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On one hand, where the Indians were collapsing like a pack of cards during the first ODI 2020 between India and Australia, there came a brief interruption when a kite was spotted in the ground. The incident happened when Mohammed Shami was out in the middle and was batting during the last over of the Indian innings.
India is currently battling it out against Australia in the first match of the three-game ODI series 2020 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After winning the toss, Australia elected to bowl first. With the presence of three openers, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain was in a major dilemma about his own batting position.
The Australian Open 2020 began today in Melbourne. However after the bushfires in Australia have caught fire, the air quality in and around has deteriorated drastically. This has forced the Australian Open participant Dalila Jakupovic to retire from the on-going game, Stefanie Voegele. Jakupovic was leading the game by 6-2 in the first set and just when it looked that the second set would go for the tie, the Slovanian player collapsed on the ground and suffered from a coughing fit.
Just after India won the three-match series against Sri Lanka 2-0 and commenced the year with a bang, the Men in Blue get busy again. The Indian team is taking on the mighty Australians in the three-game ODI series which will be hosted at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This will be the first ODI that Virat Kohli and men would be playing in 2020.
Roger Federer who came under the microscope for being the brand ambassador of Credit Suisse. The company had invested a whopping $57 billion in fossil fuel enterprises. The decision could make a negative impact on the environment and it was teenage environmentalist Greta Thunberg who subtly took a dig at the 20 time Grand Slam Champion by retweeting the tweet which had the hashtag #WakeUpRoger.
Team Juventus might have won the game against Roma but 2-1, but here came one hiccup that the team encountered during the match. Just after Nicolo Zaniolo was diagnosed with torn ACL, Merih Demiral was added to the list of injuries during the Serie A 2019-20 tie. As per the official website of Juventus, the Turkish centre back was diagnosed with a left knee sprain and injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.
Mumbai and Tamil Nadu are currently locking horns in the Ranji Trophy 2019-20 season. Team Mumbai has an upper hand over the opponents as they made a total of 488 runs on the board. Team Mumbai also presented some stunning bowling and fielding performances as well. One of the fielding performances which grabbed the headlines was when Jay Bista who grabbed a stunner with one hand to dismiss Tamil Nadu’s batsman Baba Indrajith.
Hardik Pandya has been away from the team for a while now. He even missed the bus for the matches against New Zealand. However, the Indian all-rounder is on the way to recovery and was seen sweating it out at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as the team was working out in the stadium. The Indian cricket team is all set to play three ODI games out of which the first one will begin tomorrow i.e. January 14, 2020.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has grabbed the headlines of the newspapers ever since he has returned to AC Milan and in the second match itself, the former Manchester United player netted a goal against Cagliari at the Sardegna Arena in the Serie A 2019-20 tie. The match was won by 0-2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a goal at the 64th minute of the game and also recorded an impressive top speed during the game.
After winning the three-game T20I series against Sri Lanka, the Men in Blue welcome team Australia for the ODI series for the same number of matches in the 50 over format. The first game will be held tomorrow at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Ahead of the first game, Virat Kohli and men were seen sweating it out in the nets to face the opponents from Down Under.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been on a roll ever since the start of the year. In the first game against Cagliari, the Juventus star scored a hat-trick and in the match against Roma yesterday, he once again netted a goal and put the team on 2-0 within the first 10 minutes of the game. The match was held at the Stadio Olimpico. Apart from the goal by the former Manchester United player, it was the crazy football skills by CR7 against Chris Smalling
Cristiano Ronaldo and team will be travelling to Roma for the Serie A 2019-20 match. Ahead of the game, the Bianconeri hosted a team bonding session and dinner for the players. CR7 skipped the bonding session. The former Manchester United striker started off the decade with a bang scoring a hat-trick of goals against Cagliari at their backyard and gave out a message that he wasn’t over.
India defeats Sri Lanka in the third T20I hosted at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune by 78 runs. Virat Kohli and men thus clinched the 2-0 and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that the Men in Blue outclassed the Lankans in all the departments of the game. Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have scripted record which will be mentioned below in this article of stat highlights.
India will play in the third T20I against Sri Lanka in the third and the decider game of the three-match series at Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune. The first game in Guwahati was called off due to rains and in the second game, India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets.
Greta Thunberg, an environmentalist from Sweden grabbed headlines for her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019. Her words, “How Dare You?” echoed in the hall and the 17-year-old became an overnight sensation. The environmental activist has now taken a jibe at the 20-time Grand Slam Champion for being the brand ambassador for Credit Suisse the largest bank in Switzerland.
Barcelona had a tough night as they lost to Atletico Madrid 2-3 during the semi-finals of the Supercopa De Espana 2019-20. Surely not everything went the way they Catalan Giants had planned. There was one moment in the game where Lionel Messi who got in a spat with Jao Felix. Gerard Piqué and Alvaro Morata rushed to separate the duo but later a few other players joined the confrontation. So here’s exactly what happened.
India and Sri Lanka will be locking horns in the decider of the three-match T20I series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune. The series already stand on 1-0 as of now as the Men in Blue thrashed the Lankans by seven wickets. It wouldn't be wrong to say that Virat Kohli and men outclassed the Lankans in all the departments of the game. Now in order to seal the series, Virat Kohli and men will once again be expected to put their best foot forward for the decider.
Team Juventus is all set to take on Roma in the Serie A 2019-20 game. The match is all set to happen on Sunday, January 12 at the Stadio Olimpico. Ahead of the game, the Bianconeri was seen sweating it out for the game. The pictures of the practice session were shared on social media by the official account of Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo and men won the last game by 4-0 against Cagliari where the Juventus star was seen slamming his first hat-trick in Serie A.
It’s been over six months that the former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been away from cricket. He was last seen donning the Indian colours during the semi-final game between India and New Zealand at the CWC 2019. Post this, the former Indian captain has been away from cricket but continues to be the most talked-about player.
Lionel Messi and his team will play in the semi-finals of the Supercopa De Espana 2019-20 in Jeddah at the King Abdullah Sports City. Ahead of the match, Lionel Messi was spotted playing the game of Parcheesi on his IPad along with his Barcelona teammates Luiz Suárez, Arturo Vidal and Jordi Alba. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner was snapped while playing Parcheesi along with his teammates.
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