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I'm playing my last games, so FIFA ban on India will be catastrophic: Sunil Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri on Friday dropped yet another hint that his retirement is not far away, saying a FIFA ban on India in the aftermath of Supreme Court's ruling to oust Praful Patel as AIFF president would be catastrophic as he is playing his "last games". The 37-year-old Chhetri's retirement has been a matter of speculation for some time now and he has said on many occasions that his illustrious career will come to an end soon. "No matter what is happening on that front, I hope it is under control and the country does not get a ban," the iconic India captain said during a media interaction ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers final round beginning here on June 8.

"Right Now, I'm Enjoying It": Ace Footballer Sunil Chhetri Responds To Questions On Retirement

Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri on Friday dropped yet another hint that his retirement is not far away, saying a FIFA ban on India in the aftermath of Supreme Court's ruling to oust Praful Patel as AIFF president would be catastrophic as he is playing his "last games". The 37-year-old Chhetri's retirement has been a matter of speculation for some time now and he has said on many occasions that his illustrious career will come to an end soon.

"Understands Mental State Of A Player": Mohammad Siraj Praises Captain Rohit Sharma

Pacer Mohammed Siraj feels that he needs to work on his consistency before featuring in India's fifth Test against England. India will be squaring off against England for the fifth and final Test of the five-match series on July 1, which earlier got postponed in September 2021 due to COVID-19.

Norway Chess Tournament: Viswanathan Anand Registers Second Straight Win In Classical Event, Takes Lead

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament. The 52-year-old Anand trumped his opponent in 36 moves in the battle of the veterans to make it two out of two after the second round late on Wednesday.

I get impression that India and Pakistan players want to play against each other regularly: Mohammad Rizwan

Rizwan, who recently played alongside India's Cheteshwar Pujara for English county side Sussex, has got an impression that cricketers from both countries are keen on playing against each other regularly. Rizwan and Pujara also enjoyed some useful batting partnership and generally got along well. "Everyone wants to see Pakistan and India play bilateral series or other matches but the state level affairs are not in the hands of the players," Rizwan told reporters in Lahore.

Wasim Jaffer's Savage Tweet After 17 Wickets Fall On Day 1 Of England vs New Zealand Lord's Test

The 1st England vs New Zealand Test got off to a frenetic start, with New Zealand bowled out for 132 after opting to bat and then England reduced to 116/7 at Stumps on Day 1 at Lord's. Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer made note of the rapid fall of wickets and put out a witty tweet, drawing a comparison to how Indian pitches come under criticism when wickets tumble. "When 17 wkts fall in a day at Lord's, talk is about skills of the bowlers. When 17 wkts fall in a day at Ahmedabad, talk is about conditions," he tweeted, along with a meme featuring Salman Khan from the song "Character Dheela" from his movie "Ready".

India And Pakistan "Cricketers Want To Play Against Each Other": Mohammad Rizwan

India and Pakistan played against each other in last year's T20 World Cup match in Dubai, in which Pakistan came up trumps with a clinical performance with both bat and ball. Both teams are again scheduled to take on each other in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup later this year in Australia. There are has been no bilateral cricket between the two countries for close to a decade now due to political tensions, and the only time fans get to see this clash is when the two teams face off in ICC or continental tournaments.

Anjum Moudgil clinches silver, India move up to third spot in Baku Shooting World Cup

Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions as India moved up to third spot in the medal tally at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. Anjum went down 12-16 in the gold medal match to Denmark's Rikke Maeng Ibsen. Anjum, also a world championship silver medallist, had on Thursday qualified for the top-eight ranking round with a score of 587 out of 600, which gave her a fourth place in a field of 60 shooters On Friday, she finished second to Ibsen in stage two with a 406.5 to the Norwegian's 411.4.

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I'm playing my last games, so FIFA ban on India will be catastrophic: Sunil Chhetri

"Right Now, I'm Enjoying It": Ace Footballer Sunil Chhetri Responds To Questions On Retirement

"Understands Mental State Of A Player": Mohammad Siraj Praises Captain Rohit Sharma

Norway Chess Tournament: Viswanathan Anand Registers Second Straight Win In Classical Event, Takes Lead

I get impression that India and Pakistan players want to play against each other regularly: Mohammad Rizwan

Wasim Jaffer's Savage Tweet After 17 Wickets Fall On Day 1 Of England vs New Zealand Lord's Test

India And Pakistan "Cricketers Want To Play Against Each Other": Mohammad Rizwan

Anjum Moudgil clinches silver, India move up to third spot in Baku Shooting World Cup