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Sourav Ganguly Opts Out Of Legends League Cricket

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โ€œI would like to convey my best wishes for your Legends League initiative.โ€

New Delhi: Former India Skipper and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has expressed his inability to actively participate as a cricketer in the Legends League Cricket Benefit Match however he will be extending all his support while Indian Maharajas face World XI clash on September 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

In a letter addressed to the League, Sourav wished his cricketing colleagues all the best for the benefit match and the league, โ€œI would like to convey my best wishes for your Legends League initiative. Itโ€™s a wonderful idea of bringing retired cricketers back on the cricket field and engaging with fans across generations. I am thankful to you for offering me an opportunity to play in the one-off Legends League game at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata on September 16, 2022.โ€

He further added, โ€œHowever due to my professional commitments and continuous work with cricket administration, I will not be able to take part in this game. I am sure the fans are eagerly looking forward to this league and there will be large crowds at the stadium. The league is bringing together the stalwarts of the game and I am sure there will be exciting cricket on display. I will be there at the Eden Gardens Stadium watching the match.โ€

With this benefit match, the league aims to celebrate the 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and the entire proceeds of the match will be donated to Kapil Devโ€™s Khushii Foundation; for supporting girl child and their education.

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โ€œWe respect Souravโ€™s decision and Legends League Cricket is here to celebrate the greatness of these cricketing greats in the best possible manner. And we are glad that Sourav even if he is not playing, will be an intrinsic part of this benefit match with his presence to cheer the Legends when they take the field for the cause on September 16, 2022,โ€ said Raman Raheja, CEO and Co-Founder Legends League Cricket.

Cricketing greats from 10 nations will be part of this special benefit match between India Maharajas and World Giants to raise funds for the noble cause.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by HW News staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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โ€œOpposition Will Unite For 2024 Polls, Affirms Bihar CM Nitish Kumarโ€

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Patna: A day after five Janata Dal (United) MLAs from Manipur merged with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday wondered if it was โ€œconstitutionalโ€ and affirmed that the opposition will unite for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

โ€œWhen we parted ways from NDA, all our six Manipur MLAs came and met us. They assured us that they were with JDU. We need to think about what is going on. They are breaking away the MLAs from the parties, is it constitutional?,โ€ said CM Nitish Kumar. โ€œOpposition will unify for 2024 elections,โ€ Kumar further added.
On Friday, five Janata Dal (United) MLAs merged with BJP giving a big jolt to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party.

As per a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly was pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.

These names included Kh. Joykishan Singh, Ngursanglur Sanate, Md. Achab Uddin, Thangjam Arunkumar and L.M. Khaute.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a majority of 32 seats in the 60-member state Assembly in the recently held Assembly elections, results of which were declared on March 10.
Earlier, a bulk of the JDU MLAs joined the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh giving a nightmare to Nitish Kumarโ€™s party.

Back on 25 August, the lone JDU MLA from Arunachal Pradesh, Techi Kaso, also joined the BJP in the presence of national president JP Nadda and Arunachal CM Pema Khandu, with which the BJP now has 49 out of 60 Assembly seats (MLA).

Out of 9 Corporators of JDU, 8 have joined BJP; now the total number of BJP corporators is 18 out of 20.
Further, out of 18 Zilla Parishad members (ZPM) of JDU, 17 have joined BJP. Now out of 241 members, BJP has 206 Zilla Parishad members.

In addition, out of 119 Gram Panchayat Members (GPM) of JDU, more than 100 joined BJP. With this, BJP now has around 6530 out of 8332.

The latest political developments came weeks after CM Nitish Kumar dumped BJP and joined hands with Tejashwi Yadavโ€™s Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress and other parties to form a โ€˜mahagathbandhanโ€™ and govern Bihar.

Those aware of the development say that the BJP has decided to hit back at the JDU after what transpired in Bihar recently. In 2020, the BJP-JD(U) fought election in an alliance and went on to form the government with Nitish Kumar being given the Chief Ministerโ€™s post.

In less than two yearsโ€™ time, Nitish Kumar flipped his choices and in a surprise move went on to stitch an alliance with RJD and Congress to form a โ€˜Grand Allianceโ€™ government in Bihar.

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