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India's new white-ball captain Rohit Sharma remained at third place but closed in on teammate Virat Kohli, who also held on to his second spot, in the latest ICC men's ODI batting rankings on Wednesday.

A Covid-19 outbreak hit the Indian cricket team on Wednesday as opener Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer tested positive for coronavirus, along with standby bowler Navdeep Saini and three members of the support staff.

The Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal shook his head, as if in disbelief. Then he moved to the net to shake the hand of his opponent, Daniil Medvedev, and it was then that it seemed to sink in.

On the occasion of India's 73rd Republic Day, former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes thanked PM Modi for his kind words in the personalised letter he received from the PM.

South Africa has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Series with one match to go after winning the second ODI by 7 wickets.

With just five days to go, Odisha State Government is leaving no stones unturned to host the inaugural edition of the international badminton tournament the 2022 Odisha Open.

Among the Legends, Kohli is placed at 4th with 40 Test wins. Only Graeme Smith (53), Ricky Ponting (48) & Steve Waugh (41) are ahead of him.

Barring Virat Kohli in the first innings and Rishabh Pant in the second, no other Indian batsmen could impress as Team India went down in the third and final Test and lost the series 1-2.

Odisha has a rich resource of talent right from grassroots to urban.

Jalandhar’s chess star Mallika Handa (26), who won several medals in national and international championships, took to Twitter on Sunday to vent her anger against state Education and Sports Minister Pargat Singh.