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BCCI offers to play two extra T20Is in England next year
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has offered to play two extra T20 internationals in England next year following the last-minute cancellation of the fifth Test in Manchester due to Covid concerns.5th Test cancelled due to India players’ refusal: Sourav Ganguly
The Old Trafford Test was cancelled last Friday barely two hours before its scheduled start as the tourists, who were leading the series 2-1, failed to field a side after their physiotherapist tested positive for COVID-19. “The players refused to play but you can’t blame them,” BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly said.Rohit could be white-ball skipper after T20 WC
Virat Kohli, who currently leads the team across all formats and is India’s most successful captain ever, is learned to have taken the call to share leadership responsibilities with Rohit Sharma, BCCI sources told TOI. Kohli has had prolonged discussions with Sharma and the team management over the last few months, particularly after Team India’s triumph in Australia, one that coincided with Kohli becoming a father.
Rohit Sharma could be white-ball skipper after T20 World Cup
Virat Kohli, who currently leads the team across all formats and is India’s most successful captain ever, is learned to have taken the call to share leadership responsibilities with Rohit Sharma, BCCI sources told TOI. Kohli has had prolonged discussions with Sharma and the team management over the last few months, particularly after Team India’s triumph in Australia, one that coincided with Kohli becoming a father.With 2 lakh ICU beds, govt readies for post-festive Covid-19 surge
Over two lakh ICU beds, with 50% of them assisted with ventilators, are being earmarked for Covid-19 patients as the government gears up for a likely spike in infections in the wake of festival season, officials said. Around 40,000 additional beds with ventilators in ICUs are being added as part of the large-scale augmentation of Covid-health infrastructure across the country.
Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic’s bid for year Slam at US Open
Novak Djokovic’s bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969 ended one victory short with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday. Medvedev’s surprisingly lopsided triumph gave him his first major championship and prevented Djokovic from winning what would have been the record 21st of his career.
Govt to revamp LIC rules for sharing surplus: How it will impact policyholders?
Ahead of its proposed mega initial public offer (IPO), the government is looking at ways to align Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC’s) rules for surplus distribution to shareholders with what is applicable for private companies.