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Saliva ban won’t affect us, white ball specialist Chahar

7:30 pm June 10, 2020

Mumbai: India’s white ball specialist Deepak Chahar feels that ban on use of saliva will not have an impact in white ball cricket, especially in T20 Internationals, where he primarily plies his trade. The Agra based 27-year-old Chahar, who played 3 ODIs and 10 T20s for India, however admitted that things will be different as […]

I’m not short-tempered: Rabada

6:43 pm June 6, 2020

Kolkata: He might have landed in trouble for his on-field aggressive behaviour but South African speedster Kagiso Rabada says the perception that he is short-tempered is not true and it is just passion which drives him as a bowler. The 25-year-old was suspended for the series-deciding final Test against England earlier this year after collecting […]

Former footballer dies of COVID-19, toll touches 15

6:29 pm June 6, 2020

Malappuram(Ker): Former Santosh Trophy Footballer, E Hamsakoya, who had tested positive for COVID-19, succumbed to the virus early Saturday at a hospital here, taking the toll due to the infection in the state to 15. Hamsakoya (61), who had settled in Mumbai and had represented Maharashtra in Santosh Trophy matches, had returned to his home […]

Leander wants to complete 100 Grand Slam appearances

11:14 pm June 5, 2020

New Delhi: Leander Paes is just three shy of completing a century of Grand Slam appearances but is now unsure whether uncertainty caused by COVID-19 pandemic will allow him to complete the coveted milestone or for that matter compete at the next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Paes had announced that 2020 would be his last season […]

I accidentally became a cricketer, says Ashwin

Feeling itchy, want to go out and play: Ashwin

8:37 pm June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Confined to his home for more than two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said he was now “feeling itchy” and just wants to go out and play. Like other Indian cricketers, Ashwin has not been able to go out and practice since March 25 due to […]