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Rishabh Pant’s mental strength and his background in gymnastics has helped the dashing wicketkeeper-batter to make an early recovery. Fifteen months after Pant was involved in a horrific car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in December 2022, the wicketkeeper-batter received a green signal to play in the IPL, starting March 22. “The mental strength and

Aaqib Javed, a 1992 World Cup winner, is currently serving a dual role at Lahore Qalandars.© AFP Sri Lanka on Saturday appointed former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed as their fast-bowling coach until the completion of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Javed, a 1992 World Cup winner, is currently serving as the Director

Ireland claimed victory in the first T20I of their three-match series against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Friday, winning by 38 runs. Ben White and Josh Little starred with the ball for the tourists, while Harry Tector hit an undefeated half-century as Ireland took a 1-0 series lead against hosts Afghanistan. “Really happy. It was a

File photo of Hardik Pandya.© X (formerly Twitter) Back in Mumbai Indians colours, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Friday vowed to play a brand of cricket which no one will forget as he leads the five-time champions this IPL season. Pandya was traded by MI from Gujarat Titans ahead of the upcoming season. He made

Fresh from a title-winning run with Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is now looking forward to his IPL homecoming with the Chennai Super Kings where he expects to “grow” under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a not-so-great season last year. Thakur was part of the CSK squad from 2018

File photo of Virat Kohli (left) and Harbhajan Singh.© BCCI Virat Kohli is one of the best batters in the world. Be it in terms of stats or his style of play, the right-handed batter could be seen dominating on all fronts. Despite the player achieving so much in his life through his sensational performances,

The Mumbai Indians will have fresh look in the IPL 2024 with Hardik Pandya leading the five-time champions. The change in captaincy from Rohit Sharma to Pandya has been a hotly debated topic on social media. Rohit Sharma led the side to five title but before the IPL 2024, MI sprung a surprise by recruiting

Former Sri Lanka skipper was involved in a car accident© X (formerly Twitter) Former Sri Lanka skipper Lahiru Thirimanne was hospitalised after he was involved in a horrifying car accident in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka on Thursday. He was travelling in his car which got into a serious head-on collision and he was then taken

The big-hitting Shafali Verma led the way with a blazing 37-ball 71 as a dominant Delhi Capitals secured direct qualification into the final of the Women’s Premier League with a seven-wicket hammering of Gujarat Giants in New Delhi on Wednesday. Table-toppers Delhi Capitals entered the game looking to bag a direct spot in the final

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Live Updates© AFP Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Live Updates:Bangladesh will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday in Chattogram. Bangladesh will be aiming for redemption for 2-1 loss against Sri Lanka in the T20I series. Bangladesh have traditionally prospered

Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah© AFP A nine-wicket haul in his 100th Test match helped Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin re-claim the top spot in the bowlers’ list, while his captain Rohit Sharma was back in the top-10 at sixth in the batting charts of the latest ICC rankings on Wednesday. Ashwin was at his best

England cricket team skipper Ben Stokes© AFP Legendary Australia cricketer Ian Chappell launched a scathing attack on Ben Stokes‘ captaincy after England were beaten 4-1 in the recently concluded five-match Test series against India. England won the first Test match in Hyderabad but ended up losing the next four matches. Chappell cited the example of

Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya expressed happiness at joining the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting from March 22, putting into words the “emotions” and “memories” he felt after “seeing old friends and reliving the good old days”. Pandya joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian

File photo of MS Dhoni© BCCI/Sportzpics As the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024 season begins, the chatter around MS Dhoni‘s future in the league would intensify once again. It’s been the same case over the last couple of seasons, and as Dhoni continues to lead the Chennai Super Kings this year, there would be those

File image of Yashasvi Jaiswal© AFP Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg said that Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to change his game when he comes Down Under for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year and come up with a new range of shots because of pace and bounce. Jaiswal was a standout player for

File photo of Suryakumar Yadav© X (formerly Twitter) India’s ace T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav is currently undergoing rehabilitation at Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy post an ankle surgery but it is still not clear whether he will be available for the first two games of the Mumbai Indians in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians

The India vs England Test series was entertaining on all aspects. While the five-match contest offered some gritty knocks and promising spells, it also saw a world record being registered in terms of sixes. India and England together hit a total of 102 sixes, which is the most in any Test series. Rohit Sharma and

Richa Ghosh hit two monstrous sixes but paid the price for her poor fitness as Delhi Capitals found her short of crease to win a cliffhanger against Royal Challengers by a solitary run in the Women’s Premier League on Sunday. Needing 17 off last over to reach a target of 182, Richa, who blasted 51