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Contrary to popular opinion, the much debated ‘Impact Player’ rule has proved to be a bigger nightmare for bowlers compared to the all-rounders, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed said on Friday. Shahbaz has played 12 games this season, scoring 186 runs at a strike-rate of 138 plus but his primary skill which…
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File photo from IPL game between CSK and RCB.© X (formerly Twitter) Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Dwayne Bravo has bowling plans in place for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their winner-takes-it-all final league encounter, and if Virat Kohli and company fail to counter, they are welcome to try “next season”. Bravo, one of…
Rain clouds hover around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, during training ahead of the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in Bengaluru on May 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Bengaluru’s weather is so notoriously fickle that its tantrums have acquired cult status. On May 18, the…
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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the pinnacle prize for any international cricketer in the shortest format of the game. Right from MS Dhoni to Daren Sammy to Aaron Finch and Jos Buttler, they all along with Younis Khan and Lasith Malinga had the honour of captaining their respective teams to the…
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Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) became the first side to be knocked out in the IPL 2024 season. The Mumbai-based franchise entered the competition under a new skipper, Hardik Pandya, and unfortunately, the Indian star all-rounder couldn’t replicate his Gujarat Titans success this year at MI. The star-studded Mumbai side lost their…
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approached former cricketer Gautam Gambhir to replace Rahul Dravid as India’s head coach, according to a report from ESPNcricinfo. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approached former cricketer Gautam Gambhir to replace Rahul Dravid as India’s head coach,…
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Arjun Tendulkar dismissed Marcus Stoinis in his first over of IPL 2024 but the happiness was short-lived as the decision was overturned by the third umpire during the match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants on Friday. Arjun Tendulkar was included in the MI playing XI for the first time this season…
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I instinctively felt that I needed to leave the national team, and I am doing so at a time when there are so many good players waiting to take my place, says Chhetri. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Sunil Chhetri prefers to be remembered as a hard-working footballer who gave his best for the…
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In an unprecedented embarrassment for Indian boxing, the country will fight afresh for qualification in the women’s 57kg category after being forced to surrender the quota owing to holder Parveen Hooda’s international suspension for three whereabout failures in 12 months. Hooda was handed a 22-month suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The…
Gautam Gambhir (L) and Rohit Sharma© AFP The Board For Cricket Control In India (BCCI) has approached former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir to replace Rahul Dravid as the national side’s head coach, according to a report by ESPNCricinfo. Gambhir, who is currently the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024, is…
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