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Legendary Karnataka pacer Vinay Kumar, who represented India in 41 international games, announced earlier today that he is retiring from all forms of the game and expressed that he was ‘fortunate’ to have played at the highest level. Kumar, 37, finished his stellar career with the Puducherry side.

Ahead of its inauguration on the international level, BCCI in a mail to the cricket associations confirmed that Motera would be among five venues to host the elite group games. In the same email, the BCCI also confirmed that Bangalore, Kolkata, Indore, Mumbai and Chennai would be the other venues.

Karun Nair has stated that Virat Kohli does most things right as a cricketer and his hard work makes him an inspiration for all budding cricketers. The Karnataka batsman has also added that he is a huge Cristiano Ronaldo fan and the way he has risen to the top has been an inspiring story.