit Sharma will lead India's ODI & T20I teams going forward.
WTA Awards: Australian player Barty is player of the year, British player Raducanu is newcomer of the year
For the second time Ashleigh Barty, Australia's world number one player was crowned WTA Player of the Year and US Open champion Emma Raducanu grabbed the Newcomer of the Year award, on Tuesday. Barty is Australia's second WTA singles No.1 player after Evonne Cawley, while Raducanu, who is just 19, is the first British woman to win a Grand Slam.
2022 Beijing Olympics: IOC does not see any need to postpone Winter Olympics
Around 55 days are left for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Games to begin. Earlier, the IOC had to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, which were scheduled to take place in July 2020, to the same month in 2021, because the global situation worsened amid the second wave of Covid19 in many parts of the world. But this time the IOC does not foresee a situation in which it would be forced to postpone the 2022 Winter Olympic Games like it had to do earlier.
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