IPL 2021: Virat Kohli for RCB during the previous season, in UAE.© Instagram Having joined Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2008, captain Virat Kohli is known to be very loyal towards the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. Although the Indian skipper hasn’t won a title with RCB yet, he will be gunning for glory in
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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.
Durham players practised for the upcoming County Championship amid heavy snowfall. “Less than 48 hours until the cricket season,” tweeted Durham Cricket along with a video where the players are seen having a net session in the snow. The County Championship is set to begin with its first round of games on April 8 with
Smriti Mandhana made her T20I debut eight years ago.© AFP India women’s cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana has clocked 4 million followers on Instagram. The cricketer announced this by posting on Instagram Stories. What made this even more special was that Smriti reached the milestone on the same day that she had made her T20
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
Quinton de Kock is unlikely to face any sanctions for the run out of Fakhar Zaman in 2nd ODI.© AFP South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is unlikely to face any sanction over the run out of Fakhar Zaman during the Proteas’ 17-run win in the second ODI, according to reports. After reviewing footage of the
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Monday confirmed that the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) matches in Mumbai would go ahead as planned and there would be no hurdles. His confirmation comes a day after it was announced that Maharashtra would be entering weekend lockdown from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 pm to curb
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
IPL 2021: Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja were hailed by CSK in a post on social media.© Twitter With Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 set to begin on April 9, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be aiming to challenge the top guns once again after an ordinary 2020 season. The MS Dhoni-led outfit were without
IPL 2021: Jasprit Bumrah made his IPL debut vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.© Twitter It was April 4, 2013, when the world got the first glimpse of pacer Jasprit Bumrah as he made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut with Mumbai Indians and went on to become the vital cog for not only the franchise but
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
Shardul Thakur received an SUV from Anand Mahindra.© Twitter India’s famous Test series in Australia earlier this year saw many youngsters stepping up to the big stage and performing. Six such young players who played a key role throughout the four-match Test series Down Under were promised SUVs. T Natarajan and Shardul Thakur received their cars
The Wankhede stadium is set to host 10 IPL games this season.© AFP With less than a week to go for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 to kick off, broadcasters are concerned with the coronavirus situation in the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Groundstaff at the stadium have tested positive for COVID-19, and there are concerns
A century by Babar Azam set up a three-wicket, last-ball win for Pakistan in the first one-day international against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. The Pakistan captain hit a stroke-filled 103 off 104 balls and shared a second-wicket partnership of 177 with Imam-ul-Haq, who made 70. But Babar’s dismissal started a collapse
Kevin Pietersen urges cricket boards to not host international games during IPL.© Instagram Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen wants cricket boards across the globe to not schedule any international games when the “biggest show in town”, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is being held. While many current English players claim that they have heavily benefited from playing in
Half-centuries from West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite, Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder helped the hosts to set up a 377-run target for Sri Lanka in the ongoing second Test, at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. At stumps on day four, Sri Lanka were at the score of 29/0 in nine overs. Lahiru Thirimanne and skipper
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
Virat Kohli posted a picture on social media.© Virat Kohli/Twitter Virat Kohli posted a picture on social media and captioned is as “It is you who you have to answer to.” Kohli, who will next be seen in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he leads the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), recently lead India to