Cricket update: IPL 2021 suspended due to surge in Covid cases RCB | KKR | CSK

 

The News Cover: the ongoing premier league season has been indefinitely suspended after a spate of covid-19 cases inside the tournament bubble over the last two days. the decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Indian cricket board bcci ipl today after reports of positive cases. from at least four different franchises two Kolkata players Varun Chakraborty, and Sandeep warrior, were confirmed to have tested positive on Monday.

 in Ahmedabad, the Chennai super kings, then announced this morning that two non-playing members of their contingent bowling coach L Balaji, and a member of the transportation staff had tested positive. in New Delhi, the sunrises Hyderabad, who was due to play the Mumbai Indians later today. in Delhi has also returned a positive test. alongside leg spinner, Amit Mishra, of the Delhi capitals, the breach of the biosecure bubble at two different locations has left.

the bcci, with no option but to suspend the tournament. the board was reported, mulling the possibility of moving the entire tournament to a single venue in Mumbai from next week. but that will no longer happen the bcci has confirmed. that the tournament has been indefinitely postponed. in the interest of safety and that it will now be assisting foreign players and being able to return, to their countries.

South Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna names RCB as her favorite IPL franchise

 

The News Cover: IPL is going on in an epidemic situation. But that includes organizing franchise tournaments. Questions have already been raised about this tournament. Many are saying that this time the money could have been spent on the health sector of the country by closing the IPL. Some people say that IPL is helping some people to stay at home in such difficult times. Even for the IPL, some people are finding reasons to entertain in these extremely difficult times. However, the IPL is going on in full swing. One match after another. One record after another.

The popularity of IPL is not waning. However, this time the IPL is being held in a stadium without spectators. The organizers are facing some losses! Of course, it does not matter. Many people are watching the IPL matches on the television screen. One by one the stars are telling, who are they supporting in IPL this time! She is the National Crush. Popular South Indian actress Rashmika Mandana, a fan of IPL, said that this time she is supporting any team in IPL! Rashmika, 25, is popular in the south as well as in northern India. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She started his journey in the world of cinema from 2016. Debuted in Telugu cinema. Since then She has acted in more than ten movies. His facial expressions are very much liked by the audience. His popularity peaked, especially among younger audiences.

A fan asks Rashmika on Instagram live session, who are you supporting in IPL this time! Then the actress replied in Kannada. She said- e sala cup namde. Which means this year's cup is ours. Due to her hints, the fans understood that this popular actress from the south is now a supporter of RCB. After Rashmika's reply, RCB fans were shocked. Rashmika is supporting Virat Kohli's team in IPL. With this, social media also became agitated. Many have again appealed to Rashmika to post a picture or video once she wears RCB jersey!

IPL 2021: Kevin Pietersen says he absolutely love shubman gill but he seems so lazy

 

The News Cover: Before the start of the IPL tournament, he was impressed by the Shubhaman Gill's talent. He demanded that the boy be declared the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders. The young batsman who started India's victory by counter-attacking on Australian soil can never be bad. Legendary English cricketer Kevin Pietersen still thinks Shubhaman Gill is another level batsman. But this time in the IPL, he has crossed the threshold of 30 runs twice. Can't find your normal rhythm. Where is the mistake? Why fail repeatedly? The problem is not the technique or the mentality? Many questions arise.

The English legend thinks that the young cricketer is listening to unnecessary criticism. Moreover, you need to change your stance while batting. He thinks Shubhaman should move a little more towards the leg and bat. As a result, as you can handle the swing, you will get more space to play shots. So if you change this little, Gill will get success. KP is optimistic.

There are not many batsmen in modern cricket whom he wants to compare with Shubham. The boy has all the qualities to be a great batsman. The height is good. Petersen is hopeful that he will succeed in all three formats. However, the English legend also said that it would not be right to judge him with an IPL. KKR team's batting coach David Hussey had earlier said that this young batsman can be found in his best rhythm only if he can score a half-century. From Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, the legends have given generous certificates to Shubhaman. So now it's time to show it.

T20 World Cup: ICC is thinking of an alternative without India

 

The news Cover: The way the coronavirus is constantly raising concerns in India has raised questions about the ongoing IPL. On the one hand, when the great procession of death is going on in the country, the question arises as to the reason why a tournament worth crores of rupees has been organized. Three Australian cricketers have already left India. "How is it possible to organize an IPL in a country where so many people are dying, there are no beds in hospitals," said Andrew Tie. Former Pakistan star Shoaib Akhtar has called for an immediate end to the IPL. But who listens to whom?

According to the Indian board, the tournament cannot be stopped. The board has taken the responsibility of repatriating foreign cricketers. But this time the question began to arise about the T20 World Cup to be held in October. Although that has 6 months left, if the situation improves, the board will try to organize the World Cup on the soil of the country. But the world cricket governing body said they were in touch with the Indian board at all times.

The ICC is considering hosting the tournament in the UAE as an alternative. The IPL was held in Arabia last year. The tournament was efficiently organized by the United Arab Emirates. We want to wait and see in the end, if India is not possible, there may be a tournament in Arabia. The Australian Prime Minister has given a direct message. The Australian government will not take responsibility for the return of cricketers. Meanwhile, a letter from BCCI COO Hemang Amin gave relief to foreign cricketers.

There he said foreign cricketers need not worry. The Indian board will take responsibility for their repatriation. The BCCI will repatriate cricketers from all the countries currently playing in the IPL. It has been made clear that the BCCI is aware of its responsibilities. The tournament is not over until all the foreign cricketers are returning home. The Board is in touch with the Central Government and various important departments in this regard.

Multiple chartered flights may be arranged if required. After this decision, it can be said that foreign cricketers will breathe a sigh of relief for the time being. Former Pakistan star Shoaib Akhtar has demanded that the tournament be stopped in such a situation. Many more are doing the same. But the Indian board is reluctant to pay attention to that. Where is the time to listen to criticism of the big bosses?

IPL 2021 DC Beat SRH in Super Over & Jadeja Hammers 37 Run in an Over

 

The News Cover: On 25th April, the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals ended in a tie. This was the 1st match that ended in a tie in this season's IPL. Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose to bat first. The two opening batsmen remained on the pitch scoring 81 runs for no loss. However, immediately after both, the players were dismissed in quick succession. Delhi Capitals managed to score 159/4. 

Hyderabad's chase started with a bang, but SRH lost wickets at regular intervals. However, the match ended in a tie. Both teams scored 159 runs. Kane Williamson held down the fort for Hyderabad by scoring 66 runs and ended the match in a tie. He remained not out. The match went to a 6-ball Super Over. 

Two batsmen from Hyderabad came out to bat against Delhi's ace bowler Axar Patel. Patel bowled very well and limited Hyderabad to only 7 runs. SRH had actually scored 8 runs, so why was 1 run deducted. Ideally, when a batsman takes a run, the bat must touch the crease and go for the 2nd run. But Hyderabad's batsman did not touch the crease. This is why one run was not counted. 

When it was Delhi's turn to bat, Rashid Khan came out to bowl against Rishabh Pant and Shikhar Dhawan. It was a close call but both played well and secured a victory. If it had not been for SRH's short-run, the super over would have also been a tie. But the DC won the match. Yesterday there was another IPL match between Chennai Super Kings & Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

Harshal Patel came in to bowl the last over for RCB. He was up against Chennai's Ravindra Jadeja who hit multiple sixes. He scored 37 runs in 6 balls. Such a high score in one over has never happened in IPL history. On the first 3 balls bowled by Patel, Jadeja scored consecutive sixes. But the 3rd ball was a no-ball. 

This is why a free hit was given. Jadeja hit a 6 in the free-hit as well. He scored 2 runs on the fourth ball. On the 5th & 6th, Jadeja scored a 6 and a boundary respectively. Thus making a total of 37 runs in a super over. There are many batsmen who have scored 36 runs in 6 balls. There are 6 such batsmen. Some of their names are Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle & Kieron Pollard. Now Jadeja joins the list as the 7th person.

Sachin promised to donate plasma on his birthday and appealed to everyone

 

The News Cover: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has announced that he will soon donate plasma on his 46th birthday. He spoke of plasma donations as birthday gifts this year. On the same day, Sachin wrote on Twitter, 'A few days ago, I inaugurated a plasma donation center. Plasma donation is very much needed at the moment. I was in trouble myself. Not only the patient but also his family is suffering. The number of victims is increasing. And so it is important to stand to the people. For those who have won Kovid, I say, if your doctor advises, you must donate plasma.

His social media handle is full of good wishes on this day. However, in the atmosphere of Corona, he has interrupted his birthday celebration. Like last year, he is staying at home with his family. "Thank you very much for your kind words," he said on Twitter on Saturday. He wrapped my day in a positive attitude. You know a few days ago I was going through a difficult situation. Kovid was positive. I had to stay in seclusion for 21 days. The love of all of you, the love of family and friends, above all, I have recovered from the care of the doctors. They helped me stay positive. Thank you very much. '

Incidentally, he was infected with corona on March 26. He has been fighting the deadly virus from the hospital for 21 consecutive days. He returned home on April 8 after recovering.

Punjab lost to Mumbai by 9 wickets

 

The News Cover:  When the Mumbai Indians batted first on Friday and scored 131, it seemed that Rohit Sharma's team would not be able to win this match. However, the name of the team is Mumbai Indians. Mumbai have won many matches in the past with low runs. The most consistent team in the tournament. But the champion team lost three out of five matches in Chennai. Barely early in the tournament. Right now, there is nothing like raising a roar. But the thunder signal is showing somewhat. The sooner the five-time champion team can fix that, the better.

Rahul and Agarwal went ahead to chase the run wisely. The two went up to 53 runs in partnership. Agarwal was out for 25 runs. Chris Gayle came to bat. The Caribbean legend knew there was no need to play big shots with unnecessary risk today. The best way to move forward in a low scoring match. That's what he did. At first it took a while to adjust. But then played his usual offensive shot.

It was the responsibility of captain Rahul to lead the team to victory from the end. Punjab had scored a hat trick till today. In the last match, Sunrisers lost by 9 wickets. Captain Rahul promised to get the team back on the road to victory soon. Kept talking. Not watching, playing a responsible innings brought the team an important victory. Losing the champion team will boost the confidence of the Punjab team a lot. Preity Zinta's team will get some oxygen.

And Mumbai have yet to enter their normal winning planet. There is a lack of continuity. Cricket is a game of great uncertainty. Today's king, tomorrow he is a fakir. Many did not think that Punjab, which was lagging behind in terms of strength, would beat Mumbai. At the end of the match, Rahul said that legends like Jonty Rhodes and Anil Kumble have always said in the dressing room not to lose confidence. Last time in Arabia, the team turned around in the second round after losing in the first round.

As a captain, he knew that the cricketers in the team had that ability. All that was needed was a victory. Today they got that victory. Again against the champion team. Rahul thinks that the confidence of the team will increase a lot after today's performance. Rahul also praised Chris Gayle. Universe boss has given confidence to the team in important matches as a senior cricketer.

Sachin clinches gold in Youth World Boxing Championships

 

News Cover: The Indian boxers gave a memorable performance in the World Youth Boxing Championship held in Poland. Yesterday, India's women boxers set a new record by winning gold in seven of the seven divisions. In the men's boxing final today, Sachin won gold in the 56 kg category. The opponent lost 4-1.

Yesterday, on the golden day of Indian women's boxing, the women boxers won gold in all the seven divisions. Geetika won gold in the 48 kg category. Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, a student of MC Mary Kom Academy in Manipur, won gold in the 51 kg category. Poonam won gold in the 56 kg category. Vinka won gold in the 60 kg category. Arundhati Chowdhury of Rajasthan won gold in the 69 kg category. T Sanamacha Chanu, who also won gold in the 85 kg category, is also a student of Mary Kom Academy. Send Alfia to win gold in +61 kg category.

Haryana's Geetika, who reached the final after defeating two-time European champion Erica Prisciandaro of Italy, brought the first gold to India on the same day. Poland's Natalia Kuzeowska lost 5-0. Babyrojisana defeated European junior champion Valeria Linkova of Russia. From the beginning, Poonam did not allow the French opponent to stand on the offensive. The referee declared the Indian boxer victorious by stopping the bout in the middle of Vinkao's power against the Kazakh boxer. Arundhati also lost to Poland 5-0.

India set a new record by winning eight golds. Earlier, Indian women boxers won five gold medals at the 2016 World Youth Boxing Championships in Guwahati. That record was broken yesterday. Sanamacha, a student of Imphal Mary Kom Academy and Asian Youth Champion, won India's historic sixth gold. He defeated Kazakhstan's Dana Dede 5-0. India also tops the medal tally in the current World Youth Boxing Championships. In 2016, India won a total of 10 medals in World Youth Boxing. This time the record was broken. This time India has won 11 medals including 6 gold. Earlier, in men's boxing, Bishwamitra Chontham won the bronze in the 49 kg category, while Narwal won the giant bronze in the 64 kg category and the 91 kg category.

Encouraged by the success of Indian boxers, Ajay Singh, president of the Boxing Federation of India, said boxers had to stay indoors most of the time last year. Online training in progress. Even then, I would like to congratulate the boxers on such success, especially the coaches and support staff who have played a great role in overcoming all adversities.

GOOSEBUMPS 🇮🇳🥊

The National Anthem got played 7️⃣ times yesterday. And this has been a moment of pride for every Indian. Here is a recap of those priceless moments earned by our magnificent youth women boxers.

And it will be amazing to hear it for the 8️⃣time tonight.🤩#Boxing pic.twitter.com/oEpTQVV1Mm

— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) April 23, 2021

Sachin....Sachinnnnnn🔥

🇮🇳 ensures a perfect score by bagging the 8⃣th gold at the #YouthWorldBoxingChampionships as #Sachin displayed a gutsy and attacking game that left the 🇰🇿’s Sabyr Yerbolat wanting through the game.

Final Score- 4⃣:1⃣#PunchMeinHaiDum#boxing pic.twitter.com/7aZbX1ZMSr

— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) April 23, 2021

 

Ben Stokes Breaks Finger During IPL Match

 

The News Cover: On 12th April 2021, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings were playing the IPL against each other in Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals Ben Stokes had broken his finger. 

Rajasthan Royals issued a statement saying that: Since Stokes broke his finger, he will not participate in the current season. The team absolutely admires the all-rounder and he also provides his valued support and inputs off the field. 

We regret the situation and the team wishes him a speedy recovery. Instead of returning back to his homeland because of his injury, he will stay with the team to provide his valued support and inputs off the field. In the meantime, we will be reviewing potential replacement options for Stokes.” 

Ace Bowler Jofra Archer was also injured. Archer was cleaning his fish rank when a piece of glass pierced his hand. and he had to undergo surgery. After surgery doctors cleared him to resume cricket but it is not sure if he will play any matches yet.

Special Helmets Of IPL 2021

 

The News Cover: IPL 2021 in a fast-paced tournament like t20 it's very important for a player to be in his right headspace but to ensure their heads are protected there comes these helmets which here Mr. Raghav Kohli is holding now he is manufacturing helmets which are going to be used by most of the players playing in IPL 2021 it's safe to say almost every team has your helmets yes yes 70 to 80 percent of the players. 

will be using what's so special about your helmets new technology called choroid this honeycomb honeycomb-like structure keeps the helmet really breathable in this warm temperature and that's how players like it, even more, a lot of Indian players have already shifted to this helmet oh great yeah and did you consult any specific cricketer or player yes actually I met shakirthaven a couple of years back he suggested. 

we need something more breathable so that's how we got this technology from France and implanted it in our helmets so here we go he's using it now he used it against England in the recent odis and he'll be using it again in the IPL but did temperature conditions in our country play a major role in you deciding for this technology yes absolutely I would say because it is very important that helmet it is very safe obviously that's number one priority, 

but then it needs to keep you cool because if you see test matches players wearing it for hours and hours and hours they need to have something on their head which is strong as well as it keeps them cool and any international player who is wearing shoe helmets yeah loads I would say 60 to 65 percent of the international players steve smith Australian captain joe root English captain Virat Kohli Shikhar a lot of players 

they prefer to use a helmet yes okay and everyone has actually picked their favorites who's your favorite player that you are looking out for in April 2021 Virat that has nothing to do with it, to be honest, but I just yeah his game is fantastic and yeah so he's a wonderful player I would say okay so everyone actually has placed their bets on their favorite players and they will be guarded this year with this special technology.

India Comprehensive Win Against England In 5th T20I

 

The News Cover: we're looking at India vs England in the t20 match series let's quickly cut across the cricketing expertise here India defeating England by 36 runs to clinch five-match t20 series 3-2 take us through the details ball by ball commentary here we'll we're waiting to hear who was the one who took away the match we love that frankly there was no one there was everybody

I mean if you actually asked me that 36 is just a number I thought India won by 100 that was the kind of overwhelming dominance that India had in the match the way they batted the way they bowled the way they filled it the man of the match for me is Bhubaneshwar Kumar 4 15 2 when you are sort of you know the opposition is chasing 224 and you bowl that kind of spell but having said Bhubaneshwar Kumar look at the batting Rohit Sharma 60 Virat Kohli 80 Surya kumari other 30 of 17 balls and then Hardik Pandya 37 of 17,224 Nabila 99 times out of 100 will not be chased down 

will not be chased down and it wasn't chased down England is the world's number one team you have beaten them and think about this you were one-two down you started the series scoring 124 in 20 overs you finish the series scoring 2 24 and 20 overs against the same bowling attack so what does that tell you there is a never say die attitude you were there with me when we discussed the Australia you were there with me when we discussed the Indian test series win over England you are there once again you're very lucky to be there with me when India wins 

the world t20 because this is a statement India making a statement that we will go into that world cup on home soil as the favorites this was an emphatic telling win telling England we at home are better than any contemporary side in your standing you said a lot of them have contributed if I could ask you the five takeaways from this match for India to be clinching this five-match t20 series it is a big win for India like you

said after Australia this has been a huge morale booster and here comes a victory for India against England yet again five takeaways from this match here five takeaways first never say die attitude you lost the toss doesn't matter basically this series the first three games if you see Nabila any team that wins the toss wins the game India took it out of the equation in game four again they lost the past and they told themselves no matter we will beat England take away one take away two all of a sudden you had visited Sharma with Virat Kohli opening the battle. 

they knew that they were banking on their batter six batters to do the job they added an extra bowler and that came good so rohit and Virat take away two that might well be your opening combo going into the world cup take away three the intensity with which the batsman batted when Rohit Sharma got out Surya Kumar Yadav came in second ball six third ball six constantly putting England under pressure continued by Hardik Pandya and Virat kohl take away four Bhubaneshwar Kumar at the top of his bowling mat you know

the first and third over sensational England one for one and then in that third over tremendous bowling from Bhubaneshwar Kumar and take away five the Indian fielding backing up the bowlers picking up wickets constantly this English batting attack is brilliant but at no point in time were they allowed to settle that is the fifth takeaway as far as, 

I'm concerned India mentally in their heart in their mind believe that even if they lose the toss conditions might be against them you might be against them they have the team to beat England tosses do not win cricket matches ability does absolutely potential does and that's what India demonstrates and a huge morale booster for India well absolutely and it's very heartwarming to see the way this Indian team has fought back.

 I think, it's it has become a hallmark of this team, if you see the tour of Australia we started the white ball series they were they were behind then they came back so well they even won the test series after being 36 all out in the first test match and then against England in the test series here in India they lost the first test but how well they came back and here again not once but twice they were down and it seemed they were out as well but the way this Indian team has fought back it speaks volumes about the confidence that this team has I think I'm we are also joined by suny gawaska the former India captain.

ICC :World Test Championship final-India and New Zealand "Southampton to host"

 

The News Cover: International Cricket Council noticed that there are World Cups for ODI and T20I formats. But there has never been a World Cup for Test Cricket. Cricket was first played in Test matches and then new formats of ODI and T20 were introduced which ended in a day. A Test match has to be played patiently for 5 days. 

While an ODI or T20 is a more aggressive form of the game. Test match is played patiently till the opponents are all out. After an ODI or a T20 match, the next day is a rest day. But a Test match has to be played every day for 5 days. The player needs to be fit for this. As there was no world cup, to respect the original format it was decided to start one.

The top nine ranked teams on the MRF Tyres ICC Test Rankings as of 31 August 2018 qualified. These rankings are based on the team's performance in earlier played matches These nine teams were Australia, Bangladesh, England, India New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies The last three teams on the ranking - Zimbabwe, Ireland, and Afghanistan did not qualify. Only the top nine teams qualified to play the ICC World Test Championship that started from 1st August 2019, for a period of 2 years ending in June 2021. 

This was the World Test Championship. Let me tell you more about it. For example, India is one of the nine teams. Out of the remaining nine teams, India must play series with 6 teams. In the same way, other teams, say Australia must play with 6 other teams out of the remaining 8 teams. If we take India for example, 3 series should be played in India. Any 3 teams like Australia, England, etc. should come to India to play the series. For the other 3 series, India should go to other countries to play.

Similarly, England will play 3 series at home and 3 series away. The series cannot be of just one match. The series should have 2 to 5 matches. Suppose if India and England are playing a series, they can have a 2 test match series. The teams can decide to have more than 2 matches. There were a total of 71 test matches between the 9 teams. 

The teams were ranked based on the points during their matches. ICC was responsible for the calculation of the points. ICC worked with Members Boards like BCCI, PCB, Cricket Australia, etc., for all organizational matters and the schedule. The broadcast, advertisers, ticketing, etc would be decided by the board of the 2 teams playing the test. 

ICC has laws for the game that everyone including umpires has to follow. However, ICC is also responsible for the delivery of the ICC World Test Championship final including the broadcast rights. Recently, India won the Test series against England by 3-1. With this win, India secured its place in the Final against New Zealand. The final starting from 18th June 2021 is a one-off test match. The winner of the final will be the ICC World Test Champion. The second World Test Championship is scheduled from June 2021 to 30 April 2023.

ICC Names Dhoni Captain of the ‘Team of the Decade’

 

News Cover: ICC awards players annually for their outstanding performance in cricket. ICC Awards of the Decade is where outstanding performers from the past ten years of international cricket, are reviewed. Players are given awards such as Captain of the Decade, Batsman of the Decade, Bowler of the Decade, etc. Usually, a panel decides and selects the players for the awards. This is the first time that ICC invited fans to vote for selecting the winners across categories. 

Fans voting was for 10 % and the panel voted for 90%. The voting panel considered players' performance between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2020. 15 Lakh fans participated casting more than 53 Lakh votes. ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade is given to the most humble, honest, and the one who plays with sportsman spirit. Fans voted from a list of the past winners since 2011. 

Panelists were not involved in the selection and fans were 100% involved in the process. ICC on 27th December announced the Men’s T20I, ODI, Test Teams of the Decade. Women’s T20 team of the decade was also announced. Out of all the skilled players in the world, there were four players from India, two from Australia, two West Indies and one each from Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Afghanistan. 

MS Dhoni was named as the captain for Men’s T20 and ODI teams. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma are the other Indians in the T20I team. The ICC’s ODI team of the decade, included MS Dhoni, star Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The ICC's Test team of the decade included Virat Kohli and Ashwin. In the women’s T20I team of the decade, India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Poonam Yadav were selected. 

Virat Kohli had scored 20,396 runs in all international cricket during the time, which is more than anyone else. Virat Kohli was also part of team India that won the ICC World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade. He was also awarded the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade. 

MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade. He was voted for the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade by the fans. He was awarded for an incident that happened at Trent Bridge, England in 2011. During England's batting, there was a disputable run out. The umpire misunderstood and gave an Out. 

The batsman was walking back to the pavilion. MS Dhoni then said that he was not out and as his bat was within the crease. Everyone was spellbound with MS Dhoni's honesty. Dhoni could have let the batsman go as the umpire had already given him out. This shows that Dhoni is a man of integrity. For this incident, he was awarded the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.

MS Dhoni 30 million instagram followers 2nd most followed cricketer after Virat Kkohli

 

News Cover: Former captain of the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni) may have retired from international cricket, but this has not reduced his fans. Dhoni, one of the most loved players of India, gets as much love on the field, as much love also pours on social media. This is the reason that the former Indian captain has 30 million.  The great thing is that Dhoni is the second most famous cricketer in this case. The first number is Indian captain Virat Kohli, who has about 9 crore followers.

Dhoni, the wicketkeeper batsman who made his debut for Team India in 2004, took over the captaincy of Team India in 2007 and after that he included India among the strongest teams in the world. Under his captaincy, India won the title by defeating Pakistan in the first T20 World Cup in 2007. After this, Dhoni made India the champion after 28 years after playing an unbeaten innings of 92 runs in the final of One Day World Cup in 2011.

30 million followers even after reduced activity

However, Dhoni is not very active on social media and rarely shares his posts. Despite this, there has been no decrease in their fans on this platform. Dhoni touched 30 million on Instagram on Friday 8 January. Mahi posted a video of himself on Instagram on Friday, in which he was enjoying the strawberries planted in his farm.

BCCI president and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly suffered a heart attack, hospitalized

 

News Cover: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has been admitted to the hospital after a sudden chest pain. The condition of the former Indian cricket captain admitted to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata is currently said to be stable. 'Dada' suddenly suffered severe chest pain while exercising in his gym at his residence, after which he was rushed to the hospital in a hurry.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wished Ganguly to recover soon. Didi tweeted, 'Sad to hear that Sourav Ganguly has a mild heart attack and has been admitted to the hospital, wishing him well soon. Pray for Ganguly and his family.

Ganguly was present at the inauguration of Arun Jaitley's statue at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi recently, before he attended the BCCI AGM held in Ahmedabad on December 24.

IPL 2020: Ambati Rayudu, du Plessis helps Chennai Super Kings to beat Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020 first match

 News Cover: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the first match of IPL Season 13, with an impressive batting from Ambati Raidu and Faf du Plessis. 

Ambati Raidu and du Plessis were the major contributors to the chennai side. du Plessis was not out for 55 off 44 balls. After Ambati Raidu was out, when it seemed that the Chennai team would come in front of Jasprit Bumrah, Duplasi held one end and returned to the pavilion by wining the team. 

At one point, the contest was quite tense for Chennai, but Dhoni again took a surprise decision when he sent english young all-rounder Sam Curran in his place. Then Chennai needed 29 runs to win in three overs, and at that time Sam Curran scored 18 off 2 sixes off 6 balls to ensure that chennai would win the match from here and soon du Plessis sealed it.

Raidu's brilliant innings

Ambati Rayud will be remembered. Failed to impress the selectors for the 2019 World Cup. But the discussion was more of his tweet than that. In which he wrote, he has ordered three dimensional glasses.

In fact, the selectors had said at the team selection press conference that vijay Shankar, who played three dimensional cricket, has been selected in place of Ambati Raidu. Then he retired.

The same Ambati Raidu emerged as the star in the first match from Chennai. He scored 71 off 48 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes. His innings eased Chennai's victory.

Raidu and Duplasi shared 115 runs in 14 overs for the third wicket.

Chennai's bad start

Earlier, Chennai had a very bad start. Shane Watson was out for four in the first over. Murali Vijay had returned to the pavilion with just one run. After losing two wickets for six runs in two overs, Ambati Raidu and du Plessis beat Chennai to victory.

Rohit Sharma was brilliant with a four off the first ball. With Quinton de Kock, Rohit added 45 runs in the first four overs. But the first turning point of the match came in the fifth over. When Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock returned to the pavilion.

Rohit Sharma was caught in Piyush Chawla's turn and played in the air at mid-off while Quinton Dekock was sent to the pavilion by Sam Karan.

IPL 2020: N Srinivasan said this big thing about Suresh Raina's future in CSK

News Cover: In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp, which is suffering from the havoc of the Corona transition, is expected to remove all differences. Due to the sudden return of India to Suresh Raina, the management of the Chennai team surrounded by controversies has raised the possibility of this legendary batsman returning to the team. 

Just 24 hours ago, after raiding Raina for the controversy, former BCCI president and owner of India Cement's mother company India Cement N. Srinivasan (N Srinivasan) now softened his stand and said that the doors of the team should always be open for him. 

Srinivasan said that his earlier statement was presented by the media from the wrong perspective. In an interview to a newspaper, former ICC President Srinivasan said, Raina's contribution to Chennai Super Kings is priceless. It is important to understand what circumstances they are going through at the moment and we should leave them a little different. When I said 'cricketers are like prima donas', I did not mean negative. 

Let me tell you that Raina has been associated with the Chennai team since the first season and is just the second cricketer to score 5000+ runs, playing the most 193 matches in the IPL. The vice-captain of the Chennai team, Suresh Raina, had suddenly returned from the UAE, and the team called it a comeback for personal reasons. But later it was revealed that Raina was not happy with the facilities he got.

Srinivasan would repent and expressed great displeasure after the return of Raina earlier. Then he said that if a cricketer is not happy then he should go back. He had praised MS Dhoni's captaincy and said that Dhoni has handled all the situation and assured the entire team on video call that everything is safe. 

Srinivasan further said that the season has not even started yet and Raina will definitely feel what he has missed. This includes all the money (Rs 11 crore) that he is going to lose. He had said that Dhoni's leadership is strong and his ability to remain calm has benefited the team immensely over the years. 

2020 is being organized in UAE this time due to bad conditions caused by Coronavirus in India. Despite two players from his team Chennai Super Kings and 11 support staff being found to be Corona positive, Srinu is sure that the IPL is not in danger and the move to shift it to UAE will not go in vain.

He said, IPL is proud of India and has become a global benchmark. He said, whatever has been achieved in these 13 years is amazing. We all have to save it and work together to make it bigger.

Ben Stokes may be out of IPL 2020, know what is the reason

News Cover: There is a big setback in IPL 2020. Whether Suresh Raina is withdrawn from the IPL or Ken Richardson of Royal Challengers Bangalore is eliminated from the tournament. Fans are now hoping that there will be no such shock, but now the news is not coming good from the Rajasthan Royals camp. Rajasthan Royals are worried about their most important player, Ben Stokes, in fact, questions are being raised about his presence for the IPL.

Let us know that Ben Stocks has returned to his home in New Zealand. His father is fighting a battle with brain cancer, due to which the stocks have returned to him. Stocks also played only one match against Pakistan and then withdrew from the series. Stock has told that when he came to know about his father's cancer, he could not sleep for about a week and it was the right decision to return home from that point of view.

This England star player will not play for the national team at this time, in such a situation Stokes will not take part in the series between England and Australia from September 4. Due to this, dark clouds have started looming even when Stokes plays in IPL. However, no statement has been released from Rajasthan Royals regarding the stock.

Dhoni Begins Practice for IPL | News Cover

News Cover: You all must be very excited now that MS Dhoni is all set to play in the 13th edition IPL. It will be held on 29th March 2020. Everyone is very excited to watch the match between Chennai Super Kings & Mumbai Indians. 

     The MSD was recently seen practicing in the nets of MA Chidambaram Stadium where he kept hitting amazing shots. The Chennai Super Kings took to Twitter and posted a photo of MSD who was wearing wicket-keeping gloves. 

     Since India's semi-final exit in the World Cup 2019 Dhoni hasn't played in a single match. Now on 29th March 2020, everyone is very excited to see CSK play against Mumbai Indians. 

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The entire nation is waiting for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's return to the 13th edition of Indian Premier League which will begin on March 29.The Dhoni was recently seen practicing for the IPL. Dhoni received an electrifying welcome in CSK's first practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on 3rd March.He batted for some time in the nets and hit some fours and sixes as well.

The Chennai Super Kings took to Twitter and posted a photo of MSD who was wearing wicket-keeping gloves.The former Indian captain hasn't played competitive cricket since India's semi-final exit in the World Cup 2019.Everyone is very excited to see Dhoni play against Mumbai Indians in the IPL’s first match.

Will the IPL be Cancelled Due to Coronavirus? | News Cover

News Cover: The IPL 2020 is scheduled to start on 29th March 2020. It will be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. However, a lot of doubts are popping up about the IPL 2020 schedule, due to the coronavirus. 

     In the staudium, the Coronavirus can easily spread through a simple cough. This is why there are doubt about the IPL. However the government has implemented strict rules. The deadly coronavirus pandemic has already claimed the lives of over 3,100 people and infected over 90,000 globally. 

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      The virus has led to the tentative cancellation & postponement of various international sporting events across the globe. Similarly, the threat of coronavirus has even put the upcoming 2020 Olympics under doubt. In such a situation, the IPL 2020 could also be cancelled or postponed. 

    The discussion is going on. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has said that coronavirus wont ruin the IPL and it will take place. The Government said in the last few weeks, coronavirus has spread and infected many. In order to control the outbreak, the government is now discussing the administration of the IPL and whether to cancel or postpone it.