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1814 days ago

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Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Among Five Indian Players To Participate In The Hundred

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Mumbai, June 10, 2021: The inaugural season of The Hundred will see as many as five Indian woman players' participation. The captain and vice-captain of India's T20I team, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will headline India's participation along with Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, and Deepti Sharma. ## Harmanpreet will be part of the Manchester Originals while Mandhana has been signed up by Southern Brave. Deepti will represent the London Spirit and Rodrigues will play for the Northern Superchargers. Shafali replaces New Zealand all-rounder, Sophie Devine in the Birmingham Phoenix franchise. Devine has opted out due to logistical difficulties. ## Beth Barrett-Wild, Head of The Hundred Women competition expressed her joy at being able to get the Indian stars on board for what is undoubtedly ECB's most ambitious project to date.## "They're a hugely exciting group of players and they'll bring a lot to the competition," said Beth adding, "I can't wait for July 21, I can't wait for the whole competition, and I can't wait for fans to see these world-class players doing what they do best". ## Harmanpreet said, "It's very exciting that I'm going to get to play in the first-ever game of The Hundred. It will be special to make history, especially with a women's match on such a big ground. We've played in front of some large crowds in India and it's always a great experience for the players". ## Stay tuned...

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1835 days ago

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The Newly Test Inductee Shafali Verma Earns Promotion In India's 2020-21 Women Central Contract List; Veda Krishnamurthy Left Out

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Mumbai, May 20, 2021: The 17-year old hard-hitting batter, Shefali, who recently received her maiden India Test call-up for a one-off Test against England, has been promoted from a Grade C to a Grade B central contract in the 2020-21 BCCI India Women contract list. ## Apart from Shafali, batter Punam Raut and spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad have also been promoted from Grade C to Grade B while the likes of Ekta Bisht, Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, and Anuja Patel have been left out from annual contract.## This year, only 19 players have given the BCCI Women contract unlike 22 players in the last year. 17-year-old Richa Ghosh included for the first time and handed Grade C. She is one of six players on a Grade C retainer worth INR 10 lakh. ## All-rounder and limited-overs captain Harmanpreet Kaur, top-order batter Smriti Mandhana, and spinner Poonam Yadav are the three players to have earned a Grade A contract worth INR 50 lakh while the remaining 10 players on Grade B INR 30 lakh retainers. ## India Women contract list - ## Grade A (INR 50 Lakh) - Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Yadav## Grade B (INR 30 Lakh) - Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Deepti Sharma, Punam Raut, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues## Grade C (INR 10 Lakh) - Mansi Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol, Priya Punia, Richa Ghosh## Stay tuned...

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2042 days ago

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IPL 2020 Playoffs To Be Played From 5th November With Final On 10th November In Dubai

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the playoffs dates of the Indian Premier League 2020. Dubai will host the final of the tournament on the 10th of November as well as serve as the venue for Qualifier 1 between the top two sides at the end of the league stage, on November 5. ## The Eliminator and Qualifier 2 will be held on November 6 and 8 respectively, in Abu Dhabi. All games will start at 19:30 [7:30 PM] IST.## IPL Playoffs Schedule -## Qualifier 1 - Team 1 vs Team 2, Dubai, on November 5 ## Eliminator - Team 3 vs Team 4, Abu Dhabi, on November 6## Qualifier 2 - Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1, Abu Dhabi, on November 8## Final - Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2, Dubai, on November 10## Sharjah to host Women's T20 Challenge - Sharjah has been picked as the only venue to host the Women's T20 Challenge which will be played between November 4 and 9. The three teams --- Velocity, Supernovas, and Trailblazers led by Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana respectively, will play a game against each other on November 4, 5, and 7, and the top two teams will qualify for the final.## All the matches except the second match between Velocity and Trailblazers will begin at 7:30 PM IST. Match 2, which will be played on November 5, will be an afternoon match starting at 15:30 [3:30 PM] IST. ## The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game. The complete schedule is as below.## Match 1: Supernovas vs Velocity, Sharjah, on November 4 at 19:30 IST## Match 2: Velocity vs Trailblazers, Sharjah, on November 5 at 15:30 IST## Match 3: Trailblazers vs Supernovas, Sharjah, on November 7 at 19:30 IST## Final: Team 1 vs Team 2, Sharjah, on November 9 at 19:30 IST## Stay tuned...

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2056 days ago

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BCCI Announces Squads For Women's T20 Challenge To Be Played From 4th November To 9th November In The UAE

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday (October 11), has announced the squads for the women's T20 challenge that will be played from 4th November to 9th November during the playoffs of men's IPL in the UAE.## Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Mithali Raj have been named the captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity respectively. The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge. Each team will play two games with the top 2 to face in the final on 9th November. ## The best of Indian women's cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, and New Zealand in a four-match tournament.## Thailand's Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country's first Women's T20 World Cup half-century, adds another feather to her cap as she will become the first Thai cricketer to feature in the tournament.## The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game. The complete schedule is as below.## Match No.DateTeamsTime (IST) 1. 4 November Supernovas vs Velocity 7:30 PM 2. 5 November Velocity vs Trailblazers 3:30 PM 3. 7 November Trailblazers vs Supernovas 7:30 PM 4. 9 November Final 7:30 PM ## Here are the complete squads - ## Supernovas - Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, and Muskan Malik## Trailblazers - Smriti Mandhana (C), Deepti Sharma (VC), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D. Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin, and Kashvee Gautam## Velocity - Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (WK), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Suné Luus, Jahanara Alam, and M. Anagha## Stay tuned...

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2152 days ago

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Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and others wish MS Dhoni as former India captain turns 39 today

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Former team India and one of the most successful captains in white-ball cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has turned 39 today (July 7). Fans and sports stars including team India captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravi Shastri, and others across the country are pouring birthday wishes on the captain cool.## Here is what people have to say on MS Dhoni's birthday -## Happy birthday @msdhoni !May God bless you with good health and happiness in life.Have a great year ahead. pic.twitter.com/pGLRQYGzTh— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 7, 2020 ## Happy b'day Mahi bhai. Wish you good health and happiness always. God bless you 🙏😃 pic.twitter.com/i9zR4Zb5A3— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 7, 2020 ## Cooling off with Mr Cool. Happy birthday @msdhoni. pic.twitter.com/fZQgGGRcD4— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 7, 2020 ## Once in a generation, a player comes and a nation connects with him, think of him as a member of their family, kuch bahut apna sa lagta hai. Happy Birthday to a man who is the world ( Dhoni-ya ) for his many admirers. #HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/T9Bj7G32BI— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 7, 2020 ## Happy Birthday Youngster! Have an absolute blast Legend 🙏 #mahendrasinghdhoni #MSDhonibirthday #HBDDhoni #Dhoni pic.twitter.com/B4lzLbPAdt— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) July 7, 2020 ## A small try to make your birthday little more special. My best friend, teammate and captain, Happy Birthday Mahi Bhai @msdhoni Thank You @InsideCricket07 for making it happen. #HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/xfiakfh8Ai— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) July 7, 2020 ## Happy Birthday @msdhoni sir. Wish you lots of happiness on your special day. Have a great day and an even more successful year ahead! 🙂— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) July 7, 2020 ## One man, countless moments of joy! 🇮🇳🙌Let’s celebrate @msdhoni's birthday by revisiting some of his monstrous sixes! 📽️💪#HappyBirthdayDhoni— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2020 ## Wish you a very happy birthday Dhoni bhai. Have a good one! 😊@msdhoni— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) July 7, 2020 ## Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the Captain cool, @msdhoni.Hope to see you soon on the field with those helicopter shots 😄#HappyBirthdayDhoni pic.twitter.com/VVaWWVSNWu— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) July 7, 2020 ## Birthday greetings to the legend of the game @msdhoni bhaiya. #MSDhonibirthday #DhoniBirthdayCelebrations pic.twitter.com/TEBko7FfMB— Hima (@HimaDas8) July 7, 2020 ## 🏆 2007 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 🏆 2011 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 🏆 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Happy birthday to one of India's greatest captains of all time, MS Dhoni 🤩 pic.twitter.com/XWRlV63D36— ICC (@ICC) July 7, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

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2630 days ago

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List of Most-Followed Instagram Handle in India

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Here is the list of the most followed Instagram profiles in India. As of now, Virat Kolhi has the most follower profile in India and it seems like no one can beat him in the coming years due to their immense popularity in the world. ## Top Indian Instagram followers Handle as of 24th May 2026: ## Highest followers on Instagram in India SNInstagram AccountFollowers [In Million]FollowingsInstagram Special Note 1. Virat Kohli 273534031 [273.53 M] 279 - Virat Kohli is the most followed person in India. - Virat Kohli is the most followed cricketer in the world. 2. Narendra Modi 101236862 [101.24 M] 0 - Naredra Modi is the most followed politician in India. 3. Shraddha Kapoor 93054375 [93.05 M] 790 - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed woman/female in India. - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed Bollywood celebrity in the world. - Shraddha Kapoor is the most followed actress in India. 4. Priyanka Chopra 92921402 [92.92 M] 639 5. Alia Bhatt 85583781 [85.58 M] 552 - Alia Bhatt is the most followed person who don't have indian citizenship but lives in India. 6. Deepika Padukone 78791349 [78.79 M] 239 7. Katrina Kaif 78688095 [78.69 M] 647 8. Neha Kakkar 76797232 [76.8 M] 0 - Neha Kakkar is the most followed Indian singer. *** 9. Salman Khan 71803210 [71.8 M] 47 - Salman Khan is the most followed actor in India. 10. Urvashi Rautela 68322328 [68.32 M] 75 11. Anushka Sharma 67520114 [67.52 M] 672 12. Jacqueline Fernandez 66897039 [66.9 M] 1272 13. Akshay Kumar 65323871 [65.32 M] 7 14. Disha Patani 60481151 [60.48 M] 125 15. Kriti Sanon 57772038 [57.77 M] 425 16. Sunny Leone 54737313 [54.74 M] 118 17. Jannat Zubair 51553719 [51.55 M] 95 18. Rashmika Mandanna 51455330 [51.46 M] 346 19. Sachin Tendulkar 51273850 [51.27 M] 60 20. Kartik Aaryan 50668258 [50.67 M] 1275 21. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 50458621 [50.46 M] 3 22. Hrithik Roshan 49138198 [49.14 M] 557 23. Shah Rukh Khan 49017443 [49.02 M] 6 24. Shahid Kapoor 48429379 [48.43 M] 252 25. Ranveer Singh 48061538 [48.06 M] 1616 26. Rohit Sharma 46509364 [46.51 M] 113 27. Nora Fatehi 46253358 [46.25 M] 635 28. Sara Ali Khan 45218763 [45.22 M] 136 29. Varun Dhawan 45213795 [45.21 M] 596 30. Kapil Sharma 44833660 [44.83 M] 2 Kapil Sharma is the most followed comedian in India. 31. Parineeti Chopra 42032455 [42.03 M] 232 32. Tiger Shroff 39652460 [39.65 M] 607 33. Team India 38907931 [38.91 M] 94 34. Madhuri Dixit 38277654 [38.28 M] 293 35. anushka sen 38101589 [38.1 M] 169 36. Samantha Ruth Prabhu 37796316 [37.8 M] 959 37. Amitabh Bachchan 36694892 [36.69 M] 99 38. Kiara Advani 36112255 [36.11 M] 615 39. Guru Randhawa 35485245 [35.49 M] 0 40. Hardik Pandya 34902542 [34.9 M] 353 41. Mr Faisu 33776559 [33.78 M] 340 42. Shreya Ghoshal 33748858 [33.75 M] 910 43. Mouni Roy 33298746 [33.3 M] 371 44. Sonam Kapoor 33215988 [33.22 M] 5257 45. Shilpa Shetty 33077019 [33.08 M] 478 46. Sidharth Malhotra 31800272 [31.8 M] 246 47. Avneet Kaur 30775545 [30.78 M] 402 48. Nidhhi Agerwal 30667461 [30.67 M] 766 49. Filmy Gyan 30459446 [30.46 M] 408 50. Awez Darbar 30298315 [30.3 M] 565 51. Arishfa Khan 29333448 [29.33 M] 60 52. Rohit Zinjurke 28360273 [28.36 M] 197 53. Tamanna Bhatia 28256213 [28.26 M] 1616 54. Sonu Sood 28220753 [28.22 M] 295 55. Sonakshi Sinha 28165098 [28.17 M] 527 56. Allu Arjun 28051135 [28.05 M] 1 - Allu Arjun is the most followed south indian actor. 57. Pooja Hegde 27573182 [27.57 M] 202 58. Suresh Raina 27559981 [27.56 M] 1189 59. Riyaz Aly 26723672 [26.72 M] 496 60. Diljit Dosanjh 26665620 [26.67 M] 0 61. Janhvi Kapoor 26552527 [26.55 M] 799 62. Ananya Pandey 26369539 [26.37 M] 1646 63. Kajal Aggarwal 26300717 [26.3 M] 1019 64. Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya 25284096 [25.28 M] 242 65. Angel Rai 25144515 [25.14 M] 268 66. Ram Charan Teja 24505751 [24.51 M] 46 67. Rakul Preet Singh 23892357 [23.89 M] 559 68. Riteish Deshmukh 23738141 [23.74 M] 85 69. Shruthi Haasan 23730807 [23.73 M] 5084 70. Vijay Deverakonda 23503427 [23.5 M] 0 71. Ajey Nagar (CarryMinati) 21460243 [21.46 M] 162 - Ajey Nagar is the most followd Indian Youtuber. 72. Vicky Kaushal 21139209 [21.14 M] 469 73. Sanju Samson 20973009 [20.97 M] 175 74. Yo Yo Honey Singh 20955558 [20.96 M] 817 75. Bhuvan Bam 20856105 [20.86 M] 300 76. Yuvraj Singh 20796341 [20.8 M] 642 77. Elvish Yadav 20637230 [20.64 M] 735 78. Shikhar Dhawan 20096196 [20.1 M] 151 79. Neha Sharma 20051522 [20.05 M] 659 80. Yami Gautam 19956811 [19.96 M] 49 81. Taapsee Pannu 19830374 [19.83 M] 320 82. Kashika Kapoor 19566710 [19.57 M] 426 83. Hina Khan 19506735 [19.51 M] 426 84. Shehnaaz Kaur Gill 19058114 [19.06 M] 179 85. Kajol 18646731 [18.65 M] 19 86. Keerthi Suresh 18636164 [18.64 M] 1342 87. Malaika Arora 18602026 [18.6 M] 824 88. Darshan Raval 18443428 [18.44 M] 144 89. Badshah 18411273 [18.41 M] 510 90. Jennifer Winget 18279185 [18.28 M] 856 91. Ashish Chanchlani 17941018 [17.94 M] 1488 92. Sidhu Moosewala 17591243 [17.59 M] 4 93. Karan Johar 17577665 [17.58 M] 1109 Karna Johar is the most followed filmmaker in India. 94. Esha Gupta 17497432 [17.5 M] 387 95. Harbhajan Singh 17471370 [17.47 M] 684 96. Shakti Mohan 16914002 [16.91 M] 494 97. Ayushmann Khurrana 16907508 [16.91 M] 1299 98. Mika Singh 16381641 [16.38 M] 4061 99. Shreyas Iyer 16347581 [16.35 M] 614 100. Shreyas Iyer 16347581 [16.35 M] 614 101. Dulquer Salmaan 15878232 [15.88 M] 1143 102. KL Rahul 15634638 [15.63 M] 294 103. Silambarasan TR 15631192 [15.63 M] 0 104. Mohammed Shami 15499858 [15.5 M] 314 105. Arjun Kapoor 15403094 [15.4 M] 3478 106. Zareen Khan 15367319 [15.37 M] 350 107. Smriti Mandhana 15364324 [15.36 M] 171 108. Genelia Deshmukh 15251950 [15.25 M] 62 109. Ileana D'Cruz 15141101 [15.14 M] 88 110. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan 14854994 [14.85 M] 1 111. Armaan Malik 14729183 [14.73 M] 1053 112. Sonam Bajwa 14697266 [14.7 M] 1812 113. Yash Gowda 14087904 [14.09 M] 1 114. Garima Chaurasia 14078449 [14.08 M] 342 115. Kareena Kapoor Khan 13887882 [13.89 M] 316 116. Prabhas 13788847 [13.79 M] 28 117. Bipasha Basu 13747979 [13.75 M] 337 118. Preity Zinta 13612933 [13.61 M] 341 119. Sadhguru 13154504 [13.15 M] 3 120. Manisha Rani 13136396 [13.14 M] 151 121. Amy Jackson 13115301 [13.12 M] 1091 122. Raghav Juyal 12897359 [12.9 M] 817 123. Sai Pallavi 12844411 [12.84 M] 76 124. Rupesh Dewasi 12799148 [12.8 M] 124 125. Anjali Arora 12792204 [12.79 M] 294 126. Remo D'Souza 12706059 [12.71 M] 233 127. Sania Mirza 12653327 [12.65 M] 0 128. Jubin Nautiyal 12527181 [12.53 M] 284 129. Hasnain Khan 12392356 [12.39 M] 253 130. Beauty Khan 12271092 [12.27 M] 258 131. Abhishek Bachchan 12221780 [12.22 M] 329 132. Sushant Singh Rajput 12205361 [12.21 M] 5947 133. Ajay Devgn 12139044 [12.14 M] 26 134. Rashi Khanna 11718879 [11.72 M] 780 135. Mahira Khan 11653058 [11.65 M] 519 136. Adnaan Shaikh 11631352 [11.63 M] 567 137. Gautam Gambhir 11611049 [11.61 M] 132 138. Surbhi Jyoti 11456630 [11.46 M] 0 139. Surbhi Jyoti 11456630 [11.46 M] 0 140. Himanshi Khurana 11409086 [11.41 M] 343 141. John Abraham 11212160 [11.21 M] 11 142. Aditi Rao Hydari 11198374 [11.2 M] 1444 143. Nita Shilimkar 11187656 [11.19 M] 120 144. Riva Arora 11005992 [11.01 M] 464 145. Sameeksha Sud 10853242 [10.85 M] 1154 146. Yuzvendra Chahal 10822421 [10.82 M] 605 147. Siddharth Nigam 10692432 [10.69 M] 292 148. Suriya 10291887 [10.29 M] 8 149. Nani 10261624 [10.26 M] 52 150. Vidya Balan 10167857 [10.17 M] 114 151. Shivangi Joshi 10004543 [10 M] 154 152. Adah Sharma 9992342 [9.99 M] 901 153. Kangana Ranaut 9692279 [9.69 M] 238 154. MC Stan 9503124 [9.5 M] 0 155. Vishal Pandey 9379252 [9.38 M] 670 156. Bhumi Pednekar 9345940 [9.35 M] 2056 157. Tara Sutaria 9316322 [9.32 M] 2117 158. Sneha Reddy 9308714 [9.31 M] 730 159. Neeraj Chopra 9210561 [9.21 M] 542 160. Dhanush 9038151 [9.04 M] 108 ## *** Priyanka Chopra and Shraddha Kapoor also sung few songs. But Neha Kakkar's main profession is singing so that why we considered her as most followed Indian singer on Instagram. ## Alia Bhatt, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshay Kumar, and Katrina Kaif do not have Indian citizenship, but they work and live in India that why we included them in this list. ## Followers: The total number of Followers of a specific Instagram Profile ## Following: The total number of Profiles followed from a specific Instagram Profile ## Special Achievement List FollowersList of Handles that achieved this 50 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Deepika Padukone (3rd)Shraddha Kapoor (4th)Alia Bhatt (5th)Narendra Modi (6th)Neha Kakkar (7th)Akshay Kumar (8th)Jacqueline Fernandez (9th)Anushka Sharma (10th)Katrina Kaif (11th)Salman Khan (12th)Sunny Leone (13th)Disha Patani (14th)Urvashi Rautela (15th)Kriti Sanon (16th) 60 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Shraddha Kapoor (3rd)Neha Kakkar (4th)Deepika Padukone (5th)Narendra Modi (6th)Katrina Kaif (7th)Jacqueline Fernandez (8th)Alia Bhatt (9th)Akshay Kumar (10th)Anushka Sharma (11th) 70 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd)Shraddha Kapoor (3rd)Neha Kakkar (4th)Narendra Modi (5th)Deepika Padukone (6th) 80 MillionVirat Kohli (1st)Priyanka Chopra (2nd) 90 MillionVirat Kohli (1st) 100+ MillionVirat Kohli (1st) ## For more and the latest news about Instagram, stay tuned to us.

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2639 days ago

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Rishabh Pant Gets Grade A Central Contract

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Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been given an A grade contract after finding himself without a contract last time while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan who were in the A+ category have been dropped to A in latest central contract released by BCCI's Committee of Administrators (CoA).## Murli Vijay found himself without a contract this time around. He was dropped from the Test series during the England tour after his poor runs. However, he was brought back into the team for Australia tour but soon was dropped again as his poor show with the bat continued and hence, he will be without any central contract for the upcoming season.## Some of the players like Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Parthiv Patel and Jayant Yadav who all had contracts in the previous cycle have been left out of the current one while Khaleel Ahmed and Hanuma Vihari who have been awarded the central contract for the first time and have earned a Grade C contract.## Wriddhiman Saha, who had a Grade A contract last time sees himself drop down two categories to Grade C after missing a large part of cricket due to injury. He is currently out from the Test. Dinesh Karthik too dropped a category to Grade C.## Grade A+ (INR 7 Cr):## Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah## Grade A (INR 5 Cr):## Ravichandaran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant## Grade B (INR 3 Cr):## KL Rahul, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya## Grade C (INR 1 Cr):## Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Hanuma Vihari, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha## Women's contract## The highest wicket-taker in ODIs, Jhulan Goswami who has been retired from T20Is, moved to Grade B while Poonam Yadav earned Grade A contract. All-rounders Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, and D Hemalatha have been awarded a Grade C contract for the first time.## Grade A (INR 50 Lakhs):## Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam yadav## Grade B (INR 30 Lakhs):## Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues## Grade C (INR 10 Lakhs):## Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha, Anuja Patil, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut, Mona Meshram, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar## Follow for more...

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2733 days ago

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Harmanpreet, Mandhana Came In Support Of Powar And Want Him To Continue As Coach

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After the Mithali Raj and head coach Ramesh Powar's controversy, India's T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana came in support of Ramesh Powar who was ready to axed from head coach role and want him continue as coach as both the players feel that India improved a lot under the coaching of former Indian all-rounder.## Significantly, India's ODI captain Mithali Raj surprisingly was benched in the semi-final of the World T20 a few days ago against England and it cost India's exit from the tournament. However, Raj blamed coach Powar for her exclusion and wrote a letter to BCCI and made serious allegations on him saying he was out there to "humiliate and destroy" her.## After the incident, Powar didn't receive an extension of his contract with the BCCI sending out an invitation for fresh applications for the position. However, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana came out in support of him and writing to the BCCI about his positive contributions as head coach of the team and said Raj's exclusion from the playing XI was purely team management's decision (confirmed by CRICBUZZ).## "I am writing to bring it under your notice that how tremendously our team has gone under positive changes in the past few months and has set a benchmark in the world's top teams. Our defeat in the semi-finals was very disheartening and it brings us all to feel more miserable to see how the controversies have stained our image and questioned the entire cricket fraternity," wrote Harmanpreet in an email published by Hindustan Times.## "(sic) Ramesh Powar not only improved us as players but did motivate us to set targets and challenge our own limits. He has changed the faced (sic) of Indian women's cricket team both technically and strategically. He has inculcated in us the sense of winning."## "The decision was entirely based on the cricketing logic and observations from the past. Keeping in mind the need of the hour, me, Smriti, selector Sudha Shah and the coach together in the presence of our manager felt that we should go ahead with the winning combination," the letter further added before urging the BCCI to allow Powar to continue as coach.## "Cutting the conversation short, I, as the T20 captain and ODI vice-captain is appealing before you to allow Powar to further continue as our team coach. There are hardly 15 months for the next T20 World Cup and a month to go for the New Zealand tour. The way he has transformed us into a team, I feel no reason to replace him."## Mandhana added, "It is important for Indian cricket's growth that everybody is on the same page and I believe that any difference can be amicably resolved via discussion."## Ramesh Powar hit back on Raj saying she "blackmailing and pressurising coaches and puts her selfish interests ahead of the team." after she accused him of humiliating and destroy her. The support of Kaur and Mandhana came out as a boost for him as he could reapply for the post.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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2802 days ago

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Virat Kohli Along With Mira Bai Chanu Become Khel Ratan; Mandhana Wins Arjun Award

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The government of India has honored Indian Men's Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli with India's most prestigious sporting honor Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan while Women's T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana received Arjun Award. The awards were given by President Ramnath Kovind on Tuesday, 25 September.## Virat Kohli is the only third cricketer to be received India's top sporting award. Weightlifter Mira Bai Chanu also honored with Khel Ratan with Indian skipper. Mandhana is the only 10th woman cricketer to win Arjun Award. Harmanpreet Kaur was the last woman cricketer to awarded with Arjun Award in 2017.## Virat Kohli has been in imperious form in last few years. He was the ICC Cricketer of the year 2017 and also swept most of the BCCI award this year. The No.1 Test and ODI batsman show excellent runs in South Africa and England this year across all formats. He was the top scorer in SA and England in Test series'.## "The Khel Ratna award is yet another feather in Virat Kohli's cap. He was named the ICC Player of the Year in 2017, he swept the BCCI awards and has now been conferred with the highest sporting award, which is truly a remarkable feat. His hunger for runs is insatiable and I am sure under his leadership, the Indian team will be a top-ranked side in all three formats," BCCI acting honorary secretary, Amitabh Choudhary, said.## "We are extremely proud that Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana are being conferred with top honors by the Government of India. Virat is just the third Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious Khel Ratna award. This is a testimony to his work ethic, dedication, and unwavering focus. He has led India with distinction and at the same time, set new records with the bat. Playing different formats of the game, Virat has shown amazing consistency leading the side by example. This Indian team is one of the fittest sides in world cricket and a lot of credit must go to the Indian captain for bringing about this transformation," Vinod Rai, Chairman of the Committee of Administrators, said.## On the other hand, Mandhana has been India's best player since World Cup 2017. Since World Cup, she is India's leading run-getter in both T20Is and ODIs. After her remarkable run, she named a deputy to Harmanpreet in T20I. In recently concluded England's Women Kia Super League, she topped the charts with 421 runs and a blitzing strike rate of 175. She is only Indian player to win player of the tournament award in the history of WKSL and WBBL (Women's Big Bash League).## Talking about Virat Kohli, it was yet another feather in his cap. The 29-year old is the first cricketer since Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) to be honored with this most respectable sporting award. The great Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive this honor in 1997.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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2817 days ago

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Bowlers, Mandhana Shone As India Demolish Sri Lanka

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Smriti Mandhana continued to shine in limited overs as India Women crushed Sri Lanka Women by 9-wickets in the first of the three ODIs at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on Tuesday, September 11. This series is the part of ICC Championship.## It was an easy outing for the Indian Women as they comfortably won the first ODI. The foundation of this win was set up by the bowlers who bowled out Sri Lankan Women on a modest total of 98 in 35.1 overs. ## Right-arm pacer Manshi Joshi was the most successful bowler for India as she took 3 for 16 in 6.1 overs. ## Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav took two wickets each while Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Dayalan Hemalatha grabbed a wicket each.## Sri Lanka never looked in the game as the biggest partnership was 29 between the skipper Chamari Athapaththu and Sripali Weerakkody. ## Athapaththu was the highest scorer for her side with 33 off 93 balls while Weerakkody made 26 off 32 balls.## The chase was never going to be trouble Indian Women and openers Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut made it even more. easier with a 96-run partnership. Raut caught out by Manodara off Ranaweera before 3 runs from reaching the target. ## She made 24 off 41 balls with the help of 2 boundaries. But it was Mandhana who showed her class once again with an unbeaten knock off 73 off 76 balls as India chased down the target in 19.5 overs.## Mandhana has been in sensational form since the South Africa series. She was the top run-getter in recently concluded Women's Kia Super League with 421 runs in 9 innings with a century and two half-centuries. ## She averaging 60.14 with a strike rate of 174.68 in that tournament. She has been India's best player in recent times.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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2856 days ago

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Sensational Mandhana Blows Lancashire Thunder With A Record Hundred

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Looks like there is no stopping India's swashbuckling left-hander Smriti Mandhana in women's Kia Super League in England. After hammering the fastest fifty of the tournament a few days ago, she followed up with a sizzling 102 off 61 balls against Lancashire Thunder at Old Trafford, Manchester on Friday, August 3.## With the help of Mandhana's first T20 hundred, Western Storm beat Lancashire Thunder by 7-wickets. Mandhana single-handedly took his side home with a comfortable win in the end. ## She has been in great touch since the start of the tournament. In five matches so far, she has scored 48, 37, 52*, 43*, and 102 with the strike rate of more than 200.## Coming to this match, Western Storm's skipper Heather Knight had won the toss and opted to field first. New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 85 off 57 balls. India's Harmanpreet Kaur run herself out without scoring a single run off the first ball after playing a heroic knock in the last match.## Despite Amy Satterthwaite, no other player could score big. Nicole Bolton (13), Eleanor Threlkeld (15), and Emma Lamb (13) could not capitalize on their start and therefore, Thunder made 153 for 7 after 20 overs. Anya Shrubsole took 2 for 36 while Freya Davies and Naomi Dattani grabbed one wicket each.## In reply of 154, Storm lost Rachel Priest (5) and skipper Heather Knight (8) on 47 but Mandhana and Stafanie Taylor (33*) put on a match-winning partnership of 102 off 77 balls. Mandhana dismissed just before reaching the target but she made sure that her team won the match. The Storm chased down the target with 10 balls to spare.## Kate Cross, Emma Lamb, and Amy Satterthwaite took a wicket each but they never looked troubling Mandhana at any stage of the game. Mandhana awarded Player Of The Match for her match-winning hundred.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.

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2906 days ago

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Mandhana to play for the Western storm in Super League 2018

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Smriti Mandhana will be the first Indian to play in Women's cricket Super League in England as she signing up with the defending champion Western Storm for the upcoming season.## Mandhana has been a consistent performer for India in limited overs cricket since 2017 World Cup. She has scored 402 runs in 12 T20I innings with four half-centuries and 531 runs scored in 9 ODI innings with five half-centuries and a career-best 135 against South Africa in 2018.## Mandhana was delighted after signing up with the defending champion.## "I am very excited to be playing for the Kia Super League champions. To be the first Indian player to appear in the tournament is a real honour and I hope that I can help Western Storm to more success,".## Mandhana is the only second overseas player to signing up with the Western Storm as New Zealand's wicketkeeper batter, Rachel Priest is the first and will play her third stint with the club.## "We are really excited that Smriti will be joining us. She is one of the brightest young talents in the game at the moment. Although she is still young, she has a great deal of experience of the game at the highest level and we believe that she will prove to be an excellent signing," Storm head coach Trevor Griffin said.## This is not the first instance when Smriti Mandhana is will be playing franchise cricket. She has been the part of Brisbane Heat in Big Bash League 2016-17 and most recently she captained IPL Trailblazers in a one-off T20 exhibition match on 22nd May ahead of IPL qualifier 1 in Mumbai.## For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.## Thanks for the reading.