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Indian Super League stage to end on February 28, 2nd half starts from January 12
The last league game of this season will be between Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan. Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) further said that schedule and venue for the playoffs and final will be "announced at a later date".
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly admitted to Kolkata hospital after chest pain
The 48-year-old former India captain complained of dizziness and then suffered the blackout just after he had returned from gym. He was immediately rushed to city's Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital. It has been learnt that Saroj Mondal, a doctor at the city's SSKM hospital, has also reached the Woodlands Hospital to attend to Ganguly.
India vs Australia: Average runs per wicket lowest in over 132 years
The average runs per wicket this summer is just 21.50 the lowest in any Australian summer since 188788 when Aussie pace bowler Charlie Turner picked 12 wickets and Englishmen, pacer George Lohmann and leftarm spinner Bobby Peel took nine wickets each in the only Test of the summer to limit the average runs per wicket to 9.35.
I don't blame Kohli for being with his family, says Farokh Engineer
Kohli's decision was met with polarised responses from the cricket community and by Indian cricket fans on social media when it was first made public before the start of the series. India's dismal performance in the first Test in Adelaide, where they lost by eight wickets after being shot out for their lowest ever score of 36, added further fuel to the negative opinions.
Will play third Test even if I am not 100% fit, says David Warner
The Australia opening batsman, who was ruled out of the first two Test matches after suffering a groin injury during the second ODI on November 29, has undergone rehabilitation taking jabs, using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and penguin cryotherapy for quick recovery.
Manchester United, Manchester City to play rescheduled league fixtures in January
United will face Burnley away from home on January 12 while City host Aston Villa in January 20. The two matches were rescheduled because of the Manchester giants' involvement in the latter stages of European club competitions. Manchester City played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season and lost 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnaise on August 15.
T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur replace injured Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami in India squad
BCCI also added that Shardul Thakur had been added to the squad in place of Mohammed Shami, who was hit on his bowling arm during the first Test in Adelaide. Umesh had sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on the third day of the second Test in Melbourne early in Australia's second innings. He limped off the field.
ICC issues apology to Ben Stokes over his complaint about Test Team of Decade cap
Stokes has scored 4428 runs at an average of 37.84 while picking 158 wickets in tests. He has 2682 runs and 70 wickets in 95 matches in ODIs. Heroic innings of Stokes helped England win the 2019 World Cup final and lift the trophy for the first time. He also helped England win the Ashes Test in Headingley in Dramatic circumstances with his match-winning knock.
Bumrah's mind, body set for the bigger tests
Bumrah's attempt to extract angles from the round the wicket, like he did in the Melbourne Test and having to bowl more overs in case other junior bowlers don't do well, could push his body that endured a lower-back injury only last year. Bumrah's returns in the series have been good so far. He has picked eight wickets in two Tests, including a four-wicket haul in the first innings of the Melbourne Test that helped India dismiss the Aussies for just 191.
Ind Vs Aus: Gavaskar doesn't want S Gill to open innings, here's why
“I would be keeping Mayank Agarwal. I know he’s not looked good but he’s a quality player. I would keep him in the side and open the batting with Rohit,” Gavaskar told Sanjay Manjrekar in an interview on sony sports Network.
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