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File picture of India captain Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya | Photo Credit: AP Yuzvendra Chahal and Shivam Dube were named in India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The team, announced by BCCI on Tuesday, will be led by Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya serves as the vice-captain. Leggie Chahal,…
File picture of Mumbai Indians bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who said he had to ensure he was not a ‘one-trick pony’ | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The IPL has made one thing clear over the years. There will be huge sixes, big scores, startling bowling figures, misreading of pitches, surprising results. But one thing won’t see…
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Punjab Kings’ Shashank Singh celebrates the victory over Gujarat Titans during the IPL-17 2024 Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Vinay Soneji In last December’s IPL auction, Punjab Kings bought Shashank Singh under confusing circumstances. There were two Shashanks in…
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Mumbai Indian Captain Hardik Pandya with Rohit Sharma during a practice session | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Every year the IPL gives rise to many non-stories and irrelevancies. This year (so far) it is the saga of Hardik Pandya versus the fans of Rohit Sharma (and the fans of his own earlier team). Perhaps it’s…
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Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and party national president JP Nadda | Photo Credit: ANI Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for polls The schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a third term in office,…
File photo of Dhruv Jurel and M.S. Dhoni He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on March 15 said nobody can quite match up to the former India captain and he would rather focus on carving his own niche in international cricket. Jurel, who made his Test debut during…
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to bowl during the 3rd Test between India and England at Rajkot, Gujarat | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI There is something magical about the figure ‘100’ in cricket. In Dharamshala this week, R. Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow play their one hundredth Test match, while in Christchurch it is the turn of…
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Former Indian cricketer and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has requested to be relieved of political duties to focus on cricket. File picture | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy BJP Lok Sabha MP Gautam Gambhir on Saturday requested party president J.P. Nadda to relieve him of political duties so that he can focus on his…
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File picture of India’s Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep during net practice. The pair were instrumental in India’s win over England in the 4th Test at Ranchi | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji One is a war veteran’s son who threatened to run away from home if his father didn’t buy him a kit and allow…
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Namibia Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton’s world breaking record scoops him Performance of the Match and Best Shot of the Day Award in the first T20I game of the Triangular series in Nepal. Photo: X/@CricketNamibia1 Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton smashed the fastest century in T20I history, achieving the feat off just 33 deliveries against Nepal in the…
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