A historic second consecutive Olympic medal after a hiatus of five decades marked the resurgence of hockey in the country, which also witnessed the revival of the much-awaited Hockey India League (HIL) after seven years.
India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana is within touching distance of top spot of both the T20I and ODI batting rankings after strong performances against the West Indies across both formats.
The decision to host India's matches away from Pakistan, the official host country, was finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan. Sheikh Nahyan is a senior UAE minister and also the head of the Emirates Cricket Board.
Two days ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Rohit Sharma insisted he was “fine” after a nasty knock to his knee while batting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground nets on Sunday even as he preferred to keep discussions regarding India’s batting order to the confines of the dressing room.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind top-order batter Usman Khawaja to retain his form in the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after an underwhelming start to the series against India.
Sachin and Sehwag's knocks came at contrasting situations of two different matches.
Ajinkya Rahane, who joined the national team in 2011, recalled what it was like to be among the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag,
"We have to take advantage of the history and experience of Mohun Bagan and the youth and energy of ATK," Antonio Lopez Habas said of Mohun Bagan.
Earlier, the BWF had announced the cancellations of the China Masters and Dutch Open from its revamped calendar for the 2020 season due to the pandemic.
Ajinkya Rahane has represented India in 90 ODIs in which he has amassed 2,962 runs at 35.26. During the 87 ODI innings he got a chance to bat.
