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Injured Nuwan Thushara Ruled Out Of T20I Series vs India, Dilshan Madushanka Comes In

July 25, 2024 admin

File photo of Nuwan Thushara.© AFP Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Thushara has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 International series against India after picking up a finger injury at training. The 29-year-old injured his left thumb while fielding during a training session on Wednesday. Although the injury was sustained on his…

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“De Do Bhaiya Bat”: After Virat Kohli, Rinku Singh’s Funny Request To Suryakumar Yadav Goes Viral

July 25, 2024 admin

Suryakumar Yadav (left) and Rinku Singh.© Instagram Rinku Singh has once again caught limelight for asking a bat from his fellow teammate. He earlier asked Virat Kohli for the latter’s bat during India Premier League 2024. The request of the southpaw was later fulfilled. He has now asked Suryakumar Yadav for a bat….

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Gautam Gambhir Takes Charge Of His Training Session Ahead Of 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka. Watch

July 25, 2024 admin

New India head coach Gautam Gambhir took charge of his first practice session on Wednesday, ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. The Indian team arrived in Colombo on Monday, before the Suryakumar Yadav-led side, before making a short trip to Pallekele in the Central Province. India and Sri Lanka…

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Asitha Fernando Likely To Replace Injured Dushmantha Chameera For White-Ball Series vs India

July 24, 2024 admin

File photo of Asitha Fernando.© X (formerly Twitter) Ahead of the T20I and ODI series against India, Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out from the white-ball series due to injury. As per multiple Sri Lanka media reports, Chammera has been ruled out and Sri Lanka Cricket will soon announce the…

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Zubin Bharucha Helping Us, Sri Lankans Should Take Advantage Of Indian Retirements: Sanath Jayasuriya

July 24, 2024 admin

Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday revealed that IPL side Rajasthan Royal’s high performance director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batters prepare for the upcoming T20 series against India where he expects them to take advantage of the recent retirements by stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit, Kohli…

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“Gautam Gambhir’s Ideas Are…”: Ashish Nehra’s Blunt Take On Hardik Pandya’s Captaincy Snub

July 24, 2024 admin

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya found the leadership responsibility in the shortest format, which seemed to be his after Rohit Sharma‘s retirement, taken away from him after Gautam Gambhir was hired as the team’s new head coach. Gambhir, in consultation with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, handed the captaincy responsibility to Suryakumar Yadav in…

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Hardik Pandya Ends T20I Captaincy Chatter With Big Gesture For Suryakumar Yadav. Watch

July 24, 2024 admin

As India’s captaincy in the shortest format remains the biggest talking point, the well-wishers of Indian cricket wonder how the change in leadership could impact the relationship between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Though the BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed that Hardik was spoken to before the T20I captaincy was handed over…

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Gautam Gambhir Takes Charge As India Hit The Ground In Sri Lanka Ahead Of White-Ball Series

July 23, 2024 admin

India head coach Gautam Gambhir© X (Twitter) The new head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday took charge of the Indian men’s cricket team as the visitors hit the ground running in their first practice session in Pallekele, ahead of three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Gambhir, who replaced the legendary Rahul Dravid at…

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“Always Amuses Me…”: Ex-Baroda Coach Blasts Hardik Pandya For Absence From Domestic Cricket

July 23, 2024 admin

Things are not going well for India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is facing numerous issues in his both personal and professional life. Few days back, his wife Natasa Stankovic broke the news of separation on her social media. Two days later, Suryakumar Yadav surpassed him to become India’s captain for the upcoming T20Is…

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Gautam Gambhir Carries Souvenir From KKR In First Practice As India Head Coach – Watch

July 23, 2024 admin

The newly-appointed Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir will begin his tenure with the tour of Sri Lanka which consists of 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs. Ahead of the T20I series starting Saturday, Gambhir had his first practice session with the cricketers since his appointment. The video of the Indian cricket team…

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