Indian Premier League (IPL), over the years, has been a great platform for the young cricketers to showcase their talent at a big stage. With Indian players distributed across eight distinct teams and the limitation of playing only four overseas players-a-side, franchises root for the young Indian cricketers. Meanwhile, consistent performance in the cash-rich league […]
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Smith named in marquee list for Global T20 Canada league
Toronto, May 25: Former Australia skipper Steve Smith, who is serving a 12-month ban for his involvement in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, could return to action next month after being named as one of the 10 marquee players for the proposed Global T20 Canada league. If the tournament proceeds as scheduled in June, […]
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Virat Kohli’s County Stint Cut Short after Suffering Neck Sprain During IPL
After much excitement about Virat Kohli’s participation in the upcoming county season with Surrey, the India captain suffered severe “neck sprain” during the IPL, and his stint has now being curtailed. Virat Kohli endured a horrendous outing in England in Tests the last time; scoring a mere 134 runs across ten innings with an average below 14. […]
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IPL 2018: Five IPL Records That Virat Kohli is Unlikely to Break
ViratKohli is arguably the best batsmanin the world right now. His unprecedented record-breaking spree has put him well ahead of his contemporaries. Ever since Kohli has started his unprecedented century-making spree, the cricketing fraternity has been busy speculating whether he could go all the way and score 100 international centuries. At just 29, the India […]
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IPL 2018: Match 54, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Kolkata Knight Riders Players’ Ratings
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) booked their place in the playoffs, as they beat table-topper Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets in their must-win clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Batting first, Hyderabad got off to a flier, banking on Shikhar Dhawan (50) and Sreevats Goswami (39). However, a middle-order collapse ensured the score didn’t get […]
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BCCI announce squads for Women’s T20 Challenge match
Mumbai, May 17: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the squads for the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge match to be played ahead of the IPL Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium here. The one-of-its-kind match will feature 26 players including 10 international stars from Australia, England and New Zealand. Australia’s […]
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IPL 2018: Why Krunal Pandya is Better than Hardik Pandya?
The game of cricket witnessed several real-life brothers representing their respective nations, bringing laurels to their countries eventually. There’s nothing more satisfying in the game of cricket than to see blood brothers featuring in the same team, providing entertainment to the spectators. Be it the Waugh or the Chappell brothers, the Flowers from Zimbabwe, or […]
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Nepal tweaker Lamichhane added to ICC World XI squad
Dubai, May 16: Nepal wrist-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was on Wednesday added to the ICC World XI squad for the May 31 T20I against the West Indies. ` The match will be played at Lord’s and all the proceeds will be used to redevelop the stadia in the Caribbean which were damaged due to hurricanes last year. […]
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Vantika upsets two-time national champion Karthikeyan in chess meet
Kolkata, May 16: Teenaged Women International Master Vantika Agarwal of Delhi provided the biggest sensation of the ongoing Kolkata International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament when she defeated two-time national champion and Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan of ONGC in the second round at the Newtown School here. Ironically, the other biggest upset of the round came from a […]
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BBL: Hobart Hurricanes sign Faulkner for 3 seasons
Hobart, May 15: Australia all-rounder James Faulkner has signed up with the Hobart Hurricanes for the next three seasons of the Big Bash League (BBL), the franchise announced on Tuesday. The Tasmania-born Faulkner’s move to the Hurricanes franchise has come after being with the Melbourne Stars for seven seasons. Cricket Tasmania chief executive Nick Cummins said […]