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ICC chairman Jay Shah To Be Felicitated By BCCI At Its Special General Meeting

January 10, 2025 admin

File image of Jay Shah© ICC Newly-elected International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah will be felicitated by the BCCI’s state units on the sidelines of the Special General Meeting, scheduled in Mumbai on Sunday. Shah, a former BCCI secretary, became the youngest ICC chairman after he was elected unopposed in August last…

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Former India Pacer Varun Aaron Retires From ‘Representative Cricket’

January 10, 2025 admin

File image of Varun Aaron© X (Twitter) Injury-prone India pacer Varun Aaron on Friday announced retirement from “representative cricket” after his home state Jharkhand’s campaign ended in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 2011, played nine ODIs and as many Tests for India. He had retired…

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“Kuch Sawaal They Mann Mein”: Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli Visit Premanand Maharaj

January 10, 2025 admin

Star India batter Virat Kohli, along with his wife Anushka Sharma and children, recently visited the renowned priest Parmanand Maharaj in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Kohli is having a terrible time in his professional career as he registered back-to-back low scores in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Tests against Australia. In the five-match series, which…

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Seth Rollins Opens Up On His Wild Reaction To CM Punk’s WWE Survivor Series Return In 2023

January 10, 2025 admin

Wrestler CM Punk left all the fans utterly stunned when he made a surprise return to the WWE Survivor Series event in 2023. Punk, who was missing from the WWE due to his stint with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), made a surprising entry during the Survivor Series. However, the Cookie Master’s return made…

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Inzamam-Ul-Haq, Misbah-Ul-Haq, Mushtaq Mohammed And Saeed Anwar Among New Inductees In PCB Hall Of Fame

January 10, 2025 admin

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Mohammad and Saeed Anwar have been named as new inductees into the Hall of Fame constituted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB said in a statement that the legendary quartet was voted into the select club by an 11-member independent panel that included fellow Hall of Famers, women…

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“Hindi Not Our National Language”: R Ashwin Triggers Debate

January 10, 2025 admin

Ravichandran Ashwin, whose recent retirement stunned the world of cricket and his fans, has said that Hindi is “not our national language but an official language” – a comment that could trigger a debate. Ashwin made the comment at the graduation ceremony of a private engineering college in Tamil Nadu, where the use…

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“Hurt A Little Bit But…”: Steve Smith On Missing Out On 10,000 Test Runs At Sydney

January 10, 2025 admin

Australian batter Steve Smith opened up on missing 10,000 Test runs milestone by a single run following his dismissal during the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against India, saying that though it hurt him a little, getting the desired result in the match and series was important. Smith had a solid Border-Gavaskar…

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“Gautam Gambhir Abused My Family, Said Bad Things About Sourav Ganguly”: Manoj Tiwary

January 10, 2025 admin

Former India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Manoj Tiwary has gone on a rant in criticism of current senior national team head coach Gautam Gambhir. Tiwary and Gambhir have been teammates in the past, not just in the Indian Premier League but also for the Delhi state team. As Gambhir faces criticism…

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South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie Calls Afghanistan’s Champions Trophy Participation “Hypocritical, Immoral”

January 10, 2025 admin

South African sports minister Gayton McKenzie is the latest entity to raise his voice against the participation of Afghanistan in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, comparing the Taliban regime’s treatment of women in their nation to the old Apartheid regime in the rainbow nation and added that the Afghans playing the…

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“When Time Is Up…”: Ex-RCB Captain On Virat Kohli’s ‘Personal’ Motivation Amid Struggle For Form

January 10, 2025 admin

Virat Kohli will be “super motivated” to put a struggling phase behind him and the premier India batter is capable of returning to his run-making ways, said former South African captain Faf du Plessis here on Wednesday. Kohli had a torrid time in Australia during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, amassing a mere 190…

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