KL Rahul’s brutal yet elegant fifty sealed the second opener’s debate while his opening partner Ishan Kishan also grabbed the opportunity as India warmed-up nicely with a seven-wicket win over England in their opening practice match ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rahul made batting look easy with six boundaries and three sixes in his
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R Sridhar took to Instagram to post an emotional note on his last stint as India fielding coach.© Instagram India’s outgoing fielding coach R Sridhar finds himself extremely fortunate to have coached and interacted with “amazingly talented cricketers” and said that every mistake made was a learning experience along the way. Head coach Ravi Shastri,
Shikhar Dhawan plays the game with a smile on his face and seems to be a popular character in the Indian team setup. On Monday, India captain Virat Kohli gave him another reason to smile as he mimiced the left-hander’s batting quirks, leaving fans on Twitter in complete splits. Sharing a video of him imitating
Scotland players celebrate their win over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.© AFP Scotland stunned Bangladesh by six runs in their Group B opener of the T20 World Cup first round in Al Amerat on Sunday. Chris Greaves led a fine lower-order fightback with a 28-ball 45 as Scotland recovered from a hopeless situation
Shakib Al Hasan picked two wickets on Sunday to go past Lasith Malinga’s record.© AFP Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan set a new T20I record while bowling for his side in their T20 World Cup opener against Scotland in Al Amerat on Sunday. With his side winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Shakib
Former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag spoke candidly about Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni‘s legacy in the Indian Premier League (IPL). After a rare disappointment in IPL 2020, Dhoni led his side to yet another tournament win when CSK overcame Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in IPL 2021 final. Sehwag,
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard acknowledged his side’s power-packed batting ahead of the men’s T20 World Cup which starts on Sunday. T20 World Cup will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the
MS Dhoni posed for a picture with his family after CSK won the IPL 2021 title.© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoni received an adorable hug from his wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva after the former India captain led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. After CSK successfully defended their total of 192/3
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum said young Venkatesh Iyer, with his flamboyance, played the role of a catalyst in turning around the fortunes of the side in the second leg of the just-concluded IPL. KKR was languishing at the seventh spot after the India leg was suspended in May this year due to COVID-19
MS Dhoni led CSK to a fourth IPL title.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final in Dubai to win their fourth title on Friday. Faf du Plessis scored a fine half-century, scoring 86 runs off 59 deliveries to help CSK
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IPL 2021 Final: A rousing speech was delivered by KKR coach Brendon McCullum ahead of IPL UAE leg.© Instagram Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday shared on social media the video of an inspiring moment involving head coach Brendon McCullum before the UAE leg of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Ahead of Friday’s IPL 2021
Ben Stokes took to social media to update fans about his recovery.© Instagram Marking his return from injury, Ben Stokes took to social media to give fans a sneak peek into his first training session. The England all-rounder had two screws and scar tissue removed from his left index finger after breaking it while playing
“Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up,” these famous lines from the blockbuster Sylvester Stallone movie ‘Rocky’ sets it up perfectly. Sports is a great teacher of life lessons and sportspersons are one of the biggest ambassadors of this message. In keeping with this spirit, CRED, the now famous and popular
Looking ahead instead of losing his sleep over the team’s middle-order collapse in second qualifier, Kolkata Knight Riders chief mentor David Hussey said Andre Russell is recovering from his injury and “might be in the mix” for the IPL final against Chennai Super Kings. After the middle-order wobble, KKR managed to beat Delhi Capitals by
Rishabh Pant, in his first season as IPL captain, led Delhi Capitals to the playoffs.© BCCI/IPL Rishabh Pant was visibly emotional after Delhi Capitals suffered a heartbreaking loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the second Qualifier of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. After scoring only 135/5, Delhi Capitals bowlers kept their team in the
Virat Kohli has given Royal Challengers Bangalore the kind of profile that very few cricketers can give even though he couldn’t end his leadership stint the way he would have liked, feels the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Kohli’s dream of winning an IPL title with RCB ended in heartbreak after Kolkata Knight Riders beat them by