Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Virat Kohli who had stepped down as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper after the 2021 IPL season said he took that call to give himself some space and manage his workloadKohli had announced his decision to leave IPL captaincy after saying that T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as India skipper in the shortest format He was later removed as ODI captain before he quit the leadership role in five-day format Im not someone who holds onto things more than I should Even if I know I can do a lot more if Im not going to enjoy the process Im not going to do it Kohli one of the modern day greats said on The RCB Podcast about dropping the captains armbandThe former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisionsBecause its very difficult for people to understand your decisions unless they are in your situation From the outside people have their own expectations Oh How did that happen We are so shocked added Kohli who is on the verge of playing his 100th TestTheres nothing to be shocked about I explain to people I wanted some space and I wanted to manage my workload and the story ends there Right from the inaugural IPL till last season RCB have never won the cash-rich tournamentRubbising all the conversations that people had about his decision Kohli cleared the air saying There was actually nothing at all I keep my life very simple and basic when I wanted to make a decision I made a decision and I announced itI didnt want to think about it and contemplate it for another year That wouldve done nothing to me nothing to the environment Im part of Quality of life is something very important to me And the quality of cricket is something very important to meOver a period of time you want to do what youre doing day-in-and-day-out and you want to do as much as you can but at the end of the day you have to realize that quality is far more important than quantity stressed KohliThe elegant top order batter also stressed that he has always been himselfQuantity in hard work but quality in execution That is the key If you go for quantity in execution then youre going to get burnt out If I cant be myself in my everyday life and I cant be myself on the field I will change somethingBecause that is who I am That is the reason I am where I am And that is the reason why people can connect to me at a certain level My loved ones people who are close to me my friends they connected to me because of that factor because Ive always been myself he signed off PTI NRB BS BS

Mumbai Nov 30 PTI India and New Zealand arrived here on Tuesday for the second and final Test of the series to be played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium from December 3A Mumbai Cricket Association official said that both the teams arrived in the megacity from Kanpur in the evening via a chartered flightTest cricket will return to Mumbai after almost five years as the last game played at the ground was against England in 2016The Maharashtra government has capped the crowd capacity at 25 per cent for the gameThe first Test in Kanpur ended in a draw after a pulsating finals day play as tailender Ajaz Patel and all-rounder Rachin Ravindra denied India a win by consuming 52 balls in their 10th wicket stand PTI NRB BS BS

Bhopal Nov 30 PTI Amee Kamani came from behind against Pooja Galundi to record her second successive victory in the best-of-5-frame Ladies 6-Red snooker competition in the 88th National Billiards and Snooker Championship hereAmee after losing the opening frame bounced back in style Amee potted confidently and hardly provided many opportunities for Pooja and went on to pocket the next three frames on the trot to clinch a deserving 32-42 57-04 42-22 and 33-18 verdictMeanwhile ace cueist Pankaj Advani had a routine day in office as he steadily defeated Vinayak Agarwal of Uttar Pradesh 4-2 in the best-of-7-frame Mens 6-Red round-robin leagueAdvani was always in control and produced small breaks of 40 and 37 in the third and sixth frames respectively to register a 40-11 14-34 69-00 01-54 43-07 and 37-25 victory PTI NRB BS BS

Mumbai Aug 31 PTI The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the passing away of former cricketer and well respected coach Vasu ParanjpeParanjpe 82 breathed his last at his house in Matunga here on Monday and is survived by his wife and son ex-national selector and India player JatinThe BCCI expresses its grief on the passing away of Shri Vasudeo Paranjape who served the game in various capacities the cricket body said in the statement With his excellent grasp of the game he shaped the careers of several Mumbai and India stalwarts Equipped with technical nuances Shri Paranjape used his man-management skills to great effectHe was appointed a Director of Coaching in the 80s by the Board and was a Head Coach of camps for junior cricketers Paranjape was also among the first set of coaches when the National Cricket Academy was inaugurated in 2000 the BCCI addedBCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly said I vividly remember my conversations with Vasoo Sir Not only was he a terrific coach with an eye for detail but he was blessed with an amazing sense of humour There was never a dull moment as he would regale us with fascinating stories of cricketers whom we looked up to while growing up He has played a stellar role from behind the scenes in nurturing cricketers who have served Indian Cricket with distinction My sincere condolences to Jatin and the entire Paranjape family added the southpaw PTI NRB BS BS