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Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel Get BCCI Central Contracts After Fulfilling Criteria

March 18, 2024 admin

India’s newest batting star Sarfaraz Khan and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel were inducted into Group C of BCCI’s central contract with an annual retainership fee of Rs 1 crore, having fulfilled the criteria of playing three Tests in a current season. Their names were ratified during BCCI Apex Council meeting which was held on Monday. Sarfaraz,…

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Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Rishad Hossain Power Bangladesh To ODI Series Win Against Sri Lanka

March 18, 2024 admin

Rishad Hossain played an attacking innings of 48 after substitute Tanzid Hasan Tamim hit 84 off 81 balls Monday, steering Bangladesh to a four-wicket win and a 2-1 ODI series victory over Sri Lanka. Set a modest target after Janith Liyanage‘s unbeaten 101 guided Sri Lanka to 235 all out in 50 overs, Bangladesh raced to 237-6 in 40.2…

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“I Do Not Focus…”: Hardik Pandya Finally Opens Up On ‘Backlash’ After Replacing Rohit Sharma As MI Captain

March 18, 2024 admin

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya on Monday said his predecessor Rohit Sharma will continue to be a guiding force for him during the IPL despite the unexpected change of leadership that the franchise announced ahead of the upcoming season, triggering a “backlash” from the fans. Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans in the past two seasons,…

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Mumbai Indians Name Luke Wood As Replacement For Injured Jason Behrendorff

March 18, 2024 admin

File photo of Luke Wood© X (formerly Twitter) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Monday named England left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood as injured Australian Jason Behrendorff’s replacement for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. According to a statement from the IPL, Wood will join MI for Rs 50 lakh. “Mumbai Indians (MI) name…

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“Not Been Off The Media Radar”: Virat Kohli’s 1st Public Reaction After Joining RCB For IPL 2024

March 18, 2024 admin

Star India batter Virat Kohli expressed happiness at his return to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season starting from March 22 and acknowledged “It is really good to be back.” The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on March 22, with defending champions…

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Rishabh Pant Might Find It Very Difficult To Get Back His Fluency In IPL 2024: Sunil Gavaskar

March 18, 2024 admin

File photo of Rishabh Pant© X (formerly Twitter) Rishabh Pant will find it “very difficult” to be at his fluent best at the beginning of the IPL but Sunil Gavaskar expects that his knees will react better once he starts batting more and more in match situations. Having survived a horrific car crash in December,…

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“Please Help”: R Ashwin Feels The Pinch Of “Unreal” IPL Ticket Demand, Calls On CSK

March 18, 2024 admin

R Ashwin is one of the best-performing Indian cricketers in the past one decade. He has been India’s best bowler in Tests. Recently, he scalped his 500th wicket during the India vs England Test series. In that same series, he also played his 100th Test for India. But even after doing so much, getting an…

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“Awaiting Update”: Mumbai Indians Head Coach Provides Big Injury Update On Suryakumar Yadav

March 18, 2024 admin

Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mark Boucher on Monday opened up on Suryakumar Yadav’s injury and said that the team management is currently waiting for updates from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In the IPL, Suryakumar represents the Mumbai Indians (MI). In his IPL career, the 33-year-old has 3249 runs in…

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KL Rahul Cleared For IPL 2024 But NCA Issues Injury Warning: Report

March 18, 2024 admin

File photo of KL Rahul© X (formerly Twitter) Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul is all set to play for his franchise from the opening IPL game after getting all clear from the National Cricket Academy but he has been advised to gradually return to keeping in mind the nature of his injury. Rahul had…

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“I Am Heartbroken”: R Ashwin’s Hilarious Chat With Janhvi Kapoor ‘Parody’ Account Viral

March 18, 2024 admin

After his heroics in the India vs England Test series, Ravichandran Ashwin will be expected to show his magic in the IPL too. During the course of the Test series, Ashwin played his 100th Test and also picked his 500th wicket in the format, the second Indian to do so. Now Ashwin will be playing…

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