Scoring the first major role of your career as one of the main characters in a brand new Star Wars trilogy is a daunting proposition, especially when the franchise had been absent from the big screen for a decade. Daisy Ridley was plucked from obscurity and cast as Rey in The Force Awakens as one of the four new leads alongside John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver, but by the time The Last Jedi rolled around, the orphan from Jakku had firmly been placed at the forefront of the narrative.
A lot of fans were left disappointed when Finn and Poe Dameron were sidelined for Episodes VIII and IX in favor of the intertwined fates of Rey and Kylo Ren, but that was hardly Ridley’s fault. The Rise of Skywalker was easily one of the most heavily hyped blockbusters in history as the conclusion to a nine-film arc George Lucas had launched over 40 years previously, but it would be an understatement to say that it was the second divisive Star Wars movie in a row.
Despite the backlash and underwhelming box office returns, with a haul of over a billion dollars still viewed internally by Disney and Lucasfilm as a disappointment, Star Wars has kicked down many doors in regard to Ridley’s future career, as well as setting her up for life financially.
In a new interview, the actress admitted that when J.J. Abrams called it a wrap on The Rise of Skywalker and drew a defining chapter of her life to a close, she spent the entire day crying.
“When we wrapped, I wept all day. I felt like I was going to pop a vein because I was crying so much. Obviously not to say that it was like grieving, but it was grieving something. I’ll always have it, and we’re all bonded by this incredible thing.”
The next step is for the 28 year-old to establish herself outside of Star Wars, and her next big screen appearance will be in troubled YA adaptation Chaos Walking opposite Tom Holland, which was shot a year before The Rise of Skywalker but is still sitting on the shelf.
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Stuart Broad believes India's confidence will be "sky high" following their remarkable series win in Australia, but added that what England can't do is build India up "in our minds" in the upcoming four-Test series.
Pakistan has left out veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez from its Twenty20 squad for the series against South Africa because he would not meet the Pakistan Cricket Board's deadline for players to enter a biosecure bubble.
India wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Sunday said he likes to "reflect on the errors" when things doesn't go his way as he is geared up for the first two Tests against England in Chennai beginning February 5.
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The Tamil Nadu government has allowed spectators at sports events with 50 percent seating capacity.
International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban's deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding full withdrawal.
India left-arm seamer T Natarajan shaved his head at the Palani Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu and later shared a pic on social media.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes India "will start as favourites" in the upcoming Test series against England owing to their "quality pace bowling" attack and a consistent batting top-order.
After India's exploits Down Under, they received praise from world over, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi too joined in to congratulate the team on marvellous feat. Talking on Mann Ki Baat, the PM highlighted the enormity of the series.
"Well done", said Anil Kumble who has been impressed with Jasprit Bumrah after the fast bowler tried to imitate the legendary leg-spinner's bowling action.
Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav and Arjun Tendulkar are among a list of 100 players who have been selected for a camp ahead of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali doesn't know how they are going to tackle Virat Kohli in the upcoming Tests against India and feels the batting maestro will be extra motivated to fire after missing his team's incredible triumph in Australia.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly was discharged from a Kolkata hospital on Sunday morning. Ganguly had undergone another round of angioplasty earlier on Thursday, which was followed by two more stents.
Even though Cheteshwar Pujara is known for his marathon innings in Tests, yet his gritty batting in the fourth innings at Brisbane Test was in a different league. He went on to score his slowest fifty in that match, and also was instrumental in taking India to a win. He scored 56 from 211 balls and ensured that he had one end secure, in a mammoth chase.
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As international cricket returns to India after a gap of 11 months, there are a host of records that skipper Virat Kohli is approaching. India and England start the much-anticipated Test series in Chennai on February 5. While Kohli failed to score a ton in last one year, fans would be hoping that he can make amends, starting the home series.
South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir has rated MS Dhoni as the best in the world, when it comes to game awareness and knowledge of the sport. The wiry spinner played under Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings for two seasons, won the title in 2018, and finished with the Purple Cap in 2019 with 26 scalps. Meanwhile, in 2020 Tahir just played three matches, but that has not changed his perception about the skipper.
James Anderson picked up his 30th fifer in Test cricket when his spell of 6/40 in 29 overs restricted Sri Lanka to 381 in the first innings of the second Test in Galle ultimately paving away for a comprehensive win for England and with it a successive series sweep in the island nation. Anderson went past the great Glenn McGrath who had a total of 29 five-wicket hauls (in an innings) in his Test career. At the age of 38, Anderson again showcased his tremendous work ethic, fitness and skill in hot and humid conditions not necessarily suited to swing and seam bowling.
On this day in 1999, Sachin Tendulkar produced one of the greatest hundreds at home in India's Test cricket history and almost pulled off a remarkable chase against Pakistan battling back spasms and a formidable bowling attack in Chennai.