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Dec- 2023 -23 December
Gautam Gambhir clears equation with Virat Kohli with a heart-warming response
Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir’s response to a question regarding Virat Kohli’s 50th ODI century gained widespread attention on social media and for all good reasons. Remember, the two cricketing legends had a heated exchange during the IPL 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore when Gambhir was LSG’s mentor. The intense moment during the IPL 2023 wasn’t the first-ever spat between Gambhir and Kohli as a similar incident happened in the IPL 2013 match between RCB and KKR. “Against which bowler did Virat Kohli score his 50th ODI hundred?” In a viral clip, Gambhir was asked on Star Sports. Gambhir responded quite confidently that Kohli’s 50th hundred came off New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson’s delivery. His fellow expert,…
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22 December
Kohli returning to India due to personal reasons ahead of Test series against SA
New Delhi: India’s stalwart batter Virat Kohli is returning to India from South Africa due to personal reasons ahead of the first Test clash against the Proteas according to a BCCI source. Kohli was set to make his first appearance after the World Cup final heartbreak last month. But as of now he is returning back to India but will be available for the Test series which will begin on December 26. “Virat is coming back from South Africa due to some personal reasons but he will be available for the test series against South Africa starting on December 26,” a BCCI source stated. The series will be a part of the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle. He will be a crucial figure for India…
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22 December
“Will not take it back home”: Bajrang Punia leaves Padma Shri on Kartavya Path pavement; police keep it
New Delhi: India’s ace wrestler Bajrang Punia, who on Friday announced that he is returning his Padma Shri after former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aide was elected president of the federation, said he will not take the medal back home and placed it on the pavement near Kartavya Path in central Delhi. The Olympic medallist had earlier in the day posted on X that he will return Padma Shri as a mark of protest. His announcement came a day after Sakshi Malik broke down at a press conference and announced that she was quitting wrestling. Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik were part of protest by wrestlers against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations against him. “As I…
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21 December
La Liga: Barcelona edge past Almeria, Bilbao grab last minute win
Madrid: FC Barcelona returned to winning ways, but once again were not impressive as they clinched a narrow 3-2 win at home to bottom side Almeria. Almeria traveled to Barcelona without a win and with just five points from their first 17 games of the season, and Barca were expected to win with relative ease. However, after Raphinha scored from close range following Ronald Araujo’s header from a 32nd minute corner, Leo Baptistao needed just eight minutes to equalize after a long VAR check to confirm he was not offside, reports Xinhua. Almeria keeper Luis Maximiliano made several saves to keep the scores level, but could do little to stop Sergi Roberto making it 2-1 to Barca with a header from…
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20 December
Arjuna award: Telangana’s Esha Singh delighted, Hussamuddin says it motivates him to work harder
Hyderabad: Hyderabad shooting sensation Esha Singh was delighted with the Arjuna award and said that such honour motivates the players to work harder and achieve greater things for the country. The city shooter Esha and Nizamabad boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin have been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Awards on Wednesday. “I kept my expectations low when the nominations were released three days ago. But I was very delighted when I got to know that I was selected. It is a big boost ahead of the Olympics (next year). I am very happy to be in a country where it really respects the sports persons. The award motivates us to work harder,” Esha said. At 18 years of age, Esha became the youngest athlete…
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19 December
IPL Auction 2024 Full squads: How all the 10 teams line up after the Dubai mini-auction
In Short A total of 72 players were sold in the frenetic mini-auction Mitchell Starc became the most expensive buy ever in IPL World Cup heroes and uncapped youngsters recieved massive bids 72 players were sold for Rs 230.45 crore on a frenetic day in the IPL Auction 2024 in Dubai as all ten teams have completed their squads for next year’s competition. Follow IPL 2024 Auction Highlights from Dubai Overseas pacers and uncapped Indian youngsters stole the lime-light on the busy day in Dubai as Australia’s Mitchell Starc had to break the record set by Pat Cummins in order to establish a new high value at an IPL auction in a space of a few hours. Teams like SRH…
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19 December
Pat Cummins goes to SRH for Rs. 20.5 cr, KKR breaks ‘most expensive’ record to buy Mitchell Starc for Rs. 24.75 cr
Hyderabad: Australia’s World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping Rs. 20.5 crore at the Indian Premier League auction which is currently underway on Tuesday. With this, the Aussie captain briefly became the most expensive player in the history of IPL, before Kolkata Knight Riders bagged Pat’s compatriot Mitchell Starc for Rs. 24.75 cr after a fierce bidding battle with the Gujarat Titans
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18 December
December 18: When Messi lifted FIFA World Cup and completed football
Hyderabad: Lionel Messi, known as one of the greatest footballers of all time, lifted the most coveted trophy in the sport a year ago on this date – December 18. Messi had achieved everything at club level with FC Barcelona, as he won the Champions League and the La Liga with FC. But he was riddled with the missing international trophies along with Argentina. With the Copa America in 2021, he silenced critics, however, the one thing that he valued the most was the World Cup trophy. At a news conference in 2016, Messi was asked what he would prefer, “five Ballons d’Or or World Cup?” He said, “I would prefer to win a World Cup rather than five Ballons d’Or…
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16 December
Mohammed Shami ruled out of SA Tests, Deepak Chahar withdraws from ODI series
Mumbai: Senior pacer Mohammed Shami was on Saturday ruled out of the two-match Test series against South Africa, the BCCI announced. Shami was included in the Test squad subject to his fitness but he was not cleared by the board’s medical team for the series. Pace-bowling all-rounder Deepak Chahar was also withdrawn from the ODI squad. “Chahar has informed the BCCI that he will not be available for the upcoming ODI series due to a family medical emergency. “The Men’s Selection Committee has named (pacer) Akash Deep as his replacement,” the BCCI statement read.
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16 December
IPL 2024: Replacing Rohit proves costly for Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad: The Mumbai Indians social media accounts which have been among the most popular and most followed sporting franchises, since the inception of the Indian Premier League have been losing out fans dramatically as the team management replaced Captain Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya. The Instagram handle of the five time IPL champion franchise used to be the highest followed handle among all IPL teams with 13.4 million followers and the count now dropped to 12.8 million. Their accounts across all social media platforms including X and Facebook are bearing the brunt. The team’s X handle has lost about 400k followers, falling from 8.6 to 8.2 million overnight. Mumbai Indians fans call the decision gratuitous, as Rohit is still grieving and healing from the…
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