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Strong is sexy, being very skinny is not attractive: Sania Mirza

April 22, 2016

New Delhi, Apr 22: Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, who is gearing up for the upcoming French Open, said that being strong is sexy and very skinny is not attractive.

sania“Strong is sexy. I don’t think very skinny is attractive. I think healthy, strong and muscular is extremely attractive,” Mirza said in an interview.

Mirza was talking about the level of fitness and strength she is supposed to have in order to maintain her high rank in international tennis.

“Tennis requires me to have a certain level of fitness and strength, and I’ll do everything I can to get there,” she said.

“I think everyone has their own way of dealing with fitness, everyone has their own way of dealing with stardom, life, and their career. I’m not the one who makes a call on what’s right or wrong. I can only recognize what’s best for me,” she added.

Talking about upcoming Rio Olympics, she said that there is only a very little chance to win a medal in mixed doubles.

“I don’t think there’s a chance to win a medal with whoever I play. I think we have a chance if we put our best team out there. Mixed doubles is one of the toughest events to win a medal. I think we have an outside chance to win a medal, but so do the other 15 teams. That’s just how tough or unpredictable it is,” she said.

Referring to the recent loss of Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair, she said that it is normal to have lost some games after a long streak of victory.

“After having the year we had, after peaking for that long to have lost a couple matches is normal. Last week, Novak (Djokovic) lost to a guy he had beaten easily before. It’s normal. You need to find the motivation again, the inspiration,” Mirza told The Times of India.

The Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair set a new record by winning 41 consecutive matches and also won the Australian Open last year. But the duo is in trouble as they lost three out of their last five matches.

Mirza also appreciated the attitude of Maria Sharapova who came out and said she had been using a banned drug for last 10 years. Mirza said that taking the full blame on herself and not blaming anybody else was classy.

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March 6,2020

Mumbai, Mar 6: Former India batsman Virender Sehwag expressed excitement over the upcoming Road Safety World Series and said he is looking forward to playing with Sachin Tendulkar again.

"I am very excited about this tournament because I will get another chance to play with Sachin. We have played many international matches together and there was a gap and then we played an All-Star match and now again getting a chance. I am looking forward to playing with Tendulkar," Sehwag told media persons.

In the opening match of the Road Safety World Series, India Legends will play against West Indies Legends on March 7. The main aim of the Series is to create awareness about road safety and change people's mindset towards their behaviour on the roads.

Sehwag hailed the initiative of Road Safety World Series and said: "I think it is a very good initiative by the government that they are working towards creating awareness regarding road safety. Awareness regarding road safety is important for everyone."

Road Safety World Series, a five-nation T20 cricket tournament, will showcase some of the biggest names in cricket from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and South Africa.

Players who will feature in this series include Tendulkar, Sehwag, Brian Lara, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brett Lee, Brad Hodge, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ajantha Mendis and many more. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is the Commissioner of the Series.

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March 25,2020

New Delhi, Mar 25: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen appealed to Indian citizens to stay home during the 21-day lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain coronavirus.

"Namaste India! I have heard that your situation is like ours, PM Modi has announced a nation-wide lockdown for 21 days. I request you to follow this instruction. We will fight coronavirus together and come out to this situation. Please stay at your home and stay safe, " he tweeted in Hindi.
At the end of the message, Pietersen gave credit to his "Hindi teacher" Shreevats Goswami, who is an Indian domestic cricketer.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that the nationwide total lockdown will be in place for three weeks to combat the coronavirus menace.

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February 10,2020

Potchefstroom, Feb 10: India's under-19 cricket team manager Anil Patel says the ICC has taken a serious view of the aggressive celebrations by Bangladesh players after their World Cup triumph and will be reviewing the footage of the final game's "last few minutes".

Some Bangladeshi players got carried away while celebrating their historic three-wicket win over India in the final on Sunday. While their captain Akbar Ali apologised for the "unfortunate incident", his Indian counterpart Priyam Garg said their reaction was "dirty".

"We don't know what actually happened," Patel told 'ESPNCricinfo' on Sunday.

"Everybody was in a shock, absolutely, but we don't know what happened exactly. The ICC officials are going to watch the footage of the last few minutes and they are going to let us know," he said.

Even when the match was on, the Bangladesh players were overly aggressive while fielding and their lead pacer Shoriful Islam sledged the Indian batsmen after every delivery.

As soon as the match ended, it became tense with Bangladeshi players rushing to the ground and displaying aggressive body language. The two teams nearly came to blows before the situation was defused by the coaching staff and on-field officials.

Patel claimed that match referee Graeme Labrooy met him and expressed regret at what transpired on the field.

"The referee came to me. He was sorry about the incident. He clarified the ICC is going to take very seriously what has happened during the match and the last session. They are going to witness the footage and they will tell us in the morning (Monday)."

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