The BCCI has got a shot in the arm after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officially intimated ICC that it will not support the global body's bid to have a flagship event every year from 2023 to 2031.
India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday lauded Yuzvendra Chahal's ability to outthink batsmen.
As India and Bangladesh prepare to take each other on in the third and decisive T20I on Sunday at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, the will do so having sussed each other out over the first two T20Is. Bangladesh did well to get the win in New Delhi, while India bounced back in Rajkot. But when it comes to the decider, which are the players that will have a big say in deciding the outcome of the match? We take a look at the key battles which will likely prove to be pivotal.
Catch all the live updates and live cricket score from the second T20I between West Indies and Afghanistan.
After levelling the series against Bangladesh at Rajkot, Team India would look continue with the winning momentum at Nagpur and win the series.
India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I beginning on November 10th (Sunday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played in Rajkot and will begin at 1900 HRS IST. You can also follow all the action on our live blog (IND vs BAN).Catch all the live updates and live cricket score from the second T20I between West Indies and Afghanistan.
With the three-match series tied at 1-1, India and Bangladesh will face off in the series-deciding third T20I at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday (November 9).
Irfan Pathan has heaped praise on Mahmudullah who is leading Bangladesh in the ongoing T20I series against India, saying the captaincy of the Bangladesh skipper is a bit similar to that of M.S. Dhoni.
Australian fast bowler Sean Abbott, who was making a comeback into the national side after a gap of five years, picked up two wickets in the final T20I against Pakistan.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is confident of regaining full fitness and recover from an "ongoing niggle" before the start of the two-Test series against England beginning November 21.
BCCI’s Anti-Corruption chief Ajit Singh said that the board will conduct their own inquiry and determine the magnitude of punishment required.
Nic Maddinson on Saturday pulled out of Australia A's clash against Pakistan in Perth on mental health grounds.
When South Africa began their tour of India midway through September, the likes of Lungisani Ngidi were raring to go.Since Blade was announced to finally be joining the MCU back at San Diego Comic-Con in July, his next movie has been shrouded in mystery. But talented fan artist Death.streak007 has now given us a glimpse of what Marvel’s master vampire hunter might look like when he makes his big screen debut.
The new art below showcases Mahershala Ali (who took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Green Book earlier this year) dressed head to toe in black, wielding a revolver and one of Blade’s signature glaives, with two swords crossed across his back. Suffice it to say, he looks perfect in the part and we hope this design is close to what we get in the movie.
In an interview following the reveal of Ali’s casting, Marvel mogul Kevin Feige said he was “honored” to welcome the actor into the fold. “He wanted to meet soon after he won his second academy award,” said the producer. “Within ten minutes, he basically was like ‘what’s happening with Blade?'”
While some are still reeling from the loss of Wesley Snipes, the Daywalker’s original actor has since given his blessing to the recasting, saying the following back in the summer:
“To all the DAYWALKERS losing their minds right now, chillaaxx. Although the news comes as a surprise, it’s ALL GOOD. Such is the ‘business’ of ‘entertainment!’ Much peace to the MCU crew – always a fan. Honor and respect to the grandmaster Stan. Congratulations and Salaam to Mahershala Ali, a beautiful and talented artist whose expressions I look forward to experiencing for many years to come. Inshallah, we will someday work together. Most importantly to my loyal fans, the incredible outpouring of love is overwhelming. I am grateful for the never-ending support. So, ‘nah fret nah worry, it’s not de end of de story.’ Welcome to the Daywalker Klique.”
It’s nice to see there’s no bad blood between the two. Unfortunately, though, it looks like it’ll be a while until we see Blade arrive back on the big screen. Feige has confirmed that the hero won’t be making his debut until Phase 5, with rumors pointing to 2023 as the year we’ll see the film. Until then, we’ll have to rely on Death.strike007’s great work to tide us over. Which isn’t exactly a bad thing given how gorgeous it is.
Avengers: Endgame seemed to have drawn a fairly definitive line under Chris Evans’ tenure as Captain America, with Steve Rogers bowing out as gracefully as we all expected. While many fans went into the movie with trepidation, fully expecting Cap to sacrifice his own life to protect the greater good, instead it was revealed that he used time travel to live out a life free from conflict before passing on the iconic shield to Sam Wilson.
Ever since that scene came to a close, fan speculation has run rampant about just how the first Avenger spent the intervening decades. Even the writers of the movie themselves have offered up several theories as to how Cap lived a full and happy life with Peggy Carter, while constantly reaffirming that Evans was well and truly done playing the character who became the heart and soul of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Despite this, rumors have constantly linked the actor with a return to the franchise, with a cameo as Old Cap mooted for the upcoming limited series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. But this week, sources close to We Got This Covered – the same ones who told us Bill Murray is returning for Ghostbusters 3 and that the Inhumans are being rebooted in the MCU, both of which we now know to be true – informed us that Marvel Studios are definitely considering exploring Captain America’s alternate timeline in a future project.
There’s no word on when or where this could happen, with the future of the MCU planned out over the next few years without Steve Rogers being involved, but the most obvious candidate would be a standalone episode of Disney Plus’ animated show What If…?. The series will bring back a huge number of familiar faces from both the past and present, including Peggy Carter, to show how alternate timelines in the MCU would play out under different circumstances.
While it would be nothing more than pure fan service, using What If…? as a platform to explore how Captain America lived out his life without either being frozen in ice or suiting up to save the world would easily be among one of the most highly-anticipated projects on the fledgling streaming service’s potential slate. That being said, we’ve also heard that another option is flashbacks in a future MCU movie showing us what Steve got up to.
Either way, though, fans would no doubt love to see how his life went in the other timeline and hopefully Marvel will get around to exploring it sooner rather than later.
