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Sourav Ganguly Agrees To Biopic But No Clarity On Who Will Play His Role

Sourav Ganguly agrees to biopic, but no clarity on who will play his role

Former India captain and now the Board of Contol for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has agreed to a biopic movie depicting his journey to the top of the world. The details of the project are not out yet but Ganguly himself has confirmed his agreement to the biopic in an interview with News 18 Bangla.

“Yes, I have agreed to the biopic. It will be in Hindi but it is not possible to reveal the name of the director now. It will take some more time for everything to be finalised,” Ganguly said.

If the project goes ahead, Ganguly will join the list of cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Mohammad Azharuddin who have had biopics made on their journey. The biopic on the life of India’s first world cup-winning captain Kapil Dev is in pipeline.

There is a lack of clarity on who will play his role in the biopic as Ganguly’s career at the international stage was full of highs and lows. He is credited for turning things around for Indian cricket on foreign pitches while there should be a story of his exclusion from the Indian side as well in the biopic.

Sourav Ganguly had led India to the final of the ICC World Cup in 2003 and Test wins in England, Australia and Pakistan.

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SL vs IND | List of match officials out, timing of games shifted

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the list of match officials for the upcoming series between Sri Lanka and India. As it has been the trend in the world since the covid-19 pandemic, all match-officials will be from Sri Lanka. The match will be overseen by the ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle and the four umpires named are Kumar Dharmasena, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Raveendra Wimalasiri, Lyndon Hannibal, and Prageeth Rambukwella. Meanwhile, the start time of the matches has also been shifted half an hour later. The ODI matches will commence at 3 PM, while the T20Is will start at 8 PM. The series has come under the covid-19 cloud after there were some cases in the Sri Lankan camp after their return from the United Kingdom. However, the cases were limited two only two including the batting coach Grant Flower while other players and support staff tested negative for the Covid-19 infection. Both sides have been allowed to train outside after passing the RT PCR testing round and the series is scheduled to start on July 18 in Colombo. India have sent a fairly different side under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan as the many first-choice players are touring the UK for the Test series against England and the World Test Championship final held in June.

The Hundred announces innovative rule to punish slow over rate

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The Hundred: Five-ball over, 25-ball powerplay to bring new dimensions in cricket

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