New Delhi, April 2: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have named South African explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen as the replacement for their banned skipper Steve Smith, the BCCI confirmed on Monday. Smith, who admitted to pre-meditated ball tampering in the Cape Town Test against South Africa, was handed a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia […]
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IPL 2018: Australian Contingent in IPL Gear-Up for the Upcoming Challenges
Since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, the tournament had flocked a large contingent of players from Australia. The sole focus for some of the players in Big Bash League and the national side is to perform to strike lucrative deals at the auctions of IPL. This time around, even without the […]
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BCCI to Sell Their Media Rights Through E-Auction
In a watershed moment, the BCCI, on April 3, will sell the media rights for international bilateral cricket in India for the next five years (2018-23) through an e-auction. It will mark the first instance in sports that media rights will be sold via an online auction. Till date, the Indian cricket board used to […]
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IPL 2018: IPL Teams Make Yo-Yo Test Mandatory for Players
At least four out of eight IPL franchises have made the yo-yo test mandatory for its players, as per a report in The Indian Express. Mumbai Indians, in fact, also uploaded videos of the players undergoing yo-yo test during the practice session. The other three franchises to adopt the test are Kings XI Punjab, Royal […]
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The most capped Ranji Trophy player retires
As fans, during my growing up years, it was a treat to watch the Fab 4 of Indian batting play together, the strongest Indian Test batting ever was. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and VVS Laman formed the nucleus of the Indian batting order. Add to it, the ferocious Virender Sehwag and it […]
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SA vs AUS, 2018: Morne Morkel forced to leave field after strain
Morne Morkel has suffered a left-side strain on the third day of the fourth and the final Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. They are in complete control of the match and are hoping to clinch the comprehensive series victory. After bowling, two deliveries in the 13th over Morkel to the top of his bowling […]
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IPL 2018: Heinrich Klaasen named as the replacement for Steven Smith
Newly-appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane has made the revelation that Proteas wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been named as the replacement of banned skipper Steve Smith. He is expected to join the franchise very soon. The 26-year-old aggressive batsman was part of the South African One-day Internationals and Twenty20 International squad against India. This will […]
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Meg Lanning Slams 88 as Australia Record Comprehensive Series Victory in India
The Australian women’s team made light work of arch-rivals England in the final of the tri-national T20I series also involving India. They won by 58 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Captain Meg Lanning ended their tour of India on a brilliant note as they clinched the ODI and the T20 series […]
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IPL 2018: Rishabh Pant hails Ricky Ponting
Aggressive young and exciting wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant ahead of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) edition eleven has praised his coach Ricky Ponting for Delhi Daredevils. The 21-year-old left-hander Rishabh subsequently believes Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir has been giving his best for the same. He is hopeful of the IPL franchise’s fortunes will change in the […]
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IPL 2018: BCCI to Keep a Close Look at 50 Top Players to Avoid Fatigue
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to monitor the top 50 cricketers of the nation. It will start from the upcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League. They will create a database for their workload and injury management. As per reports, the Team India management wants big pool players which […]