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Ab de Villiers had reportedly walked out of their series against India in 2015 if Khaya Zondo was selected in during the final and the fifth ODI against India which was scheduled to happen in Mumbai. Zondo’s name was included in the team sheet but was axed ahead of the game a few hours before the match. Now, this is against the policies of Cricket South Africa.
Rohit Sharma has unveiled his new look for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League 13. The Mumbai Indians’ skipper took to social media to unveil his heavy bearded look as he posted a picture of himself while sweating it out in the gym. Ever since the dates for the IPL 2020 have been announced, the players have started preparing for the same.
Azhar Ali continues to struggle with the bat in the second Test match between England and Pakistan which is currently underway at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. In the second game, he got out on 20 runs from 80 deliveries and as always the netizens were waiting to pounce on the Pakistani cricketer as they said that he missed his century by 80 runs.
On the day one of the second Test match between England and Pakistan, Abid Ali had been dropped by the fielders on a couple of occasions. He was once dropped by Dominic Sibley who put down a straight forward catch at third slip and on the second time, it was Rory Burns who did the blunder. Needless to say, the fans pointed out the sloppy fielding and even Ramiz Raja joined the bandwagon and he went on to troll England.
Ahead of the IPL 2020, all the players are expected to undergo the COVID-19 tests as per the SOPs laid down by the BCCI and governing council. Now, MS Dhoni who underwent COVID-19 tests has been tested negative ahead of the tournament. The Chennai Super Kings captain will join the six-day long cam which will be held in Chennai. The team is expected to leave for UAE on August 22, 2020.
For a while now, Cristiano Ronaldo has linked with various clubs including PSG after Juventus got ousted at the Champions League 2019-20. Now here’s another report that has been making rounds on social media about the five-time Ballon d'Or rubbing shoulders with Lionel Messi at Barcelona. The fans are taken aback by the same and say that the move looks impossible.
Sachin Tendulkar is someone who has always reached out to upcoming talents and is known to encourage them. Now here’s another instance that proves the above statement. So a young fan named Shruti painted the picture of the Master Blaster and her parents shared the same on social media account tagging Tendulkar.
Later tonight, PSG is all set to take on Atalanta in the Champions League 2019-20 match which will be held in Portugal. The match is all set to happen at 12.30 am IST. Ahead of the game, Neymar Jr and his team PSG reached Portugal and the fans can't stop cheering for the Brazilian footballer. Fans on social media also took to Twitter to cheer for the Brazilian footballer.
Earlier today, the Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez shared a picture of himself with an elderly woman while playing golf. He went on to say that the woman is an inspiration to all of us since she is so active even at the age of 90. However, the Pakistani cricketer was bashed by the netizens for breaking the bio-secure bubble.
Mario Balotelli has attempted to settle the debate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and has picked up the Argentine captain over the Juventus star. Balotelli took to Instagram to share his thoughts to settle the debate between the two. The Italian player explained that Lionel Messi is out of the world, however, said that the two are the same statically.
The dates for the IPL 2020 have been announced. The cash-rich will be starting from September 19, 2020, in UAE. Now ahead of the tournament, the IPL franchises have been very active on their social media accounts and have been keeping their fans hooked. Now, Royal Challengers Bangalore was trolled by Chennai Super Kings. Virat Kohli led franchise posted a collage of a couple of snaps on social media.
The IPL 2020 is around the corner and the players and the franchises are all set to prepare for the same. Ahead of the much-awaited tournament, the players have started gearing up for the same. Chennai Super Kings will conduct a week-long preparatory camp for the layers before they leave for the IPL 2020.
After defeating Napoli in the Round of 16 in aggregate of 4-2, Barcelona will next move to Portugal to play the round of eight against Bayern Munich. The match will take place at the Estádio Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Portugal. On one hand, where the Catalan team defeated Napoli, Bayern Munich ousted Chelsea on an aggregate of 7-1. All eyes will be on the two stalwarts of respective teams, i.e. Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski who will take on each other on August 15, 2020.
A day before their second match against England, former Pakistani captain Mohammed Hafeez sent the fans into a tizzy as he has posted a picture of himself with an elderly woman. The two were seen smiling for the snap as the Pakistani cricketer labelled her as an inspiration for all of them as he was still playing golf even at the age of 90. So far so good.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is indeed one of the cheekiest players in the history of football. Very often does he take a dig at the best of stalwarts and get them tongue-tied not only with his performance but also with his words. This time he trolled the fans of England by recreating his famous 2012 overhead kick while he is on his holiday.
MS Dhoni and team Chennai Super Kings will be training for a week in Chennai before proceeding to UAE for the upcoming season of the IPL 2020. Ever since dates for the IPL 2020 have been announced and the players have started gearing up for the upcoming season. The teams have already started the procedures for the process of quarantining the players. The Chennai Super Kings have asked the players to report to Chennai after the BCCI announces final SOPs.
South Indian superstar Mahesh Babu turns 45 today and the Internet is full of wishes for the actor. Like others, even David Warner and his wife Candice joined the bandwagon to wish Mahesh Babu on this special day. A while ago, David Warner shared the video of himself and his wife Candice on social media. The two flaunting their zesty moves to Mahesh Babu's popular track 'Mind Block' with the kids in the background.
Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi Capitals had a quite a magical season in IPL 2019 as they ended up on number three of the table. The team would want to replicate their performance and would obviously be aiming to clinch the IPL 2020 trophy. Delhi Capitals in the last season had won nine matches out of 14 which was quite a good performance by the team.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Juventus suffered from a heartbreaking exit from the Champions League 2019-20. Despite scoring a couple of goals in the match, the team lost to the French side Lyon. Post this his sister Elma took to social media and slammed the team for not giving their best collectively. She went on to say that Ronaldo did his best and played better than any other players.
Juventus faced a heartbreaking exit from the Champions League 2019-20 after they lost to the French side Lyon. Cristiano Ronaldo's brace could not help the side as Lyon went on to win the match on away goals. Like his fans, even the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was heartbroken and ended up with his eyes welled up. Now after his exit from the Champions League, the Portugal star took to social media and posted a picture of himself kissing the ball.
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