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Paul Pogba celebrated his 27th birthday on March 15, 2020, i.e. yesterday. Needless to say, the fans in huge numbers had poured their wishes for the Manchester United mid-fielder on his birthday. Now Serie A’ team Juventus also joined the bandwagon to wish the Manchester United midfielder.
Jaydev Unadkat’s Saurashtra has won the Ranji Trophy 2019-20 as they went on to beat Bengal in the finals. Saurashtra won the game by 44 runs and clinched the title a couple of days ago. Post this, the official account of the BCCI posted a tweet hailing the Saurashtra pacer and had described Jaydev Unadkat’s mindset during the finals of the match.
MS Dhoni has left Chepauk Stadium after Chennai Super Kings called off the practice session after the outbreak of coronavirus. It is due to the outburst of this virus that the IPL 2020 was also stalled. The 13th season of the Indian Premier League was supposed to begin on March 29, 2020, but now as per the revised schedule, the mega-event will begin on April 15, 2020.
Ever since the news of Sanjay Manjrekar’s exit from the commentary panel, a large number of fans are constantly thanking BCCI President Sourav Ganguly for the decision. Finally, the BCCI President has spoken up about the former Indian cricketer’s exit from the commentary team. While speaking to one a news daily, the BCCI President said that one should not jump to any conclusions only and only because a commentator was not a part of one series.
Amidst the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, many sporting events across the globe have been stalled keeping in mind the health of the fans and players. Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, IPL 2020, Road Safety Tournament, India vs South Africa and many other events have been called off after the outbreak of the deadly disease. Needless to say, the players have also returned home and are waiting for further announcements from their respective team managements.
Atletico de Kolkata won the ISL 2019-20 finals by beating Chennaiyin FC by 3-1 last night at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. With this, the clinched the ISL title for the third time in six seasons. Sourav Ganguly, the owner of ATK took to social media to congratulate the boys and praised the team for the splendid effort. He also went on to praise Antonio López Habas the coach of the team and said that he is the man for Kolkata.
The outbreak of coronavirus has led to the postponing of many games all over the world. The Indian Premier League which was supposed to begin on March 29, 2020, has also been put off to April 15, 2020, due to the outbreak of the deadly virus. Even Chennai Super Kings has put their practice session on hold. Needless to say that the players who had reported to the practice session ahead of IPL 2020 are going back home.
Whether it’s on or off the field, legends remain legends. It’s hard to separate the player from the sport. Same is the case with Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho. The former football star has been imprisoned due to the usage of a fake passport to enter a country. But even in jail, the Barcelona player could not stop shining when it comes to football.
The outbreak of coronavirus has affected the major sporting events all around the world. This includes the EPL, Serie A, Bundesliga and others. Now as per FA Chief, Greg Clarke the EPL cannot be completed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Which means, Liverpool will once again be crowned as champions in the Premier League.
The 13th season of the Indian Premier League has been delayed due to the outburst of the coronavirus. The IPL 2020 was supposed to begin from March 29, 2020, but now with the outbreak of the deadly virus, the tournament will now begin from April 15 2020. With the shift in the dates, the IPL Governing Council met the BCCI and explored six to seven options for conduction Indian Premier League 2020.
The IPL 2020 has been affected due to the outbreak of coronavirus and the start of the mega-event has been delayed. As of now, the IPL 2020 will begin on April 15, 2020. Post this, the IPL team owners and the BCCI met in Delhi to discuss the whereabouts of the postponed IPL Season 13. Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah were also a part of the meeting.
EPL 2020 has gotten postponed due to coronavirus and the outburst has led many games to delay. This also includes the matches from La Liga, Bundesliga and the EPL. But this hasn’t stopped the EPL teams from taking up noble initiatives. Now, Brighton and Aston Villa have donated the food to the homeless which was supposed to be sold to the fans during the match. The weekend games for Aston Villa and Brighton have been called off.
Sanjay Manjrekar’s absence from the commentary panel during the match between India and South Africa raised a lot of eyebrows. Then it was reported that he was dropped from the panel itself and ever since the news has come out, the fans have heaved a sigh of relief and are hailing BCCI President Sourav Ganguly for making such a decision. For a while now, the former Indian cricketer has gotten on the wrong side of the fans.
Out of the all the achievements that the Indian team has had so far, the 376 run partnership between Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman during India vs Australia, 2nd Test 2001 is surely one of the highlights. The inning remains the favourite of the fans and that’s precisely why even after 19 years of the epic Test match, the netizens cannot forget the game.
For a while now, Sanjay Manjrekar has been irking a lot of fans on social media and has been trolled mercilessly for his comments during the commentary. Whether it’s his bits and pieces comment on Ravindra Jadeja or his recent spat with Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar has always been criticised massively for the kind of comments he put up on air.
The massive outbreak of coronavirus has affected all the sporting events around the world. Obviously cricket is not untouched with the same. After hosting the first ODI in Sydney behind the closed doors, New Zealand has called off the rest of the two games. The announcement came on social media and it was informed that Kane Williamson and the team would be leaving for home.
After Juventus’ Daniele Rugani getting affected by Coronavirus, it was said that even his teammate Paulo Dybala was tested positive COVID-19. The news spread like wildfire and was carried across social media. However, the Argentine denied the rumours of getting affected due to Coronavirus. Dybala took to social media and wrote that he is absolutely fine and currently in voluntary isolation.
Born on March 13, 1994, in Hyderabad, Mohammed Siraj emerged to prominence after he became the highest wicket-taker during the Ranji Trophy 2016. He snapped 41 wickets with an average of 18.92. Needless to say that this performance also caught the attention of the IPL team owners. Sunrisers Hyderabad who gave him his first contract. Siraj further bagged a place into the Indian team in 2017 against New Zealand.
Team India will be playing their first ODI at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamshala. In this article, we bring you the rain forecast and pitch report for the game, but before that let’s have a look at the short preview of the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya make a comeback into the series.
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