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Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna’s pair loses final, dream of victorious farewell from Grand Slam shattered
The Indian pair had defeated Uruguay and Japanese pair of Ariel Behar and Makato Ninomiya by 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) to reach the quarterfinals.

Sania Mirza has faced defeat in her last Grand Slam. In the mixed doubles final, Sania and Rohan Bopanna have lost by 6-7, 6-2. Sania had already announced that this would be her last Grand Slam. Mirza was eliminated in the second round of women’s doubles and had to face defeat in the final in the mixed doubles too. With this defeat, Sania’s dream of a victorious farewell at Grand Slam has also been shattered.
In the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open, Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos defeated Sania and Rohan by a margin of 6-7 and 2-6.
For the unversed, Sania Mirza has won three women’s doubles Grand Slam titles and three mixed doubles titles in her career. While Bopanna has won one mixed doubles Grand Slam title. The unseeded Indian pair of Sania and Bopanna defeated Desirea Krawczyk and Neil Skupski by 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 10-6 in the semi-finals of the Australian Open 2023. The pair got a walkover in the quarterfinal match.
The Indian pair defeated Uruguay and Japanese pair of Ariel Behar and Makato Ninomiya by 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) to reach the quarterfinals.
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Sania-Rohan could not maintain rhythm in the final
Sania and Rohan Bopanna lost only one set before the final match in this tournament. In the semi-final match, the pair faced a narrow one-set defeat. The pair was out of touch in the final match and lost in straight sets to win the title. Meanwhile, the men’s doubles pair of Bopanna and Matthew Ebden were bowed out in the first round. Sania and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina were ousted in the second round of women’s doubles.
Sania Mirza’s Tennis career
Sania Mirza has won 43 WTA titles in her career. She also won three Grand Slam titles in the women’s doubles category. In 2016, she also became the women’s doubles champion at the Australian Open. Sania has also won three Grand Slams in mixed doubles.
In 2009, she won the title in this category at the Australian Open. Sania held the number one spot in the women’s doubles rankings for a long time. However, in the last Grand Slam of her career, she remained one step away from victory.
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Video of Rohit Sharma proposing to fan at airport leaves users in splits | Watch
Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.

The Blues skipper, Rohit Sharma, made a return to the national squad in the second ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday after missing the first ODI in the tri-series owing to family-related commitments. In the skipper’s absence, Hardik Pandya was entrusted to lead the team against the Aussies.
India’s opener joined back with his team after arriving in India’s Vizag. However, the skipper met with his fans at the airport and had an hilarious exchange with one of the fans who was waiting for him.
In the video, Rohit along with his teammates can be seen coming out of the airport where a fan can be seen recording a selfie video. Rohit, who can be seen bolting through the crowd of fans, can be seen offering a flower to the fan recording the video.
Rohit in the video can also be heard proposing to his fan after giving him a rose and asking the fan to marry him. The fan can be seen beaming a wide smile throughout the exchange.
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Watch the video here:
Twitter reactions
After the video went viral on social media, many users came forward to add their praise on the incident. One user wrote and said that this is why Rohit Sharma is the greatest of all time, implying Sharma’s modesty and humbleness are the key attributes.
One user wrote and said that the Indian skipper just wanted to throw the rose away, however, as he couldn’t find any dustbin, he offered the rose to one of the fans.
One user wrote and predicted that the fan must have said yes after hearing the proposal of Rohit Sharma, which is why he didn’t upload the full video.
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IND vs AUS: Sanju Samson to replace Shreyas Iyer in ODI series against Australia
Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3.

The Indian team has suffered a setback before the series of three ODIs to be played between India and Australia. If the report is to be believed, Shreyas Iyer will not be a part of the ODI series against Australia. The BCCI issued a statement on Monday saying that the medical team is monitoring Shreyas’s injury.
If Shreyas is ruled out of the ODI series against Australia, then Rajat Patidar or Rahul Tripathi will be included in the team, or BCCI could opt for Sanju Samson.
If media reports are to be believed, on the other hand, the way Axar Patel got a chance in place of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel also capitalized on that opportunity. Similarly, in place of Shreyas Iyer batsman Sanju Samson might come to the fore.
For the unversed, Iyer complaint of back injury ahead of the Ahmedabad Test day 3. The batsman could not even run properly hence, Team India was one batsman short during the first innings.
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On the other hand, Sanju Samson ODI Carrier includes 330 runs in 10 innings of 11 matches, including two half-centuries. Moreover, in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the first match of the ODI series, Hardik Pandya will take over the responsibility of captaincy only in the first ODI against Australia.
India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series by 2-1 and lifted the trophy. Men In Blue have also qualified for the World Test Championship’s final. Now in the absence of Rohit Sharma, in the first ODI, Hardik Pandya would like to start the ODI series with a win for the Indian team under his captaincy.
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Virat Kohli shakes a leg with Norwegian dance group Quick Style | Watch
Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad.

Virat Kohli met members of Norwegian dance group Quick Style in Mumbai on Tuesday. He was seen grooving to the song Ishq by Stereo Nation with the Quick Style group. The cricketer also shared a picture with the members of the dance crew.
During the shoot, Kohli made a reel with the group. In it, a member of Quick Style picks up a cricket bat, not knowing what to do with it. Dressed in a white T-shirt and black jeans, Kohli enters the scene and does the steps while holding the bat. The dance crew follows them.
Watch the video here:
For the unversed, Norway’s dance crew is famous for quick style dance on Bollywood songs. Quick Style danced to the songs Kala Chashma and Saddi Galli at his own partner’s wedding a few months back. Its video too went viral on social media. After this the popularity of the dance crew has increased vigorously. The dance group keeps uploading dance videos on Indian and Pakistani songs on social media.
When the former Indian skipper met the dance group, he had also shared a photo with them on social media. It caption read, “Guess who I met in Mumbai.”
However, this is not for the first time that Kohli was spotted dancing. Indian players had played Holi fiercely in Ahmedabad before the fourth test. During this, Virat Kohli also danced with Shubman Gill in the team bus. Kohli also did the hook step of Shahrukh Khan’s movie Pathan song in Nagpur in the first Test against Australia.
On the sport front, Virat Kohli played a marathon inning of 186 off 364 balls in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad. He batted for 520 minutes and scored the 28th century of his Test career, which came after 1205 days. Including all three formats, Virat has now 75 international centuries.
The last Test between Australia and India was drawn, but India have now reached the final of the WTC Yano World Test Championship. India will compete against Australia on June 7 at The Oval Ground in London, the capital of England.
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