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IND vs ENG: Axar Patel picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England.© Twitter While former England cricketers raised questions over the quality of the pitch in the recently concluded third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Australia cricketers were left impressed with the spin it witnessed with the pink ball. Australia spinner Ashton Agar on Monday said he loved watching Axar Patel bowl in the third Test, that ended within two days. Agar, who is also a left-arm spinner, was specifically impressed with how Axar used the shiny part of the ball to bowl straighter ones which turned out to be the most lethal deliveries. “Have loved watching Axar Patel bowl. There was an article recently thatContinue Reading

Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to cross 100 million followers on Instagram.© Instagram Virat Kohli on Monday became the first Indian to cross 100 million followers on Instagram. The right-handed batsman is also the first cricketer in the world to achieve the landmark and the International Cricket Council (ICC) took to the social media site to welcome Kohli into an elite club that features football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar, among other celebrities. After Kohli, actor Priyanka Chopra is the most followed Indian on Instagram with over 60 million followers. Apart from Instagram, Kohli also has a massive fan-following on other social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. As of now he has 40.8Continue Reading

Fawad Ahmed thanked his fans for the kind messages.© Twitter The Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators has been rescheduled for Tuesday after spinner Fawad Ahmed returned a positive COVID-19 test. Islamabad United informed that Fawad was put in isolation two days ago as he had shown symptoms while all the other team members have tested negative for coronavirus and have been cleared to play. “One of our players, Fawad Ahmed tested positive for Covid and was immediately put in isolation 2 days ago. All other Islamabad United players and members have tested negative and have been cleared to play. We wish Fawad a speedy recovery,” Islamabad United tweeted. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) match which wasContinue Reading

Shardul Thakur smashed 92 off just 57 balls in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh.© BCCI/Twitter Shardul Thakur made his first List A half-century a knock to remember as he breezed away to a 57-ball 92 for Mumbai in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh. Shardul’s knock, studded with six sixes and as many fours, helped Mumbai put up an imposing 321 for 9 on the board. Shardul brought up his 50 off just 39 balls and entertained his teammates with a flurry of sixes straight over the bowler’s head and over mid-wicket. Thakur switched gears after his fifty, getting the next 42 runs off just 18 balls.  WATCH: @imShard‘s -ball -run blitz Shardul Thakur creamedContinue Reading

Brazil’s Debinha did it all, stealing a pass and going the other way for an early goal to give her team a 1-0 lead over Canada in the final of three games at the SheBelieves Cup.Continue Reading

ISL: FC Goa players during a training session during the ongoing season.© Twitter Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) on Sunday announced the semi-final fixtures for Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21. Mumbai City FC, ATK Mohun Bagan, NorthEast United FC, and FC Goa will battle it out to reach the League final scheduled on Saturday, March 13. ISL Shield Winners Mumbai City FC will play their two-legged semi-finals against fourth-placed FC Goa. ATK Mohun Bagan, who finished second in the league stage, will lock horns with third-placed NorthEast United FC. Mumbai City FC was declared as the League Shield Winners on Sunday after the side registered a 2-0 win over ATK Mohun Bagan. FC Goa also qualified for the semi-finals ofContinue Reading

Julia Bianchi’s 39th-minute goal gave Brazil a dominant 2-0 lead over Canada as the two teams approached halftime at their third and final match at the 2021 SheBelieves Cup.Continue Reading

Ravichandran Ashwin broke into the top three in ICC Test rankings for bowlers.© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin, who became the fastest Indian bowler to 400 Test wickets in the third Test against England, climbed four spots to break into the top three of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings for bowlers on Sunday. Ashwin picked up seven wickets in the Ahmedabad Test that saw him go to the third spot, two points adrift of second placed Neil Wagner. India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma, who was the highest scorer in the Ahmedabad Test, attained a career-best ranking of 8th among batsmen. Rohit is now the third Indian batsman along with Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara in the top 10. Kane Williamson remains theContinue Reading

Brazil got a pair of beautiful goals from Debinha and Julia Bianchi to win its third and final game at the SheBelieves Cup. Canada, meanwhile, dropped its second game of the tournament after failing to convert several high-percentage chances in the final third into goals. 3 DAYS AGO・Soccer・5:27Continue Reading

IND vs ENG: Rory Burns during the first Test match against India.© BCCI England’s team management has not reprimanded opening batsman Rory Burns for the late-night tweet he sent out to women’s player Alex Hartley following the Three Lions’ defeat in the third Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium. “Rory has not been reprimanded, merely spoken to by a member of team management. We recognise the influence high profile people have on social media, and have reminded Rory of his responsibilities,” an ECB spokesperson told ANI on Saturday. Hartley, who has represented England in 32 games across all formats and she had tweeted as soon as the match between England and India’s men’s team came to an endContinue Reading