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Developing trust and building rapport with players is crucial: Badani

February 18, 2025 admin

Hemang Badani, posing with the ILT 20 trophy, bats for an environment where the players can play their own game | Photo Credit: Instagram/hemangbadani76 Former India cricketer Hemang Badani added another feather to his cap as a coach after masterminding Dubai Capitals to the ILT20 league title last week. Badani’s other titles as a coach include…

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Has T20 cricket deskilled Indian batting?

January 16, 2025 admin

India’s 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy marked the end of its decade-long dominance in the series against Australia. This was not an exception; India’s performance in Test cricket has been dismal for a while now. Over the last four months, the team has lost six out of eight Tests, including a shocking 0-3 defeat…

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Watch: IPL Auction 2025 key takeaways

November 26, 2024 admin

IPL Auction 2025: Key takeaways | Video Credit: The Hindu The two-day IPL Auction for the 2025 season concluded in Jeddah on November 25. Day one of the auction witnessed some expensive buying and new records as Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive buy after Lucknow Super Giants bought him for massive ₹27…

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Lalit Modi, Dawood Ibrahim: “Left India Because Of Death Threats From Dawood Ibrahim”: Lalit Modi

November 25, 2024 admin

Lalit Modi added in the interview that he can return to India “any day”. Lalit Modi, founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), revealed that he left India in 2010, not because of legal troubles, but because of life-threatening pressure from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Mr Modi made the claim in a recent episode of…

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Anderson could be the most significant IPL signing since Shane Warne

November 19, 2024 admin

Like everybody else, cricket writers are allowed to have heroes too. Over the years there has been something both heroic and minimalist about Jimmy Anderson that I have found fascinating. Skill in a person who finished with 704 Test wickets, more than any other fast bowler, is a given. The aggression often appeared put on,…

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BCCI to discuss IPL retentions with team owners on July 31

July 25, 2024 admin

Brainstorming: It remains to be seen how the mega auction planned for later this year is formatted. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The annual meeting between the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisee owners and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials to discuss the modus operandi for the IPL’s mega auction, ahead…

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‘The Test’ Season 3 docu-series review: Short, engaging peek into cricketing drama

May 27, 2024 admin

A still from ‘The Test’ Around halfway of the second episode of the latest season of The Test, drama erupts. English batter Jonny Bairstow ducks a bouncer, the ball goes to the keeper and the batter walks out of the crease. Pretty much a normal thing that happens during a Test match, you’d think. But…

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Justin Langer drops India coach plan after Rahul’s caution

May 24, 2024 admin

Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer with captain K.L. Rahul | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer was enticed by the prospect of becoming India’s head coach but K.L. Rahul’s word of caution regarding the “pressure and politics” that come with the job dissuaded him from pursuing the “amazing” opportunity. Langer, who…

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Kohli credits Karthik for encouragement when he struggled in IPL 2022

May 24, 2024 admin

File picture of Royal Challengers Bangalore players Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for IPL Premier India batter Virat Kohli has paid tribute to Dinesh Karthik after his retirement at the end of RCB’s IPL campaign, describing the veteran wicketkeeper-batter as a wise and honest person who lifted his spirits during a…

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Dinesh Karthik: Man of comebacks and Dhoni’s understudy calls time on IPL and international career

May 23, 2024 admin

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik hug each other after the IPL eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Dinesh Karthik’s international career was a classic case of what could have been after the arrival of Mahendra Singh Dhoni but on Wednesday, when he said goodbye to the game…

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