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"Out Of Your Control": Sunil Chhetri Tells Players On FIFA Ban Threat On AIFF

Seasoned striker Sunil Chhetri on Sunday advised fellow players to continue giving their best on the pitch and not worry about FIFA's threat of suspension on Indian football. Earlier this month, world football governing body FIFA had threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October due to a third party "influence", the warning coming just days after the Supreme Court's directive to hold elections of the national federation.

Daniel Vettori, Vernon Philander Among Players To Commit To Legends League Cricket's 2nd Edition

Legends League Cricket on Sunday announced that about 80 international and Indian players combined have confirmed their availability for the upcoming second edition of the league. They will be available to be picked up by the franchises for the drafting event that will be held in Mumbai in the coming few days. "The overall pool of players now stands at 85 players from 10 countries across the world," stated an official media release.

On This Day, 32 Years Ago: Sachin Tendulkar Scored Maiden International Ton

Sachin Tendulkar is regarded as one of the best batters to ever play the sport of cricket. Almost, all batting records in Test and ODI cricket belong to him and till date, he remains as the highest run-scorer in international cricket. The batter went on to register 100 tons in international cricket, but the first of his centuries came 32 years ago in 1990 against England at Old Trafford. At that time, Sachin was just 17 years and 112 days old.

Virat Kohli starts training ahead of Asia Cup

Virat Kohli has started his preparation ahead of the Asia Cup, which will be held from August 27-September 11 in UAE. Since the last couple of days, Kohli has been training at Mumbai Cricket Association’s Indoor Cricket Academy at BKC, along with his IPL team, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Sanjay Bangar. Bangar is India’s ex-batting coach.

"What Selectors Do Is Fair": India Batter After Asia Cup Omission

On his omission from the squad for Asia Cup 2022, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan said that it is a positive thing for him as it will push him to work hard and score more runs to make his way back into the team. India named a 15-member squad for the Asia Cup earlier this week. Ishan Kishan was not included in the squad. The tournament will start from August 27 onwards, with India starting its campaign with a high-octane clash against Pakistan on August 28.

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"Out Of Your Control": Sunil Chhetri Tells Players On FIFA Ban Threat On AIFF

Daniel Vettori, Vernon Philander Among Players To Commit To Legends League Cricket's 2nd Edition

On This Day, 32 Years Ago: Sachin Tendulkar Scored Maiden International Ton

Virat Kohli starts training ahead of Asia Cup

"What Selectors Do Is Fair": India Batter After Asia Cup Omission

'The weather was quite extreme': Mumbai City coach on choosing Dubai for pre-season camp

Over 30 international stars signed up for Cricket SA's T20 League

FIFA reminds India of looming ban, loss of women's U-17 World Cup