The upcoming first T20I between India and Bangladesh on Sunday marks a significant milestone for Gwalior as the city welcomes back international cricket for the first time in 14 years, albeit at a new venue - Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia Cricket Stadium.
Ending a 27-year wait, domestic cricket powerhouse Mumbai reclaimed the prestigious Irani Trophy after defeating the Rest of India (RoI) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
A 58-run loss in the women’s T20 World Cup lung opener against New Zealand isn’t the ideal start that the Indian team would have expected heading into Sunday’s high-octane Group A contest against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai.
Amidst the continuing protests by Hindu rightwing outfits against the Bangladesh cricket team and the India-Bangladesh T20 match at Gwalior on 6 October, the visiting team players and staff members were not able to go to a mosque in Gwalior city to offer the Juma Namaz on Friday.
Golfer Aditi Ashok came so close to winning India's first Olympic medal in the sport in Tokyo after finishing fourth three years ago.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of international games have been postponed or cancelled. However, with the epidemic well controlled in Shanghai, the city has been favored by international sports organisations as an ideal place to host various games.
Roberts has been facing severe criticism for his handling of the shutdown since a decision to furlough about 80 per cent of staff at head office in April amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is still in the ‘wait and watch' mode as it says contingency planning is on to hold the T20 World Cup as scheduled.
Jordi Alba is suspended, while Clement Lenglet is available after suspension and others such as Ivan Rakitic, Nelson Semedo or Arthur Melo will also hope to start.
Sushant breathed his last aged 34. He began his acting career with television and became a household name after starring in Ekta Kapoor’s popular daily soap Pavitra Rishta.
