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Dhoni brings match intensity in the nets Veteran commentator Bhimani inner of IPL 2018 and fi- Wnalists last who called tied Test dies year, Chennai Super Kings find themselves in the NEW DELHI, OCT 15: against in Ahmed- middle of a muddling Veteran sports journalist abad in 1987. campaign this season. and commentator One of the most sought-af- From eight games, Ma- Kishore Bhimani has died at ter Indian cricket writers hendra Singh Dhoni's the age of 74, family sources who would be wooed by CSK have won just three. said on Thursday. British publications in the With 6 points, CSK are He is survived by his wife 1980s, Bhimani was also on sixth on the IPL 2020 Rita and son Gautam who is air during the final moments points table and if the also a well-known TV per- of the famous 1986 tied Test team hopes to qualify for sonality. against Australia at Chepauk. the Playoffs, now is "He had suffered a cerebral It is said that Imran , crunch time. attack a few days back and during his captaincy days, Batting frailties are a was undergoing treatment," a was a regular at Bhimani's common pattern behind family source said. residence whenever he was CSK's defeats and Skipper himani was one of the who took cricket writings like mani. Cricket journalist and a in Kolkata. Dhoni tried to increase most recognised English a player who takes to play- true lover of #Kolkata," Bhimani had worked for the difficulty levels in the voices of the 1980s. ing…Condolences to his politician Derek O'Brien Kolkata daily 'The States- nets. to fans -- with the caption, sary to enjoy success.' bles after an ordinary start Following his death, trib- spouse Rita & son Gautam… wrote on . man', was a noted columnist CSK shared a picture of 'Man needs his difficulties In past IPLs, CSK and to a season. Can they do it utes poured in from all quar- GodBless All Always.. Bhimani was commentat- and wrote 'The Accidental Thala -- as MSD is known because they are neces- Dhoni have turned the ta- again? ters. Fondly," legendary Indian ing when be- Godman'. "RIP Kishore Bhimani. He spinner came the first player to reach He was the president of was one of the good Old tweeted. 10,000 runs in , Calcutta Sports Journalists Srikanth cruises into Fashioned cricket writers "Farewell Kishore Bhi- during the drawn match Club from 1978 to 1980. Denmark Open quarters Aussie coach unhappy with two ce Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth separate teams for NZ, SA tours Astormed into the quarter-finals of the Den- ustralia head tion. mark Open with a straight- coach Justin "The other thing is if you game win over Jason An- ALanger is opposed have two Australian cricket thony Ho-Shue, in Odense to the idea of fielding two teams, that means if we take on Thursday.The fifth seed separate national teams in 18 players to New Zealand Indian took 33 minutes to two different parts of the and 18 players to South get the better of his Cana- world for a Test and Africa, that's 36 players out dian opponent 21-15, 21-14 Twenty20 series to be held of the back end of the in the men's singles second at the same time next year. Sheffield Shield competi- round match of the Super Australia is scheduled to tion, and that's before any 750 tournament, the only play five T20s in New injuries that will inevitably event happening this year in Zealand from February 22 happen," Langer said. Badminton World Federa- to March 7. At the same "So you take all your best tion's calendar. time, they are slated to tour players out of the back half The BWF was forced to South Africa for three Test of the Shield competition, two Australian teams in one Ireland, which was played in cancel multiple tourna- matches, which will form which we've always said is place, that's my personal between the Test series' ments and postpone the part of the inaugural the best domesticcompeti- number one and currently land's Nhat Nguyen. tinghus in his second round opinion. In this year, with against West Indies and Asia leg and the World Tour 2019–21 ICC World Test tion in the world. ranked 14th, will next face The other surviving In- later in the day. what's happening with Pakistan respectively, to re- Final to January next year Championship. "So they're the sort of the winner of the other sec- dian in the competition, Subhankar Dey and Ajay COVID, I understand there's cover from the losses sus- due to the COVID-19 pan- "The chairman (Earl Ed- things that worry me with ond round match between Lakshya Sen will be up Jayram were also in the fray complexities to it. tained due to non-com- demic. dings) knows this, the CEO this, but this is a really second seed Tien Chen Chou against local challenger but made first round exists "We're one country, aren't mencement of matches Srikanth, a former world (Nick Hockley) knows this strange season. We've seen of Chinese Taipei and Ire- Hans-Kristian Solberg Vit- on Wednesday. we? We're not two countries. during the COVID-19 forced really clearly - my personal it in AFL, we've seen it in And we're one sport," he lockdown across the world. opinion is I don't like it at NRL, but I certainly would added. Langer said the move will all," Langer said on SEN ra- never like to see it being a Earlier this year, England, tamper with the quality of dio. permanent fixture," he Turning Point: No Stokes, no too, had to field two teams -- the players competing in the "I don't ever want to have added. hopes as RR lose plot one for an ODI series against domestic first-class competi- NEW DELHI, OCT 15: over long-on. Mary Kom inspires me, says Virat Kohli On a batting track that be- But he played too early, came slow as the game pro- misjudged, and played it xpectant father three days to talk about her gressed, Delhi Capitals straight into the hands of Virat Kohli says he journey. managed to post 161/7 after substitute fielder Lalit Ya- Eneed not look be- "If I talk about my jour- losing their way in the last dav. yond six-time world cham- ney, it won't finish so early," five overs as Rajasthan Roy- Rajasthan lost Samson in pion boxer MC Mary Kom she quipped. als bowlers did well to pull next over, and although when it comes to taking in- About the message she things back. Robin Uthappa tried his spiration on how to strike a would like to give to In the end, it proved a best to pull off a miracle it balance between parent- promising athletes, Mary good total as Rajasthan wasn't to be as Delhi's hood and excelling in sport. Kom asked them to never could not do enough to go bowlers tied a noose around The de- give up and keep fighting, across the finish. Falling the batsmen giving nothing clared that he would seek to irrespective of what others short of 13 runs, the Royals away. follow the path laid down by feel. Had Stokes been around would have tasted victory Mary Kom, a champion "You will always have up Buttler in the 3rd over. until debutant Tushar a few more overs, the result had Ben Stokes been there boxer and a mother of four. naysayers, so many people Captain Steve Smith was Deshpande came into the could have been different till the end. Kohli and his actor wife are talking negatively, the Opening the batting, gone the next over before attack in the 11th over. though the wasn't Anushka Sharma are ex- Stokes was joined by Sanju He struck with his second the very best for strokeplay good things we do only lasts Stokes and compatriot Jos pecting their first child in for a few days... These Samson. ball in the Indian Premier as the game progressed. January next year. Buttler raced to 21 for no naysayers distract and dis- The duo took a fancy to League, taking out Stokes. Debutant Deshpande "I can't think of anyone loss in two overs as the Eng- turb me a lot sometimes. Axar Patel who was clob- He bowled a slower deliv- made a real impact by en- better than you to talk about lishmen creamed the bowl- "Many people are in- bered for 23 runs in two ery, a cutter, that deceived snaring the Englishman being a parent and have a ing to all parts of the ground spired by me as well as you until Anrich Nortje cleaned overs. Rajasthan were going Stokes, who hastened down and ending Rajasthan's busy career like you," Kohli at nearly 13 runs an over the pitch in an attempt to go hopes. told her during a Puma In- (Kohli). There are so many dia Instagram live chat on legends in our country, Wednesday evening. some of whom have in- After Premier League ceasefire - wooing or war? Before they got underway spired me. They battled eventy-two hours But the obvious problem they lick their wounds, the smaller league with less with their interaction, the great odds before achieving after their radical was that in order to bring indications are that they are games and more power and six-time world champion success and they are my ac- Splans for major that power shift about, 14 ready to fight on. money for the "star attrac- and Olympic bronze medal- tual heroes." changes in English football votes out of 20 clubs were Sources close to the pro- tions" - they will now realise list congratulated the star When the topic shifted to became public, the Ameri- needed and unsurprisingly ject argue that the Premier they face a formidable op- couple. the Olympics, she said she can owners of Liverpool the Turkeys didn't vote for League's announcement of a position. "Being a mother, training, I could ask for, he is the faced... was a bit surprised by the and Manchester United Christmas. new strategic review of the It was clear from the in- all those championships, ideal husband and father," "You keep going through postponement of the Tokyo were given a blunt re- Given such a clear and game's structures and fi- volvement of Football how did you do it, how did she said. and finding your your path Games to next summer due minder on Wednesday of obvious obstacle, the plans nances would not have hap- League chairman Rick you find the balance?" the my children are second to is something that is so in- to the COVID-19 pandemic. the simple reality of the very to reduce the size of the pened without their efforts Parry that the sales pitch celebrated Indian cricket none." spirational for everyone. I "First I was so surprised... power structure they have league from 20 to 18 and and they believe that would focus on the propos- captain wished to know It was appropriate when just wanted to say that you This news came as shock to sought to overturn. hand a bigger share of rev- process will allow them to als as a way to deal with the from the 37-year-old Mary Kohli said the path laid are a great inspiration for all us. I have been fighting for 'Project Big Picture' called enue and power to the push forward with their financial troubles facing the Kom, whose desire to domi- down by Mary Kom is the of us. I am really honoured almost 20 years. So I was for the biggest six clubs in biggest clubs, were destined proposals. 72 clubs in the three divi- nate the ring remains as ideal one to follow for any that I am getting to ask you shocked but life and routine the Premier League, along to fail, and the question is Indeed, far from being a sions below the Premier strong as ever. parent. these questions," Kohli said. are the same even after the with three other long-term why were obviously intelli- definitive end to talk of League. The pugilist attributed it "You are such an inspira- "We are in the journey to postponement," she said. members, to be given 'spe- gent businessmen engaged power-shifts and even In terms of Parry's con- to the support system tion not only for the women become parents ourselves, "I only miss training with cial voting rights' that in such a Kamikaze mis- breakaways, Wednesday's stituency, the EFL clubs, within her immediate fam- of the country but for every- we take a lot of inspiration the (sparring) partners as at would effectively put them sion? rejection of the project, is the promise of a 250 mil- ily. one. What you have from what you have done, home you cannot have that. in command of the world's The plan's backers appear likely just a ceasefire ahead lion-pound "rescue fund" "After my marriage, my achieved in your sport, we are going to follow the As of now I do running, most commercially success- to have badly miscalculated of future battles. and a six-fold increase in husband has been a pillar of against all odds, against the same path." skipping and I am prepar- ful league -- and leave the how public opinion and the But if the big clubs are to their share of revenues were my strength. The support shortcomings be it the facil- Mary Kom was full of in- ing at home only to improve rest as second-class passen- government would react to get their way on their main unsurprisingly music to he gives me is immense. He ities and all the other chal- nocence as she told Kohli myself. It's really sad for gers. their proposals but even as issues of priority -- a their ears. takes care of everything that lenges that you must have that it would take a full two- athletes," she added.