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Ahead of the India-Pakistan cricket match in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, a group of cricket fans took a holy dip in the Sangam at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to pray for India’s victory.
Team India will square off against arch-rivals Pakistan in their second Group A clash at the Dubai International Stadium today in order to book their spot in the semifinals of the ongoing competition. The last time India and Pakistan clashed in a Champions Trophy event was during the 2017 edition's final, when Virat Kohli-led star-studded unit was humbled by Men in Green at the peak of star batters' run-chasing powers, being skittled out for 158 runs while chasing a mammoth 338 runs which Pakistan reached on the back of a century from Fakhar Zaman.
Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam was conspicuous by his absence from the team's training and there was no clarity on his availability for the Champions Trophy clash against India on Sunday even as the country's cricket board chief Mohsin Naqvi urged the side to win "at any cost". Speculation is rife that he may be not be considered for the match after he was not seen at the practice session on Saturday evening. The practice was attended by PCB chief Naqvi and Azam was the only player who chose to take the day off.
Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip on second place in the Bundesliga as they cruised to a 2-0 victory at struggling Holstein Kiel on Saturday while Serhou Guirassy hit four goals as "euphoric" Borussia Dortmund routed Union Berlin 6-0. The victory allowed German champions Leverkusen to cut Bayern Munich's advantage to five points before the leaders host third-place Frankfurt on Sunday. Bayern had ground out a 0-0 draw at Leverkusen in the previous round and the teams have been drawn to meet in the Champions League round of 16, with the first leg on March 5.
After a comprehensive victory against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener, the Indian cricket team takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in their second Group B match on Sunday. Shubman Gill was the star of the match for India, scoring a brilliant hundred to set expectations clear right from the start. Though India ticked most boxes in their tournament opener, one change can be expected to be made as Rohit Sharma's men take on Mohammad Rizwan's side in their second match, especially keeping the opponent team's composition in mind.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami stumbled out of the blocks with a 2-2 home draw against New York City FC in the opening round of the new Major League Soccer season on Saturday. Miami, who broke the regular season points record last year before crashing out in the first round of the playoffs, played the bulk of the match with 10 men after Argentine defender Tomas Aviles was sent off. Messi provided the assists for both Miami's goals including the leveler which came in the 10th minute of stoppage time.
Barcelona were below par but earned a 2-0 win at Las Palmas on Saturday to move back top of La Liga. After Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 to temporarily take pole position, the Catalans replaced them with a narrow victory on the road and sit one point ahead of the Rojiblancos. Substitute Dani Olmo produced a fine finish before Ferran Torres drilled home to settle the game and earn Barca revenge for a shock home defeat by Las Palmas earlier in the season.
Aged 37, India captain Rohit Sharma probably has his best days behind him. The opening batter remains one of Team India's pillars, though a lot has been said and written about his future in the Test format. Though Rohit even returned to domestic cricket, to showcase his intention of extending his international career, many experts feel a big decision could unfold from the skipper as the ICC Champions Trophy concludes. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar holds a similar opinion, suggesting Rohit could say goodbye as the Champions Trophy concludes.