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Rohit needs to work on endurance before he is fit to play: BCCI
The BCCI had earlier added Rohit to the squad for the Australia Test series after initially excluding him from the tour due to the hamstring injury. However, the lack of information on his fitness status prompted skipper Virat Kohli to speak to media on the issue.
One new thing per day: Bumrah tweets after maiden half-century
Bumrah, 27, hit six fours and two sixes as he shared a 71-run partnership with Mohammed Siraj for the 10th wicket to take India to 194 after they had been reduced to 123 for nine wickets in the 36th over. Both Bumrah and Siraj stayed together for over 13 overs as the Indian innings folded in the 49th over.
Kohli a 'proponent of all-out aggression', says former Aussie cricketer Greg Chappell
Chappell further added that the talismanic Indian batsman provides a broad perspective to the game. Chappell had earlier served as the head coach of the Indian team from 2005 to 2007.
Rohit Sharma clears fitness test, set to fly to Australia for last 2 Test matches
Sharma had a hamstring injury while he was playing for the Indian Premier League (IPL). He reportedly cleared the fitness test on Friday and will leave for Australia on the Weekend. However, an official statement in this matter is still awaited.
2nd Test: Nicholls ton gives NZ edge over WI on Day One
Put into bat, the Black Caps reached 294/6 at Stumps with Nicholls and Kyle Jamieson remaining unbeaten. Dropped twice on 47 by Darren Bravo at first slip, Nicholls punished the West Indies' generosity to end 117 not out. Alongside him was Kyle Jamieson at 1*.
Hamilton recovers from Covid-19, to take part in Abu Dhabi GP
Hamilton had missed last Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for coronavirus, but the FIA and Mercedes have now both confirmed that he had passed a number of negative Covid-19 tests. George Russell, who replaced Hamilton last week and came agonisingly close to a shock victory, will return to his Williams team for the 2020 season, Mercedes further informed.
Football great Paolo Rossi's tale of redemption ends
In the 1982 tournament, Rossi and his rather unfavoured Italy's surprise success was one that created ripples in the country and outside it. The tournament started slowly for him individually and for the team as they scraped through the first round-robin stage, level on points with Cameroon, and just one point ahead of Peru and two points behind Poland.
Ahead of England tour of India, call for tempered bio-bubble models
Countries, other than Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand have not hosted international cricket for months with the Indian cricket board announcing on Thursday that England's matches would be played only at three venues -- Ahmedabad, Chennai and Pune. This will be the first series played in India in well over a year.
Court discharges Gautam Gambhir from all charges in cheating case
Gambhir was a director and brand ambassador of the joint project of Rudra Buildwell Realty Private Limited and HR Infracity Private Limited, against which a case was lodged in 2016 for allegedly duping people of crores of rupees on the pretext of booking apartments in the housing project.
Sri Lanka confirm tour of South Africa starting Dec 26
A statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the development after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had dilly-dallied over the tour and even considered playing it at their home after England pulled out of the ODI leg of South Africa tour.
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