2020 is a crucial year for the Indian Cricket team. After missing out on yet another ICC trophy in England last year, Kohli’s men will be looking forward to the T20 World Cup as a shot at redemption. But there is much more on India’s plate in 2020 apart from the World Cup in Australia. … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BCCI has cleared the quarterly dues of all its centrally-contracted cricketers and vowed not to let anyone suffer despite the uncertainty triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused financial blowback in other countries. The global economy has been badly hit due to the virus, which has claimed over 95,000 lives so … Read more
CHANDIGARH: She raged a mental battle after a career-threatening knee injury jeopardised her chances of representing India at the Tokyo Olympics, but the postponement of the Summer Games due to the pandemic has come as a relief for gymnast Dipa Karmakar. With almost 65 to 70 per cent of the gymnastics quotas already booked for … Read more
HOBART: The Australian cricket team avoids provoking “any fight” with Virat Kohli, concedes Test skipper Tim Paine but he also asserts that it’s a strategy to keep the Indian captain’s bat quiet, not a ploy to save IPL contracts, as claimed by his predecessor Michael Clarke. Paine rejected Clarke’s claims that there was a phase … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Wednesday proposed a made-for-television three-match ODI series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in both the countries. The two nations have not played a full-series since 2007 due to the terrorist attacks on India by Pakistan-based outfits and the resultant … Read more