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In the past four years, Melvin AmajuPinnick has been a member of the FIFA Council, which is the highest decision making body of world football. The position entails making several sacrifices, including globetrotting and meeting with people with different ideologies and contributing ideas that would shape the sport globally.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan will have "enough depth to be dangerous in home conditions" in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan have the benefit of playing at home conditions as the country is set to co-host a senior ICC event for the first time since the World Cup in 1996. "There's always pressure when you play at home in the sub-continent – whether it's India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, or Pakistan – the expectations are massive," Shastri remarked when speaking with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review.
India captain Rohit Sharma put talks around his form to bed with a brilliant hundred in the second ODI against England on Sunday. Rohit truly entertained the crowd at Cuttack, hitting 12 fours and 7 sixes, as India took 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. The India skipper found going tough over the last one year or so, producing back-to-back poor shows against New Zealand, Australia and even in the Ranji Trophy. However, after securing his 32nd ODI ton, the opening batter silenced critics in an emotional video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Former India batter Aakash Chopra has backed Afghanistan to surprise a few teams at the upcoming Champions Trophy, set to get underway on February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE. Afghanistan are placed in the group of death, consisting of powerhouses Australia, England and South Africa. Chopra feels Afghanistan have "unlimited opportunities" despite a tough group stage fixture list. He suggested that Afghanistan have a great chance of upsetting England, especially considering the latter's recent struggles against spin bowling.
England suffered a major setback ahead of the Champions Trophy as promising all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury, skipper Jos Buttler has confirmed. "I'm pretty sure he's been ruled out of the Champions Trophy, to be honest," Buttler said after their four-wicket defeat to India in the second ODI in Cuttack on Sunday. The deadline to submit the final squads for the Champions Trophy is Wednesday.
The organiser of the Delhi Open -- an ATP Challenger event -- on Saturday announced wild card entries for three Davis Cuppers -- Sasikumar Mukund, Ramkumar Ramanathan and young Karan Singh -- in the men's singles main draw. Youngster Chirag Duhan, Aryan Shah, who were part of the Davis Cup training camp have been given wild cards for the qualifying event, along with Aditya Govila, and Sidharth Rawat. Former World No. 31 Lloyd Harris and 2019 junior Wimbledon champion Shintaro Mochizuki will be among the top 8 seeds at the ATP Challenger 75 event, returning for its fifth edition at the DLTA Complex from February 10-16.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain outlasted third seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to win the ABN AMRO Open on Sunday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
India batter Virat Kohli gave a stunned reaction after his dismissal in the 2nd ODI against England in Cuttack on Sunday. Kohli, who missed the series-opener in Nagpur due to a sore knee, was dismissed caught behind for an 8-ball 5 by Adil Rashid, following a successful DRS taken by England captain Jos Buttler. Kohli leaned forward to defend as Rashid bowled a flighted delivery, but was beaten on the edge due to a sharp turn. Despite a strong appeal from England for a caught behind, the umpire shook his head in disagreement.