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IPL 2022: The BCCI, in a letter to the franchises, confirmed that the existing 8 teams will be allowed to retain a maximum of 4 players between November 1 and November 25. The two new teams can pick a maximum of 3 players before the mega auction. BCCI confirms IPL 2022 retention rules in a letter to franchises (Courtesy of BCCI) HIGHLIGHTSA maximum of 4 players can be retained by exisiting franchises before mega auctionExisiting teams can retain players between November 1 and 30New teams allowed to pick maximum of 3 players before auction Indian Premier League teams can retain up to 4 players in the lead up to the mega auction for IPL 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has conveyed in a letter to the franchises. The two new teams who will be part of the next season will be allowed to pick 3 players before the auction. A source close to the board confirmed the developments to India Today on Saturday. The existing 8 franchises will be allowed to retain their playe...

India take on New Zealand in one of the most crucial Super 12 matches in Group 2 of T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, October 31. Both the teams are heading into the crunch contest on the back of defeats to Pakistan who are running away at the top of the group with 3 wins from as many matches. India captain Virat Kohli looked calm and composed when he was addressing the media on the eve of the big-ticket contest in Dubai. While he was condemning the online abuse of Mohammed Shami in strongly-worded statements, there were a few important statements that the skipper made that gave us a sneak peek of his mindset in the lead up to what is going to be a stiff test of his character. The team that loses on Sunday is likely to find it difficult to progress to the semi-final stage. Quite a few have labeled India vs New Zealand as a virtual quarter-final but Afghanistan’s hammering of Scotland and their spirited performance against Pakistan have added an int...

Babar Azam added another feather to his T20I cap on Friday as Pakistan beat Afghanistan to stretch their unbeaten streak in the Unite Arab Emirates on Friday. Babar Azam scored 51 off 45 balls in Pakistan’s 5-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Super 12 (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSPakistan (148/5) beat Afghanistan (147/6) by 5 wickets in DubaiBabar Azam completed 1000 T20I runs as Pakistan captain in 26 inningsVirat Kohli had achieved the feat for India in 30 innings to break Faf du Plessis’s record Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Friday broke Virat Kohli’s record to become the fastest skipper to complete 1000 runs in the shortest format of international cricket during the match against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Babar Azam shattered the previous record held by the Indian skipper by achieving the feat in 26 innings as compared to 30 taken by Kohli. South Africa’s Faf du Plessis (31), Australian Aaron Finch (32) and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (...

Shoaib Akhtar recently walked out of a TV programme and resigned from his job as a cricket analyst after being told to leave the set by the host Dr. Nauman Niaz during a post-match show for the T20 World Cup this week. Shoaib Akhtar said he had been treated badly and insulted on air by the host on the show (Instagram Photo) HIGHLIGHTSShoaib Akhtar and Pakistani TV anchor Nauman Niaz had a verbal fight on airAkhtar was asked to leave the post-match cricket show by Niaz on live TVAkhtar later resigned as the cricket analyst while PTV took both the ex-pacer and host Niaz off air Former fast bowler-turned-cricket expert Shoaib Akhtar lashed out at a Pakistan news channel for taking him off air following his verbal spat with the host Dr. Nauman Niaz during a live show this week. Akhtar had walked out of a TV programme and resigned from his job as a cricket analyst after being told to leave the set by the host of the show at state-owned PTV while analysing Pakistan’s victory over Ne...

Kidambi Srikanth played his heart out to match Kento Momota and also held two-point lead towards the end of the decider but ended up losing the men’s singles second round of the French Open on Wednesday. Kidambi Srikanth won the first game but ran out of steam towards the end of the match to crash out of French Open (AFP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSKento Momota beat Kidambi Srikanth 18-21 22-20 21-19 in a 79-minute matchSrikanth had lost to Momota last week also at Denmark Open but he produced a much better display hereSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa made it to the mixed doubles second round Kidambi Srikanth suffered a heartbreaking defeat against top seed Kento Momota to make a second round exit but India’s mixed doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Paris on Wednesday. The Rio quarterfinalist played his heart out to match the Japanese and also held two-point lead towards the end of ...

ICC T20 World Cup 2021: Ruben Trumpelmann, who is a 23-year-old left-arm pacer, sent back George Munsey, Calum MacLeod and skipper Richie Berrington to leave Scotland tottering in their Super 12 Group 2 match against Namibia. Ruben Trumpelmann is a 23-year-old left-arm pacer (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSRuben Trumpelmann is the first bowler to take 3 wickets in the 1st over of a T20ITrumpelmann was the standout bowler for Namibia with figures of 3 for 17 from his 4 oversNamibia restricted Scotland to 109 for 8 in 20 overs after electing to bowl first in Abu Dhabi Namibian fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann set a new record in T20 international cricket on Wednesday when he picked 3 wickets in the first over of the Super 12 match against Scotland in the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Ruben Trumpelmann, who is a 23-year-old left-arm pacer, sent back George Munsey, Calum MacLeod and skipper Richie Berrington to leave Scotland tottering at 2 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the first over but miss...

T20 World Cup: Aiden Markram scored his fifth T20I half century as he led South Africa to victory with the bat after a clinical Dwaine Pretorius took three wickets in the death overs to help restrict West Indies to 143/8. Anrich Nortje gave away just 14 runs in his 4 overs. Markram hit two fours and four sixes. (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSMarkram hit four sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 51 off 26 ballsMarkram and Van der Dussen put up an unbeaten 83-run stand for the 3rd wicketPretorius led the way as South Africa turned the screws on West Indies in the death overs A clinical Aiden Markram led the way with his fifth T20I half century as South Africa backed up their bowlers’ efforts on Tuesday by beating the West Indies by eight wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. Dwaine Pretorius and player of the match Anrich Nortje earlier led the way as South Africa turned the screws on the West Indies in the early overs and in the last four to restrict them t...

RPSG Group owner Sanjiv Goenka said a lot of planning and calculations were done before he decided to bid for the Lucknow franchise during the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s bidding process for two new Indian Premier League teams on Monday. RPSG Group made the winning bid for the Lucknow IPL franchise and bagged the rights for the new team for a whopping Rs 7,090 crores. CVC Capitals Partners opted for the Ahmedabad franchise with a bid of Rs 5,625 crores. Sanjiv Goenka had also owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise which participated in IPL 2016 and 2017 along with Gujarat Lions for a couple of seasons when Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were serving out their two-year suspensions from the league. “You invest a few crores for passion. Secondly, what I have to pay to the BCCI evetnaully is the difference beweeen what I get from the BCCI by way of broadcast rights etcetra and what I have to pay to them by way of lisence fees. “The next differ...

There was a pick of moments that confirmed Manchester United’s humiliation against Liverpool. Maybe it came with Mohamed Salah completing his hat trick by the 50th minute. Or in the celebrations as Liverpool defender Andy Robertson was heard repeatedly shouting “Keep going” at his teammates when they were already 5-0 up showing no mercy. Or there was the sight of Alex Ferguson shaking his head, sighing in the Old Trafford directors’ box at seeing the shambles unfolding in the team he once led to so much glory. Close by was his one-time Liverpool managerial adversary, Kenny Dalglish, beaming in delight. Fewer United fans were there to witness the final embers of the embarrassment unfolding on Sunday, having already booed the players off at halftime. Once Paul Pogba — United’s only change when trailing 4-0 at halftime for the first time in a Premier League match — was sent off for a lunging tackle with 30 minutes remaining, the home fans started streaming away. Hundreds could be seen...

ICC T20 World Cup 2021: South African captain Temba Bavuma rued the poor batting performance in Abu Dhabi on Saturday which resulted in their 5-wicket defeat against Australia in the Super 12 opener. Marcus Stoinis’s late cameo helped Australia chase 119 vs South Africa with 2 balls to spare (AP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSAustralia (121 for 5) beat South Africa (118 for 9) by 5 wickets in Abu DhabiAussie pacer Josh Hazlewood was adjudged Player of the Match for his 2 for 19 in the first halfAs much as it was a day that didn’t go to plan, we can take positives: Temba Bavuma South African captain Temba Bavuma was disappointed with his team’s batting performance after their 5-wicket defeat in the opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12s which got underway in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The Proteas batsmen struggled to cope with the Zyed International Stadium pitch and could only manage 118 for 9 in 20 overs after being put into bat by Aaron Finch. Aiden Markram was the only ...

ICC T20 World Cup 2021: Sri Lanka bowled out the Netherlands for 44 and then chased down the paltry target losing 2 wickets in just 7.1 overs to register their third win in a row. Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando’s third-wicket partnership got Sri Lanka over the line in the 8th over (AFP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka (45 for 2) beat Netherlands (44-all out) by 8 wickets in SharjahSL will join Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh in Group 1 of the Super 12sSri Lanka’s first match in the main draw will be against Bangladesh in Sharjah on October 24 Sri Lanka ended their qualifying campaign at the ICC T20 World Cup with a comprehensive 8-wicket win over the Netherlands to complete a hat-trick victories and top Group A in Sharjah on Friday. The inconsequential match ended inside two hours as the 2014 champions bowled out the Dutch for 44, the second lowest score in T20 World Cup history, before chasing down the target in just 7.1 overs to register their...

Scotland produced a clinical performance with ball and bat to beat Oman by 8 wickets in Al Amerate to enter the Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday. Kyle Coetzer (right) led Scotland’s run chase with a captain’s knock against Oman (AFP Photo) HIGHLIGHTSScotland (123 for 2) beat Oman (122) by 8 wickets to qualify for Super 12sThis is the first time in history that Scotland have qualified for the main draw of a World Cup (ODI or T20I)Scotland will join India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan in Group 2 Scotland stretched their unbeaten run with a comprehensive win by 8 wickets against Oman in Round 1 of the T20 World Cup to qualify for the Super 12s in Al Amerat on Thursday. Scotland chased down the below-par target of 123 in 17 overs to knock out hosts Oman, top Group B and enter the main draw of a World Cup (ODI or T20I) for the first time in the nation’s cricketing history. Oman needed to win by at least 79 runs to progress to the main tournament ...

Australia’s immigration minister announced on Wednesday that all players seeking a visa to compete in the Australian Open must be completely vaccinated for Covid-19, putting Novak Djokovic’s title defence and Grand Slam record bid in jeopardy. Djokovic, who shares 20 Grand Slam championships with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, has declined to confirm his vaccination status and has stated that he is doubtful if he will defend his Australian Open title. Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke clarified Australia’s visa rules, saying that overseas players would need two vaccine shots to compete in the Grand Slam at Melbourne Park in January. “You’ll need to be double vaccinated to visit Australia. That’s a universal application, not just to tennis players. I mean that every visitor to Australia will need to be double vaccinated,” Hawke told Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio. “I don’t have a message to Novak. I have a message to e...

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are finally here. After months of anticipation on what is next from the house of Google, the new Pixel smartphones have broken cover at the company’s fall launch event among other products. Promising to revolutionise the Pixel series, the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro come with Google’s own chipset for the first time ever. This is complemented by a bold new design that marks a stark change from how the earlier Pixel devices looked. The new Pixel phones carry a wide, protruding matte black metal band all through the width of the back, that houses the camera module. Google is calling it the Camera Bar and claims that it gives the phone a clean, symmetrical design. The Camera Bar serves as a bold highlight on the polished metal unibody of the phones that transition into a curved glass. All this is packaged in striking new colour options for both phones. Let us have a look at what is inside the new Google smartphones and what this will cost you. Pixel 6...

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