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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul on Tuesday said that during the match the star pacer Mayank Yadav suffered a strain in his side after the first ball and he felt it would be best to “not risk him” for the next five balls as a precaution. The express speed bowler Mayank had another

Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 match© AFP Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in the IPL on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians posted 144 for 7 with Nehal Wadhera scoring 46. Tim David and Ishan Kishan made 35 not out and 32 respectively. For LSG, Mohsin Khan took two wickets

Pacer Jofra Archer will return to international cricket after a hiatus of 14 months after he was named in England’s preliminary squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. Archer last played for England was in a T20I series against Bangladesh in March 2023. The 29-year-old was England’s leading wicket-taker in that series

RCB net bowler Mahesh Kumar in action© X (formerly Twitter) Royal Challengers Bengaluru net bowler Mukesh Kumar found himself in the spotlight after a video posted by the franchise went viral on social media. The fast bowler’s action was remarkably close to that of Indian cricket team star Jasprit Bumrah and fans were left stunned

KKR defeat DC in their IPL 2024 match© AFP Kolkata Knight Riders took a massive step towards booking their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals on Monday. Phil Salt played a blinder to make short work of the run chase after brilliant bowling performances from Varun Chakaravarthy and

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made a significant move on Sunday as they announced the appointment of World Cup-winning Gary Kirsten as their head coach for ODIs and T20Is, while former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie will take over that role in Test cricket. Kirsten has had successful stints with India and South Africa before, with

Will Jacks’ sensational hundred made a mockery of the 201-run target set by Gujarat Titans as Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a comfortable 9-wicket win in Ahmedabad in the 45th match of IPL 2024 game on Sunday. Chasing the target, RCB reached home with as many as four overs to spare. Jacks scored his half-century in

Rajasthan Royals cemented their spot at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 points table, thanks to an unbeaten 121-run partnership between Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday. While skipper Samson led the charge, scoring a 33-ball 71 against Lucknow, Jurel proved

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced the new head coaches for the senior men’s national team. Former India head coach Gary Kirsten, who guided the MS Dhoni-led side to the World Cup in 2011, will take charge of the white ball teams, while former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie will take over the reigns in

Skipper Babar Azam hit a solid half century while spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed four wickets as Pakistan overcame New Zealand by nine runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 international in Lahore on Saturday. Azam’s 44-ball 69 and Fakhar Zaman‘s 33-ball 43 took Pakistan to 178-5 in their 20 overs before Shaheen claimed 4-30

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya said he wanted batters to take chances in the middle overs and claimed MI were backing themselves to chase down the score in the end against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Fraser-McGurk equalled his own record for the fastest fifty in IPL 2024, smashing 87

Former seamer Irfan Pathan has insisted that Indian cricket must stop obsessing over Hardik Pandya‘s worth as an all-rounder at international level, saying he has failed to create an impact in ICC tournaments. The Mumbai Indians all-rounder is battling poor form this IPL season, raising questions about his inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup squad,

PBKS beat KKR by 8 wickets on Friday.© BCCI Led by Jonny Bairstow‘s incredible hundred, Punjab Kings set a new world record for the highest run chase in the history of T20 cricket as they overhauled the 262-run target set by Kolkata Knight Riders with eight wickets to spare in the IPL 2024 match at

Mumbai Indians have struggled to effectively halt opposing teams’ momentum once they start building it, which is something the five-time IPL champions must address going forward, feels batter Tim David. MI find themselves in the eighth spot with only three wins from eight outings. They suffered a nine-wicket loss to table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in their

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) returned to winning ways but the manner of their victory doesn’t paint a promising picture. Rajat Patidar‘s fiery knock of 50 runs from 20 balls proved to be the difference-maker as the franchise reached 206/7 in 20 overs. RCB’s bowling unit, which has failed to fire in most occasions, put one

File photo of Mitchell Starc.© BCCI Mitchell Starc has no injury concern and is “available” for selection, Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Ramandeep Singh said even as the star pacer indulged in just light training sessions ahead of their IPL clash against Punjab Kings. The Australian cricketer, who attracted a record bid, did not have the

Kuldeep Yadav (L) and Rishabh Pant during IPL 2024© BCCI Former Indian cricket team batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Kuldeep Yadav should partner Ravindra Jadeja in the spin department for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Following Kuldeep’s superb bowling in Delhi Capitals’ thrilling win over Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 on Wednesday, Manjrekar said

File photo of Rahul Dravid and Khaleel Ahmed.© BCCI As the deadline for India’s T20 World Cup squad nears, former batter Navjot Singh Sidhu has advised head coach Rahul Dravid and selectors not to compromise with quality bowlers while picking the team. Sidhu feels that if the selectors do compromise with the bowling and pick