If by the end of 2021, we could be sitting in packed stadiums and hollering away to our heart’s content, and life would be stirring anew, but there are multiple days and innumerable matches before that dream can be realised.
Few years have been more challenging to predict, aside from you-know-who at the French Open. Let’s dust off the crystal ball and peer into the future.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, when live sport around the world came to a grinding halt, journalists edgy about their utility in a world where sportspersons were directly speaking to their fans watched with disbelief as athletes interviewed each other.
Australia speedster Pat Cummins picked up his 150th Test wicket, while Mayank Agarwal reached the 1,000 run-mark in Test cricket.
The 26-year-old Hyderabad FC winger possesses both skill and pace.
Laying a strong foundation is the key to success, but the basics vary according to age and the professional needs of the hour.
What is pretty much a technical freeze augurs well for Mercedes. However, Red Bull Racing will head into the new season after springing a surprise at the final outing of 2020, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a race where Mercedes previously held a 100 percent pole and win record.
There are growing concerns over whether the increasing rate of infection would force associations to hit the pause button again, which would bring about another logistical nightmare in the new year.
As athletes across sports embrace a new normal, they, along with the coaches, officials and other stakeholders, are gradually resuming some semblance of activity, looking back at the year gone by and trying to learn from it while insisting on staying focused on the target ahead of them in another six months’ time.
Sport is important — both to enhance life and to get over death. That’s why we look forward to sport in 2021.
“The league is entertaining. Every game I’ve played has been open. It’s mostly tactical battles, and the standard of play is decent,” says Adam le Fondre.
Sportstar takes a look at some of the best performers across sports in the year gone by.
Ajinkya Rahane’s century was the old classical type — full of good technique and sound temperament and loads of patience.