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L ast month, Finch was ruled out of the rest of the matches against West Indies and Bangladesh due to a knee injury NEW DELHI — According to Cricket Australia, Aaron Finch, Australia's white-ball captain, has had a successful knee operation and is expected to recover in eight to 10 weeks. According to the report, Finch will also be eligible for the opening games of the next T20 World Cup in October. Due to a knee injury, Finch was ruled out of the rest of the West Indies and Bangladesh tour last month. Aaron Finch will be back in around two-months’ time "His healing is likely to take 8-10 weeks, meaning he should be eligible for the World Cup's opening games in mid-October," Cricket Australia said in a statement, according to ESPNcricinfo . Finch sustained the injury during practice before the T20 series against the West Indies in St Lucia, which worsened in the series' final game. Matthew Wade captained the Australian team during the Bangladesh series in Finch...

Snooker , for most, would seem like a game having its roots in the west and came to our country along with its colonizers.  But what if you come to know that the game of Snooker was born in the small city of Jabalpur in Central India?  Truth is often stranger than fiction, and the truth is that Snooker was born in a small Club in Jabalpur . The club was named Narmada Club after the legendary river which flows beside the city and the banks of which the famous Jabali Rishi did penance. Incidentally, Jabalpur owes its name to Jabali Rishi. Snooker-Birth of a new sport When the British opened a Cantonment in the city, it became the Administrative hub for India's central provinces. It also included Nagpur, which was the regional capital of the Marathwada province. The British also set up the Narmada Club for extracurricular and other social activities. Snooker gained identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Jubbulpore, devised a set of rules that com...