BCCI NEWS:
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has announced the cancellation of Asia cup 2020. Previously it was scheduled to be held in September month. Ganguly started a statement on Instagram live programme ‘sports talk’. He didn’t specify the reason but its conduct was uncertainty due to COVID pandemics. As India has the recorded under third-largest infectious with more than 7.5 lakh cases reported so far. He stated in social media that No one knows the range of infection spread; he also stated that there are well in preparations to perform on the stadium. He also stated that all the stadiums are open but players are not moving on as there are high chances of infection spread.
YOUNG EMPIRE NITHIN MENON INDUCTED:
Nithin Menon youngest empire got inducted in International Crickets council’s elite panel of umpires for the year 2020-21. He took the place by replacing England’s Nigel Llong. He is just 36 years old and he managed in 24 ODIs and 16 T20Is. He is marked as the third person from India after Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Sundaram Ravi selected for past years. Menon quit playing cricket when he was 22 years and had become a senior umpire.
SACHIN TENDULKAR INITIATED A PLASMA DONATION CENTRE:
Indian legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar inaugurates a plasma donation centre at seven hills hospital in Mumbai to treat COVID patients, as there is a rise in cases of around 22,000 cases in the last 24 hrs.
MS Dhoni and Ganguly Birthday Celebration
MS Dhoni celebrates his 39th birthday on Tuesday. Some of the players and teammates wished him in social media, along with them fans flooded with emotional messages stating Dhoni’s specific number that is 7 as he is born in the month of seven, and also on the date of seventh. Unidentifiable Dhoni jersey number is also seven. One of India’s best cricketers, BCCI PRESIDENT Saurav Ganguly turns 48 today. He has been the biggest influence in the cricket world. Indian team captain Virat Kohli is under the scanner and will be investigated soon, it is over charges of conflict of interest.
Kohli Venture
Sanjeev Gupta a life member of MP cricket association has suspect Kohli of occupying two posts simultaneously. According to Gupta, Kohli is one of the directors at cornerstone venture partners LLP.
These ventures also include Arun who is linked to a talent management company handling Virat interests. This company also includes some of the other Indian players like KL RAHUL, RISHABH PANT and RAVINDRA JADEJA. It is a violation of BCCI commission holding multiple positions at a time. Team India has to change the jersey colour after lockdown. A match is about to get conducted with England but postponed due to Pandemic. Most likely Virat and team are going to select an orange jersey for their further matches. No update till now. As Asian cup 2020 has been cancelled the further matches with England are most likely to get cancelled too. Ganguly in a press meet says that COVID-19 is here to stay until at least December 2020. He also stated that IPL is set to move out.