The organisers also announced the BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly, as one of their top buy along with several big names from other cricketing nations, including West Indies, England, South Africa, Australia, and Pakistan. The presence of Pakistan cricketers in the league and their participation, however, raises a few questions because that alters the BCCI and the Government of India's stance vis-a-vis its cricketing ties with Pakistan. The T20 league has a long list of former cricketers from Pakistan including Shoaib Akhtar, Misbah-ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, and many others comprising the Asia and World XI teams. So, it will be interesting to see the Government of India's stance on the league and how it allows it to host it on Indian soil when the 'nation has severed all cricketing ties with the neighbouring country till they stop supporting and funding terrorists to inflict mass destruction on Indian soil'. This is one of the reasons why Pakistan players are not allowed to take … [Read more...] about Legends League Cricket Season 2: Will BCCI allow Pakistan players to play on Indian soil?
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“Yet To Open Our Eyes To Doping In The Country”: PT Usha In Rajya Sabha | Other Sports News
Legendary athlete PT Usha on Wednesday batted for bringing all competitions under National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) and sought more focus on the field of sports medicine and science to help players recover from injuries. In her maiden speech in Rajya Sabha, Usha, who was participating in the discussion on the National Anti-Doping Bill, said the country ranks third in the number of individuals who tested positive for steroids and were punished for doping. "We are yet to open our eyes to the doping in our country which was earlier confined only to the senior national level but has now reached the junior, college and district levels. It is a serious concern which needs to be addressed," she noted. Usha, who was nominated to the Upper House last month, said sports medicine and sports science need more focus in the country. The leading sporting nations had adequate support in the sports medicine system which was lacking in India, she said. "The new generation sportspersons are … [Read more...] about “Yet To Open Our Eyes To Doping In The Country”: PT Usha In Rajya Sabha | Other Sports News
Commonwealth Games 2022: Celebrations in Haryana village as Indian boxer Amit Panghal wins gold
Women from the village could be seen dancing and singing in joy at the boxer's home. Scenes of celebrations were similar to the ones witnessed last month in Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's village in Panipat after he won a silver medal in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. Boxer's father Vijender Panghal, a farmer, said that "we had full faith and belief that he would win gold this time. He worked very hard for this". Ajay, brother of Panghal who is in the Army, told reporters in the village that he was feeling very proud of the achievement of his brother who has brought laurels to his nation. Carrying tricolour in his hand, Ajay said Amit had promised that he would bring gold from the Commonwealth Games. Amit's sister-in-law said that the boxer always kept focus on his game and lived a very disciplined life. "He has been persistently putting in hard work and performing in top tournaments and games. He has once again made India and Haryana … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Games 2022: Celebrations in Haryana village as Indian boxer Amit Panghal wins gold