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5 India cricketers put in isolation as CA, BCCI probe their dine-out
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) were today alerted to a video post on social media that purported to show Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini eating at an indoor venue in Melbourne on New Year's Day, a statement from Cricket Australia said.
Sourav Ganguly now stable, undergoes angioplasty
The doctor said that Ganguly was immediately moved to the hospital and all necessary medical treatments were provided. "He underwent angiography and angioplasty. He is now stable. There are multiple issues for cardiac attack. He will be able to join his daily activities soon," said Mondal, who also heads the cardiology department of the state-run SSKM Hospital.
Walked out of field in 1981 Melbourne Test after Australians asked me to ‘get lost’: Sunil Gavaskar | Watch video
The incident mapped as a Dennis Lillee in-cutter delivery caught Gavaskar on the pad in front of umpire Rex Whitehead. Gavaskar, protesting that the ball had hit his bat first was shown the index finger signalling him out. But the Indian opener was adamant on his stance and decided not to leave the field.
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.
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