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From Brathwaite's sympathy for Stokes to IPL matches in Maharashtra: Top 5 sports stories

Carlos Brathwaite consoled Ben Stokes, Sarfaraz Ahmed replaced Shahid Afridi as Pakistan captain, and Sunil Gavaskar may no longer be on commentary.

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Carlos Brathwaite has some words of sympathy for 'devastated' Stokes

West Indies star batsman Carlos Brathwaite has offered his sympathy to shattered England all-rounder Ben Stokes, whose last over saw the Caribbean batsman hitting four consecutive sixes to steer his side to their second World Twenty20 title at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (Read More)

Sarfaraz Ahmed replaces Afridi as Pakistan's T20 captain

The 36-year-old Afridi quit as captain on Sunday after Pakistan's disappointing performance in the recent World Twenty20, where they lost three of their four pool matches and failed to reach the semi-finals (Read More)

Here's why you may never get to hear Sunil Gavaskar on commentary again

The reason being cited is that Gavaskar's salary as commentator is astronomical. While other commentators are paid anywhere between Rs 35,000 to Rs 1 lakh per day for their services, Gavaskar was reportedly paid eight times that amount for a day's commentary (Read More)

Portugal football legend Luis Figo launches Premier Futsal in India

Figo, who played with distinction for top Spanish sides Barcelona and Real Madrid, will be the president of the first-ever futsal league, started by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity Premier Futsal Management private limited, it was announced at a media conference (Read More)​

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla rules out shifting matches out of Maharashtra despite protests

"As far as the question of drought, water is concerned, we are with the farmers of Maharashtra, we are ready to help in all possible ways, if the Maharashtra Government brings a proposal, then BCCI President, all of us will think in what way we can help the farmers. I, through my MPLAD fund, am going to personally adopt some villages. There is a water crisis in Marathwada, that will be solved," he told reporters. (Read More)

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