The coronavirus outbreak has brought almost everything to a standstill and the sports sector is not an exception to it as well. All the sporting events were either cancelled or postponed as the governments of various nations were compelled to impose lockdown due to the increasing number of COVID-19 positive patients. Now the situation is a little bit under control and various sport authorities are looking forward to organize the tournaments while following all the precautions.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa are thinking of starting cricket tournaments by creating a bio-bubble environment. ECB will be hosting West Indies and Pakistan in July-August and for this purpose, it will ask its players to gather at Ageas Bowl on 23^rd June 2020. Then they will live in isolation, away from their families, for whole nine weeks, the total period for which they will be playing cricket.

South Africa has also proposed this method for the SA-India series but former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid feels otherwise. While speaking in a webinar organized in order to support the social service organization YUVA, the former skipper says that he understands why ECB is so eager to organize the cricket tournament as it had no other cricket tournament for a long time but at one fell swoop, he expresses his opinion that he finds it unrealistic.

He also adds that although ECB may be able to create such an environment, it may not be possible for all the cricketing nations considering the fact that a lot of travelling takes place during the tours and many people are involved in the process.

Rahul Dravid further asks what if all the testing and isolation is done but on the second day of a test match, a cricketer tests positive. He questions as to what will happen at that time because as per the rules, everyone will be kept in quarantine then.

There is no denying the fact that huge losses have been suffered by the sports organizations due to the lockdown but it is also true that human lives are more important than anything else in this world. There are good chances that for some time in the near future, all the sporting events will take place without spectators.

What is your opinion regarding organizing tournaments in a bio-bubble environment? What do you feel about Rahul Dravid’s perspective? Let us know your views.

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The Indian Premier League 2020 has once again become one of the most talked about topics on social media since there are some reports as per which BCCI is looking forward to organize the tournament in September-October this year. However, it may happen only if the T20 ICC World Cup 2020 gets postponed which is slated to take place in Australia in October-November this year.

It is also being discussed whether the Australian cricketers will take part in the IPL or not because by then, their domestic seasons will also start. It will be a choice that the Aussies players will have to make and on being asked a question regarding this, the Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc says that he has no issue if any cricketer gives preference to the IPL rather than domestic cricket.

Yes, Mitchell says that a player can choose the IPL over domestic cricket because they are pre-existing contracts. He also makes it clear that the final decision has to be taken by the cricketer and he has to get clearance from the Cricket Australia also.

Mitchell Starc was a member of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2018 but his injuries have compelled him to stay away from the tournament for the last two seasons. When Mitchell who doesn’t have an IPL contract at this moment was asked whether he wishes to join the IPL, he said that he would think about it, though it would have been a tough call between the IPL and domestic cricket. However, he further adds that as he doesn’t have a contract, he has nothing to worry about.

Mitchell was released by KKR before the auctions and the franchisee bought Pat Cummins for a record amount of Rs. 15.5 crore.

Former Australian great Ian Chapell is of the opinion that the top cricketers of the country such as Steve Smith, David Warner, Aaron Finch, etc. should prefer to play in domestic season rather than taking part in the IPL.

Well, it all depends on whether the IPL will be held this year or not! Let’s wait and watch!

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The postponement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 was a big disappointment for the cricket fans but it is also true that human lives are more important than anything else. The tournament was supposed to start from March 29 but it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The numbers of the coronavirus positive patients is still on the rise and there is no clarity as to whether the IPL 2020 will take place this year or not. However, there are also reports that BCCI will try to organize the league somewhere around September-October this year and there are good chances of the T20 ICC World Cup 2020 getting postponed.

While the cricketers chose to increase their social media activities by interacting with fans, conducting Instagram live chat sessions with other cricketers or the IPL franchises, the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) conducted an IPL of its own but it was a little different as its full form is the Indian Poll League and not the Indian Premier League.

In the Indian Poll League, the matches were conducted between two teams, not on the ground but on the social media networks, and the team which got more votes was declared the winner of the match. This online tournament went on for 55 days and RCB won the trophy by defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by a huge difference. RCB received 85 percent of the total votes casted and the Bangalore franchise took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to announce the news of their victory.

This is what RCB tweeted, “A big thank you to everyone who made RCB the champions of the #IndianPollLeague by voting consistently, every day for the last 55 days. In the final, #RCB beat #SRH with an incredible 85 % of the votes!”

A big thank you to everyone who made RCB the champions of the #IndianPollLeague by voting consistently, every day for the last 55 days. In the final, #RCB beat #SRH with an incredible 8⃣5⃣% of the votes! #PlayBold #InAParallelUniverse #ipl #Bestfans pic.twitter.com/1WBbU4WCU1

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 25, 2020

The IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) didn’t want to miss this opportunity of trolling its Bangalore counterpart. Everybody is aware of the fact that RCB’s slogan is “Ee Sala Cup Namde” which translates to “the cup is ours this year”.

CSK took a jibe at RCB by changing their slogan a little bit to “Ee Saala Cup Umadey” which translates to “the cup is yours this year”. The tweet also contained a photo of superstar Rajinikanth and the CSK fans loved the response.

#WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/8c706fXxDb

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) May 25, 2020

Royal Challengers Bangalore is considered to be one of the best teams of the IPL but it hasn’t won the tournament even once in the last 12 years. It has some pretty big names of the cricket world in its line-up such as Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, etc. and the team has reached the finals thrice but never emerged as the winner.

Even some cricketers such as David Warner, Rohit Sharma, etc. have discussed RCB’s failure during the Instagram live chats and almost everyone wants to know why they are not able to take the trophy home despite being such a strong team.

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The Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has emerged as a messiah for those poor people who wanted to return to their home from Mumbai but they were not getting any means to travel. Sonu not only talked to the concerned governments but also arranged for the buses for these migrant laborers and proved that he may have played the roles of villain in reel-life but in real-life, he is a hero in the true sense.

The “Kung Fu Yoga” actor was using his social media networks, especially the micro-blogging site Twitter for getting in touch with people and while there are many who are very eager to meet their family members, here is one guy who made quite an unusual request to Sonu Sood.

The Twitter user wrote, “@SonuSood भैया, एक बार गर्लफ़्रेंड से ही मिलवा दीजिए.. बिहार ही जाना है #SonuSood”

@SonuSood भैया, एक बार गर्लफ़्रेंड से ही मिलवा दीजिए.. बिहार ही जाना है #SonuSood

— Vishwajit Dwivedy (@20thWin) May 25, 2020

He urged Sonu Sood to help him in meeting his girlfriend and for the same purpose, he wanted to go to Bihar.

The actor’s response to this request was a classy one as he gave the user a wonderful yet hilarious piece of advice. Sonu tweeted, “थोड़े दिन दूर रह के देख ले भाई .. सच्चे प्यार की परीक्षा भी हो जाएगी”. It loosely translates to, “For some days try living far apart, it will be a test of real love as well”.

थोड़े दिन दूर रह के देख ले भाई .. सच्चे प्यार की परीक्षा भी हो जाएगी । https://t.co/mD7JEMgD3q

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) May 25, 2020

It won’t be incorrect to say that common public as well as celebrities and politicians are completely awestruck with what Sonu Sood is doing and words are very less to thank him for the selfless service that he is giving to the migrant laborers. Social media networks are flooded with tweets appreciating the “Yuva” actor who is very popular for his chiseled physique and toned muscles. At one fell swoop, we must say that he has a good sense of humour too which is evidently visible in his reply to the Twitterati. What do you say?

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Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest stars of not only India but the world as his fans hail from every nook and corner of the planet. His charisma and aura can make anyone go crazy for him and fans can do anything just to get a glimpse of the superstar. His stardom cannot be expressed in words and nobody is left untouched with his magic. In fact, his body doubles also enjoy a great fan following and one of them is Prashant Walde who also happens to be a big fan of SRK.

There have been a few duplicates of Shah Rukh who have striking resemblance with the “Raees” star but Prashant has had a beautiful journey in B-Town. In fact, many moviemakers instantly had his name in mind whenever they work with Shah Rukh.

In an interaction with TOI, Prashant called himself a handyman to the directors who cast Shah Rukh Khan. As per him, they use him as a dummy in the actor’s absence or at the time of rehearsal and for cheat shots as well.

He worked with Shah Rukh in “Om Shanti Om” for the first time and ever since, he has been a part of many movies including “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, “Chennai Express”, “Dear Zindagi”, “Don 2”, “Fan”, “Raees”, etc.

Earlier Prashant disclosed that he is paid Rs 30,000 daily for working as Shah Rukh’s doppelganger in a flick.

He considers SRK as his ‘Godfather’ and the “Dilwale” actor was also quite pleased when he met Prashant for the first time.

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Kane Williamson, the skipper of the New Zealand cricket team, is one of the coolest cricketers. He has scored more than 14K runs at the international level and is ranked among the greatest batsmen of the present times. There are many other good batsmen in the world cricket as of now and everyone has his own style of batting.

During an interview with Cricbuzz, Kane Williamson talked about what he likes about the technique of other stylish batsmen and what he would like to borrow from them. When Kane was asked what he will like to borrow from Pakistan’s Babar Azam, he says that he likes the cover-drives and back-foot shots of the Pak cricketer along with his resolve to score runs every time he goes to bat.

In regard to the Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson says that he wants to borrow everything that Virat does, especially the way he hits the ball and Kane even expresses his desire to include that in his technique.

When asked about the Australian cricketer Steve Smith, Kane says that he would like to find gaps the way Steve finds. Kane praises Steve for his performance in the last Ashes in which the Australian cricketer made a comeback after the suspension.

The last cricketer that Kane Williamson talked about was Australian southpaw David Warner and the former expressed his desire to borrow David’s back foot style of playing shots.

Kane Williamson was the skipper of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad till the last season as the franchise has appointed David Warner as their captain for the IPL 2020 which has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The cricketers from all around the world are now indulging in online activities such as answering the queries of fans or carrying out Instagram live sessions with other cricketers or giving interviews to sports magazines or TV shows. Few cricketers are also trying their hands in making TikTok videos, especially the Australian cricketer David Warner and Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who have emerged as TikTok stars in the lockdown period.

For the past some time, David Warner has been posting videos on TikTok regularly and he is also posting them at other social media platforms as well so that those who are not on TikTok can also watch his videos.

Recently, he shared a video in which he was seen dancing to the tunes of Akshay Kumar’s song “Bala” from the Bollywood movie “Housefull 4”.

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I think I’ve got you covered @akshaykumar #bala #fun #friday #challenge Friday nights

A post shared by David Warner (@davidwarner31) on May 22, 2020 at 3:59am PDT

He also tagged the actor on the post and we must say that Warned did a great job as not only fans loved his video but superstar Akshay Kumar also showered praises on him and wrote, “Absolutely! Nailed it”.

The Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli also saw the video and he was not able to control himself from commenting as he posted four laughing emojis in the comments.

In response, David Warner invited Virat for a duet on TikTok and he also said that Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma will make an account for him.

As David Warner is a part of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad for quite a long time now, he is acquainted with the southern movie stars as well and some time ago, he wished superstar Junior NTR on his birthday by posting a video in which he danced on the actor’s song. David Warner also shook a leg on a song of popular actor Allu Arjun and the actor too appreciated the cricketer.

What makes David Warner more successful is the fact that his complete family is supporting him in making videos and in many videos, they can also be seen participating.

Do you also want Virat Kohli to join David Warner for a duet?

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