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FIFA WC Final: કોણ હશે ફિફા વર્લ્ડકપ 2026ની ફાઈનલ મેચમાં મુખ્ય રેફરી, જાણો
ફિફાએ વર્લ્ડકપ 2026ની ફાઈનલ મેચ માટે રેફરીઓની જાહેરાત કરી છે. અનુભવી સ્લોવેનિયાના અધિકારી સ્લેવકો વિન્સીક ન્યુ જર્સી સ્ટેડિયમ ખાતે રમાનારી આર્જેન્ટિના અને સ્પેન વચ્ચેની ટાઈટલ મેચમાં રેફરીની જવાબદારી સંભાળશે. tbzikra.com
ફિફાના રેફરી ચીફ પિયરલુઈગી કોલિનાએ આ નિમણૂક પર આનંદ વ્યક્ત કર્યો. તેમને કહ્યું કે વર્લ્ડકપ ફાઈનલ જેવી મોટી મેચ માટે અનુભવી અને લાયક રેફરી હોવું ખૂબ જ મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે. આ મહત્વપૂર્ણ મેચમાં એમ્પાયરિંગ માટે વિન્સીકની નિમણૂક તેમના શાનદાર કરિયરને પ્રતિબિંબિત કરે છે.
જાણો કોણ હશે આસિસ્ટન્ટ રેફરી
FIFA મુજબ ફાઈનલમાં સ્લેવકો વિન્સીકને સહાય કરવા માટે ટોમાઝ ક્લેંચનિક આસિસ્ટન્ટ રેફરી-1 તરીકે અને એન્ડ્રેજ કોવાચીચ આસિસ્ટન્ટ રેફરી-2 તરીકે સેવા આપશે. અધમ મખાદમેહ ચોથા અધિકારી હશે, અને મોહમ્મદ અલ્કાલાફ રિઝર્વ આસિસ્ટન્ટ રેફરી હશે. આ 46 વર્ષના સ્લેવકો વિન્સીકનું પ્રથમ મુખ્ય વર્લ્ડકપ ફાઈનલ હશે. તેમને 2022 કતાર વર્લ્ડકપથી તેમના વર્લ્ડ કપ કરિયરની શરૂઆત કરી હતી, બે મેચમાં એમ્પાયરિંગ કર્યું હતું. તેમને 2026 ફિફા વર્લ્ડકપમાં 3 મેચમાં પણ રેફરી તરીકે સેવા આપી છે. ફાઈનલ મેચમાં છઠ્ઠી વર્લ્ડકપ એમ્પાયરિંગ હશે.
વિન્સીકના કરિયરમાં ઘણી મોટી મેચોનો સમાવેશ થાય છે, જેમાં રીઅલ મેડ્રિડ અને બોરુસિયા ડોર્ટમંડ વચ્ચેની UEFA 2024 ચેમ્પિયન્સ લીગ ફાઈનલનો સમાવેશ થાય છે. તેમને UEFA યુરોપિયન ચેમ્પિયનશિપ, વર્લ્ડકપ ક્વોલિફાયર, યુરોપા લીગ, નેશન્સ લીગ અને ક્લબ વર્લ્ડકપ જેવી મોટી ટુર્નામેન્ટમાં પણ રેફરી તરીકે સેવા આપી છે.
ન્યૂ યોર્કના ન્યૂ જર્સી સ્ટેડિયમમાં રમાશે ફાઈનલ મેચ
આ મેચ ન્યૂ યોર્કના ન્યૂ જર્સી સ્ટેડિયમમાં રમાશે, જ્યાં 80,000 થી વધુ દર્શકો હાજર રહેવાની અપેક્ષા છે. લિયોનેલ મેસ્સીની કેપ્ટનશીપ હેઠળ આર્જેન્ટિનાએ સતત બીજી વખત ફાઈનલ માટે ક્વોલિફાય કર્યું છે. આ દરમિયાન સ્પેન 2010 પછી પહેલી વાર ફાઈનલ માટે ક્વોલિફાય થયું છે.
સ્પેને 2010માં વર્લ્ડકપ જીત્યો હતો. તેથી ટીમ બીજા ટાઈટલ પર નજર રાખશે. આ દરમિયાન આર્જેન્ટિના ચોથી વખત ફિફા વર્લ્ડકપ ટ્રોફી કબજે કરવાનું ટાર્ગેટ રાખશે. આર્જેન્ટિનાએ અગાઉ 1978, 1986 અને 2022 માં ટાઈટલ જીત્યું હતું. બંને ટીમો વર્લ્ડકપમાં પહેલા ફક્ત એક જ વાર મળી છે. આર્જેન્ટિનાએ 1966 ની ટુર્નામેન્ટમાં સ્પેનને 2-1 થી હરાવ્યું હતું.
આ પણ વાંચો: Abhishek Sharma ઈશાન કિશનના રન આઉટ પર થયો ગુસ્સે, કહ્યું- શું કરી રહ્યો છે યાર...?
“Cricket has lost one of its greatest”: Virat Kohli pays heartfelt tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Indian cricket star Virat Kohli paid tribute to West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers following his passing, describing him as one of the greatest figures the sport has ever produced.
The legendary West Indies icon leaves behind a remarkable legacy that transformed the sport across two decades, excelling with both bat and ball while setting standards of all-round excellence that remain unmatched by many.
Kohli took to X to express his condolences and hailed Sobers’ lasting influence on cricket.
“Cricket has lost one of its greatest. Rest in peace, Sir Garfield Sobers. Your legacy will inspire generations," Kohli wrote.
Cricket has lost one of its greatest. Rest in peace, Sir Garfield Sobers. Your legacy will inspire generations.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 18, 2026
Sobers represented the West Indies in 93 Test matches between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, including 26 centuries, while also claiming 235 wickets.
His ability to excel as a left-handed batter, a versatile left-arm bowler capable of seam, orthodox spin and wrist spin, and a brilliant fielder earned him universal acclaim as one of the game’s complete cricketers.
Among his greatest achievements was his unbeaten 365 against Pakistan in 1958, then the highest individual score in Test cricket, a record that stood for 36 years.
In 1968, while playing county cricket for Nottinghamshire, he became the first player to hit six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket, achieving the feat against Malcolm Nash of Glamorgan.
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975 for his services to cricket, Sobers was later named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the 20th Century in 2000.
His legacy also lives on through the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, the ICC’s annual award presented to the outstanding men’s international cricketer across all formats.
Sobers’ passing marks the end of one of cricket’s most celebrated chapters, with tributes continuing to pour in from across the sporting world. (ANI)
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BCCI rubbishes retirement speculation about Rohit Sharma
The BCCI on Friday rubbished speculation about Rohit Sharma's future, stating he will continue to play for India after the series-deciding third and final ODI against England at Lord's on Sunday.
Speculation has been rife that the Lord's ODI on Sunday could be Rohit's last international match, but BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed any such suggestion.
"There are lot of speculations going on in media about Rohit Sharma's future. I want to firmly assert that there has been no such discussion that Rohit will be playing his last match at Lord's on Sunday," Saikia told PTI in an exclusive interaction.
"Rohit is a regular member of the Indian ODI team and he will continue to represent the country as long as he is in the scheme of things. In other words, Lord's ODI wont be his last match."
Despite Rohit's publicly stated desire to play until the 2027 ODI World Cup, his modest returns in the first two matches of the series -- scores of 11 and 26 -- have fuelled the debate.
The three-match ODI series is tied 1-1
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Rohit Sharma personally asked Gambhir to join as India coach despite warning on ‘challenge’
It wasn’t too long ago when Rohit Sharma led India to their 2nd T20 World Cup title in 2024, with Rahul Dravid serving as the head coach. The victory meant The Wall had accomplished his goal (of winning a WC after not being able to do so in 2023). And with that began the hunt for the new coach and this hunt naturally involved the captain’s participation.
Gautam Gambhir emerged as a frontrunner to take over the reins from Dravid in 2024, and eventually did so as well. Now, it has come to light that then captain Rohit Sharma had personally requested GG to join the Indian team as coach despite warnings from several close ones about his wish backfiring on him.
Rohit Sharma ignored warnings about working with Gambhir?
As per news agency PTI, Rohit had approached Gambhir during a training session at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2024 and had asked him to join the Indian cricket team as the head coach. Gautam had, at that time, replied that he would surely do so if the Hitman remained the captain. And that it exactly what happened in the months that followed.
“Gauti bhai Indian team mein aa jaao’ (Gauti bhai join the Indian team), and Gambhir in return had apparently said: ‘If you remain captain, I will definitely join’,” a source close to Rohit Sharma told the news agency.
However, Sharma was warned by some that he could face difficulties in adjusting with Gambhir’s style of coaching, given that the culture under Dravid’s tenure had been different. But the warnings were ignored by Rohit.
“You are so used to Rahul Dravid school of man management. This will be a different challenge. Are you up for it?,” the source had asked.
Test retirement controversy
What followed was a whitewash at home against New Zealand followed by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss against Australia, which also saw Rohit opting to sit out of the 5th Test due to his poor form. Nearly five months later, just before the England series, Sharma had abruptly announced his decision to retire from the longest format of the game.
The PTI report claims that those close to Rohit Sharma claim that the former captain wanted to play all five Tests vs England. Gambhir had even discussed the potential bowlers the team would be facing in the series. On the other hand, sources close to he selectors claim that Rohit had told them that he would take a call after playing the first two Tests, which wasn’t accepted. When told that he would be dropped, Sharma decided to announce his retirement.
ODI captaincy row
Despite leading India to their second Champions Trophy title in 2025, Rohit was stripped off captaincy in the same year. The baton was passed on to Shubman Gill. As per the PTI report, the decision to replace him as ODI captain completely broke Rohit’s faith and trust in Gambhir and the chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
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