Ben Stokes donned a jersey bearing the name and Test cap number of Graham Thorpe.© Twitter In a heartwarming gesture, England Test Captain Ben Stokes walked out for toss in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s wearing a jersey bearing the name and Test cap number of former batter and batting coach Graham
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Deepak Chahar and Jaya Bhardwaj.© Instagram India pacer Deepak Chahar married his fiancee Jaya Bhardwaj and shared an emotional post on social media on Thursday. Chahar took to Instagram to share a photo from his wedding ceremony. “When I met you first time I felt that you are the one and I was right,” Chahar
India’s 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020-21 remains one of the major milestones in the country’s cricket history. It was not just about the victory but also the way the Ajinkya Rahane-led Team India made a glorious comeback in that series. After the Virat Kohli-led India lost the first Test, the then India
File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told news agency ANI that Sourav Ganguly has not resigned as BCCI president. Speculations started about Ganguly’s future in the position after he posted a cryptic tweet about starting “something that I feel will probably help
Rashid Khan finished IPL 2022 with 19 wickets from 16 matches.© BCCI/IPL Rashid Khan continued his great form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with some scintillating performances for 2022 champions Gujarat Titans. He finished with 19 scalps in 16 matches. It was for the sixth consecutive time, since he started playing in the IPL
Virat Kohli was the most Tweeted about player of the IPL 2022 season.© BCCI/IPL The IPL 2022 season came to an end on Sunday after the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals in the summit clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets and 11 balls to spare
Former India captain Virat Kohli© BCCI Virat Kohli has had a difficult time of late as a batter. He has not scored an international century since November 2019 and struggled to get going in IPL 2022. The former Indian cricket team captain could not perform up to the expectation in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
It was a season to remember for IPL debutants Gujarat Titans as the side went on to lift the title after defeating Rajasthan Royals in the summit clash. It was skipper Hardik Pandya who brought his A-game to the middle as he took three wickets, including the key scalp of Jos Buttler. As Shubman Gill
Trent Boult played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls may miss New Zealand’s first Test against England despite being named in the squad for the clash starting at Lord’s on Thursday. Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to
Wriddhiman Saha (right) scored 317 runs in 11 matches for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Wriddhiman Saha played a crucial role for Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign. The wicketkeeper-batter scored three half-centuries this season and ended up with a tally of 317 runs in 11 matches at an
Hardik Pandya‘s eagerness to learn as captain and his ability to effectively engage with his teammates contributed massively to Gujarat Titans’ title-winning run on IPL debut, said team mentor Gary Kirsten on Sunday. Kirsten, who coached India to the 2011 World Cup title, was all praise for Hardik who excelled both as skipper and player in
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Ahead of the final of this year’s Indian Premier League between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, there will be some special performances from music maestro AR Rahman and Bollywood star Ranveer Singh at the IPL 2022 closing ceremony on Sunday. The IPL ceremony is set to begin at 6:25 pm IST, with the toss scheduled
Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing their second Indian Premier League title when they take on Gujarat Titans in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. After finishing seventh last season, RR retained the just three players — Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal — heading into the mega auction. The
West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin starred with both bat and ball as she powered Supernovas to an unprecedented third Women’s T20 Challenge title triumph with a four-run win over Velocity in a thrilling final here on Saturday. Dottin top-scored with a 44-ball 62 at the top of the order to help Supernovas to 165 for
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson said on Friday that the most pleasing aspect of the side’s game during the season was that they did not have to rely solely on their retained players. An explosive century by Jos Buttler sent Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the tournament and Rajasthan Royals
IPL 2022: Jos Buttler played an unbeaten knock of 106 against RCB on Friday© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals opening batter was at his blistering best against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing IPL 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. The right-handed batter went on to play an unbeaten knock of
Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 106 in Qualifier 2 against RCB.© BCCI/IPL Jos Buttler was at his destructive best on Friday as he hit his fourth century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore to send his team to their first final since