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England cricketer Shoaib Bashir finally granted Indian Visa, read why he needed to submit additional documents and how British press wrongly criticised India

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2024

British press criticised India for delay in visa to cricketer Shoaib Bashir, but fact is he needed to submit additional documents as he is of Pakistan origin

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Glenn Maxwell felt embarrassed after falling down in an Adelaide pub, will avoid any sanctions from Cricket Australia

ANI - 23 January, 2024

Glenn Maxwell was embarrassed after suffering a fall while watching former Australia players perform with pub band 'Six and Out' in Adelaide.

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New Zealand stadium plays Big Show’s WWE theme music to welcome plus-size cricketer Azam Khan, Pakistani fans furious

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2024

The DJ at a stadium in New Zealand seemingly trolled Pakistani cricketer Azam Khan for his obesity by playing Big Show theme music.

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‘Ram Siya Ram’: Virat Kohli’s gestures during the unofficial entrance song of South African player Keshav Maharaj wins the internet

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2024

During Maharaj's arrival to the crease, as the song played in the background, former Indian captain Virat Kohli enjoyed it in particular as he made actions to pull a bow and arrow, and later did 'namaste' to honour Lord Ram.

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Usman Khawaja, who got reprimanded by ICC for a pro-Palestine message, attacks Keshav Maharaj for the ‘Om’ sticker on his bat

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2023

Usman Khwaja dragged Keshav Maharaj over the pro-Palestine message row for an Om sticker on the Protean cricketer's bat.

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Black armband ‘stunt’ for Gaza: Cricketer Usman Khawaja charged by ICC for making political statement on field without prior permission

ANI - 22 December, 2023

"Usman Khawaja has been charged for breaching Clause F of the Clothing and Equipment Regulations," an ICC spokesperson told ESPNcricinfo.

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Mitchell Starc becomes the most expensive player in IPL history, Kolkata Knight Riders buys him for 24.75 crores

ANI - 19 December, 2023

Earlier, Cummins broke the roof as he became the costliest player in the history of the Indian Premier League when he was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 20.50 crore on Tuesday at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

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I am proud Muslim, I am proud Indian: Mohammed Shami slams Pakistani social media handles who tried to create ‘Sajda’ controversy during World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2023

Mohammed Shami said, "I could beat him multiple times but he was not getting out. I was tired of this. When I got the fifth wicket I came down on my knees. At that time, I lowered my neck. That's it."

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“Smile when the world is all about attention”: Gautam Gambhir posts cryptic tweet after Sreesanth’s rant against him

ANI - 7 December, 2023

Gambhir's tweet came out just hours later after a video of him emerged on social media in which he was arguing with former Indian pacer Sreesanth in the Legends League Cricket.

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