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IPL Retentions 2025: KL Rahul, Pant, Shreyas head to auctions, Dhoni retained by CSK

October 31, 2024 admin

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is retained, but Rishabh Pant is not. Andre Russell is retained, but Shreyas Iyer is not. Rajat Patidar is retained, K.L. Rahul is not. The suspense over player retention ahead of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL’s) player retentions ahead of next month’s big player auction was over on Thursday (October 31, 2024)…

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Ashish Nehra interview: On the India-SL tour and learnings from MS Dhoni

July 31, 2024 admin

If there was an award for ‘Most Animated Coach of the Year’, Ashish Nehra would definitely be in the running. For, much like football’s Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Nehra, currently the coach of Gujarat Titans, patrols the boundaries during IPL matches, constantly chatting and interacting with his players on cricket strategies. It is a…

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Ambati Rayudu interview: On IPL 2024, his stint at CSK and dabbling in politics

May 22, 2024 admin

Ambati Rayudu interview: On IPL 2024, his stint at CSK and dabbling in politics A lot can change in a year; Ambati Rayudu knows that. Last May, he was jumping with joy at the Chennai Super Kings’ dugout in Ahmedabad, having contributed to one of IPL’s most memorable finals that the men in yellow won…

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IPL-17, LSG vs CSK | Simply owning that space, says Fleming of Dhoni

April 20, 2024 admin

MS Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings hooks Moshin Khan of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL match at Ekana stadium in Lucknow on Friday . | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA His brilliant form notwithstanding, Mahendra Singh Dhoni cannot be promoted in the batting order as his recovery from a knee injury has restricted his ability…

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IPL 2024 | CSK ropes in Richard Gleeson as replacement for injured Devon Conway

April 18, 2024 admin

File picture of Richard Gleeson of England, who has joined Chennai Super Kings | Photo Credit: Getty Images Defending champions Chennai Super Kings named English pacer Richard Gleeson as their replacement for injured New Zealand opener Devon Conway. The Black Caps southpaw had suffered a fractured left thumb during the T20 International series against Australia…

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IPL-17 | Thrown in at the deep end, Rachin Ravindra has quickly found his feet for Chennai Super Kings

March 29, 2024 admin

Chennai Super Kings Rachin Ravindra. The CSK management were surprised at how easily they got Ravindra during the IPL auction for ₹1.8 crore | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan When Chennai Super Kings got Rachin Ravindra for ₹1.8 crore last year, even the team management members at the auction table were surprised at how easily they…

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CSK fret over injury concern ahead of IPL as pacer Pathirana suffers hamstring strain

March 9, 2024 admin

Chennai Super Kings player Matheesha Pathirana. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak Two weeks ahead of the upcoming IPL, defending champions Chennai Super Kings were left to fret over another injury concern as pacer Matheesha Pathirana has suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain on his left leg. The Sri Lankan slinger suffered the niggle during the…

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All about ‘800’: Muthiah Muralidharan and actor Madhurr Mittal on the cricketing biopic

September 12, 2023 admin

If Muthiah Muralidharan didn’t take to the cricket ground, he may have been running a biscuit factory today. But he did; playing the sport from an early age, with dreams of becoming a fast bowler for Sri Lanka. “When I was young, I just wanted to bowl really fast,” Murali tells us, recalling growing up…

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