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Williamson, Nicholls put Kiwis in command

January 5, 2021

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Monday continued with his dream run with the bat as he scored yet another century to put the hosts in a commanding position in the ongoing second Test against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval. On Day Two of the Test match, Williamson batted in...

Brisbane Test on, no formal request from BCCI: Cricket Australia

January 5, 2021

Cricket Australia on Monday clarified that they haven’t heard anything “formal” from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about Team India’s unwillingness about playing the fourth Test of the ongoing series in Brisbane. Reports have emerged about Team India’s reluctance to play the final Test, currently scheduled...

WILLING TO SLIP LOWER DOWN THE ORDER IF TEAM WANTS: WADE

January 4, 2021

MELBOURNE: Australia batsman Matthew Wade, who has opened in the first two Tests against India, has stated that he is willing to bat lower down the order and or even sit out if both the regular openers in the squad—Will Pucovski and David Warner—return to the playing XI. Both Warner...

HADDIN SAYS INDIA DON’T WANT TO GO TO GABBA

January 4, 2021

SYDNEY: Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin on Sunday said that India does not want to play the fourth Test at Brisbane as the hosts have an impeccable record at the Gabba. As per a report in Cricbuzz, India has expressed their unwillingness to travel to Brisbane for the fourth Test...

RAHANE IS BRAVE, SMART AND HAS TEAM’S RESPECT: IAN CHAPPELL

January 4, 2021

MELBOURNE: Ajinkya Rahane is brave, smart, calm and has the respect of his team, former Australia skipper Ian Chappell has said while praising India’s stand-in Test captain. “It was no surprise that Ajinkya Rahane captained India flawlessly at the MCG; anyone who saw him in charge in Dharamsala in 2017...

SOURAV GANGULY TESTS COVID NEGATIVE; SLEPT WELL, NOT FEVERISH

January 4, 2021

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has tested negative for Covid-19 and is at present not feverish, doctors said on Sunday. Ganguly, 48, was admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Saturday afternoon after complaints of chest pain. The doctors said that...

Rohit, Gill, Pant expected to play 3rd Test despite bubble probe

January 4, 2021

The five Indian players—Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini—who are at the centre of an alleged breach of Cricket Australia’s bio-security protocols, are expected to play in the third Test beginning Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) despite an ongoing investigation by the BCCI....

11 COAL MINERS KIDNAPPED, KILLED IN BALOCHISTAN

January 4, 2021

Eleven coal miners were killed, while four others were seriously injured after unidentified men first abducted them and then opened fire in Quetta. According to Geo News, police said that the armed men took the coal miners to nearby mountains and opened fire. Eleven were confirmed dead by police while...

PAK APPROVES RS 23.5 MILLION TO BUY ANCESTRAL HOUSES OF DILIP KUMAR, RAJ KAPOOR

January 4, 2021

For the purchase of the ancestral houses of legendary Indian actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor located in the walled city of Peshawar, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister has approved an amount of Rs 23.56 million, The Express Tribune reported. The amount will soon be released to the Deputy Commissioner...

25 killed as cemetery roof collapses in Ghaziabad, PM Modi expresses grief

January 4, 2021

At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured as the roof of a cemetery in Ghaziabad collapsed as they were sheltering under it amid heavy rains, officials said. While expressing grief, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the state government is engaged in relief and rescue work. “The...

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