Name: India looking to test bench strength in Hamilton: Sridhar
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Description: With the World Cup just round the corner, India's fielding coach R Sridhar feels that it's high time to test the reserve players in order to avoid a situation where they directly get a go ahead in a crucial World Cup tie without much experience at the highest level. BITE: R Sridhar

With the World Cup just round the corner, India's fielding coach R Sridhar feels that it's high time to test the reserve players in order to avoid a situation where they directly get a go ahead in a crucial World Cup tie without much experience at the highest level.

BITE: R Sridhar

With the World Cup just round the corner, India's fielding coach R Sridhar feels that it's high time to test the reserve players in order to avoid a situation where they directly get a go ahead in a crucial World Cup tie without much experience at the highest level. BITE: R Sridhar

The much-awaited first look of upcoming film 'Friendship' starring Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and action star&nbsp;Arjun Sarja is finally out. Touted to be a comedy, the film is reportedly based on college politics, sports, and the central theme of friendship. The film which will release in multiple languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu, has been jointly directed by John Paul Raj and Sham Surya.&nbsp;'Friendship' was initially scheduled to hit screens in August 2020 but with the nationwide lockdown, fans will&nbsp;have to wait a little more to see the debut performance of their favourite cricket star.

Indian skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli added yet another feather to an already illustrious cap as he is now&nbsp;the only cricketer to feature in the list of top 10&nbsp;highest-earning athletes on Instagram.&nbsp;According to a Forbes report,&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;who is at the 6th spot in the world rankings has reportedly earned 379,294 pounds by his sponsored posts during the lockdown.&nbsp;While Cristiano&nbsp;Ronaldo&nbsp;has secured the 1st position after beating arch-rival Lionel Messi. Ronaldo&nbsp;has also become the first player to reach the earning milestone of $1 billion in a team sport.&nbsp;

To make their process of selecting foreign coaches more objective, the Sports Authority of India has reformed its coaches evaluation policy. Unlike before, where the foreign experts were allowed to write their own monthly performance report,&nbsp;Indian athletes will now have a serious say in evaluating the performances of foreign coaches associated with their respective disciplines.&nbsp;Assessment by athletes will be done in two categories, technical aspect which will cover a coach's adaptability to technology and the second assessment will be based on behavioural aspects covering leadership, maintaining the morale in the camp and integrity.&nbsp;
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As the Italian football league Serie&nbsp;A approaches resumption Juventus'&nbsp;Gonzalo Higuain&nbsp;has injured himself while training, the club confirmed on Thursday. In an official statement, the club stated that the Argentine Footballer has strained his thigh muscle &amp; his conditions will be monitored in the coming 10 days. 32-year-old Higuain&nbsp;is the latest&nbsp;Serie&nbsp;A player to suffer an injury, others being Zlatan&nbsp;Ibrahimovic&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sergej Milinkovic. The league&nbsp;is set to resume from June 20 after a break of nearly three months due to the virus scare.&nbsp;

From reports of a possible postponement&nbsp;to hosting the World T20 behind closed doors,&nbsp;speculations around the future of the tournament have being doing the rounds for quite a while now. But&nbsp;Wasim&nbsp;Akram&nbsp;feels that hosting it without fans is not a good idea. During a chat with The News, the&nbsp;former Pakistan captain said that you can not have a cricket World Cup without spectators. He feels that a World Cup is all about big crowds, spectators coming from&nbsp;all parts of the globe to support their teams. It's all about the atmosphere and you cannot get it behind closed doors. Akram added that ICC&nbsp;should wait for a more suitable time to host the event, once the pandemic subsides and restrictions are eased.

With the BCCI&nbsp;eager to find an alternate window for the postponed 13th season of the IPL, the board is keeping all options open, even if that means taking the cash rich league out of India. A BCCI&nbsp;official told ANI&nbsp;that having an IPL&nbsp;in some other country is a possibility but that would be the last option. The official added that they have done it in the past and they can do it again&nbsp;but the first preference will be to host it in India. There were also reports that ICC was likely to postpone the World T20, which may leave BCCI&nbsp;with an option to host the IPL&nbsp;in October-November. To which the board official said that no decision on that has been taken as of now and the BCCI&nbsp;will wait for clarity over the future of World T20 before discussing anything further.

Amid the virus scare, the Italian football annual cup competition&nbsp;Coppa&nbsp;Italia&nbsp;has locked the dates for the semi-final and final match. Italian Sports minister Vincenzo&nbsp;Spadafora&nbsp;on Thursday confirmed that the semis will be held on 12th and 13th June followed by the final on June 17. On June 12, Ronaldo led&nbsp;Juventus is set to play against AC Milan and on the next day,&nbsp;Napoli will host Inter Milan in the 2nd semifinal.&nbsp;Serie A&nbsp;said that Italian football will resume with the Cup Competition and they will go-ahead to resume the league from June 20.

As the Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on this year's Badminton calendar, Badminton World Federation announced the cancellation of the Hyderabad&nbsp;Open Super 100 Tournament. The event which was slated to start from August 11 was marked to be the restart of the disrupted Badminton season. This came after the Badminton Association of India in compliance with the Indian government's guidelines informed the BWF&nbsp;that no event can be conducted in the near future due to the rising&nbsp;number of&nbsp;Covid-19 cases&nbsp;in the country.&nbsp;

As the Formula 1 2020 season inches closer towards the 3rd July return date, Red Bull opened up its factory in England to prepare for the return. The delayed 2020 Formula 1 World Championship has 8 races proposed in Europe&nbsp;and all teams are now returning to work. 7 Formula 1 teams based out of the UK had collaborated under the name of 'Project Pitlane' in a bid to help build ventilators for Covid-19 patients. The F1's return to action will see the Austrian Grand Prix on 3rd July followed by Hungarian GP as the racing&nbsp;circus will also travel to England, Italy, Spain and Belgium.&nbsp;

The iconic Disney World facility in Orlando is all set to host 22 NBA&nbsp;teams as the league plans a restart in July. The proposal of having 22 teams to play both the conferences at the same facility in a bio-secure environment was approved by the owners of the NBA&nbsp;teams after being proposed by Commissioner Adam Silver. The matches will be played without fans at the resort as the teams will continue to live there till the season is over. There will be a 14-day quarantine before the start and strict medical protocols will be followed by the league's medical authorities.&nbsp;

Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Atletico&nbsp;Madrid have decided to come together through an initiative called Madrid for Madrid in a bid to fight against the Covid-19 crisis. The 2 clubs from the same city have launched a&nbsp;fundraiser that aims to help the vulnerable families of Madrid hit by the global pandemic. With more than 27000 deaths, Spain is one of the worst affected nations due to the pandemic.&nbsp;

As sports stars across the world show their support for Black Lives Matter movement, Bundesliga&nbsp;side Borussia&nbsp;Dortmund too joined the movement by bending a knee during practice on Thursday. Defender Mats&nbsp;Hummels posted a photo on social media which shows the entire squad bending a knee. This comes after the Bundesliga&nbsp;management didn't charge Jadon Sancho&nbsp;and Achraf&nbsp;Hakimi&nbsp;for their support George Floyd celebrations during the matches and didn't consider it a political statement.&nbsp;

As the United States of America struggles to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Major League Soccer teams have been given a go-ahead to restart training for the rest of the season which will restart very soon. There will be strict medical protocols and tests will be carried out on players and staff every 48 hours as they come out of a 3-month long hibernation to restart training. The MLS&nbsp;season was suspended in March and is expected to resume next month under strict supervision and in empty stadiums.&nbsp;

English Premier League giants Chelsea are closer than ever in signing Timo&nbsp;Werner. According to reports in the English press, Werner who comes with a 54 million pound exit clause from&nbsp;RB Leipzig is close to signing with the Blues. Werner who scored a stunning 25 goals this season in Bundesliga&nbsp;is 24 years old and had previously attracted interest from Liverpool and even Manchester United. The deal which is reportedly agreed will be for 5 years and will make Werner one of the highest-paid footballers in English football.&nbsp;&nbsp;

English Premier League side Tottenham has been forced to take a 175 million pound loan from the Bank of England to continue the operations and pay the salaries of non playing staff. After posting a massive 200 million pound loss, Spurs were forced to take the loan as they also qualified for the government's Covid Corporate Financing Facility during the times of the pandemic. The amount given by the bank will be used to keep running the operations but can't be used to buy more players.

One of the best fast bowlers of modern times Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah&nbsp;feels that his Mumbai Indians teammate&nbsp;Lasith&nbsp;Malinga is the best yorker bowler in the world. Bumrah who is known for his abilities to bowl yorkers&nbsp;has credited Malinga&nbsp;to teach him the craft. According to Bumrah, Malinga has been the best as he had used the yorker effectively for such a long time to the best of his advantage. Interestingly, Bumrah rose through the ranks of Mumbai&nbsp;Indians to become one of the best fast bowlers of the time and trained under the watchful eye of Lasith Malinga.

World number 2 and 19-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is unsure about his participation at the US Open due to Covid-19. The 4-time singles champion in New York said that the city had been one of the worst hit places in the world by the virus and he needs more clarity before making the decision. Tennis across the world has been suspended since March, Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time in 75 years as US Open officials will have to take a call about the tournament which&nbsp;was scheduled to start from 31st August.&nbsp;

Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa&nbsp;has opened up about his depression and the kind of suicidal thoughts the now&nbsp;Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals batsman had to battle. As the 34-year-old spoke in a session 'Mind, Body and Soul' he&nbsp;said that he remembered his toughest phase from 2009 to 2011 when he was clinically depressed and the suicidal thoughts were constant which he would face on a daily basis. while he said that cricket would keep his mind-off these things but it was really difficult for him to cope up on non-match days. He further added that he did not regret his negative experiences as life is about both positive and negative and a lopsided life will not be great.

Many experts have regarded&nbsp;Virat&nbsp;Kohli and Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;as the best batting pair in modern-day cricket but Virat takes an upper hand for Brad Hogg. During his YouTube show, the former Australian cricketer was asked to make his choice between&nbsp;the two in white-ball cricket and Hogg&nbsp;picked Kohli. He said that Virat&nbsp;is more consistent during big run chases. When India is batting second, he stands up and delivers. Hogg&nbsp;though added that&nbsp;the two cannot be compared as they have different roles. Rohit&rsquo;s role is to be aggressive against the new ball bowlers when field restrictions are at their least and Virat&rsquo;s role is to bat through the innings and make sure he&rsquo;s there at the end, so they complement each other.

An irresponsible remark on Yuzvendra Chahal &amp; Kuldeep Yadav, by former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has landed him in trouble. The left-hander could face some serious charges for his comments during a Tiktok chat with India opener Rohit Sharma. During the interaction, Yuvraj made a casteist remark against the wrist spin duo. These comments have not gone down well with a Dalit rights activist and advocate Rajat Kalsan, who lodged a complaint against Yuvraj in Hisar. Fans have called out Yuvraj for his insensitive comment, asking him to apologise.

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