November 10, 2020

New Delhi , November 11 (ANI): Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir said that this is high time to handover India's white-ball or specifically T20I captaincy to Rohit Sharma after he led his side to record fifth Indian Premier League title on Tuesday.Rohit-led Mumbai Indians from the front and played a captain's knock of 68 runs while chasing a modest target of 157 against Delhi Capitals at Dubai International Stadium.The former left-handed batsman feels that it is India's loss if Rohit is not appointed as the captain of Men…

Dubai , November 11 (ANI): Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday thanked all the players of every franchise to make Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 possible.The IPL 2020 started on September 19 with Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locking horns against each other. The tournament came to an end on Tuesday as Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals in the finals to win their fifth IPL title."Along with the office bearers I personally thank all the players of…

Christchurch , November 11 (ANI): Anna Campbell and Rebecca Rolls were elected to the board of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) during its first-ever AGM-by-Zoom conference on Wednesday.Campbell, a geneticist and the Managing Director of AbacusBio, and Rolls, former White Fern and Football Fern player, are the two new additions to the board.The two new directors replace outgoing board members Liz Dawson and Don Mackinnon on the eight-strong board, with Diana Puketapu re-elected for a further term.Campbell has been heavily involved…

Melbourne , November 11 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has extended his stay at Big Bash League after signing a new contract extension with Melbourne Stars on Wednesday.The reigning BBL Player of the Season has been a key figure in the Delhi Capitals' march to this year's IPL final in the UAE. His contract ties him to the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.The extension will see the 31-year-old be part of the Stars for a decade after originally joining the club ahead of the 2013-14 season.Stoinis said he…

Aizawl (Mizoram) , November 11 (ANI): Mizoram has reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3217 on Wednesday.As per the data published by the Government of Mizoram, "The number of active cases is at 562 while 2,526 people have been cured and discharged so far. Till date, two deaths have been reported in the state."With 44,281 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours, India's total coronavirus cases surged to 86,36,012, the Union Ministry of Health…