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"Don't Look To Survive": Gautam Gambhir To Team India On Facing Shaheen Afridi

India start their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against Pakistan in Melbourne on October 23. While India have been dented with injuries to top players, Pakistan have been bolstered by the return of Shaheen Afridi, who was out for a lengthy duration due to injury and subsequent rehabilitation. The left-arm pacer has often proved quite a handful for the Indian top-order in the past. While his match fitness will be assessed in the coming days, if he gets fit in time for the India game, he might prove to be a tricky customer.

Pressure builds on Xavi ahead of clasico with Barcelona on brink of Champions League exit

Last October, Barcelona’s players and manager boarded a late-night flight from Madrid to return home, expecting a bad reception. By the time they landed, coach and players were no longer colleagues.

Even 'Bone Collector' is skating on thin ice at Lions: 'Days of reputation picks are gone'

He donned a Springbok jersey on 43 occasions and his fearsome physique led to him being dubbed "The Bone Collector", but Willem Alberts is - by default - already skating on thin ice at Ellis Park.

Maybe I'll go on to do bigger things: Sourav Ganguly

'Many good things in 3 years as board president'KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly seems to have reconciled with the inevitable. With five days of his tenure as the BCCI president still remaining, he is already referring to it in the past tense. "I was the CAB president for five years. Then I was the Board president for three years," he said at a promotional event, while reflecting on his days as an administrator. "In these three years, so many good things have happened. We had IPL during the Covid pandemic, such difficult times for all of us. We won the U-19 World Cup. The broadcast rights went for an all-time high. And, I wish the senior women team had won the Commonwealth Games gold, they could have beaten Australia. These were great moments for me as an administrator," he said. The reference came after a philosophical Ganguly said "nothing is permanent", whether it is being a player or an administrator. "I have been an administrator, now I will move on to something else."

Giants of Africa explains investment on basketball courts across Nigeria

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Draymond Green on rejoining Warriors - We won't 'hold on to past'

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green returned to practice on Thursday following a week away from the team after the fallout from punching Jordan Poole last Wednesday.

Cricket-Australia set to savour T20 World Cup defence on home soil

MELBOURNE : On home pitches and with strength across the board, Australia are in the box seat to become the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups in a country that has eagerly awaited its chance to stage the global showpiece.

"Dont Even Know Who Are You Talking About": Babar Azam Tells Journalist On Question Over His Captaincy

Since taking over the reins as Pakistan captain, Babar Azam has truly taken the men's national cricket team forward. With Babar at the helm, Pakistan have produced some memorable performances. But, there do remain a few who are skeptical of Babar's style of leadership, especially ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup 2022. In the press conference after the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in New Zealand on Thursday, Babar was asked about the criticism from a journalist over his captaincy. The Pakistan skipper gave a polite yet firm response to the question.

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"Don't Look To Survive": Gautam Gambhir To Team India On Facing Shaheen Afridi

Pressure builds on Xavi ahead of clasico with Barcelona on brink of Champions League exit

Even 'Bone Collector' is skating on thin ice at Lions: 'Days of reputation picks are gone'

Maybe I'll go on to do bigger things: Sourav Ganguly

Giants of Africa explains investment on basketball courts across Nigeria

Draymond Green on rejoining Warriors - We won't 'hold on to past'

Cricket-Australia set to savour T20 World Cup defence on home soil

"Dont Even Know Who Are You Talking About": Babar Azam Tells Journalist On Question Over His Captaincy