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Kolkata-based former FIFA referee Sumanta Ghosh, who officiated in pre-World Cup and pre-Olympic tournaments, died of prolonged illness at his residence in Kolkata on Thursday. He was 70 and is survived by his wife and two sons. "He was not keeping well for the past few days, and he breathed his last around 3 am this morning," a Bengal referee said. Born on April 10, 1952, Ghosh became a FIFA referee in 1990 and retired in 1997.
Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif was all praise for Suryakumar Yadav after the star batter scored a quickfire half-century in the first T20I against South Africa at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Despite chasing a below-par total of 107, the hosts were under pressure after losing the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, he and KL Rahul stitched an unbeaten partnership to take India home with eight wickets to spare. Taking to Twitter, Kaif suggested that Suryakumar has cemented his place at no. 4 in the Indian team.
The arch-rivals, who don't play bilateral series due to geo-political tensions, will clash for a fourth time in one year at the MCG. "If I give my best, they won't be able to play me easily. For the upcoming World Cup match, I'm very happy because it is at the Melbourne Cricket Ground," Rauf, who plays for Melbourne Stars in the BBL, said in the post-match interaction after their six-run win over England.
FIFA referee Sumanta Ghosh, who officiated in pre-World Cup and pre-Olympic tournaments, died of prolonged illness at his residence on Thursday. He was 70 and is survived by his wife and two sons. "He was not keeping well for the past few days, and he breathed his last around 3 am this morning," a Bengal referee said.
Virat Kohli on Thursday shared a heartwarming video for tennis legend Roger Federer and replying to his message the Swiss great thanked the Indian batter. Federer took to Instagram and said that he looks forward to come to India soon. "Thanks @ViratKohli I hope to make it to India soon," he wrote in his Instagram story.
The Indian caused ripples in the Asian Pro Boxing circuit with the eighth round stoppage win over the former SouthEast Asian Games medallist on Wednesday. The fight had been three months in the making and Thakran had moved up two weight divisions from his usual super welterweight for the contest.
Team India had a night to remember on Wednesday, after they registered a magnificent eight-wicket win over South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The pacer duo of Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar rose to the occasion and scalped three wickets and two wickets, respectively, to restrict the Proteas to 106/8. Later, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav brought up their respective half-centuries to take India across the line in just 16.4 overs, despite initial setbacks.
Suryakumar Yadav's status as India's best T20I batter in recent times has been reaffirmed as he became the highest scorer in a single calender year with 732 runs, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan's 689 back in 2018. Suryakumar, who scored one of his finest T20I half-centuries against South Africa on a seaming track in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, is only 24 runs short of completing 1000 runs in the format.