Here are the top stories of July 6, 2020.
In Monday's top Sports News (July 6, 2020), countries around the globe continue to be under lockdown due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
Among all sporting events, football has rebegun and other sports are planning to resume. As for the 2020 Olympics, it has been postponed to next year.
Let's take a look at the top five Sports news in detail below:
1. Aakash Chopra slams Shahid Afridi over 'Indians asking forgiveness' remark
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi's remarks saying, "I have always enjoyed India. Unhe to theek-thaak mara hai humne. Itna mara hai unhe ki match ke baad maafiyan mangi hai unhone. (We’ve thrashed them a lot. I believe we’ve beaten them so much that they used to ask us for forgiveness after the match),” has not gone down well by commentator Aakash Chopra.
The former India batsman has responded to the recent remarks about the Indian cricket team on the Cric Cast show on Youtube. Chopra pointed out certain stats stating that there was a balance between the two teams who have performed fairly equal in Tests and ODIs during Afridi’s time. However, when it came to T20Is, India were way ahead.
2. Justin Langer says Smith vs Bumrah, Kohli vs Cummins is a tantalising prospect for any cricket lover
The Indian cricket team are set to tour Australia later this year in a much-awaited series between the two nations.
While fans across the globe are absolutely ecstatic about the fourth coming Test series, Aussie head coach Justin Langer is also equally excited by the prospect of watching Indian skipper Virat Kohli go up against Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah take on Steve Smith and David Warner.
3. F1: Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labels FIA's penalty on Lewis Hamilton as 'too harsh'
The Australian Grand Prix did not go as planned for Lewis Hamilton, who lost his podium spot after receiving a fat 5-second penalty on Sunday (July 5).
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff was not too pleased as well with the way events played out.
4. Myth or reality? Sourav Ganguly reveals why Sachin Tendulkar never took strike on first ball
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly answers fans' questions through a video organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI had asked fans to send in their questions using #DadaOpensWithMayank hashtag.
One question asked was, "Sachin Paji always forced you to take the strike while opening with you in ODIs? Myth? Reality?" to which Dada answered that it was he who always used to take the strike when the duo came out to open the batting for India.
5. Netizens share memories of 'Thala' MS Dhoni ahead of his 39th birthday
Captain cool MS Dhoni will be celebrating his 39th birthday tomorrow (7 July).
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, who was to return back to cricket for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 after taking a sabbatical post India's exit from the 2019 World Cup is currently in Ranchi doing organic farming.
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