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19 Apr

Ishant Sharma’s “Work Ethic” Impressed Sussex Players During His County Stint, Says Jason Gillespie

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Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie was very impressed with Ishant Sharma's "thirst for knowledge" when he played English county under his coaching, despite being an established international cricketer. Ishant, who has so far picked 297 wickets from 97 Tests, played for Sussex in 2018 with Gillespie as the coach. "You know what really struck me about Ishant was his thirst for knowledge, his willingness to listen, ask questions, try new things, because sometimes you can get senior players, experienced players who will just go about and do their thing," Gillespie said on a chat-show "Cow Corner Chronicles".In fact, during the…

19 Apr

Sachin Tendulkar Posts Pictures Of His New Hairdo, Fans Pour In Love

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Sachin Tendulkar, despite retiring from international cricket in 2013, continues to charm his fans through social media. Sachin Tendulkar took to Instagram on Sunday to share his new hairdo with his fans. The interesting thing about Sachin Tendulkar's new hairstyle was that he himself gave him the new look. "From playing square cuts to doing my own hair cuts, have always enjoyed doing different things. How's my new hairdo looking @aalimhakim & @nandan_v_naik?", Sachin Tendulkar captioned the pictures. Soon after Tendulkar shared the picture, fans flooded the post with their lovely comments for the batsman, who scored 100 international hundreds…

18 Apr

Kevin Pietersen Trolls MS Dhoni, Fans Remind Him Not To Mess With Ex-India Captain

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Kevin Pietersen took to Twitter on Saturday and posted a throwback picture with former India captain MS Dhoni. In the picture, Kevin Pietersen can be seen suggesting something to MS Dhoni. "Hey, MSD, why don't you put a fielder over there for me? Scoring runs against you guys is so easy," Pietersen captioned the picture while taking a cheeky dig at Team India and MS Dhoni. Soon after the former England batsman tweeted the picture, fans flooded his post with replies and a few even reminded him not to mess with MS Dhoni.

18 Apr

Gautam Gambhir Hits Out At Shahid Afridi, Says “Doesn’t Remember His Age And My Records”

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Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi often engage in heated wars of words on social media. On Saturday, Gautam Gambhir took to Twitter and wrote that Shahid Afridi does not remember his own age so how can he remember his opponent's records. "Someone who doesn't remember his age how will he remember my records! OK @SAfridiOfficial let me remind u one: 2007 T20 WC final, Ind Vs Pak Gambhir 75 off 54 balls Vs Afridi 0 off 1 ball. Most imp: We won the Cup. And yes, I've attitude towards liars, traitors & opportunists," Gambhir…

17 Apr

Graeme Smith Appointed Director Of Cricket By Cricket South Africa For Two Years

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The Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday extended Graeme Smith's contract as its director of cricket for two years. Smith will now remain with the Proteas until the end of March 2022. In December last year, Smith was appointed as the acting director of cricket until the IPL next year. However, on Thursday, BCCI suspended the IPL till further notice due to ''evolving global health concerns''. "Graeme has made a huge impact with his energy, expertise, hard work ethic and characteristic determination and passion he has brought to the position during the six months he has served in an acting…

17 Apr

Ex-England Cricketer Posts Picture Of Disastrous Haircut, Wife Apologises

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With lockdown in effect in most countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, men have been calling on their wives and other loved ones to get some grooming done. However, this decision has its own dangers and things don't always go to plan. Case in point being former England cricketer Robert Key. The ex-England batsman took to Twitter to post a picture of his disastrous haircut, telling his wife that she is not "allowed to moan about hairdressers ever again". While current and former England cricketers like Sam Billings and Simon Jones had a mighty laugh, Key's wife Fleur did apologise…

14 Apr

Sports photographer for The New York Post died Sunday from the new coronavirus.

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Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city’s teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48. The newspaper reported Causi’s death on its website Sunday night and included an image of Monday’s back page. It featured a photo of Causi holding a camera with a long lens and the words “Our Eyes, Our Heart” and then below: “And our city’s loss.” Causi was married with two young children. Many of New York’s professional teams and several players posted messages on Twitter expressing sadness, condolences…

14 Apr

Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo

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Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he's still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing". Bolt's post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets. It showed the Jamaican crossing the finish line at the Bird's Nest stadium in a then-world record time of 9.69sec, glancing round from lane four as his despairing competitors trail two paces behind. "Savage", commented one…

10 Apr

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

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As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration this week to battle the virus, putting the country under restrictions after it seemed it had avoided the spread. “I don’t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an interpreter at a news…

04 Apr

FIFA postpones U-17 Women’s World Cup in India

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FIFA postponed Under-17 Women's World Cup, scheduled to be held in November in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday. The women's age group showpiece was to be held at five venues in the country -- Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai -- from November 2-21. The tournament was to be competed among 16 teams, with hosts India being automatic qualifiers. It was to be India's maiden appearance in the U-17 Women's World Cup The decision was taken by the FIFA-Confederations working group which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address the consequences of…