IPL 2021: Ravindra Jadeja will be aiming to put in match-winning displays for CSK.© Instagram The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) held in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 changed fortunes for one of the most consistent sides in the history of the event, Chennai Super Kings. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led contingent
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Shahid Afridi criticised CSA for releasing several players for the IPL during the series.© AFP After Pakistan’s 2-1 ODI series win over a South Africa, former all-rounder Shahid Afridi took to Twitter to criticise Cricket South Africa (CSA) for releasing several players for the IPL 2021 in the middle of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan.
With the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL) set to begin, the mood in the Punjab Kings camp seems to be a cheerful one. The franchise posted a video on social media, where Sarfaraz Khan can be seen mimicking Darren Sammy‘s playing style in front of cricketers from West Indies, and he also receives
England cricketers like Jofra Archer and Sam Billings have come to Moeen Ali’s defence after he was targeted by Taslima Nasreen in a widely-condemned tweet in which she wrote: “If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS”. Taslima Nasreen later deleted that post and wrote in
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.
The Indian Premier League franchises turned him down but Team India’s Test specialist Hanuma Vihari is all set to prepare for the upcoming six-Test season in the United Kingdom by competing for English county side Warwickshire. The right-handed middle-order batsman has left for UK and will be a part of the Birmingham based county side
Rishabh Pant will be leading the Delhi Capitals in Shreyas Iyer’s absence.© BCCI/IPL Rishabh Pant was appointed captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2021 after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the upcoming season due to an injury. Iyer had injured his shoulder while fielding during the India vs England ODI series. Pant has a
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
Fakhar Zaman impressed Babar Azam with some fine stroke-play en route to his 193-run knock.© AFP Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has lauded Fakhar Zaman’s “one-man show” in the second ODI against South Africa which they lost by 17 runs on Sunday. Zaman’s valiant 193-run knock ended in the final over of the game through a
BCCI have appointed former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala as the new ACU chief.© AFP Former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala has taken over from Ajit Singh as the head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Ajit Singh, a former DGP of Rajasthan, had joined in April 2018 and his term ended on March
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: The BCCI is also thinking of players’ vaccination ahead of the season opener.© Twitter With the Maharashtra government implementing curfew on weekends, the first question that comes to mind is how would the teams travel to the Wankhede Stadium for the Indian Premier League 2021 games. But the Board of Control for Cricket
India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has said that he feels for right-handed batter Hanuma Vihari as he should have been a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Pujara was picked up by CSK for INR 50 lakh in the players’ auction which was held in February this year while
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
Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel, 10 members of the ground staff at Wankhede stadium and six event managers, deployed by the BCCI, have added to the growing list of positive COVID-19 cases in the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting April 9. Hyderabad and Indore have been kept as stand by venues for the IPL in case
Hardik Pandya hit the pool with Natasa Stankovic and son Agastya.© Instagram Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya, ahead of the IPL 2021, seems to be in an upbeat mood and it is evident from his various social media posts in which he can be seen spending some quality time with his partner Natasa Stankovic and
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
On this day in 2011, MS Dhoni smashed the winning six to help India defeat Sri Lanka and win the 2011 ODI World Cup final, at the Wankhede Stadium. The moment is still glorified in every Indian cricket fan’s mind, with Dhoni sending a Nuwan Kulasekara delivery soaring for a six, and then standing still