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IND vs SL: Virat Kohli does the viral ‘Pushparaj Thaggede Le’ step

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India completed a dominating win by an innings and 222 runs over Sri Lanka on Day 3 in Mohali to go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series. Ravindra Jadeja scored unbeaten 175 and snared nine wickets across both innings.

India enforced the follow-on after bowling out Sri Lanka for just 174 in first innings. India got as many as 16 wickets on the third day to wrap up the match with a cumulative bowling effort of 125 overs across two innings. Sri Lanka could only manage 178 in their second innings. For India, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets each while Mohammed Shami also picked up a couple. 

Meanwhile, former captain Virat Kohli was seen doing the ‘Pushparaj Thaggede Le’ step during the first Test match. In his 100th Test, Kohli was captured by the cameraman doing the now viral step. He has now joined the trend and he was spotted doing the ‘Pushparaj Thaggede Le’ step when India were inching closer to the victory against Sri Lanka in the first Test.

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Talking about the match, Rishabh Pant also scored a counter-attacking 96 while Hanuma Vihari, who was promoted up the order, also hit a fifty. Virat Kohli had also played a fine knock of 45 but he missed out on a big score on his 100th Test. 

AUS vs PAK: Warner’s savage reaction to heated Naeem Shah as Shah Tries To Sledge David Warner

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Australia’s star opener David Warner is known for his flamboyant attitude on and off the field. His cool approach during the 3rd day’s play of the on going Rawalpindi Test match against Pakistan was one of the biggest talking points.

During the ongoing Pakistan vs Australia Test match, Warner was seen smiling, laughing, dancing, and enjoying every bit of the match. While Warner shared a few light moments with fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, the duo appreciated one another’s skills with the bat and ball respectively. However things weren’t just limited to being light-hearted on the part of Naseem Shah.

The 19-year-old Pakistani speedster put a target on Warner’s back during day three of the first Test as Australia tried to bat itself back into the contest in Rawalpindi. Naseem Shah, who was doing good against Warner, especially with the short ball on a few occasions, didn’t refrain from sledging the left-handed batter. 

Shah turned to the short ball and eventually struck Warner who misjudged the bounce. Shah grabbed the opportunity to try and intimidate the batter, who is near twice his age, by walking right down the pitch to Warner. Naseem had some advice for David Warner, however, his attempt to intimidate Warner failed badly.

However, Warner just laughed and smiled at the teenage pacer’s effort to have a verbal duel with the veteran. The next ball dropped at the feet of Warner who scooped the ball up and placed it back in the hand of Shah, who was still heated. Warner gave him another smile and a pat on the shoulder before carrying on with his business.

IPL Schedule 2022: CSK and KKR will face each other in the opening game

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The BCCI finally release the full schedule of Indian Premier League 2022. Indian board earlier confirmed that the IPL will start on March 26 with the final to be played on May 29.

The 2022 edition of the IPL will be a 10-team contest, as two new outfits, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans have joined the fray. The teams will be divided into two groups this time. Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants are placed in Group 1, while Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants are placed in Group 2.

All teams will play four matches each at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium and three each at Brabourne Stadium (CCI), Mumbai and MCA International Stadium, Pune. The venues for the playoffs will be decided later.

The defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opener.  The first double-header of the season will take place on March 27. There will be a lot of double-header days in this season .

New sides Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants will begin their campaigns going against each other on Monday, March 28. With each team set to play 14 matches in the league stages, a team will play twice with the teams in their group and with the team in the same row in the second group. For instance, from the above table, MI and CSK are in the same row despite being in different groups.

IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma Bursts Into Laughter As Asalanka Smashes Ravindra Jadeja For Consecutive Sixes

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Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the sixth cricketer to register a score of 150+ and take five wickets in the same Test. He help the hosts take a first-innings lead of 400 against Sri Lanka on the third day of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday.

Ravindra Jadeja has shown an impeccable performance in the match, smacking 175 runs and picking 5 wickets in the 1st innings. A day after his unbeaten 175 with the bat, Jadeja put Sri Lanka’s batters in a knot with his left-arm spin as the touring side were bundled out for 174 in the first session, replying to India’s 574-8 declared.

Notably, Nissanka and Charith Asalanka both survived dropped chances against Ashwin within the first 15 minutes of the third day’s play. Meanwhile in the 33rd over of Sri Lanka’s second innings. He got off the mark in the 1st ball of the 35th over by smashing Jadeja a brilliant six over the long-on. He followed it by smashing another six, this time over the bowler’s head and Indian skipper Rohit was seen laughing when the Sri Lanka batter smashed the all-rounder.

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Nissanka and Asalanka had added 58 runs for the fifth wicket. Thereafter, it was a procession of wickets as Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for just 13 runs, and their final four batsmen were all dismissed for ducks. India bowled out Sri Lanka  for 174 on the third day of the opening Test to take a mammoth 400-run first-innings lead here on Sunday.

‘He tampered my chats’, Boria Majumdar Accuses Wriddhiman Saha

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Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has alleged that he was intimidated by a journalist for not giving an interview, on Saturday said he has revealed all the details to a BCCI committee probing the matter.

A three-member committee met Saha here on Saturday to probe into the 37-year-old’s allegations against the unnamed journalist. ”I have told the committee everything I know. I have shared all the details with them. I can’t tell you much right now. BCCI has asked me not to talk about the meeting outside as they will answer all your queries,” Saha told reporters after appearing before the committee.

However in the evening, Indian journalist Boria Majumdar in a Twitter video identified himself as the one accused by Saha. Boria goes on to accuse the senior India wicketkeeper of tampering the WhatsApp chats that he had made posted after not being picked for the Tests against Sri Lanka.

“There are always two sides to the story. @Wriddhipops has modified and tampered with screenshots of my WhatsApp chat that undermine my reputation and credibility. I asked @BCCI for a fair hearing. My lawyer has notified @Wriddhipops of defamation. The truth wins, “Majumudar tweeted.

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“I’m filing a defamation case on Wriddhiman Saha. He has doctored, tampered and manipulated screenshots. Earlier today, I have sent the BCCI all the details and I have emailed everybody in the BCCI the entire sequence of events. I have also tweeted my side of the story,”  Boria Majumdar said.

Earlier, on February 19 Wriddhiman Saha posted a screenshot with the caption reading: “After all of my contributions to Indian cricket..this is what I face from a so called “Respected” journalist! This is where the journalism has gone.”

Australia’s Alana King Dismisses England Batter By Recreating Shane Warne-Style ‘Ball Of The Century

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Legendary Australia Cricketer Shane Warne passed away from a suspected heart attack on Friday. The Australia women’s team took the field in their opening ODI World Cup game against England hours after the news of Warne’s passing broke, and the members of the side wore black armbands in the memory of the legendary leg-spinner.

Meanwhile, Australia women’s cricket team player Alana Kings tried recreating Shane Warne’s iconic ‘ball of the century’ in a match against England in the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup. England Women won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match. Batting first, Australia posted a total of 310 runs by 3 wickets. Chasing the target, England England had one of the worst starts as they lost quick wickets early on.

However, Alana King paid a fitting tribute to Warne by foxing England batter Tammy Beaumont with her leg-spin. In the 28th over of the England’s innings on the 3rd delivery King almost pulled off Warne’s ‘ball of the century’. The ball completely deceived Tammy and spun miles from leg-stump to the wicketkeeper’s gloves. Alyssa Healy was quick to do the job and stumped the batter. King remembered Warne after the wicket and tapped on her armband.

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In a heartwarming gesture, bowler Alana King pointed to the black armband and seemingly paid tribute to Warne. England were restricted on 298/8 and lost the game. Alana Kings played a crucial role in her team’s 12-run win over England. She scalped three wickets in this match.

IND vs SL: Sri Lanka makes comedy of errors, Mohammed Shami survives run out scare

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A hilarious incident took place on Day 2 of the first match of the two-match Test series between Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team and Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka National Cricket Team at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium.

Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami were involved in one of the most hilarious mix-ups during the second day of the ongoing first Test match against Sri Lanka in Mohali. The incident took place in the 125th over of India’s innings, which was bowled by Sri Lanka left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando, and when all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was batting along with pacer Mohammed Shami.

Ravindra Jadeja was on strike as he played the ball with soft hands towards the mid-wicket region for a single and then both looked interested for a double. Jadeja called for a double but pulled back the next second. However, Shami had almost reached the non-striker’s end by then. However, the calling between the two players was not great as Jadeja called Shami for the second run but in the middle of the run started running back towards the bowler’s end.

Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja were seen running towards the same end which was expected to end in a run-out. Pacer Vishwa Fernando missed the action that took place between Jadeja and Shami and he collected the throw and knocked the stumps at his own end and the Sri Lanka wicket-keeper kept waiting for the ball to come towards his end. There was still lot of time to get the throw back to wicketkeeper, it was too late before Fernando realized what was going between the 22 yards.

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Australia Legend Shane Warne Dies of Suspected Heart Attack

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Australia cricket legend Shane Warne has passed away of a suspected attack in Thailand. He was just 52. Around 7.30 PM India time, the world of cricket lost not just one of its greatest cricketers.

A true artist with a ball in hand, a fierce competitor on the cricket field was died on Friday of a suspected heart attack in Thailand. According to a statement issued by Warne’s management stating that passed away in Thailand of a suspected heart attack. “Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived,” the statement reads.

This is the second devastating news in 24 hours for Australian cricket with fellow great, Rod Marsh, also dying on Friday having suffered a major heart attack last week. Incidentally, Warne had condoled his demise in a tweet this morning.

Warne is regarded as one of the finest leg-spin bowlers of all time. He played 145 Tests and 194 ODIs between 1992 and 2007 and took a combined 1001 wickets during his storied international career. Later he played in the Indian Premier League and other Twenty20 competitions before retiring from all international cricket in 2013 but continued to be involved in the game as a broadcaster.

As soon as the news came out, cricket world expressed their shock. Here are some reactions:

IND vs SL : Virat Kohli’s Fan Prediction About His Score On His 100th Test Goes Viral

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Former India captain Virat Kohli reached his 100th test match against Sri Lanka in Mohali. Kohli becomes the twelfth cricketer in the history of cricket to represent India in 100 test matches, however, a tweet predicting his accurate score and dismissal has gone viral on the internet.

Virat Kohli was able to score 45 runs off 76 balls in the first innings of his 100th Test cricket match and his innings consisted of 5 amazing fours. He looked in fine touch and played some great shots en route to his 45-run knock but failed to convert his start into a big score once again. He was dismissed  by Lasith Embuldeniya.

Meanwhile a tweet by a fan is going viral for it’s unbelievable similarity to what happened today on the field. The tweet predicted that Kohli will get out on 45(100) against Lasith Embuldeniya and the dismissal will be clean bold. The user also mentioned that Kohli will have a shocking face. The exact same thing happened on the ground. 

“Kohli won’t score a 100 in his 100th test. Will score 45 (100) with 4 gorgeous cover drives and then Embuldeniya will knock his stumps over and he’ll pretend to be shocked and will nod his head in disappointment,” the Twitter user wrote at 12:46 AM on Friday. As the prediction turned out to be true, the tweet went viral with several fans reacting to it.

This was the rarest of rare sporting predictions to come true with such unerring precision. The only part where the fangirl got slightly wrong is that Kohli didn’t face 100 but 76 deliveries and struck 5 and not 4 boundaries in his innings. 

Terror Attack Takes Place In Pakistan Amid Ongoing Test between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi

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Australia are in Pakistan for the first time in 24 hours and both teams will be facing each other in three test matches and four white-ball games. This is Australia’s first visit to Pakistan in 24 years, following the 1998 tour of the country.

The tournament starts today with a three-match Test series, followed by an ODI series on March 29, and one T20 match on April 5.  Meanwhile, a powerful bomb blast happened in Pakistan. This took place amid the Test opener between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi. The incident happened 185 km away from the cricket stadium.

At least 30 people were killed and 56 wounded in a huge blast at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said on Friday. While, The Australian team’s security officials are cooperating with the Department of Foreign Affairs and accessing the situation, as per the Australian media reports.

“The Australian team has been granted the status of state guest,” Omer Saeed, City Police Officer for the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, had earlier said about the steps Pakistan have taken to ensure the security of the visiting Australian team. “This status is only granted to world leaders or a PM or president coming from all over the world. The Australian team is coming after 24 years and it’s a great honour for us and a great honour for all Pakistanis that Australia has committed to sending its team and obviously, they are conscious of the security issues,” the police officer had said.

Notably, more than 4,000 security staff are providing protection for the match with roads blocked, and team moving around in armoured vehicles. According to reports that there are also snipers on the roof, bomb dogs and checkpoints checking every vehicle in the area.