MS Dhoni was all smiles ahead of Chennai Super Kings’ first training session in the UAE.© Instagram With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to begin on September 19, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared a photo of their skipper MS Dhoni before the team’s first training session on Friday evening. This comes after a long
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Eoin Morgan said his side will be up against Australia’s “best XI” in the series.© AFP England skipper Eoin Morgan has picked Australia as the favourites for the upcoming T20I series saying that his side will be up against Australia’s “best XI”. “Probably Australia because they have their strongest squad here, so they’ll probably be
Imran Tahir returned with figures of 3/12 in his four-over spell.© Twitter Fast bowler Romario Shepherd and spinner Imran Tahir shine in Guyana Amazon Warriors six-wicket win over Barbados Tridents at Brian Lara Stadium in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League on Thursday. Warriors won the toss and asked Tridents to bat first but they failed
Chennai Super Kings are the only team yet to begin training for IPL 2020.© AFP Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad will begin training from Friday in the United Arab Emirates after all of their members, except the two who tested positive, tested negative in the follow up test for coronavirus on Thursday. CSK sources told
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Thursday said the COVID-19 positive cases in the Chennai Super Kings contingent could have hit any of the eight franchises and wants only those people in the IPL bio-bubble who are “really required” to be with the players. Thirteen members of the CSK contingent, including two players, tested
England fast bowler Mark Wood hopes to finish a frustrating season with a flourish during an upcoming white-ball series against Australia and lay down a marker ahead of the 2021/22 Ashes. The Durham quick has been largely surplus to England’s requirements in a home season taking place against the backdrop of the coronavirus. Wood featured
Abhishek Nayar said that the players are getting used to the conditions in the UAE.© Twitter Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has said that the players are in a “great frame of mind” and they will all be “match-ready” in the coming three to four days. “Most of the guys are looking
Suresh Raina is like a “son” to him but Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan on Wednesday said the all-rounder’s return to the side this IPL season after an unanticipated pullout would be decided by the team management led by skipper MS Dhoni. Raina had last week left the CSK camp in Dubai amid 13 COVID-19
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez praised teenage debutant Haider Ali’s composure after the pair combined to set up Pakistan’s five-run victory over England in their tour-ending third Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Tuesday. It was Pakistan’s first victory in 66 days of being in a bio-secure bubble in England amid the coronavirus and meant they
Deepak Chahar did some leg exercises in the video shared by Chennai Super Kings.© Twitter Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Deepak Chahar, one of the two players who tested positive for coronavirus last week, said that he has “recovered well” and said he was looking forward to getting into action soon. “Thank you so
Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal was neither apprehensive about getting back to the nets nor is he cribbing about strict bio-bubble guidelines in place for the IPL, saying it’s worth following the protocols to compete in a league that “beats everything”. His captain IPL captain KL Rahul and India skipper Virat Kohli have spoken
IPL 2020: Adam Zampa has replaced fellow Australian Kane Richardson in the RCB squad.© AFP Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced that spinner Adam Zampa will be replacing pacer Kane Richardson in the team’s squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The franchise announced on Twitter that pacer Kane Richardson and his wife
The Mumbai Indians shared a video of Rohit Sharma practicing in the nets.© Twitter Any athlete needs constant practice to stay at their best, and as Indian players returned to training in the UAE ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, it would be understandable if some of them looked a little out of
Babar Azam is the No.1-ranked T20I batsman in the world.© AFP Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar called out the “insecurity” of current limited-overs captain Babar Azam, calling him “a lost cow” who is out there “not knowing what to do”. Shoaib called Azam an insecure captain and called on the Pakistan management to give the
IPL 2020: Suresh Raina reportedly left the UAE over an issue surrounding his hotel room.© AFP Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina returned to India on August 29, with franchise CEO KS Viswanathan saying the left-hander had left the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to “personal reasons”. CEO KS Viswanathan, in a tweet posted on
England captain Eoin Morgan led from the front as the hosts beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford on Sunday. Morgan came in on a hat-trick after leg-spinner Shadab Khan had reduced the home side, who were chasing a stiff victory target of 196, to 66-2. But the
It was Edgbaston, 2018, England batted first and fell for 287. India got off to a good start in their first innings, with an unbeaten opening partnership of 50 runs between Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay. Then Sam Curran got two quick wickets, and in came Virat Kohli. The last time the India captain had
After getting the Arjuna Award on the occasion of National Sports Day, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma on Saturday said he will continue to bring laurels to the country “till the time his body allows”. Taking to Twitter he wrote, “Extremely grateful and honoured to receive the #ArjunaAward! Congratulations to fellow awardees for the same! Thanks