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THE MIZORAM POST AIZAWL 6 SPORTS TUESDAY 29 DECEMBER 2020 Virat Kohli wins ICC Male Cricketer of Decade Award, MS Dhoni picks Bayern Munich reach zenith, Liverpool Spirit of Cricket Award end drought in the time of coronavirus MANCHESTER, DEC 28 the inclusion of two of the oldest What started off like any other clubs of the country — ATK run-of-the-mill year, ended with Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal. a bag-load of narratives — Confined in just three intertwined with the themes of the stadiums in Goa — Jawaharlal coronavirus pandemic and the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, GMC quest for social justice — in the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, world of football. and Tilak Maidan Stadium in The tale of 2020 began with Vasco — the ISL season will play the same old title races in each of itself out entirely in a bio-secure NEW DELHI, DEC 28 “ICC Awards” period. “My only Europe’s top-five leagues and environment in the wake of the Virat Kohli was announced the intention was to make winning evolved into so much more where pandemic. Although the rusty winner of two awards by the contributions for the team and players, coaches, and players struggled with their match International Cricket Council on I just strive to do that in every organisations were forced to adapt fitness initially, the league has Monday – ICC ODI Men’s game. Stats just become the and sacrifice. After coming to a finally found its groove after five Cricketer of the Decade and ICC byproduct of what you want to halt in early March, the beautiful weeks of continuous action. Male Cricketer of the Decade – do on the field,” Virat Kohli said game returned to the pitches To say that 2020 has been while MS Dhoni won the ICC after winning the award. around the world in a fashion rather sorrowful would be Spirit of Cricket Award of the Former India captain Dhoni never witnessed before. Ranging criminally underselling it. Decade. was chosen for the ICC Spirit of from fanless stadiums to virtually- Right after the lockdown, PK The Indian cricket captain Cricket Award of the Decade by generated crowd noises to Banerjee breathed his last at the earned the ODI Cricketer of the fans unanimously for his gesture exhaustive COVID-19 testing, the though the very thought of football Bundesliga but proved to be forward ultimately stayed claiming During the restart that age of 83 on March 20 after Decade award for his prolific of calling back England batsman year pioneered in shattering the sans fans is rather uncomfortable, ruthless after Hansi Flick replaced he could never take the club he followed the suspension of succumbing to major respiratory record in 50-over format. The Ian Bell after a bizarre run out norms. the conclusion of the domestic Niko Kovac in the dugout. Aided loves to court. With Josep Maria football owing to the pandemic, problems. After that tragic Indian cricket captain pipped in the Nottingham Test in 2011. Belarus, Tajikistan, and the seasons behind closed doors was by Robert Lewandowski’s 55 goals Bartomeu out and a new president Premier League players wore incident, Chuni Goswami passed former skipper MS Dhoni, Meanwhile, Australia batsman Faroe Islands were the first of the deemed necessary by the across all competitions, they won set to be elected in January, Messi’s badges endorsing Black Lives away aged 82 on April 30 due to Ravichandran Ashwin, Joe Root Steve Smith was named as the blocks, but the majority of Europe authorities because of the 42 out of 48 matches this calendar future still hangs in balance. Matter for the rest of the season. a fatal cardiac arrest. and Steve Smith, among others Test player of the decade. During was reawakened with the potentially crippling financial year, losing just once. Apart from Meanwhile, on home shores, Elsewhere, players like Jadon On the other side of the to win the award. the tenure Steve Smith scored resumption of the Bundesliga on impact from the broadcasting last season’s treble, they have won ATK lifted the Indian Super League Sancho, Weston McKennie, and world, the passing of Diego Having hit more than 20,000 7040 Test runs at an average of May 16. Battling a surfeit of deals. the DFL Super Cup and are eyeing (ISL) trophy for a record third- Mario Balotelli called attention to Maradona on November 24 sent runs in the qualification period, 65.79. He smashed 26 hundreds government decisions and After enduring three decades the FIFA Club World Cup next time and FC Goa sealed a historic injustice, with clubs regularly shockwaves around the world. Virat Kohli also won the Sir and 28 fifties. conference calls, the German of hurt, Liverpool finally achieved February. berth in the AFC Champions kneeling in unison at the opening Two other FIFA World Cup legends Garfield Sobers ICC Male The winners of all the Football League (DFL) set up a the impossible last season in a The Bavarians’ dominance League group stages. Mohun whistle. Using his platform beyond — Paolo Rossi and Papa Bouba Cricketer of the Decade Award. individual awards will receive a model for those that would follow. manner befitting the Premier peaked in August when they Bagan, before its merger with racism, Marcus Rashford became Diop — also died within two The 32-year-old amassed 20,396 unique artwork created in a Although France’s Ligue 1 and the League champions. Although handed Barcelona a humiliating RPSG-owned ATK, pocketed their a hero to the children of the weeks of each other. Among the runs at an average of 56.97, the collaboration between the ICC, Netherlands’ Eredivisie did not Jurgen Klopp’s ‘mentality 8-2 loss in the UEFA Champions second I-League title in March United Kingdom this year for many other former players and highest among players with Mumbai-based studio Kulture resume their domestic seasons, monsters’ lost its run at League quarter-finals — a defeat itself with four matches to spare. helping raise $25 million for managers to lose their lives this more than 70-plus innings. He Shop and Indian artist Pratap the Goliaths — Premier League, invincibility just before the so indomitable that it sent the La Following the death of George charity and leading a campaign year were four players from smashed 66 hundreds and 94 Chalke. The Rachel Heyhoe-Flint La Liga, and Serie A — did soon pandemic’s onset, their feat of Liga club into crisis mode. Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis for free school meals. England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup- fifties during the period. and Sir Garfield Sobers winners after. ending Manchester City’s reign Following his club’s capitulation police in May, protests sparked in In a coming-of-age season winning team [Jack Charlton, The International Cricket get a spectacular hand-painted The UEFA too finished its with an 18-point gap over them in both the domestic and the United States that ignited a unlike any other, the Indian Super Nobby Stiles, Peter Bonetti, and Council (ICC) made the artwork bat, while the other continental competitions — is nothing short of remarkable. continental arena, Lionel Messi global movement uniting athletes League kicked off its 2020/21 Norman Hunter], Argentina’s announcement via twitter, individual award winners will Champions League and Europa Even this season, they are top of handed in an official transfer around the world. Black Lives season in mid-November with a 2014 FIFA World Cup manager bestowing the honour on Kohli, receive a limited-edition canvas League — by resorting to single- the table now. request at Barcelona. After a few Matter gestures on the NBA courts whole new avatar. After a long Alejandro Sabella, and treble- who scored 66 out of his 70 painting that captures their elimination sprints in one country Bayern Munich, on the other days of uncertainty regarding his and NFL fields spilled over in the eight-month layoff, the winning former Liverpool international hundreds, in the unique passion and spirit. from the quarterfinals on. Even hand, struggled initially in •700 million release clause, the world of top-level football too. competition resumed action with manager Gerard Houllier. ISL 2020-21 window cleared as AFC Champions League set to be postponed Lockdown increased chess’ NEW DELHI, DEC 28 Indian club to feature in the international break, where India Confederation’s decision to hold The window for the ISL 2020- group stage of Asian Champions is set to host Qatar in the World all club competitions post April popularity: Vishwanathan Anand 21 has been cleared as the start League this season. 2022 FIFA Cup qualifiers. comes as a relief to ISL as the date of the group stage round Their Indian Super League While the AFC Cup, involving league is being played under a of AFC Champions League is set campaign will not be hampered ATK Mohun Bagan and bio-secure bubble in Goa, and to be postponed from February as feared before with the Bengaluru FC, is set to be hosted FC Goa’s involvement in the 15 to April. imminent postponement of the in a centralised venue in April, competition will not create AFC member nations have top continental event. FC Goa might have to play their complications regarding already been notified about the The ISL announced its of the remaining league fixtures group stage games in the ACL in scheduling and the team exiting same. fixtures until January 11 and is soon. ISL season 7 is expected a home and away basis. and re-entering the bubble FC Goa will become the first expected to release the schedule to end mid-March before the The Asian Football again.