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MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina - the prolific finishing pair announced themselves retired on Independence Day.  On the 15th of August 2020, when India celebrated its 74th Independence Day. Our country completed 73 years of independence; 73 years of sovereignty; 73 years of freedom, and 73 years of democracy. On the morning of the 74th Independence Day, we all saw PM Modi’s speech which was inducted differently, where only 4000 people were invited to see the ceremony in Delhi’s majestic Red Fort. But by the evening of the day, many hearts were broken. The most successful Indian captain retired from the international arena at the age of 39 years. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the flamboyant youngster who came in the year of 2004 from a small city of Ranchi, made the city world-famous by his name, sixteen years down the line. MS Dhoni posted an IGTV on his Instagram account and captioned it “Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 1929 hours consider me as retired”.   ...

Today is the 30th International Left-handers Day. Left-handers Day is celebrated worldwide on the 13th of August every year. It is celebrated to raise the awareness that every left-hander face in their day-to-day life. In cricket, it is said that “the left is right” . Left-handers are regarded highly in cricket. Be it a bowler or a batman, a left-handed cricketer has an edge in the game. A cover drive by any left-handed batsman is the most elegant shot. A Left-handed batsman can counter the conventional spin and swing which may have been troubling a right-hander. Similarly, a left-handed bowler also has some extra advantages . The left-hander can use the rough mark created by the other bowler who is bowling from the other end. Apart from working the ball from the pitch, a left-hander can use some awkward angles which can be difficult for any batsman to play.  There have been left-handed cricketers who have made their names popularly worldwide. Hence, here are some of them who we...

  Despite having a 107 runs lead in the first innings of the Manchester test, Pakistan lost the match by 3 wickets.   In the first test of the England – Pakistan series, an unpredictable turnaround happened which one can only expect from the most unpredictable team in the world cricket. Pakistan lost the match by 3 wickets and on the fourth day of the match after being in a comfortable position. Pakistan's cricket team made a solid start in the test. Pakistan played the match with only five batsmen and five bowlers. It was an out of the box thing for an Asian team to do in the first test in any foreign country, as they played with three fast guns and two leggies. Pakistan included Shadab Khan as a batting all-rounder on the cost of a proper number 6 batsman. They batted well in the first innings and scored a total of 326 runs which was very good for any touring side in the UK. It was more than enough to put the English side under pressure. Shan Masood was the star wi...