Ayush Gupta

Suresh Raina is retired from international cricket, as he announced the same on the day when MS Dhoni did so. Nonetheless, he would continue to feature in the Indian Premier League. Meanwhile, he is vacationing in the Maldives, where he celebrated his 34th birthday.

Footballers, unlike any other football fan, also grow up as a fan, before taking up the sport as their career and profession. While they grow up supporting their favourite club, it is not necessarily that they are roped in by the very club when it comes to their footballing career.

Hardik Pandya is one of the most prominent Indian all-rounders currently, known for his lethal fast bowling and explosive hitting abilities. Meanwhile, he is also famous for his personal life, having got hitched with Bollywood actress Natasa Stankovic.

Hardik Pandya is a natural all-rounder. However, he is playing as a batsman of late, as he is yet to resume bowling entirely since recovering from his back injury. Meanwhile, Vijay Shankar has been out of colours since the past one year, especially following the 2019 ICC World Cup.

India are playing their first international series in the pandemic era, as they are in Australia for series across formats. On Friday, the side played its first One-Day International at the Sydney Cricket Ground, but succumbed to a 66-run defeat, besides maintaining a slow over-rate.

Cricketers might play the sport which is played by gentlemen, but not all cricketers are gentlemen when it comes to cricket. To date, a number of cricketers have been infamous for doing some controversial stuff, while one of them involves sex scandals.

Cricketers are no less than celebrities who often have a grand wedding and lead a happy married life. However, some tend to get into controversies, as they are allegedly involved in extra-marital affairs, thereby cheating on their partners.

Playing football and managing a football team are two different areas of specialisation. Nonetheless, some footballers are so good in both that they end up winning top titles, including the UEFA Champions League. There are a selected few among the notable ones.

India will take on Australia in the second One-Day International at the Sydney Cricket Ground, after suffering a 66-run loss in the opening game on Friday. A win here for the Aussies would seal the series for them, as the Indians are in a do-or-die situation.

Hardik Pandya has made his comeback to competitive cricket since the just-concluded Indian Premier League. However, he is focusing only on his batting, barring himself from bowling, since he has just recovered from a back injury, for which he underwent a surgery in London last year.