Former India All-Rounder Syed Abid Ali Dies At The Age Of 83
Former India all-rounder Syed Abid Ali, who was known for his versatility and sharp fielding skills, died on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83.
Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.

Former India all-rounder Syed Abid Ali, who was known for his versatility and sharp fielding skills, died on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83.
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the men's doubles competition at the All England Championships, registering a straight-game victory over Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard. Returning to the court after his father's loss last month, Satwik, along with his doubles partner Chirag, put on an impressive display, securing a 21-17, 21-15 win in just 40 minutes late Wednesday. Moments after sealing the victory, Satwik raised his finger to the sky, his gaze fixed skyward -- perhaps reaching out to his father, searching for him in the beyond.
India delivered a stellar performance on the second day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 with Rinku Hooda emerging as the standout star in the men's javelin events. Rinku clinched the gold medal in the F46 category with an impressive throw of 60.26 meters, continuing his golden streak after his recent triumph at the 22nd National Para Athletics Championships in Goa and a silver medal at the fourth Asian Para Games.
The Indian Premies League (IPL) 2025 begins on March 22 and all the teams have started their preparation. Rajasthan Royals is no exception. However, visual showed on Wednesday, that their coach Rahul Dravid is injured. However, before one could think that it might hamper their preparations for IPL 2025, Dravid arrived at the camp on crutches in Jaipur. This happens a week after he suffering an injury on his left leg during a club match in Bengaluru. The IPL franchise shared a photo on social media on Wednesday, in which Dravid is seen wearing a cast on his left leg, and captioned the post, "Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who picked up an injury while playing Cricket in Bangalore, is recovering well and will join us today in Jaipur."
World number three Carlos Alcaraz said reclaiming top spot in the rankings is not his top priority over the next few months as the Spaniard looks to avoid any additional pressure in the search for his best form.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who is currently preparing for the IPL 2025 with his new team Punjab Kings, has a habit of being the entertainer of his squad. His reels with former IPL team Rajasthan Royals had gone viral and the trend doesn't seem to stop with his new team Punjab Kings too. In a recent video, Chahal could be seen in a batting practice where he even made funny comments. One of his comments was: "Yes, it's a two." The comment made social media react as it is a line which was used by Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan during practice.
Rohit Sharma's one statement after the Champions Trophy 2025 elated the whole nation. There was a lot of speculation about his career future, but Rohit Sharma allayed all those fears in classic 'Rohit Sharma way': "I am not going to retire from this format. Just to make sure no rumours are spread moving forward. Koi future plan hai nahi, jo chal raha hai chalega (there is no future plan, whatever is going on will continue as it is)." That statement right after the Champions Trophy 2025 final went viral.
Former New Zealand pacer and ex-Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling coach Shane Bond said that another injury at the same spot where Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had his surgery could be a career-ender and added that in future, he would not like to see him play more than two Test matches in one go, ESPNCricinfo reported. Bumrah has been nursing a lower back injury, which ruled him out of India's famous run to Champions Trophy victory on Sunday. The bowler who has been branded as a "national treasure" by star batter Virat Kohli, fought a lone battle for India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, taking 32 wickets in five matches, before breaking down in the final Test match at Sydney earlier this year in January, suffering what turned out to be a stress-related injury.