Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh have unleashed a social media storm by backing former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi's foundation in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Delhi: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has named former skipper and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly as the captain of his all time India XI, which includes master blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Warne said he ignored former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current captain Virat Kohli because he picked only those Indian players against whom he had played.
"I am only picking players that I played against and that's why MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are not going to be a part of the side. While Dhoni is probably the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman to have played the game, Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen across formats," Warne said in an Instagram live post.
Warne also ignored VVS Laxman, who was once considered his nemesis. He justified his decision, stating that the stylish Hyderabadi batsman faced the axe to accommodate Ganguly.
"I went for Ganguly because I wanted him to be the captain of my side, that is why Laxman missed out," he said.
Nayan Mongia was his pick as the wicket-keeper of the team, which also includes the likes of 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath among others.
The 50-year-old spin wizard named Virender Sehwag and Sidhu as openers in the strong batting line-up which also includes the likes of Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin.
On picking Sidhu ahead of other openers, Warne said the right-hander from Punjab was the best player of spin during his playing days.
"I had to pick Navjot Singh Sidhu because he was the best player against spin I have ever played against. All the other spinners I have played with, they have also told me that Sidhu was brilliant against them," Warne said.
Shane Warne's all-time India XI: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kapil Dev, Nayan Mongia (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble.
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Harbhajan Singh shared a video of a second-last ball six that he against Pakistan to win an Asia Cup match for India.
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has laid down a four-point strategy to ensure the well-being of everyone attached with the organisation in the battle against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, which has left the world in disarray.
With South Africa in official lockdown until 16 April, CSA Acting Chief Executive, Jacques Faul outlined the plan via a video conference on Tuesday that also featured Interim Director Graeme Smith.
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"Health is the most important thing at this point in time. In our world, sport is the most important thing and it does feed a lot of people, but to be honest, the world has greater challenges at the moment," Faul said.
The CEO stressed that the organisation was doing its best to keep everyone within their structures safe and outlined the four-point strategy.
"We have a four-way strategy in terms of the Coronavirus and the first one is to make sure everybody is safe," Faul said.
"I think we saw that implemented even before the lockdown (when the season was effectively ended by a 60-day termination of cricket)."
Faul said the CSA would be putting out awareness video messages which will feature the country's top cricketers.
"The second one is to use the voices of our stars to send out a coordinated message and we've seen that so far with some of our campaigns."
He added that the organisation will be in constant contact with all its stakeholders and will be assessing the situation in the coming weeks.
"The third one is to stay in contact with all our stakeholders so we can work out how they have been affected by the current situation and how it has affected us.
"We've been in touch with them and both parties have been engaging each other and we still are and will be in the coming weeks," Faul said.
The final strategy, Faul said would be to evaluate the financial impact of the pandemic.
"And the fourth one relates to planning. To see how Covid-19 has impacted on us and how it will impact our finances. The world will never be the same again after this.
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Shane Warne selected Virender Sehwag and Navjot Singh Sidhu as the openers of his side.
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Even a shortened IPL with just Indian players would be good enough in these "extraordinary times", Rajasthan Royals CEO Ranjit Barthakur said on Wednesday.
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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, like most in the country, are homebound as a nationwide lockdown has been imposed to fight the coronavirus scare.
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