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BRISBANE :World number two Aryna Sabalenka beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-4 at the Brisbane International on Saturday to book a tantalising final against Elena Rybakina in what will be a rematch of their 2023 Australian Open title clash.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has written to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to explore the possibility of India participating in the trial of the 'Additional Video Review System' (AVRS). "The President's recommendation aims to consider the extension of the existing technical infrastructure to accommodate an 'on-demand' video review request from the referees through a multi-angle, multi-camera broadcast feed," AIFF said in an official statement. "Our prime objective here is to reduce the margin of error by empowering match officials with the technology to assist in their decision-making. While we will continue to work to implement VAR, I feel that, to begin with, AVRS can be a great option for a country like India," AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey said.
In a bizarre turn of events in the Ranji Trophy, two 'Bihar Teams' turned up for a match against Mumbai at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna on Friday. There has been an ongoing tussle at the Bihar Cricket Association between rival factions and the result of it was there for all to see. There was also a minor scuffle and heated exchange between officials, according to a report in The Indian Express. The report added that local police had to intervene before the Ranji Trophy season opener could start at around 11 am.
The T20 World Cup schedule got announced on Friday. The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 with co-hosts USA facing Canada in a repeat of the first-ever international cricket match back in 1844. The much-anticipated match between India and Pakistan will be held on June 9 in New York. India are placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, USA, Canada and Ireland. Here are the group matches for the Indian cricket team - India vs Ireland on June 5, India vs Pakistan on June 9, India vs USA on June 12 and India vs Canada on June 15.
MS Dhoni's daughter Ziva has shared a sneak peek of the family's vacation in Dubai. She took to Instagram to share video and photo from the trip. In the shared clip and photo, MS Dhoni could be seen spending quality time with daughter Ziva and wife Sakshi. The video shared by Ziva has got over 8 lakh 37 thousand views and more than 1 lakh 12 thousand likes. Days earlier, Sakshi had also shared video of the trip from her Instagram profile, wishing the users a happy new year.
Former Indian cricket team and Chennai Super Kings star Ambati Rayudu on Saturday quit the ruling YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh. He was inducted into the party in the presence of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister K Narayana Swamy and Rajampeta Lok Sabha member P Mithun Reddy last month. "In the presence of Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Ambati Tirupati Rayudu joined YSRCP at the CM's camp office," YSRCP had said then in a post on social media platform X.
Legendary India cricketer Ravi Shastri blasted the scheduling of the India-South Africa Test series as he called the two-match series a "waste of time". South Africa outplayed India completely in the first Test while the Rohit Sharma-led side claimed a historic win in the second Test match that lasted for just 107 overs. Shastri said on commentary that India should focus on playing either 'T20Is and Test matches or ODIs and Test matches' while touring and just refuse to play any two-match Test series in the future.
After the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, where India finished runner-up to Australia, the next ICC event for the team will be the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup. It will give the Indian cricket team yet another opportunity to end the ICC title drought. Since 2013, when Indian cricket team won the Champions Trophy under the leadership of MS Dhoni, India have not won any ICC trophy. The 2024 T20 World Cup schedule was announced on Friday. The tournament will begin on June 1 with a match between USA and Canada.