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    We’ve Taken Abuse, Death Threats For Supporting Black Lives Matter Movement, Says Graeme Smith

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    Former South African skipper Graeme Smith, who is likewise the director of Cricket South Africa, has said that he alongside others, has been exposed to the enormous measure of abuse and death threat for supporting the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.

    The BLM movement gained worldwide pace after an African-American George Flyod was executed by a white cop who stooped on his neck in Minneapolis, USA. It has found support from a portion of the top athletes and sporting associations in the world.

    Cricket players from the West Indies and South Africa, as well, have been vocal about the movement which looks to end racial separation or anything kind of prejudice.

    South Africa has a dull history with racial separation and keeps on experiencing the equivalent to date. There have been times when the number of non-white parts in the team additionally accumulates foothold from people in general.

    Star South African pacer Lungi Ngidi was likewise exposed to boisterous ambushes from a few white former players including likes of Boeta Dippenaar. Lungi had gestured when asked whether the BLM movement would be discussed among the South African players.

    Smith had bolstered Lungi Ngidi and even took a knee in widely watched 3TC Solidarity Cup.

    Players Receive Death Threats:

    “It’s been a really challenging experience. All of us have found ourselves in a really heated space. We’ve taken an immense amount of abuse, death threats. It’s been an eye-opening experience. It has shocked me how heated things have got.

    “Lungi, to my mind, said nothing wrong,” Smith said. “He expressed an opinion. He didn’t make a statement. He expressed the fact that the team was going to get together and have a conversation. In no way did he deserve to be attacked. What happened to him and the way the guys came at him is entirely wrong,” Smith said during a webinar hosted by a financial services company on Tuesday.

    “I get that in South Africa we’ve got so many issues. In some ways, it’s felt like we’re bearing the brunt for the government not having delivered on a number of things over the years and the frustration over that.

    You pick up the paper or you click online and you see all the negativity and the disappointment and the frustration in people’s lives, and livelihoods being affected,” Smith added.

    Also read: Did CSA offer AB de Villiers to lead South Africa? AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith Reveals the Truth

    “I would love to have it back again” : Sachin Tendulkar Urges Fans to Help Him To Find His First Car

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    Sachin Tendulkar with his first car Maruti 800

    Former Indian cricketer and one of the Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar seeks help from his fans to find his first car Maruti 800. Sachin Tendulkar though has a huge collection of cars still carve to retain his first car.

    The master blaster claimed that it was the first car he bought with the money earned as a professional cricketer and would like to own it again.

    Speaking about his desire, the legendary cricketer in an episode of a talk show – ‘In the Sportlight’ said, “My first car was a Maruti 800. Unfortunately, it is not with me right now. I would love to have it back again with me. So, people listening to me, feel free to contact and get in touch.”

    Recalling his passion for four-wheelers, the 47-year-old said, “There was a massive open drive-in movie hall near my house where people used to park their cars and watch the movie, sitting in it. So I, along with my brother, used to stand in our balcony for hours to watch those cars.”

    Sachin Tendulkar’s Nervous Moment:

    In the same episode, Tendulkar also spoke about his idol Sunil Gavaskar and how nervous he was when they first met in the dressing room in Mumbai.

    “I was standing right in front of the dressing room (as a ball boy), so I could observe how players prepare themselves for the game. Later I got invited by my hero Gavaskar in the dressing room,” Sachin said.

    “I still remember he was sitting on the last seat right in the corner and coincidently I also ended up sitting on the same spot when I started playing Ranji Trophy cricket. It was a coincidence to share the same spot as your hero but a magnificent coincidence,” Tendulkar signed off saying.

    Watch Sachin Tendulkar’s Chat in the SportLight Show:

    Also read: Former Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Reacts to MS Dhoni’s Retirement Announcement

    Shoaib Akhtar Claims MS Dhoni Will Play T20 WC For Sure in 2021 If “THIS” Happen

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    Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes that MS Dhoni would play T20 World Cup 2021 if the Indian Prime Minister Requests him. Indian former skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement from International crickets on August 15.

    Dhoni holds a unique record of winning three ICC trophies for the Indian cricket team. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

    After making his international debut in 2004, the 39-year-old wicketkeeper turned up for the country in 350 ODIs, 90 Tests, and 98 T20 Internationals, scoring a staggering 17266 runs across all formats.

    Akhtar Claims THIS in a Youtube Interview:

    In an interview with YouTube channel BolWasim, Akhtar said that the decision of playing the 2021 T20 World Cup should be a player’s personal call.

    “I think he could have gone on to play the T20 World Cup. The way India supports its stars, the way they love them, and recognizes them, they would have played him in T20s. But it was his personal choice,” Akhtar said.

    “But again he has won everything, a person from Ranchi has rocked the whole of India, what else do you need. At the end of the day, the world should remember you. And a nation like India, they will never let you get forgotten.”

    Akhtar said that Dhoni might make a comeback in the future on the request of the Prime Minister.

    “You never know, the Prime Minister may call him and request him to play the T20 World Cup. That is also possible. Imran Khan was asked by General Zia-ul-Haq not to leave cricket after 1987, and he played,” he said.

    “You cannot say no to the Prime Minister.”

    Akhtar also felt that the entire nation owes him a grand farewell.

    “India will be geared up to give him a farewell game, trust me. If he doesn’t want it, it is a different thing, but India will be ready. The whole stadium will be booked for him to play a couple of T20 matches,” the 45-year-old added.

    Dhoni last played for India in the 2019 World Cup semifinal in last July. His return to cricket in the upcoming IPL 2020 in the UAE has been eagerly anticipated for a long time.

    Watch Shoaib Akhtar’s Video:

    Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma Nominated For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- India’s Most Prestigious Sporting Honour

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    Rohit Sharma Nominated For Khel Ratna Award

    Indian cricket team vice-captain Rohit Sharma is also the one among the other four athletes nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020.

    Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is considered as India’s most prestigious sporting honour. Along with Rohit table tennis champion Manika Batra, Paralympic gold medalist Mariappan Thangavelu and Asian Games gold medalist Vinesh Phogat have all been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award.

    Fourth Indian Cricketer To Receive THIS Award:

    After MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli, Rohit becomes only the 4th cricketer ever to be recommended for the Khel Ratna Award.

    This decision comes after the National Sports Awards selection committee met, where the panel decided the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, and other national sports awards.

    Rohit, who is also the vice-captain of Team India, has been in terrific form with the bat for the Men In Blue for a while now.

    The opener was also named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019 for his record-breaking performances during the ICC World Cup 2019 in London, finishing the tournament with five ODI centuries.

    Rohit is also the only batsman to score four tons in T20 cricket too.

    The fastest Indian batsman to reach 2000 and 3000 runs in ODIs, Shikhar Dhawan, also hold the record for being the second-fastest Indian cricketer to bring up 4000 and 5000 runs in ODIs.

    Back in 1998, Tendulkar became the first Indian cricketer to win the Khel Ratna Award, which was followed by Dhoni after Team India’s triumph at the 2007 T20 World Cup and at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

    Virat Kohli is the most recent winner of the award alongside weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in 2018.

    Watch Virat Kohli Receiving Khel Rathna Award:

    Rohit Sharma Batting Stats:

    M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s Avg S/R Ct St
    Test 32 53 7 2141 212 v SA 6 10 216 52 46.54 59.25 31 0
    ODI 224 217 32 9115 264 v SL 29 43 817 244 49.27 88.92 77 0
    World Cup 17 17 2 978 140 v PAK 6 3 100 23 65.2 95.97 7 0
    T20I 108 100 15 2773 118 v SL 4 21 245 127 32.62 138.78 40 0
    IPL 188 183 28 4898 109* v KKR 1 36 431 194 31.6 130.82 83 0
    CL 11 11 1 322 51* v PRS 0 1 24 16 32.2 126.77 2 0

     

    Bowling Stats:

    I O M R W Best 3w 5w Avg E/R S/R
    Test 14 61.4 5 216 2 1/26 v ENG 0 0 108 3.5 185
    ODI 38 98.5 2 515 8 2/27 v WI 0 0 64.37 5.21 74.12
    World Cup 1 3 0 21 0 0/21 v IRE 0 0 – 7 –
    T20I 9 11.2 0 113 1 1/22 v SL 0 0 113 9.97 68
    IPL 30 55.2 0 440 15 4/6 v MI 1 0 29.33 7.95 22.13
    CL 1 2 0 13 0 0/13 v SOM 0 0 – 6.5 –

    Dream11 As IPL 2020 Title Sponsor With Bid of Rs 222 Crore

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    Dream11 wins IPL 2020 title sponsor bid

    Fantasy cricket league platform Dream11 bags the title sponsor for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League scheduled to play in UAE. The Change in IPL title sponsor occurs as the Chinese mobile phone manufacture “VIVO” pulls out of this year’s IPL title sponsor.

    VIVO had paid Rs 2,199 crore for a five-year contract in 2018. Owing to the Indo-Chinese conflicts in the Ladakh range(India China border) in June month VIVO took this decision.

    BCCI Release Tender notice:

    After this incident, On August 10 BCCI released a formal tender notice to the interesting parties as an expression of interest (EOI) for the title sponsor. The tender is open for companies having at least 300CR revenue and the date of application is 14 August. BCCI will announce the final sponsors on 18 August and giving a seven-day window to respond.

    Updates on IPL 2020 Tittle Sponsor

    Various companies including Unacademy, Byju, Amazon, and sports fantasy platform Dream11 get in competition to win the bid.

    Dream11 Pays Half of VIVO:

    Finally, Dream11 won the bid for the IPL 2020 title sponsor for a whopping amount of Rs 222 crore. The other bidders were Unacademy (Rs 210 crore), Tata Sons (Rs 180 crore), and Byju’s (Rs 125 crore).

    Dream11’s bid is half(51%) of what VIVO was paying to BCCI for a year.

    “It’s a decent amount considering the prevailing market conditions. The Board will bring two more official partners – Unacademy and Cred – to the table, which means Rs 80 cr more to the kitty,” sources added.

    The break up of Dream11’s winning bid is as follows: Rs 222 crore for the first year, Rs 240 crore for year two, and Rs 240 crore for year three, for an average of Rs 234 crore per year.

     

    Dream11 Investors:

    Dream11 is a  fantasy sports platform based in India which was co-founded by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth in 2008.  Dream11’s investors included Kalaari Capital, Think Investments, Multiples Equity, Tencent, and Steadview Capital Management.

    Dream11 counts Chinese internet behemoth Tencent as a major investor after the WeChat operator invested $100 million in 2018, a development first reported by ET.

     

    Source: Dream11.in

    In the wake of all the controversy surrounding Chinese investments in Indian sports, especially cricket, the BCCI has underlined that “Dream 11, essentially is an Indian start-up with single-digit Chinese investment that is negligible and can be resolved internally”.

    Dream11’s Partnerships

    In 2018, Dream11 announced its partnership with ICC (International Cricket Council), Pro Kabaddi League, International Hockey Federation (FIH), WBBL, and BBL. In 2018, through the above partnership, Dream11 introduced two new games on their platform viz., Kabaddi and Hockey.

    In 2017, the company partnered with three leagues within cricket, football, and basketball. Dream11 became the Official Fantasy Partner for Hero Caribbean Premier League, Hero Indian Super League, and National Basketball Association (NBA).

    Later in the year, they partnered with the Hero Indian Super League as their Official Fantasy Football Partner. In November 2017, the US professional basketball league National Basketball Association (NBA), launched a fantasy basketball game in association with Dream11 and launched their official NBA fantasy game on their platform.

     

    Former Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Reacts to MS Dhoni’s Retirement Announcement

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    Sachin Tendulkar replies to Dhoni's retirement announcement

    Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar recalls the moment where he praised Dhoni’s efficiency to the then captain Ganguly. Indian former skipper MS Dhoni announces his retirement on August 15 2020 after reaching Chennai.

    Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar welcomes Dhoni to the retirement club via a Twitter post. The post reads ” Your contribution to Indian cricket has been immense, @msdhoni
    . Winning the 2011 World Cup together has been the best moment of my life. Wishing you and your family all the very best for your 2nd innings”.

    Sachin Recalls The Moment When MSD Enters Indian Cricket Team:

    I hadn’t heard about him (MS Dhoni) until he got into the Indian team. I saw him for the first time in Bangladesh during a one-day tournament. I was having a discussion with Sourav (Ganguly) and told him that this guy has something special in him and has the ability to hit the ball.

    However, hitting the ball at first-class cricket level and hitting it at the international level are two different things.

    Sachin Praised MSD: 

    He had hit two boundaries in that match, and I told Sourav, “Dada, he has that jhatka (whip) in his hand which he uses while hitting the ball. It was something special to see.”

    It was his first outing with the Indian team. But the way he was hitting the ball, one could make out he was someone special.

    He has been quiet with me all throughout. I had heard many stories that he will not come and say hello. Many found him rude, but we broke that barrier. His behavior was understandable. It happens when a player is new in the team and takes some time to open up.

    For me, MS gave hope and showed nothing is impossible. He was talented and talent is something that will find its way. If somebody is talented, nobody can stop him.

    The one quality I liked about him was his calmness. It’s something that helped him be so successful.

    It has been a fantastic journey, he had come from a small place and played 15 years for India. I wish him all the best after a fantastic career. I enjoyed all his innings, and to single out one innings will be hard for me.

    Whatever is going on in his mind and what he thinks about his body, only he knows. He knows it better than anybody else. I would much rather look at his contribution to Indian cricket, it has been immense. He has given joy to so many people around the globe and inspired so many youngsters to play this sport.

    I would like to congratulate him on a fantastic career. I enjoyed playing with him.

    Indian Skipper Virat Kohli Completes 12 Years In International Cricket

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    Virat Kohli debut match date in ODI format

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli made his ODI debut on this same day(August 18) 12 years ago. Kohli on this special day faced Sri Lanka at Dambulla and managed to score just 12 runs.

    Remembering this BCCI congratulated Kohli on completing 12 years in international cricket. BCCI on their official Twitter page quotes as “On this day in 2008, a young @imVkohli
    donned the #TeamIndia jersey for the first time and as they say, the rest is history. Here’s congratulating #TeamIndia Captain on #12YearsOfVirat”.

    BCCI also posted a video of  Virat Kohli’s impressive knock of 154* against New Zealand in Mohali. BCCI quotes “As we celebrate #12YearsOfViratKohli take a look at one his fine knocks (154*) against New Zealand in Mohali”.

    In the past 12 years, Kohli has crossed several milestones. He was part of India’s World Cup-winning team in 2011, the Champions Trophy-winning team in 2013, and the team that climbed to the No.1 spot in the ICC Test Rankings.

    Kohli is second on the list of highest scorers for India on ODIs with 11,867 runs, only behind his mentor Sachin Tendulkar’s 18,426, and has scored 70 international centuries behind Tendulkar’s 100. He is the fastest to reach 10,000 runs ODIs.

    Kohli succeeded MS Dhoni as India’s Test captain in 2015, and ODI and T20I captain in 2017. He has 7,240 Test runs to his name and holds the record for the most double hundreds (7) among Indian batsmen in Tests.

    Virat Kohli Stats

    Batting

    Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct
    Tests 74 126 8 6368 243 53.96 10985 57.96 24 19 703 18 68
    ODIs 216 208 37 10232 183 59.83 11016 92.88 38 48 962 111 103
    T20Is 65 60 16 2167 90* 49.25 1592 136.11 0 19 218 48 33
    First-class 106 174 15 8617 243 54.19 14888 57.87 31 27 1016 33 99
    List A 250 241 40 11674 183 58.07 12552 93 42 56 1126 135 121
    T20s 250 236 45 7809 113 40.88 5857 133.32 4 57 722 245 115

     

    Bowling

    Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR
    Tests 74 9 163 76 0 – – – 2.79 –
    ODIs 216 48 641 665 4 1/15 1/15 166.25 6.22 160.2
    T20Is 65 12 146 198 4 1/13 1/13 49.5 8.13 36.5
    First-class 106 23 631 330 3 1/19 2/42 110 3.13 210.3
    List A 250 55 705 726 4 1/15 1/15 181.5 6.17 176.2
    T20s 250 44 454 661 8 2/25 2/25 82.62 8.73 56.7

     

     

    Indian Former Cricketer Laxman Recalls The Moment When Dhoni Drove Team Bus in Nagpur During 2008 Test Series Against Australia

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    Dhoni driving team bus During 2008 Test Series Against Australia

    Former India skipper MS Dhoni has rescued the team out of difficulty on numerous events and remained calm in under pressure situations. Remaining cool regardless of being under pressure came naturally to him. In any case, one doesn’t generally have the foggiest idea of how he was outside the field.

    Former India batsman VVS Laxman reviewed two occurrences from Dhoni’s profession on Star Sports’ Cricket Connected talk show, which indicated how quiet he was. Subsequent to scoring a ton at Faisalabad Test in 2006, where he scored his maiden ton, he continued kidding in the changing room that he would resign from Tests.

    “I still remember him coming back into the dressing room (after his maiden Test ton, versus Pakistan in Faisalabad in 2006) and loudly saying ‘I am going to announce my retirement – MS Dhoni, mai hundred maara Test cricket mein, bas yaar [I, MS Dhoni, have hit a century in Test cricket that’s it!],” Laxman said.

    “I don’t want anything more from Test cricket!’ And we were shocked and surprised to hear that. But that’s what MS Dhoni always was,” he said.

    Once, Laxman recalls, Dhoni drove the team bus from stadium to hotel in Nagpur during the 2008 Test series against Australia.

    “He was the captain of the Indian team because Anil [Kumble] announced his retirement two matches before in Delhi (in 2008). And MS Dhoni asked the team bus driver to just go and sit behind, and he drove the team bus from the ground to the hotel in Nagpur, and we were all awestruck. The captain of the Indian team, driving the team bus!

    “That’s how he used to enjoy his life. For him, being a cricketer was doing everything on the cricket field, but outside the field, everything was normal,” Laxman said.

    WATCH: “These are my people”, Former India Coach Gary Kirsten Recalls MS Dhoni’s Loyalty

    “Be Careful of MS Dhoni”, Irfan Pathan Warns Bowlers For “THIS” Reason Ahead of IPL 2020

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    Reason for Pathan to praise dhoni

    Indian former cricketer Irfan Pathan points out the difficulties that bowlers would face while bowling to MS Dhoni in IPL 2020. Indian former skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement on August 15 after reaching Chennai to get part in practice camp.

    MS Dhoni is also expected to play IPL for another couple of years which also confirmed by CSK officials.

    Pathan’s Feels Happy:

    “When he (Dhoni) comes to play in the IPL, I think all the bowlers, even the players who retired like me, will be very happy that they are not bowling against MS Dhoni in the IPL – because he is going to go with full flow,” he said on the Cricket Connected Show on Star Sports.

    Pathan has been at the receiving end too, back in 2010 when Dhoni carted him for 16 runs at Dharamsala, to take CSK into the semi-finals. MSD finished the match in just four balls, smashing 4, 2, 6, and 6.

    “When he plays for CSK, he enjoys that, his best comes out as a batsman as well. But in this IPL, I am really looking forward to it. All the bowlers, be careful,” Pathan said.

    Srinivasan Saved Dhoni’s Captaincy:

    Earlier, former BCCI president N Srinivasan has revealed how he used his authority to retain Dhoni as the skipper of the side. India had lost the Test series in Australia by a massive margin of 0-4, and the selection committee had decided to remove Dhoni as skipper from captaincy, without even picking a replacement.

    “This was 2011. India had won the World Cup. And (then) in Australia, we didn’t do well in the Tests. So, one of the selectors wanted to remove him (Dhoni) as the ODI captain. The point is, how do you remove him as the ODI captain? 

    “He had won the World Cup (just a few months ago). They (selectors) had not even thought of who would be his replacement. There was a discussion and then (before the formal meeting) I said there was no way in which he would not be a player,” Srinivasan told.

     

    On This Day : Indian Women Cricketer Mithali Raj Scripts History By Scoring 214 Against England At Taunton

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    Mithali Raj scores 214 runs Against England at Taunton

    On this day, 18 years ago, the then 19-year-old Mithali Raj made history in women’s cricket as she scored 214 against England at Taunton in what was the final Test of the tour.

    Apart from being the first double century for Indian women in the longest format of the game, it was at that time also the highest Test score in the women’s cricket. The record is now held by Pakistan’s Kiran Baluch who bettered it against West Indies in 2004 with a knock of 242.

    Raj, who made her India debut at the age of 16 and scored an unbeaten 114 against Ireland in 1999, was playing in only her third Test match when she created the record by overtaking the previous highest score of 209 not out made by Australia’s Karen Rolton.

    Raj batted for 598 minutes and faced a total of 407 balls for her epochal 214. The innings included 14 boundaries.

    England were heavy favorites for the match as they came into the contest aiming for nothing less than a win after the first match at Shenley was abandoned. India captain Anjum Chopra won the toss and opted to field first. England scored 329 with Laura Newton smashing 98.

    India had a tough task on their hands and lost two early wickets as openers Sunetra Paranjpe and Mamatha Maben departed with the scorecard reading just 45, but things were to change forever for Indian cricket as Raj walked out to bat. She was ably assisted by Chopra, Hemlata Kala, and Jhulan Goswami who scored 52, 62, and 62 respectively.

    From the other end, the stylish Raj continued scoring runs and brought up her double century on the third day of the match (16 August) and finished the day on 210 not out. The next morning on 17 August, Raj took her score to the record figure of 214 before falling to debutant Isha Guha as India scored 467 and took a lead of 138 runs.

    England, however, managed to hold on for a draw after they scored 198/6 in the second innings.

    Raj has so far played only 10 Test matches for India, scoring 663 runs at an average of 51. Her last Test came against South Africa in 2014.

    Also read: Indian Women Cricketer Mithali Raj Says She is Focused On Winning the World Cup Next Year

    ICC And BCCI Posts Tribute Video For Former Indian Skipper MS Dhoni On behalf Of His Retirement

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    BCCI and ICC tribute to MS Dhoni on behalf of his retirement

    Indian former skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement on August 15 2020 after reaching Chennai to attend the practice camp before leaving to UAE for IPL 2020.

    The news stuns almost every cricket fans around the world on hearing this unexpected decision. Every one expects Dhoni to execute his unseen form in the 13th edition of IPL which could pave way for his international return.

    But as an unexpected move, MS Dhoni announced his retirement after reaching Chennai which followed by Suresh Raina’s retirement. Which added shock to every cricket fans that too for Indian cricket fans.

    BCCI’s Tribute Video for MS Dhoni:

    As a tribute, BCCI posted a video of MS Dhoni where his teammates wish for him to get a beautiful and successful second half of his innings.

    ICC’s Tribute Video:

    Followed by BCCI’s tribute ICC too Posted a video on behalf of his unbreakable record he scripts to India. Which includes the detail of the trophy-winning matches he played for India.

    Sachin Tendulkar’s Tweet:

    Earlier on hearing this heartbreaking news former Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to express his feelings and wrote as “Your contribution to Indian cricket has been immense, @msdhoni. Winning the 2011 World Cup together has been the best moment of my life. Wishing you and your family all the very best for your 2nd innings”.

    Yuvraj Singh’s Wishes:

    Yuvraj Singh shares a huge role along with MS Dhoni in winning the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup for India. His Tweet reads as “Congratulations @msdhoni
    on a great career! Enjoyed lifting the 2007 and 2011 WC trophies together for our country and our many partnerships on the field. My best wishes to you for the future”.

    Also read: Reason Behind Indian Former Skipper MS Dhoni To Mention “1929 Hrs” in His Retirement Post

    Former India Opener Chetan Chauhan Dies at 73 Due to COVID-19

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    Reason for Chetan Chauhan death

    Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan dies at 73 due to novel coronavirus infection. He played 40 Test matches and seven ODIs between 1969 and 1981, scoring 2,237 runs for India.

    He formed a formidable top-order partnership with Sunil Gavaskar, with the duo combining for 3,127 runs at an average of 54.85 in Tests, including 11-century stands. The highlight was their opening stand of 213 at The Oval in 1979 when Gavaskar’s double century set up a famous win for India.

    Chauhan, who made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1969 as a 22-year-old, got his first runs off a couple of boundaries. He grew to have a reputation as a doughty batsman. However, he never went on to make a hundred; in fact, only Shane Warne (3,154) has more Test runs than him without a century.

    He made at least 50 on 16 occasions, though, with a high score of 97 against Australia in Adelaide in 1981. He was prolific in first-class cricket, reaching 11,143 in 179 matches at an average of 40.22, with 21 centuries.

    After his playing career, Chauhan turned to the coach and was manager when India won a famous Test victory against Australia in Kolkata in 2001.

    He was active in politics and was serving as a minister in the state government in Uttar Pradesh when he contracted the virus.

    Sourav Ganguly Mourns:

    BCCI President Sourav Ganguly remembered Chauhan fondly, having played for India while Chauhan was the team manager.

    “I am deeply anguished to learn of the passing away of Shri Chetan Chauhan,” Ganguly said in a statement. “I have spent so much time with him when he was the Indian Cricket Team’s manager. Not only was he a tough opening batsman but was a person with a tremendous sense of humor and had a tremendous attachment to Indian cricket. This year needs to be forgotten as it has taken a lot of dear people away. He will always remain with us. May God give strength to his family to overcome this loss.”

     

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