Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, have come up with their best performances whenever they’ve been written off. Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata-based outfit has become one of powerhouses of India’s premier T20 tournament. The former India opener was roped in by the franchise in 2011 and […]
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) IPL 2017 Schedule: Undeperformers Hope For Change In Fortunes Under Glenn Maxwell’s Leadership
If there was a title for the most under-performing team in the IPL, it would surely go to Kings XI Punjab. Not intending to demean the side, but any radical cricket fan would agree the Punjab franchise hasn’t been up to the mark ever since its inception. Their graph has maintained a consistency over the […]
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Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG) IPL 2017 Schedule: New Vision, New Leadership And A ‘Specialist’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Franchises normally depend upon ‘fan loyalty’ as a part of their brand building. Having a strong, die-hard fan base associated with a team is the first step towards building a great team legacy apart from other factors. Efforts get minimalised when the franchise has a player who is a brand in himself. A player of […]
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Tea Report Of Third Test: Smith Steadies Australia After Early Blows
Ranchi, March 16 (IANS) Skipper Steven Smith led the way with a half-century as Australia posted 194/4 in their first innings at tea on the opening day of their third cricket Test against India at the JSCA International Stadium here on Thursday. Smith was batting on 80 runs with Glenn Maxwell on 19 at the […]
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Maintaining Fitness In Crunch Series A Tough Ask, Feels Trent Boult
Tight scheduling, Vigorous match practice and immense workload are all but the synonyms of today’s cricket on an international scale. Trent Boult, New Zealand’s pace spearhead has claimed that maintaining fitness during clinical series or mega tournaments isn’t an easy task at all. Boult, who has been rested for the on-going Wellington Test after he complained about the groin injury which […]
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2017 Schedule: All Eyes On Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi
Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will start as favourites to win the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The side will be led by David Warner, the Australia maverick left-hander, who led them fabulously in the previous season. Fans will surely expect the same exemplary display of team effort that served as the platform […]
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Pakistan Name Kamran Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad In ODI, T20I Squad For West Indies Tour
Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the 16-men squad for the three One-day Internationals and 15-member squad for the four Twenty20 Internationals scheduled from March 26 in the Caribbean. The PCB’s chief selector Inzamam-Ul-Haq announced both the squads (T20I, ODI) after briefing the media persons at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Inzamam expressed the youngsters have […]
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Luke Ronchi Joins Leicestershire Foxes For NatWest T20 Blast 2017
Luke Ronchi, New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman, has joined Leicestershire Foxes and would be available for all the 14 group matches of the NatWest Twenty20 Blast 2017. The Manawatu-born Ronchi said he always wanted to play county cricket and this time, it would be his first stint for Leicestershire. “I love playing county cricket and can’t wait […]
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Sri Lanka To Host India, Bangladesh For Tri-Series
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced they will host India and Bangladesh in a three-nation one-day international tournament in March 2018 as part of their 70th Independence celebrations. The news was announced by SLC chief Thilanga Sumathipalas during a media briefing at P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Wednesday (March 15). BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and BCB […]
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PCB Blocked My Pension And Now Are Aiming To Silence My Voice: Sarfraz Nawaz
Former Pakistan first bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has come hard at national cricket board and has further served a legal notice to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), chairman Shaharyar Khan following a recent statement which was released against the Ex-Test cricketer for not allowing him to voice his opinion on Pakistan cricket before the release also stated […]