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Nov 11, 2020

KL Rahul Wins Coveted Orange Cap

Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul took home the very prestigious Orange Cap after emerging as the top run-getter in IPL 2020 with 670 runs from 14 games. Although Kings XI fell at the last hurdle, losing to CSK in their must-win final league game, Rahul led from the front throughout the tournament.
It's been a while since Kings XI Punjab were dumped out of IPL 2020 but their skipper and talisman KL Rahul winning the Orange Cap will come as some solace to them. The fact that the opening batsman was on top of the charts throughout this edition and won the much fancied race easily in the end is an ode to Rahul's consistency.

Mumbai Indians Lift Record 5th IPL Title

Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians romped to their record fifth title in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a comfortable five-wicket win over Shreyas Iyer's Delhi Capitals in the summit showdown of the 2020 edition of the cash-rich league.
Soon after the Mumbai franchise successfully defended their title, sports and B-town celebrities took to their social media handle to congratulate the five-time champions of the IPL.

Ministry of Sports Approved 6 Khelo India Centres of Excellence

The Ministry of Sports has approved 6 Khelo India Centres of Excellence in six different states. Khelo India centre of excellence is an initiative of the Sports Ministry to upgrade the existing sports infrastructure in all states and Union Territories. The ministry has announced a financial support of over 64 crore to upgrade these six Khelo India centres.
The aim of creating these Khelo India excellence centres is to create a strong and healthy sports ecosystem in the country.
The names of the six Khelo India Centre of Excellence approved by the Ministry of Sports along with financial support extended to them is as follows-
States Sports Academy, Sarusajai, Assam with a financial support of Rs. 7.96 crore
J. N. S. Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya with a financial support of Rs. 8.39 crore
New Sports Complex Silvassa, Daman & Diu with a financial support of Rs. 8.05 crore
MP State Academy, Madhya Pradesh with a financial support of Rs. 19 crore
Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune with a financial support of Rs. 16 crore

Nov 09, 2020

Delhi Capitals into Maiden IPL Final

Shikhar Dhawan's fiery half-century and Marcus Stoinis' all-round show carried Delhi Capitals into their maiden IPL final as they survived some anxious moments before prevailing by 17 runs in the second Qualifier against SunRisers Hyderabad.
Breathtaking counter-attacking knocks by Kane Williamson (67) and Abdul Samad (33) threatened to dash Delhi Capitals hopes but Stoinis' timely dismissal of the Kiwi batsman tilted it in his side's favour.
The Capitals will now challenge Mumbai Indians for the title on Tuesday, having lost to them in the first Qualifier.

Nov 08, 2020

Novak Djokovic Clinches Sixth Year-end No. 1 Ranking

Novak Djokovic has sealed the year-end men`s world number one tennis ranking for the sixth time and levels with childhood hero Pete Sampras after closest rival Rafael Nadal opted against playing in the ATP Tour event in Sofia next week.
Spain`s 20-time Grand Slam champion Nadal, ranked second, was the only player who had a chance to stop the Serbian from finishing as the top-ranked player in 2020.
During the year, Djokovic won the ATP Cup in January before picking up a record-extending eight Australian Open Grand Slam in Melbourne. He also won the Cincinnati Masters and a record 36th ATP Masters title in Rome.

Nov 05, 2020

Rafael Nadal Earns His 1,000th Win

Becoming only the fourth man to reach 1,000 match wins should have drawn deafening cheers and a standing ovation for tennis great Rafael Nadal. Instead, he reached his milestone amid a cathedral-like silence in a 20,000-seater stadium left completely empty because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There was only a fist-bump from, after Nadal defeated Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a subdued atmosphere.
Nadal joined Jimmy Connors (1,274), Roger Federer (1,242) and Ivan Lendl (1,068) as the only men's 1,000-club members since the Open era began in 1968.

Warner Achieves This Impressive Feat

SunRisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner became the first player in history to score 500 or more runs in 6 consecutive seasons of IPL. Warner finished the IPL 2020 league stage with 529 runs from 14 games.
Warner scored 692, 641, 848, 562 and 528 runs in his previous five IPL seasons, respectively. It must be noted that Warner was banned from IPL 2018 for his involvement in the ball tampering scandal against South Africa.

Nov 04, 2020

Shane Watson Announces Retirement from Competitive Cricket

Top Australian all-rounder Shane Watson announced his retirement from competitive cricket following his team's Chennai Super Kings' exit from the Indian Premier League.
He retired from international cricket in 2016 and bid adieu to the Australian Big Bash league last year (2019).
Watson played 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is at the international level.
A sought-after player in the T20 format, Watson has 3874 runs in 145 IPL games with four hundreds and 21 fifties.

Dinesh Karthik Becomes wicket-keeper with Most Catches in IPL History

Kolkata Knight Riders' wicket keeper Dinesh Karthik reached a personal milestone.
Karthik overtook MS Dhoni to become the new record holder for the most number of catches in IPL history.
He took his 110th catch against Rajasthan, leaving behind the legendary Dhoni, who was leading the race with 109 catches.
Parthiv Patel is next on the list with 66 catches followed by Naman Ojha, who has 65 to his name.

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