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Feb 12, 2021

Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan Out at Australian Open

India endured a second successive disappointing result at the Australian Open with Rohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan bowing out after a close opening-round defeat to Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in the men's doubles event, in Melbourne.
Bopanna and his Japanese partner lost 4-6 6-7(0) to the Korean wild card pair in one hour and 17 minutes.
Not having enough court time due to hard quarantine seemed to have an effect on Bopanna's sharpness. McLachlan, on his part, struggled to negotiate volleys and that hurt them.

Feb 11, 2021

IPL 2021: Sanjay Bangar Joins Royal Challengers Bangalore as Batting Consultant

Sanjay Bangar, the former batting coach of the Indian cricket team is headed to Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he will be taking up the role of a batting consultant. The development was confirmed by the franchise. Bangar will join the coaching staff, which includes Simon Katich as the head coach and Mike Hesson, serving as director of operations.
Bangar joined India as their batting coach in 2014 and was at the helm until the World Cup 2019, after which Vikram Rathour took over. In the IPL, Bangar has previously worked with Kings XI Punjab, joining the franchise as assistant coach before taking over as the head coach. He separated ways with KXIP after the 2017 season.

Feb 10, 2021

Pant Wins Inaugural ICC Player of the Month January 2021

India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant became the first winner of the inaugural ICC Player of the Month award. The ICC announced the list of winners through their official Twitter handle.
These awards recognise the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year.
Pant won the Player of the Month for January 2021 for his spectacular performances in the two Tests against Australia. He smashed 97 at Sydney and an unbeaten 89 at Brisbane that led India to a noteworthy series win.

Feb 09, 2021

Joe Root Becomes first Batsman to Score 200 in 100th Test

Joe Root, the England captain, became the first player in history to score a double century in his 100th Test match. Root, batted on against India on Day 2 in Chennai and notched up the fifth double century of his career – second in three Tests.
In the process, Root also surpassed former Pakistan captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq as the player with the highest individual score playing the 100th Test match of his career. Inzamam had hit 184 against India in a Test match in Bengaluru in 2005, which Pakistan had won by 168 runs. His record stood for 15 years before being broken by Root.

Lewis Hamilton Signs New One Year Contract with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has signed a new one-year contract with Mercedes, which will see the seven-time reigning world champion associated with the team for 2021.
Hamilton said that our team has achieved incredible things together, and we look forward to building on our success even further, while continuously looking to improve, both on and off the track.
Hamilton will partner Valtteri Bottas, whose one-year deal extension was announced last August, for a fifth successive campaign.

Feb 08, 2021

Ankita Fifth Indian Woman in Main Draw

Ankita Raina has become only the fifth Indian woman in the Open era to secure a place in the main draw of a Grand Slam as she made the cut for the women's doubles event of the Australian Open.
After missing out on the singles main draw, the 28-year-old realised her long-time dream when she signed up with Romania's Mihaela Buzarnecu and earned a direct entry. Nirupama Mankad (1971), Nirupama Vaidyanathan (1998), Sania Mirza and Indian-American Shikha Uberoi (2004) have competed in the Grand Slam main draws.

India's Tennis Legend Akhtar Ali Passes Away

India's celebrated tennis player and legendary coach Akhtar Ali died. Born on July 5, 1939, Ali was a member of the Indian Davis Cup team continuously from 1958 to 1964.
A member of India's Davis Cup teams from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s, Ali held an enviable 9-2 win-loss record in the tourney -- rated as the World Cup of the sport.
Proficient in both singles and doubles, he played alongside the country's legends like Ramanathan Krishnan, Naresh Kumar, Premjit Lall and Jaidip Mukerjea.

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