Amitabh Srivastava
This is anger that is blind. If it is about celebrities, it becomes news. Now see what two stars of the football world are doing in this anger. One is selling his house and the other is busy with nights out with the ladies. In fact, news broke when Newcastle United’s Kieran Trippier spent the night on the Toon after his team’s win over Arsenal. The 34-year-old football star chatted up four women and had a night out. There was talk that his relationship with his wife Charlotte was not going well. The couple has also taken off their wedding rings. Kieran was spotted at Stack Bar in Newcastle. The headlines are that he is angry with his wife and due to this anger he has started dating other women. On the other hand, there is a football star named Andy Warroll, who is selling his house due to differences with his wife. In anger, he is selling his house, which he had bought only for his wife. He is selling his £8.5million mansion amid anger from Carol and estranged wife Billie Mucklow. The house is spread over 25 acres and has a pool, tennis court, boating lake and football pitch. The couple has three children, aged nine, six and four respectively. Isn’t this interesting news of anger?
So did the government refuse?
Team India is not going to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. The government has refused. The board has also given this information to ICC. One such report has given a new direction to this entire tournament. Although, it was obvious that the team should not go to Pakistan, but Pakistan was continuously putting pressure on ICC that Team India should come to Pakistan and play. ICC was also worried. The question has not been resolved yet as to where will the match between Pakistan and Team India take place? An ICC team is going to tour Pakistan and is also thinking of holding the match between the two at some other place. It is almost certain that ICC will not bow down to Pakistan. He will have to accept the BCCI’s decision after the decision of the Government of India. Anyway, ICC does not want to take any step against BCCI. In such a situation, citing the humiliation and losses Pakistan is facing, it wants to put BCCI in the dock in the cricket world, which now seems to be almost impossible. On the other hand, various contingency plans have been prepared a few months in advance in case the hybrid model is adopted. Some countries have been selected for this, where matches can be organized under the hybrid model. Due to its proximity to Pakistan, UAE is leading in this race, while Sri Lanka’s name is also coming to the fore. The schedule of the Champions Trophy has not been announced yet, but it is being said that its schedule can be released in the next few days. The report said an ICC delegation would visit Lahore from 10–12 November. During this period, the ongoing preparations for the Champions Trophy will be inspected. During this time, the schedule of Champions Trophy can be announced in a program. The report further states that the schedule of the prestigious tournament can be announced by the ICC on November 11.
(The author is a senior sports journalist and commentator.)
