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In the recent past, Afghanistan have become the second favourite team of cricket fans (assuming their respective countries are the first) in international tournaments. If you asked them before the start of the T20 World Cup, “If not your country, which team would you like to see win?”, most would have answered, “Afghanistan” (at other…
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Somnath Zende, 39, a police sub-inspector (PSI) in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune’s largest satellite city, says he trains at the gym for two hours, before work begins at 9 a.m. To build his body, he spends ₹600 daily on protein shakes and other supplements, besides his expenditure on the gym membership. About three months ago, as chatter…
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New Zealand’s Mitch Santner leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and South Africa in Pune, India, on November 1, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand leave Pune sore and sorry after notching up their third World Cup defeat in succession against South…
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File picture of Australia’s Mitchell Marsh during a World Cup match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will be without Mitchell Marsh for their World Cup game against England this week after the all-rounder returned home to Perth for personal reasons, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday. Cricket Australia said a timeline on Marsh’s return…
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Australia’s Marcus Stoinis, during a practice session at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. A fitness freak who is very particular about his food intake, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is travelling across India with a personal chef to ensure that he is getting a low carb diet during the ODI…
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A Constitution Bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud hears the electoral bonds case on October 31, 2023. Photo: YouTube/@supremecourtofindia5950 Supreme Court flags possibility of electoral bonds being used to trade favours A Constitution Bench on October 31 raised the scenario of influential entities covertly setting up persons with verified accounts to purchase electoral bonds for them through…
England’s Jos Buttler walks off the field as Indian players celebrate his wicket during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and England in Lucknow on October 29, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Sometimes an early defeat in a World Cup can be a blessing. It rids the team of complacency, it…
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Pakistan, known for its resilience, scripted a much-needed turnaround by thumping Bangladesh by seven wickets and recorded its third victory to stay in the World Cup semifinal race at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. Electing to bat on a dry pitch, Bangladesh did not last the 50 overs for the fourth time in its…
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Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates with captain Babar Azam after taking his 100th ODI wicket during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh in Kolkata on October 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, on October 31, became the fastest Pakistani bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets. He achieved…
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File picture of chief selector of the Pakistan cricket squad Inzamam-ul-Haq | Photo Credit: AP Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has stepped down as Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief selector on Sunday after allegations of a conflict of interest. His resignation comes after Pakistani media reported one of his co-directors in a U.K.-based company, Yazoo International Ltd,…
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