Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will have to wait for a few more days to know the fate of his appeal against the three-year ban imposed on him by the PCB's anti-corruption tribunal as the CAS has reserved its judgement.
Smriti Mandhana has lent her support to the Red Bull Campus Cricket's maiden women's edition, which is set to be held next year, saying it will be a great boost for the game in the country.
Wary of the "huge threat" the Indian pacers pose to them, Australia Test opener Joe Burns on Thursday said they will use the tour games to land the first punch and put the visitors on the back foot before the four-match series begins on December 17.
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Young Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is in awe of the Indian team's "quality" spin attack and feels no amount of research work can prepare one for the on-field experience. The prodigiously talented Green made his international debut in the third ODI against India. Although Australia lost the fixture by 13 runs, the rookie gained crucial match experience in the middle.
Skipper Kane Williamson and opener Tom Latham on Thursday scored brilliant half-centuries as New Zealand dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies being played at the Seddon Park. At the end of the day's play, the Black Caps were nicely placed 243/2 with Williamson and Ross Taylor batting at the crease on 97 and 31 respectively.
The BCCI will hold its Annual General Meeting on December 24 to discuss the induction of two new IPL franchises besides the appointment of India's ICC representative and three new national selectors.
Mithali made her ODI debut against Ireland in Milton Keyes in 1999, when she was 16 and still holds the record for the youngest female debutant to score a century in ODIs.
Ravindra Jadeja smashed a powerful 66 from 50 balls in the third ODI against Australia, and strung a 150-run partnership with Hardik Pandya. That was instrumental in taking India past 300 from 152-5 at one stage. After the match Jadeja stated that it is MS Dhoni, who has advised him to take the game deep until the last five overs.
The spin wizard from Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan had an aggregate of 704 wickets - 4 behind the record 708 by the Australian legend, Shane Warne - before the start of the home Test series against England in 2007. Kandy, Muralitharan's home ground was playing host to the first Test. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 188 in the first innings.
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Harbhajan Singh on Twitter wondered whether Indians 'seriously' need a vaccine against Covid-19 considering India's recovery rate without the vaccine is 93.6 percent while vaccines that were being developed seems to have less accuracy rate.
India survived a blistering Glenn Maxwell half-century to hold their nerve for a 13-run victory and deny Australia a one-day international series clean sweep in Canberra on Wednesday.
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Even though India lost the ODI series against Australia 2-1, a win in the last match at Canberra could be a confidence booster for Virat Kohli's team. The side has already seen of injuries but unlikely candidates have stepped up and performed well for the team. While batting seems to have done fine, bowling was a major concern in the first two encounters. But a depleted bowling attack came all cylinders firing, to take India to a 13-run win in the last match of the series. Cricketnext takes a look at the player's report card -
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Allrounder Shahid Afridi has returned to Pakistan from Sri Lanka - leaving the Lanka Premier League 2020 - to tend to his ailing daughter, who has been hospitalized.
Melbourne Stars have had to make a late addition to their Big Bash League (BBL) squad with the signing of West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher.Sanjay Manjrekar has praised Hardik Pandya after his 92 off 76 balls played a key role in India winning the 3rd ODI against Australia at Canberra on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli and his men beat Australia in the third and final ODI by 13 runs to avoid a whitewash. Here are some of the talking points of the match.Fans and supporters of Johnny Depp have been furious over the controversial decision to drop him from the role of Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. And they’ve certainly been letting their feelings be known on the matter.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, after losing his libel case against a British tabloid, the actor stepped down from playing the Dark Wizard in the spinoff Harry Potter series. Obviously, with the film already in production, Warner Bros. were clearly eager to move on quickly and it didn’t take long before they drafted in Hannibal and Casino Royale actor Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny in the role.
It’ll no doubt be a while yet before we get an official look at him as the new Grindelwald, but while speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor opened up on his new gig, explaining how his take on the role will differ from what came before, while also noting that these are “sad circumstances.”
“Well it’s going to be me, so that’s a difference,” Mikkelsen quipped, then he got serious. “No, this is the tricky part. We’re still working it out. There has to be a bridge between what Johnny did and what I’m going to do. And at the same time, I also have to make it my own. But also we have to find a few links [to the previous version of the character] and some bridges so it doesn’t completely detach from what he’s already masterfully achieved.”
“Job wise, it’s obviously super interesting and nice,” he said. “It’s also a shocker that it came after what happened, which is just super sad. I wish both of them the best. These are sad circumstances. I hope both of them will be back in the saddle again really soon.”
Of course, Mikkelsen has to be careful what he says given the sensitive subject and his reply doesn’t reveal a whole lot about what to expect now that he’s in the role. Still, he’s a tremendously talented actor and though many people will struggle to accept anyone other than Johnny Depp as Grindelwald, the Hannibal star is certainly a solid replacement. In fact, a deepfake created earlier this week even gave us a pretty good idea of what might be in store for us.
Tell us, though, are you excited to see what Mads Mikkelsen will bring to the table in Fantastic Beast 3? Let us know in the usual place down below.
Even in this age of superhero cinematic universes, it’s fair to say that none of us expected Sharkboy and Lavagirl to return to our screens but, what do you know, that’s what’s happening this New Year’s Days. Robert Rodriguez directed family movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D back in 2005 and on January 1st – more than 15 years later – it’ll be getting a sequel/spinoff.
Netflix‘s We Can Be Heroes focuses on a bunch of superhero kids, including the offspring of the aforementioned twosome. Taylor Dooley returns to reprise her role as the now grown-up Lavagirl, but unfortunately, Taylor Lautner wasn’t available to come back as Sharkboy, due to the Twilight star stepping away from acting in recent years, and so the role was recast with J.J. Dashnaw standing in for him. Sharkboy’s costume now has a helmet to hide Lautner’s absence as well.
To make up for losing him, though, the cast is full of familiar faces, including Priyanka Chopra, Pedro Pascal, Christian Slater and Boyd Holbrook. Of course, anyone who’s seen Rodriguez’s family films knows what we’re in for here, with the synopsis for We Can Be Heroes teasing a plot that’s reminiscent of Disney flick Sky High, as you can see below:
“Years after their adventures as children, Sharkboy, and Lavagirl are now grown-up, and apart of Earth’s mightiest heroes. But when alien invaders defeat the heroes of Earth and kidnap them, it’s up to the children of the heroes to learn how to work together if they stand a chance of saving their parents, and thus the world.”
Though those that grew up with the pic might fondly remember it, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl isn’t generally seen as one of the gems of Rodriguez’s back catalogue, sporting a mere 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. We’re pretty sure most of the director’s fans would prefer a sequel to Alita: Battle Angel or even another Spy Kids, but hey, this is the follow-up the filmmaker was burning to make.
Make sure you catch We Can Be Heroes on Netflix from January 1st, 2021.
