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Was a mistake to decline playing for Barcelona: Arthur
Despite being contracted to Barcelona until the end of the 2019-20 season in August, Arthur refused to rejoin his teammates for the last stage of the UEFA Champions League amid reports he had been offloaded against his will.
India could lose Test series 0-4 in Australia: Vaughan
Vaughan said that Australia are a vastly improved side compared to the one that lost to the Virat Kohli-led India that toured Down Under in 2018-19.
Playing for West Indies comes first: Russell
These factors led Russell to tell captain Kieron Pollard and chief selector Roger Harper that he won't be able to travel with the West Indies team for the recently concluded T20I series in New Zealand. Russell also said that he later changed his mind and informed Harper, who then told him that it was too late as the squad had already been selected.
Formula 1: Verstappen grabs maiden Abu Dhabi pole, Hamilton third
McLaren's Lando Norris took fourth place, just 0.25 sec behind pole, while Verstappen's team mate Alex Albon too fifth. Carlos Sainz was sixth, running an older engine than his McLaren team mate which, it is believed, is costing him around two tenths of a second per lap, ahead of AlphaTauri's Daniil Kvyat.
National Racing: Datta clinches double in Formula LGB4 class
The third race witnessed some nervy moments as there were quite a few spins. The safety car came in time and again with Datta winning the race under a yellow flag. Datta grabbed the opportunity and managed to get past Prasad in the second corner. Prasad pressed the pedal hard for one last time, but Datta played it smart and clean to finish the day on a merry note.
Upset BCCI affiliates question choice of venues for England tour
Pune, a very surprising choice, will host all three One-day Internationals while Chennai -- Tamil Nadu Cricket Association's president Rupa Meiyappan is the daughter of former BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) chief N. Srinivasan -- will host two of the four Tests.
Pant, Vihari hit centuries as Indians pile on runs on Day 2
Pant smashed 103 off 73 balls with six sixes and nine fours while Vihari made 104 off 194 deliveries with 13 fours. Pant scored 22 runs off the last five balls of the day to race to his hundred. He was on 81 when the final over began. India were bowled out for 194 in the first innings but responded well to dismiss the Aussie A side for 108 as 20 wickets fell on the first day on Friday.
India cricketers draw on domestic experience for D/N Test
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), forced largely by the team management, had for long baulked at the idea of playing a Test match with pink ball, trialing it first at the Duleep Trophy for three seasons before returning to red-ball in the domestic tournament last season.
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.
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