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"You didn't bowl badly, you just came up against the player who I think is the best batsman of spin bowling that I have seen!" Ian Chapel had said those words to Shane Warne when he became the victim of VVS Laksham's 'special spell'! VVS Lakshman was born on 1st November and so was the luck of India, 45 years ago! On his birthday, after rigorous research, we're going to share with you some unknown facts about him that you never knew! Via: Mysuru Today 1. VVS Laxman is the great-grandson of India’ s second president, Dr Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, in whose honour Teacher's Day is celebrated in India! Via: News18.com 2. V V S Laxman’s full name is Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman. 3. Despite being the backbone of India’s middle order for 2 decades, he never got to play a Worldcup! Via: ICC Cricket 4. Not giving much trouble to bowlers in the beginning as well as in the ending, he started and ended his ODI career with a duck! ...

A video of captain Cool aka MS Dhoni has surfaced online. In the video, We can see Dhoni’s daughter Ziva urging fans to cast vote in ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2019. On Monday, Ms. Dhoni and his wife Sakshi Dhoni cast their votes. Soon after voting, Captain Cool took to his official Instagram handle and shared a short and adorable clip along with his cute daughter Ziva. In the video, Indian Skipper Dhoni can be seen showing his index finger where he is showcasing his vote and daughter Ziva can be seen urging fans,  “Go and vote just like Mumma and papa did.” Maahi captioned the video as, “Use your power”. Talking about professional life, Dhoni right now busy in Indian Premier League and will be going to Chennai for Playoffs, which is set to be held on Tuesday. Also Read: Watch: Arvind Kejriwal Got Slapped Live On His Road Show Get Connected To Us On Social Media: Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/Stackumbrella Twitter:   https://twitter.com/...

आर अश्विन के इस बयान पर कि उन्होंने 'जोस बटलर' को 'सहजता से' कहा, भारतीय स्पिन महान ईरापल्ली प्रसन्ना ने मंगलवार को कहा कि भारत का टेस्ट ऑफ स्पिनर झूठ बोल रहा है और उसे बल्लेबाज को आगाह करना चाहिए।प्रसन्ना ने कहा, "वह दोषी महसूस कर रहा है और वह घेरने की कोशिश कर रहा है। मुझे नहीं लगता कि वह खुद को स्पष्ट कर रहा है। वह झांसा दे रहा है। वह सच नहीं बता रहा है।" किंग्स इलेवन पंजाब के कप्तान अश्विन ने 13 वें ओवर में राजस्थान रॉयल्स और इंग्लैंड के बल्लेबाज बटलर को रन आउट किया, जब वह संजू सैमसन की कंपनी में 43 गेंदों पर 69 रन पर अच्छे खेल रहे थे और स्कोरबोर्ड 108/2 पढ़ रहा था। बटलर को अपनी क्रीज से बाहर निकलते देख अश्विन ने उनकी गेंद को स्ट्राइक में प्रवेश करने के बाद रोक दिया, नॉन स्ट्राइकर के छोर पर स्टंप को तोड़ दिया। निर्णय तीसरे अंपायर को भेजा गया था, जिसे अपने रास्ते पर एक ज्वलंत बटलर भेजने के लिए ज्यादा समय की आवश्यकता नहीं थी। आईपीएल के इतिहास में ऐसा पहली बार हुआ था कि कोई बल्लेबाज "मैनकेड" था। मैच के बाद प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में बोलते हु...

VRV Singh, the Indian pacer who recently played five test matches in 2006-07. has declared his retirement after a career persistently hampered by injury. The India pacer played two ODI matches for India also five tests as part of a new-look Indian pace attack. The bowler was able to take eight wicked in five tests however not take in the ODI format . “I kept trying to make a comeback, but if it was not my ankle, it was my back. You cannot fool around with your body. I had surgeries, rehab … After 2014, I did not play at all for a few years, but I trained and tried to play in 2018. But I could not make it, so I started thinking about the future,” ESPN Cricinfo quoted Singh as saying. “It is not an overnight decision, but once I could not get fit for the 2018-19 season, I thought it made sense to leave. Yuvi ( Yuvraj Singh ) encouraged me a lot, the PCA (Cricket Association” Punjab Cricket Association) also backed me, and I gave it my best. But, unfortunately, it didn’t hap...

West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has appealed to the ICC to review its slow over-rate rule. This came in the scenery of a one-match suspension passed over by the ICC to West Indies skipper Jason Holder for slow over-rate following which he will miss the third Test against England. West Indies are leading the three-match series 2-0 and are on the verge of a memorable clean sweep but the absence of their in-form player could spoil the party for them. Cameron said that if they lost the match then the series would not be remembered for their “sparkling play” but for “crippling” decision made by the ICC. “We will, of course, abide by the ICC ruling, but we have to wonder if such punitive action at a pivotal stage of the series is good for cricket. What a shame if the series is remembered not for the sparkling play of the reinvigorated West Indies players but for a crippling decision made by a rule that ought to be modified,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Cameron, as saying....

The quote “Beauty with Brains” is apt to the beautiful wives of Indian Cricketers. Cricket has turned out to be the heartthrob in India. These cricketers put their best of the best to achieve that glory where they are. But do you know who their support system is and in what arena they are engaged? The wives of these stars have always been on the radar of public since the time they began to start cheering for their loved ones into the stadium. Many of these lovely ladies have tried to make out a balance in between their career, home, and their prestige. These ladies have proved that behind every successful man, there’s a woman without a doubt. Have a look at the top 18 wives of Indian cricketers and their profession: Anushka Sharma Via: Celebrities Blog Before the wife of Ace batsman and the run-machine- ‘Virat Kohli’, Anushka Sharma is a very renowned face of Bollywood. She is an actress by profession and also a film producer. She is one of the most highest-paid...

After raising his winning flag in the Indian youth team in the Under-19 World Cup title 2008, Virat Kohli has come a long way in the past years. Not only is he the captain of the Indian cricket team, but also he’s currently the best batsman in all three formats of the world. The road to success of Virat Kohli is imprinted on his body nine times. Each and every tattoo on Virat’s body has a special story to raise the curtains, to reveal something and signifies a turning phase the life of flamboyant Delhi batsman. Via: sportskeeda.com In the very first episode of National Geographic’s Mega Icons based on Virat Kohli, the Indian captain unveiled the secrets about all the tattoos on his body. The team of National Geographic spoke to various scientists and experts from the field of neurosurgery, development biology, brain-behavior research and intellectual science to describe the neurological and psychological concepts at work behind particular instances in Kohli’s life that ...