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I feel uncomfortable when anyone compares me with Rohit Sharma: Haider Ali Trying to make it big at the international level, Haider had recently labelled Rohit Sharma as his role model. Impressed by the Indian opener’s clean hitting and penchant for scoring big knocks, Haider had heaped praise on Rohit in a media interaction in June. Rohit, especially after donning the opener’s hat, has been in phenomenal touch with the willow. The Indian limited-overs vice-captain is the only batsman to have scored three double hundreds in the ODI format. (Read more about the story) Security beefed up at MS Dhoni’s farmhouse in Ranchi after rape threats to his 5-year-old daughter Police in Ranchi has beefed up the security at former India cricketer MS Dhoni’s farmhouse after rape threats to his five-year-old daughter on social media. Dhoni is currently in the UAE while his wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva are staying in the farmhouse at the moment. Not many families have travelled with the cricketers this time due to COVID-19 restrictions. (Read more about the story) ‘He needs to wake up’ – Kevin Pietersen slams Ambati Rayudu for his running between the wickets against RCB Chennai Super Kings (CSK), continuing their woeful run, suffered yet another defeat while chasing in the on-going IPL 2020. Royal Challengers Bangalore, on Saturday, thrashed CSK by 37 runs to plunge more misery on the three-time champions. One of the most consistent sides of the IPL, CSK have registered only two victories this season in seven games. (Read more about the story) Minor picked by police for giving rape threats to MS Dhoni’s daughter on social media In a horribly disturbing incident, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s daughter received rape threats on social media following Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) 10-run loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday. Furthermore, MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Dhoni was also dragged into the unrelated incident and she found herself on the receiving end of severe hate and trolls on social media platforms. Following the regrettable and unprecedented incident, a 16-year-old boy from Mundra in Kutch has been picked by the police. (Read more about the story) BCCI announces squads and schedule for Women’s T20 Challenge Women’s T20 Challenge, as reported earlier, is set to be played from November 4 to November 9 alongside the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCCI, on Sunday, announced the schedule the squads for the tournament with three teams, Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity, to fight it out for the glory. Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj will lead the three teams respectively like last year. (Read more about the story) IPL 2020: KKR spinner Sunil Narine reported for suspect bowling action Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a thrilling win by two runs against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Saturday. Their off-spinner Sunil Narine was their hero who turned the game on its head conceding only two runs in the 18th over of the innings. However, the team was in for a shocking piece of news after the match as the umpires reported the Caribbean bowler for his suspect bowling action. (Read more about the story) ‘I will never go down without a fight’ – KXIP’s Chris Gayle shares his picture after getting hospitalized Amid their lacklustre batting display, fans have been asking KXIP team management to slot Chris Gayle in the line-up. The Caribbean giant was going to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this week. However, KXIP head coach Anil Kumble had revealed that Gayle wasn’t included in the Playing XI due to food poisoning. (Read more about the story) Sania Mirza posts heartfelt wishes for husband Shoaib Malik after he completes 10,000 T20 runs Pakistan’s brilliant batsman Shoaib Malik, on Saturday, became the first Asian player to complete 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. He achieved the feat during the ongoing National T20 Cup in Pakistan. He became the third cricketer in the world to achieve this milestone after Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard. Malik has been named in some of the finest batsmen around the world and by achieving this feat, he has become the talk of the town. (Read more about the story) ‘Feeling sad for Chennai fans’ – Virender Sehwag slams CSK’s disappointing show against RCB Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting force failed to fire yet again and their dismal IPL 2020 campaign continued on Saturday. The MS Dhoni-led side fell 37 runs short of the 170-run target against Royal Challengers Bangalore. During their run-chase, CSK got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of Faf du Plessis in the fourth over with just 19 runs on the scoreboard. (Read more about the story) Jofra Archer wins INR 50,000 worth Xbox after dismissing David Warner, here’s how England and Rajasthan Royals bowler Jofra Archer is known for his antics on Twitter. Every now and then his old tweet goes viral and even nowadays, the pacer keeps on tweeting something or the other. Accordingly, he tagged the Xbox UK ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) asking how many wickets they want to pick him to get the new gaming console. (Read more about the story)

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