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File image of Shabnim Ismail© AFP South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who is credited with sending down the quickest delivery in women’s cricket, announced her retirement from the international game on Wednesday. During the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Cape Town in February she bowled a 128kmh (80mph) delivery – the fastest

Things got out of hand during the IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday. The match saw several instances of heated exchanges between players. However, two of those grabbed the highlight. One was between ex RCB captain Virat Kohli and LSG player Naveen-ul-Haq, who hails from Afghanistan.

Things turned ugly during an IPL 2023 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants at the latter’s homeground on Monday. Big names like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir got involved in heated altercations during various points of the game. The two teams have a sort of history. During their first leg match in IPL

The ugly bust-up between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli was quintessentially Delhi and waiting to happen. Both don’t believe in pulling punches and have been carrying their own baggage of mutual dislike for each other. Opinions are divided among those who were present after the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants

The Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 turned out to be a drama-filled encounter, with Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir clashing with each other after the game, prompting a sanction from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Kohli was a busy man all

The IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday was witness to some ugly scenes as RCB star batter Virat Kohli and LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir had a heated exchange. Throughout the match, Kohli could be seen being quite animated after the LSG batter were getting dismissed during

Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma in IPL 2023 match on Sunday.© BCCI/IPL The Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday was a perfect high-scoring thriller. Chasing a 213-run target, MI got home in the final over but not before a controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. RR pacer Sandeep

A number of Mumbai Indians players returned to top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In what was a high-scoring thriller, a number of MI players got respectable scores, including the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David. However, the skipper Rohit Sharm

Tim David scored 45 not out off 14 balls.© BCCI/IPL An unbeaten 62-run partnership between middle-order batters Tilak Varma (29 not out) and Tim David (45 not out), coupled with a half-century by Suryakumar Yadav (55), helped Mumbai Indians defeat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday. Mumbai Indians

IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal hugs Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.© Twitter Team India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma turned 36 on Sunday. The right-handed batter has entertained and mesmerised audiences with his classy strokeplay and calm mindset while batting or captaining the team, be it in international cricket or in the

Punjab Kings were torn apart by Lucknow Super Giants batters© BCCI/Sportzpics No matter what is the reputation of the player, former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull doesn’t belive in mincing his words when doing commentary. Having criticised top players like Babar Azam and Virat Kohli in the past, Doull took a swipe at South Africa

Pakistan take on New Zealand in 2nd ODI.© AFP Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Live: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the second ODI of the five-match series in Rawalpindi on Saturday. In the first ODI, host opener Fakhar Zaman hit a splendid century to

Following his side’s seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya lauded all-rounder Vijay Shankar for his match-winning knock, saying that he is “more fitter, more confident” and the hard work put by him is immense. An explosive half-century by Vijay Shankar and classy

IPL 2023: KKR to face GT in their next clash© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders will be squaring off against Gujarat Titans in their next IPL 2023 match on Saturday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The two teams had earlier met each other in a historic clash, where Rinku Singh smashed five sixes in an

LSG beat PBKS by 56 runs on Friday.© BCCI/IPL Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers put on a power-hitting masterclass as Lucknow Super Giants slayed Punjab Kings by 56 runs in a high-scoring contest on Friday after amassing the second highest total in IPL history. A display of brutal hitting from Mayers (54 off 24) and

KL Rahul was not able to score big as he was dismissed for 12 off 8 deliveries during Lucknow Super Giants’ encounter against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Friday. Rahul gave a chance on the very first ball of the match but Sikandar Raza was not able to complete the

File photo of MS Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo© BCCI/Sportzpics Into his 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), MS Dhoni has looked far from finished. The wicket-keeper batter has not just led Chennai Super King (CSK) brilliantly but also produced cameos with the bat that left fans feeling nostalgic. Though Dhoni’s cameos have been

Promising Yashasvi Jaiswal once again displayed his talent as he conjured up a brilliant half-century before Rajasthan Royals spinners choked Chennai Super Kings to register a comfortable 32-run win and move to the top of the IPL table on Thursday. Jaiswal (77 off 43) continued his rich form with his third fifty of the tournament