Shah Rukh Khan wants Mithali Raj to coach Indian men's cricket team one day

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January 3, 2018

New Delhi, Jan 3: Stepping outside the usual reality TV and entertainment fare that rules modern-day television schedules, TED in collaboration with Star Network has come forth with a new show, TED Talks India Nayi Soch. The show is basically to reflect the social aspect of life and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is its host. Launched on December 10, the show is expected to be lit by various celebrities and one such that attended on January 1 is Mithali Raj.

TED is an internationally acclaimed TV show where a lot of Indian speakers have been present, but now the show is available in Hindi in India itself. In fact, as per BARC report, the first episode of had got a brilliant aggregate reach of 42.4 million.

On January 1, the first day of 2018, Indian women's team skipper Mithali served as one of the guests to the show. During the interaction, the Bollywood superstar praised the player and said, "I want to see you as the coach of the men's cricket team one day."

And in reply, Mithali said, "I always want to give my best."

Shah Rukh had also asked him about his book-reading habit prior to a match, a picture of which had gone viral on the internet during the ICC Women's World Cup.

"When you are on the field, and everyone is looking up to you and the entire team to bring back the trophy, (then) it is not just about the game. So, it is necessary for us to stay focussed... and we all have our own ways to ensure we give our best on the field," Mithali explained on the episode that will be aired on January 7.

"I read books to get rid of pressure during a match. It does help me to keep calm and encourage a good performance," she added.

Mithali is the first Indian skipper (across men and women) to lead her side to two World Cup finals - 2005 and then in 2017. She is also the highest run-getter of all time in ODI format and is the only batsman to cross the 1000-run mark in World Cup games.

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August 3,2020

New Delhi, Aug 2: The finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played on November 20, the sources within the BCCI confirmed on Sunday.

The IPL's governing council met earlier today, and it has also been decided that the evening matches will start at 7:30 pm, half an hour earlier than usual.

Jay Shah, the secretary of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and Arun Dhumal, treasurer of BCCI did not attend the IPL's governing council meeting.

"The tournament will run for 51 days, usually the IPL should go on for 49 days as per the constitution, however in the meeting it has been decided that we will go to Supreme Court for conducting the IPL in 51 days," sources within the BCCI said.

"As the tournament is running for 51 days, we will get the chance to play fewer doubleheaders, there would be just 10 double headers, evening matches will start at 7:30 and the afternoon matches will start at 3:30. 

The matches will be played across three venues at Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah as travelling here by road is easier and bio-secure environment can be maintained," he added.

The IPL's governing council also confirmed that Women's IPL will also go on and four teams would be participating in it.

"When it comes to women's IPL, there would be four teams and the matches would be played at the time of playoffs for men's IPL," the source said.

The source within the BCCI also said that the governing council would be meeting again to discuss the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all the franchises that need to be followed in the IPL.

The governing council meeting discussed the quarantine measures along with the standard operating procedures (SOP), bio bubble training facilities, stay and travel of the players.

Issues related to the broadcaster, shifting, and scheduling of the tournament, and DXB app to be downloaded for players and other officials were also discussed as well.

A few days earlier, the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel had confirmed that the 13th edition of the mega event will commence on September 19 in the UAE.

This year's IPL was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) had also confirmed receiving the official Letter of Intent from the BCCI to host the 2020 edition of the IPL.

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February 13,2020

New Delhi, Feb 13: Sanjiv Chawla, a key accused in the match-fixing scandal involving former South African cricket team captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, was extradited from the UK on Thursday, Delhi Police said.

The 50-year-old British national, accompanied by a crime branch team from London, reached IGI Airport this morning, a senior officer said.

He is likely to be taken to the crime branch office for questioning, he added.

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July 5,2020

Colombo, Jul 5: Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was on Sunday arrested for knocking down a pedestrian while driving, police said.

Mendis hit a 74-year-old man, killing him in the wee hours, in the Colombo suburb of Panadura.

He is to be produced before a magistrate later today, police said.

The 25-year-old wicket-keeper batsman has represented Sri Lanka in 44 Tests and 76 ODIs. Mendis was part of the national squad which had resumed training after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Sri Lanka's international assignments, including a tour by India, have been cancelled due to the pandemic.

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