Chennai: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings kicked off their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 campaign on a rousing note by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, here on Saturday. After wrapping up the visitors on a paltry total of 70 runs, the sixth lowest total in the IPL history, […]
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Raina becomes first player to score 5,000 IPL runs
Chennai: Suresh Raina added another feather to his illustrious cap, here on Saturday, as the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) batsman became the first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history to amass 5,000 runs. During the ongoing IPL 2019 opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Raina, a vital cog in the Chennai’s armory, achieved the rare […]
Scared of Virat Kohli’s anger, says Rishabh Pant
New Delhi: Young India stumper Rishabh Pant has said anger of national skipper Virat Kohli scares him. In a video posted by his IPL team Delhi Capitals on the official website, Pant said: “I am not scared of anyone. But Virat bhaiya ke gusse se dar lagta hai (I’m scared of Virat Kohli’s anger).” “If […]
No word from BCCI on managing IPL workload: Ricky Ponting
Mumbai: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Saturday said the franchise hasnt received any official statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the management of workload of Indias World Cup-bound players. With nearly three weeks’ gap between the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final and the beginning of the […]
IPL 2019 opener: Chennai opt to field vs Bangalore
Chennai: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 opener at the M.A. Chidamabram Stadium, here on Saturday. While hosts Chennai are playing with three overseas players — Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir — […]
IPL: Not thinking about WC selection, says Dinesh Karthik
Kolkata: Not putting emphasis on this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for personal reasons, Dinesh Karthik said here on Saturday the lesser he ponders over World Cup selection, the better it will be for him. “The lesser I think about the World Cup, the better it is for me. The most important thing […]
A good IPL will help me stay in rhythm for WC: Shikhar Dhawan
New Delhi: He is back home and India opener Shikhar Dhawan is looking to make it a season worth remembering for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). While the team has failed to rise to the challenge in the last couple of seasons, finishing at the bottom of the table, they have rejigged […]
ICC nod for names, numbers on player shirts in Tests
New Delhi: In a bid to further popularise Test cricket the International Cricket Council (ICC) has allowed players to have their names and numbers on the back of their shirts starting with the World Test Championship from August 1. The Ashes series between England and Australia will be the first instance when the players will […]
I fit the role of 4th bowler India wants for WC: Umesh Yadav
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) gets underway in Chennai on Saturday with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) taking on defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the season’s opener. And RCB pacer Umesh Yadav is one player who will definitely be looking to impress RCB and Team India captain Virat Kohli with a strong […]
Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah in top category of BCCI contracts
New Delhi: National team skipper Virt Kohli, senior batsman Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah have been incuded in the top most category of the Board of Control for in India’s (BCCI) list of central contracts. Introduced for the first time last year, Kohli, Sharma, Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have made it […]