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Sports Round Up December 25, 2020: Match Results, Reports, Highlights and Look Back at Top Stories of the Day
Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. First of all, we wish our readers a Merry Christmas. May you stay healthy and may God bless you all with the choicest of blessings. Talking about the live blog we shall bring to you all the sports updates for the day. The Indian team is prepping up for the second Test match which is all set to begin from December 26, 2020.
25 Dec, 23:23 (IST)
Jasprit Bumrah meets his super adorable fan Jiyaan. The video of their meeting was shared by Bharat Army on social media.
25 Dec, 11:49 (IST)
India have announced their playing XI for the second and Boxing-Day Test match against Australia. Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj will be making their respective Test debuts while Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant are the other two additions in the team. Read More.
25 Dec, 11:44 (IST)
While the world is celebrating Christmas 2020 with their family, Rohit Sharma is serving quarantine in Australia and is missing his wife Ritika and daughter Samaira onĀ Christmas. Read More.
25 Dec, 10:12 (IST)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) awards of the decade will be announced on December 28, 2020.Ā 10 individual awards will be given in the ceremony through public voting.
25 Dec, 10:06 (IST)
India's cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar dressed up as Santa Claus on the occasion ofĀ Christmas 2020.Ā Sharing a video on Instagram, he gave a 'special' message to his fans. Read More.
25 Dec, 09:28 (IST)
Lionel Messi rewrote the history books recently by overtaking Pele's record of most goals for a single club. While the Brazilian legend netted 643 goals for Santos, the Argentina talisman scored his 644th goal for Barcelona against Real Valladolid. To celebrate Messi's achievements, Beer brand Budweiser sent special-edition beers to every goal-keeper the six-time Ballon d'Or winner scored against. Read More.
25 Dec, 08:42 (IST)
Former England batsman John Edrich passes away at 83. A veteran of 77 Test matches, Edrich is regarded as one of England's finest batsmen. He, in fact, smashed the very first boundary in ODI cricket. Read More.Ā
25 Dec, 08:31 (IST)
On the occasion of Christmas 2020, Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah took to Instagram and shared an adorable family picture. The Egyptian talisman can be seen posing in front of Christmas tree alongside his children Kayan and Makka.
25 Dec, 08:06 (IST)
Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo shared a heart-whelming family picture on Instagram while wishing fans onĀ the occasion of Christmas 2020. Read More.Ā
Hello and welcome to the live blog for the day. First of all, we wish our readers a Merry Christmas. May you stay healthy and may God bless you all with the choicest of blessings. Talking about the live blog we shall bring to you all the sports updates for the day. The Indian team is prepping up for the second Test match which is all set to begin from December 26, 2020. This time the Indian team will be without the services of Virat Kohli who has flown back as he is now expecting his first child.Ā IPL Funny Memes Go Viral After BCCI Announces 10-Team Indian Premier League from 2022 Onwards, Fans React With Hilarious Memes on Social Media.
The Indian team was seen sweating it out in the nets ahead of the match in Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the team in the absence of Kohli. Throughout the day we shall give you the updates regarding the weather report, Dream11 team a so on.Ā Ahead of the game, we had Justin Langer's statement going viral wherein he was asked about the changes he would make in the team had he stepped into the shoes of Ravi Shastri. "None of my business. I have had enough with stresses,ā Langer said during a virtual media conference. Today we also had good news for all the IPL fans as the BCCI has allowed 10 teams to battle it out in the IPL 2022.
Talking about Indian football, we shall have no matches today. The ISL 2020-21 match will take place on Saturday on December 26, 2020. Even the EPL 2020-21 matches won't be held today. on December 26, 2020, we shall have Manchester United and Leicester City.
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