Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan on Sunday said that his side couldn’t have asked for a better start in their IPL campaign as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 runs, on Sunday. KKR notched up an easy win against SRH, riding on opener Nitish Rana (80) and Rahul Tripathi’s (53) fluent half-centuries after being
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IPL 2021: Shardul Thakur gave away 53 runs in 3.4 overs against Delhi Capitals on Saturday.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign with a seven wicket loss to Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Despite putting up a total of 188/7 from their allotted 20
Harshal Patel became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians in IPL.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore edged out defending champions Mumbai Indians in a nail-biting encounter in the first game of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. Harshal Patel laid the foundation for the win with
IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma said bio-bubbles have helped in teams bonding better.© Twitter While many cricketers have talked about how difficult life becomes inside the bio-secure environment, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday spoke about the positives which a player can take while he is in the bubble amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The IPL
IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians posted a video announcing Kieron Pollard’s arrival.© Twitter West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard on Wednesday began training with the Mumbai Indians squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Pollard donned the Mumbai Indians jersey and announced his arrival in style. “Pollard is here”, said the all-rounder
Delhi Capitals (DC) opening batsman Prithvi Shaw welcomed head coach Ricky Ponting, who joined the team after completing his mandatory quarantine. “The boss is back,” Shaw said. DC posted a video on social media where Shaw is seen speaking about the upcoming IPL season and re-uniting with coach Ponting. “He is a very nice person.
IPL 2021: Shubman Gill is set to play for Kolkata Knight Riders this season.© Kolkata Knight Riders/Twitter Shubman Gill had strong words to say to social media users who had made disparaging comments on the cricketer’s style of play in the comments section of post by Gill’s IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Gill commented: “i
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant was seen playing “box cricket” with ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane during a shoot. In the 10-second video, Pant throws a ball at Ajinkya Rahane and as he plays the ball, Ashwin takes a catch while standing close to the batsman and celebrates. However, the
Rohit Sharma was seen playing volleyball on Saturday.© Twitter Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians skipper, was seen playing volleyball to beat the heat on Saturday. The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions took to Instagram to share a few pictures of their captain trying his hands at volleyball. The defending champions are in Chennai where they
Chetan Sharma urged those who are eligible to get vaccinated at the earliest.© Instagram Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the national men’s selection committee panel, on Friday said he has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The former India pacer also urged people, who are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine, to get
Tim Southee became the second-highest wicket-taker in men’s T20I cricket.© AFP New Zealand pace spearhead and stand-in skipper Tim Southee on Thursday became the second-highest wicket-taker in men’s Twenty20 Internationals. Southee (99 wickets) achieved the milestone when he dismissed Bangladesh batsman Mosaddek Hossain in the third and final T20I on Thursday. The New Zealand pacer had
Defending champions Mumbai Indians on Wednesday arrived in Chennai ahead of their opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). The 14th edition of the IPL begins on April 9 Mumbai Indians taking on RCB in the tournament opener at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. “Namaste Chennai!. Mumbai Indians
Rishabh Pant will lead the Delhi Capitals in the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League in the absence of regular captain Shreyas Iyer, the franchise announced on Tuesday. Iyer has been ruled out of IPL 2021 due to a shoulder injury picked up during India’s ODI series against England. “Delhi Capitals today announced Rishabh Pant
Young Indian batsman Shubman Gill, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and skipper Eoin Morgan on Monday joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Indian players Gill and Prasidh, and England skipper Morgan were with their respective national teams till Sunday for the three-match ODI series and have now joined the
Waqar Younis is currently the bowling coach of Pakistan’s men’s team.© AFP Former Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif has alleged that Waqar Younis used to cheat with the ball in order to get more reverse swing. In an explosive revelation, Asif has also alleged that Waqar did not know how to bowl with the new ball,
England’s Jofra Archer was ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India due to injury.© Twitter Injured England speedster Jofra Archer, who has already been ruled out of the Indian Premier League, will undergo a surgery on his right hand on Monday. Archer played in two Test matches and five T20 Internationals against India
IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli scored scored his second half-century in as many ODIs this series.© AFP India captain Virat Kohli on Friday touched the milestone of 10,000 ODI runs at the number three position during the ongoing second match against England in Pune at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Kohli is only the second
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start in the ODI series opener vs England.© Instagram Shikhar Dhawan, who was the star with the bat for India in the One-Day International (ODI) series opener against England, enjoyed some “quality downtime” ahead of the second match against the visitors. India will take on England
As Prithvi Shaw was overlooked for the ongoing ODI series against England despite performing well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, former India batsman VVS Laxman hailed the player, terming him “match-winner” and said he is sure that the youngster will get his opportunity. Shaw scored 827 runs in eight innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy but
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Yuvraj Singh received a guard of honour as he returned to the hotel after Road Safety World Series final.© Instagram Yuvraj Singh was one of the star performers as India Legends won the Road Safety World Series title in Raipur, beating their Sri Lanka counterparts in the final on Sunday. As the players returned to
Captain Eoin Morgan wants England’s IPL-bound players to make the most of the opportunities in the upcoming T20 league as they prepare themselves for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in India later this year. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be hosted by India in October-November this year and Morgan expects
New Zealand captain Tom Latham called it “awesome” as star performers Trent Boult and Martin Guptill powered the Black Caps to an emphatic eight wicket win over Bangladesh in the opening one-day international in Dunedin on Saturday. With swing king Boult moving the ball both ways, New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for a mediocre 131 and
Suryakumar Yadav scored his maiden T20I half-century against England on Thursday.© BCCI India’s squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series (ODIs) was announced on Friday. Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya earned their maiden call-up to the Indian ODI side. Squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas, Suryakumar
Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends made the finals of the Road Safety World Series T20 after beating West Indies Legends by 13 runs at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur on Wednesday evening. It was none other than captain and crowd favourite Tendulkar who led the way with a stylish half-century after Virender Sehwag‘s
KL Rahul has scored just one run from three outings during the ongoing T20I series vs England.© Instagram Three cheap dismissals can’t change the fact that KL Rahul is India’s “best T20 batsman” who needs to be supported during this rough phase, batting coach Vikram Rathour echoed skipper Virat Kohli‘s sentiments after team’s eight wicket
IND vs ENG: Last three T20Is will be played behind closed doors.© BCCI The remaining T20Is between India and England will be played behind closed doors in the wake of rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state of Gujarat, news agency ANI quoted Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) as saying. “Due to rising COVID-19 cases, remaining
Ishan Kishan scored 56 runs on his T20I debut against England.© BCCI Ishan Kishan had a dream debut as he became only the second Indian batsman to score a half-century on his Twenty20 International debut. Kishan smashed 56 runs off just 32 balls in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday. Former India
Sachin Tendulkar slammed 60 runs off just 37 deliveries on Saturday.© Twitter Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh turned the clock back with vintage batting display against South Africa Legends in a Road Safety World Series match in Raipur on Saturday. Tendulkar, captaining India Legends, smashed 60 off just 37 balls while Yuvraj smashed four consecutive
Ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan and fellow slow bowler Amir Hamza shared seven wickets between them to leave Zimbabwe battling to avoid defeat in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Forced to follow-on after being dismissed for 287 all out, Zimbabwe were 24 without loss in their second innings after the third day’s play