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Bangladesh board allows players to miss national duty for IPL
"We will surely give NOC to (pace bowler) Mustafizur [Rahman] if he applies for it. We have given NOC to Shakib [Al Hasan] and it will be the same for Mustafizur," Akram Khan, chairman of BCB's cricket operations told the media.
IPL auction 2021: List of sold and unsold cricketers
South African fast bowling all-rounder Chris Morris set an all-time record of Rs.16.25 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), beating Yuvraj Singh's Rs.16 crore, a price that Delhi Daredevils had paid to buy him in 2015.
Vivo back as Indian Premier League title sponsor
The IPL will also likely see crowds this year after encouragement the Indian cricket board (BCCI) got from seeing fans attending the second Test between India and England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Australian Open 2021: Naomi Osaka crushes Serena Williams's 24th Grand Slam title bid
This will be the 23-year-old World No 3's second consecutive Grand Slam final and fourth overall. Williams's bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will now have to wait until the French Open which is scheduled to start on May 24.
Australian Open 2021: Medvedev beats Rublev to reach semi-finals
Medvedev beat the seventh seed Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 and will now face either world No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. He goes into the semi-finals on a 19-match unbeaten run.
Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket, shifts focus to T20s
Faf du Plessis made his Test debut on November 22, 2012 against Australia in Adelaide. He went on to score 4,163 runs in 69 Tests at an average of 40.02 with 21 half-centuries and 10 centuries. He also captained South Africa in 36 Tests between 2016 and 2020 with 18 wins, 15 losses and three draws.
Australian Open 2021: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty stunned by Karolina Muchova in quarter-finals
Barty lost the match 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 as Muchova continued taking down higher ranked opponents. She had earlier beaten her compatriot and world No.1 6 Karolina Pliskova before beating 18th ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium in the fourth round.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Kohli, Ashwin stretch India's lead past 350
At the lunch break, India -- who had lost the wicket of Shubman Gill (14) on Day Two -- reached 156/6 with skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin batting on 38 and 34 respectively. The hosts lost a flurry of wickets in the session, but considering they have added more than 100 runs to their total, they stand well ahead in the match.
Medvedev storms into Australian Open quarters
Medvedev beat the 25-year-old American 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in his fourth-round match that lasted an hour and 29 minutes at the Margaret Court Arena. Medvedev can now face Andrey Rublev -- who takes on Casper Ruud in the fourth round -- in what can be a blockbuster quarter-final clash.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: India all out for 329, Pant remains unbeaten on 58
Four Indian batters - Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishant and Kuldeep - were out for a duck during the course of the innings. Earlier on Day One, Rohit Sharma had scored a brilliant 161 while Ajinkya Rahane contributed with 67 as India ended the day at 300/6.
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