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WPL 2024 final: Will Smriti Mandhana’s RCB Women beat Anil Kumble’s 2009 Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL team?

WPL 2024 finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in 2024 are exactly where the RCB men’s team was in 2009. Here’s captain Smriti Mandhana’s take ahead of the big final in Delhi on March 17.

Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) reached the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, the second iteration of the five-team competition, drawing parallels with the franchise’s men’s team reaching the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the tournament’s second iteration. This is especially true given that both the RCB Men’s and Women’s teams finished second to last in their respective inaugural tournaments.

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Smriti Mandhana emphasized ahead of Sunday’s Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 final that RCB Women were aware of drawing a line between the two teams leading into WPL 2024 and that their stance had not changed ahead of her side’s title clash against Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals.

“This year it was very important for us not to connect to the whole franchise and (dwell on) what happened with the men’s side because it sometimes puts added pressure,” Mandhana said during the pre-final captains’ news conference on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. “We were simply thinking that we’re just two seasons into it, so let’s not get too stressed about what’s transpired over the previous 15 years or go relating with (the similarities).

“Our last 25 days’ discourse has always been about enjoying each other’s company while still focusing on the procedures and training thoroughly. This does not alter anything. We don’t want to alter anything simply because it’s the end. We’ll continue to train the same manner we have over the past 25 days in order to do well tomorrow.

PV Sindhu in quarters after 6 months; thanks to Prakash Padukone for assistance.

PV Sindhu faced strong battle against former world number eight Li, but she pulled off a 20-22 22-20 21-19 comeback victory.

PV Sindhu moved to the second round of the women’s singles at the French Open Super 750 badminton competition in Paris on Wednesday, defeating Michelle Li of Canada in three games.

Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist, had tight resistance from former world number eight Li, but she came back from behind to win 20-22 22-20 21-19 in an hour and 20 minutes at the Arena Porte de la Chapelle.

Kidambi Srikanth also advanced to the men’s singles second round with a surprise victory over Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, however HS Prannoy was eliminated in the first round.Srikanth, the world No. 24 who is racing against the clock to qualify for the Paris Olympics, defeated 14th-ranked Chen 21-15, 20-22, 21-8 in a 66-minute first round match, his third victory over the Taiwanese shuttler in seven encounters.

The 2021 world championships silver medalist Srikanth will face China’s world No. 17 Lu Guang Zu, who terminated Prannoy’s campaign with a solid 21-17, 21-17 triumph on the adjacent court.

Sindhu, who is playing only her second tournament after recovering from a knee injury suffered in the same event in October last year, won her 10th match against Li in 13 matches.Sindhu, who had previously lost to Li at the Thailand Open in May of last year, was still looking for her ‘A’ game as she fought for the most of the match.Li’s offense worked for the most of the first half of the match, with strong shot quality in the midcourt area. But Sindhu gradually gained confidence as she rallied from 13-17 behind after losing the first game to win the second.

While Sindhu had some time to adjust to the circumstances, Li was spot on from the outset, executing a broad range of strokes during the short and sharp rallies. The Canadian led 11-7 at the first interval.

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With the legendary Prakash Padukone and Agus Dwi Santoso as coaches, Sindhu was able to get her act together, pushing Li to the back and producing forehand crosses and amazing drops.Soon, it was 14-14 and then 19-19 when Li got a game point, only for Sindhu to tie it with a fortuitous shot at the net.

Li secured another game point, but this time Sindhu sailed long as the Canadian won the first game.Li gained a 7-4 lead after switching sides, with her cross-court drop shot paying off even as Sindhu was left to deal with unforced errors. A forehand smash let Li take an 11-6 lead at the break.

Sting laments not having his dream bout with the Undertaker: “It would have been a night that people remember.”

Sting vs. The Undertaker is one of the classic what-if scenarios in professional wrestling history.

Sting vs The Undertaker. It is one of the greatest unfulfilled fantasy bouts in professional wrestling, with famous what-ifs like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels vs The Rock.

The Rock.Sting and Undertaker were perfect for one other. A meeting of legendary personalities cloaked in mystery. A once-in-a-lifetime showdown between two of professional wrestling’s most iconic gimmicks. A celebration of the industry’s most renowned talents.

“I think if it was done right, it could have been a night, for sure, everyone would remember and never forget,” Sting told CBS Sports ahead of his retirement match at AEW Revolution on March 3. “They would be discussing it to this day. But that was simply not going to happen.Sting represents the alternative, which ranges from NWA and WCW to TNA and AEW.

WWE has already approached the renowned wrestler, but he denied them down to maintain his persona. Sting didn’t make his WWE debut for over 30 years. Sting was ultimately convinced by his desire to schedule the bout that he and his fans had hoped for.

“I thought, ‘Well, maybe if I get my foot in the door, we’ll see what happens.’ “So I got my foot in the door,” Sting explained. “We performed a WrestleMania with Triple H, and then Vince phoned and said, ‘Hey, I want you to have a world title fight against Seth. Would you be willing to do that? ‘Yes, I would be willing to do that.’ Still hoping I could get in there with Taker.”

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However, the match never took place. Sting contracted with WWE from 2014 till 2020. The Undertaker retired after defeating AJ Styles in a Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36 amid the COVID-19 epidemic. Sting’s swan song will be with Darby Allin in an AEW tag team title battle against The Young Bucks. Wrestling retirements are rarely permanent, but Sting and Undertaker are both older, at 64 and 58 years old, respectively

.”I had so many ideas over the years,” Sting explained. “Smoke and mirrors are often bad things. But in our circumstance, I believe we couldn’t have enough smoke and mirrors, given his schtick and the mysteries of his and my characters. I think that would have been a night to remember. I would have liked to witness that. “If I could have played that match alone, I would have been fantastic. I would not have needed to do anything else.”

Celebrity Cricket League 2024: Dates, Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming, and More.

Celebrity Cricket League 2024: The tenth season of Celebrity Cricket League is due to begin this week. It will be fought by eight teams of film actors representing India’s major regional film industry.

This season will be contested in two countries: India and the UAE. Here’s all you need to know.

CCL 2024: Dates And Times

The opening match of the CCL 2024 will be played on Friday, February 23, with the final on Sunday, March 17.

Celebrity Cricket League 2024: Teams and Format

The eight clubs taking part in Celebrity Cricket League 2024 are:

Mumbai Heroes,

Kerala Strikers,

Telugu Warriors

Bhojpuri Dabbangs

Bengal Tigers ,

Chennai Rhinos

Punjab De Sher

Karnataka Bulldozers

Each club will play four round-robin matches, with the top four advancing to the playoffs. In the new format, both sides will play two innings of ten overs each, with the team that scores the most runs at the conclusion of the two innings winning.

CCL 2024: Live Telecast Channel

The CCL 2024 will be televised live on the Sony Ten 5 channel in India.

CCL 2024 Live Streaming Details:

All 20 CCL 2024 matches will be aired live on JioCinema.

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CCL 2024: Full Squads

Bengal Tigers Squad: Jisshu Senguptha (c), Uday,  Mohan, Suman, Joe, Yusuf, Jeetu Kamal, Jammy, Ratnadip Ghosh, Sourav Das,Ananda Chowdhury, Aditya Roy Banerjee, Arman Ahamed, Manty, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Boney,Sandy,Rahul Mazumder,Indrasish,Joy.

Kerala Strikers Squad: Asif Ali,Kunchacko Boban (c),Rajeev Pillai, Arjun Nandakumar, Indrajit Sukumaran, Siddharth Menon, Manikuttan, Vijay Yesudas, Shafeeq Rahman, Vivek Gopan, Saiju Kurup, Vinu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Jean Paul Lal, Sanju Shivaram, Siju Wilson, Prashanth Alexander,Unni Mukundan,Antony Pepe,Nikhil K Menon.

Mumbai Heroes Squad: Riteish Deshmukh (c), Aftab Shivdasani, Bobby Deol, Jay Bhanushali, Saqib Saleem, Shabir Ahluwalia, Raja Bherwani, Apoorva Lakhia, Sameer Kochar, Sidhant Muley, Madhav Deochake, Freddie Daruwala, Vatsal Sheth, Rajneish Dugali, Nishant Dahiya, Navdeep Tomar, Sandeep Juwatkar, Amit Sail, Sohail Khan,Sharad Kelkar,Adarsh Balakrishna,Jatin Sarna,Suniel Shetty.

Telugu Warriors Squad: Akhil Akkineni (c), Sachin Joshi, Ashwin Babu, Dharam. Aadarsh, Nanda Kishore, Nikhil, Raghu, Samrat, Taraka Ratna, Tarun, Vishwa, Prince, Sushanth, Khayyum, Harish.

Bhojpuri Dabbangs Squad: Manoj Tiwari (c), Ravi Kishan, Aditya Ojha, Asgar Khan, Ayaz Khan, Jay Yadav, Vikas Singh Virappan, Ajhoy Sharma, Shailesh Sinha, Parvesh Lal Yadav, Uday Tiwari, Anshuman Singh Rajpoot, Khesari Lal Yadav, Vikas Jha, Baivaw Rai, Sudhir Singh, Vikrant Singh, Dinesh Lal Yadav.

Chennai Rhinos squad: Arya (c), Vishnu Vishal, Jiiva, Prithivi, Ashok Selvan, Kalai Arasan, Mirchi Shiva, Bharath Niwas, Ramana, Satya, Dasarathan, Sharan, Aadhav, and Balasaravanan, Vikranth, Shantanu.

Punjab De Sher squad: Sonu Sood (c), Jimmy Shergil, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Jassi Gill, Rahul Dev, Dev Kharoud, Gulzar Chahal, Babbal Rai, Aryaman Sapru, Yuvraj Hans, Mukul Dev, Arjan Bajwa, Harmeet Singh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Gavie Chahal, Navraj Hans.

Karnataka Bulldozers Squad: Pradeep (c), Sudeep Kichcha, Suneel Rao, Jayram Karthik, Prathap, Prasanna, Ganesh, Saurav Lokesh, Chandan, Arjun Yogi, Nirup Bhandari, Nanda Kishore, and Sagar Gowda,Rajeev H,Krishna,Shiva Rajkumar.

Fake Instagram profiles of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s baby Akaay arise within minutes of the birth announcement.

Fake social media profiles for cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma’s newborn baby Akaay have emerged.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcome second child, a son.

Cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma have recently welcomed their second child, a son called Akaay. However, the statement prompted the development of bogus social media accounts in the infant’s name.

A Reddit member raised the matter in a post titled ‘Instagram inundated with Akaay Kohli accounts within minutes’. The comments were mixed, with some concerned about the child’s privacy and the hazards associated with artificial intelligence (AI), while others made light of the restricted username selections.

Instagram is flooded with Ahaay Kohli accounts within minutes. 😲
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“This is quite scary. “That baby is only 5 days old, and fans are creating a social media presence for him,” one Reddit user said. “Pathetic, yaar.” “No wonder they do all these stunts for privacy,” another user said.”And not that AI has come into play, it won’t be a surprise if some of them start posting photos already,” said one user.

“All the star kids are gonna be so annoyed when they can’t select a username for themselves in the future (sic),” a member of the Reddit community remarked. “Bro’s gonna have a hard time choosing a username (sic),” another user joked. “I think the parents must have secured usernames across mutliple platforms before revealing the name,” the respondent said.

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The couple had already announced their son’s birth on Instagram and requested seclusion during this important period. Virat and Anushka also have a daughter, Vamika.”With abundant happiness and hearts full of love.” We are delighted to notify everyone that on February 15th, we welcomed our newborn son Akaay and Vamika’s younger brother into the world! We ask for your blessings and best wishes during this wonderful period of our life. We respectfully beg that you respect our privacy at this time,” the pair wrote in an Instagram post.

The couple’s decision to name their kid Akaay has piqued fans’ attention. Sachin Tendulkar greeted the couple on X (previously Twitter), describing their infant as ‘a beautiful addition to the family’.

IND vs ENG: Ravindra Jadeja apologizes to Sarfaraz Khan for the run-out incident

Sarfaraz khan was cruising through his innings, scoring his first half-century in just 48 balls, but his bid to stay in the middle was cut short owing to a mix-up with Jadeja.
In an Instagram story, Ravindra Jadeja apologized to Sarfaraz Khan. (Ravindra singh Jadeja Instagram/Reuters).

Ravindra Jadeja apologized to Sarfaraz Khan on Thursday for mistakenly running him out on the opening day of the third Test against England in Rajkot.Sarfaraz was cruising through his innings, scoring his first half-century in just 48 balls, but his bid to stay in the middle was cut short owing to a mix-up with Jadeja.The incident also resulted in Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s furious response in the dressing room, as the 36-year-old was spotted on video flinging away his cap following the run out.

Following the match, Jadeja apologized to Sarfaraz on Instagram. “I feel awful for Sarfaraz Khan. It was my bad decision. “Well played,” the seasoned all-rounder remarked in his Instagram story.Sarfaraz had already mentioned the event in the post-match news conference, stating that such incidents are normal in the game. “He came to the dressing room and said, ‘There was a miscommunication.'” I said, ‘Ye hota rehta hai’. “It’s part of the game,” Sarfaraz explained.

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In his debut for India, Sarfaraz smashed nine fours and one maximum in a counter-attack after India lost four wickets, and he went on to add an 87-run partnership with Jadeja.Earlier, India won the toss and chose to bat first in Rajkot. The hosts, on the other hand, lost three wickets in the first session and were 33/3 when skipper Rohit Sharma was joined by Jadeja, and the two centurions of the day combined for a 204-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Despite losing five wickets, India finished the day with 326 runs on the board and Jadeja undefeated at 110, with Kuldeep Yadav having just started his account and Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Axar Patel yet to come.

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