Virat Kohli on Thursday arrived in Chennai to join the rest of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season opener against defending champions Mumbai Indians. Earlier in the day, former South Africa captain AB de Villiers also joined the team’s bio-bubble in Chennai. RCB will face Mumbai Indians
Month: April 2021
The increased participation of English players in the IPL, where there is constant pressure to perform, will benefit them during the T20 World Cup to be held in India later this year, reckons star all-rounder Ben Stokes. Over the years more and more English players have chosen to take part in the lucrative league. This
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has said that it is exciting to hear ace batsman Steve Smith talking about wanting to lead the country again. Earlier this week, Smith for the first time, openly talked about wanting to lead Australia again. The right-handed batsman was removed as the captain following his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate
Babar Azam has so far had precious little opportunity to build an ODI team for the 2023 World Cup © AFP via Getty Images Despite not making it to the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup, Pakistan had their moments. They won four games in a row to sign off the tournament and they beat
Report Less than three overs were possible at Eden Park with the attention now switching to the ODIs Australia 14 for 1 v New Zealand – Match abandoned Australia and New Zealand shared the spoils in the T20I series after rain forced the decider at Eden Park to be abandoned with less than three overs
For England’s Test hopefuls the start of the County Championship season offers a simple, if slightly vague, formula for realising their dream: make runs, take wickets, get noticed by the national selectors. Ollie Robinson, the Sussex seam bowler, is among a handful of current players to have progressed considerably further along that path. Having spent
News He said he wants to be ready for a “big 12 months” with Australia Australia and Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has withdrawn from this year’s IPL in order to stay in shape for Australia’s upcoming calendar. He becomes the third Australian player, after Josh Philippe and Mitchell Marsh, to withdraw ahead
South Australia bowler Chadd Sayers on Thursday announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 10 years at the top level. Sayers will pull on the South Australian uniform for the final time against Victoria at CitiPower Centre, Junction Oval on Saturday, to signal the end of an illustrious career. Sayers, 33, will finish as one
AB de Villiers arrived in Chennai to join RCB’s bio-bubble ahead of IPL 2021.© Instagram AB de Villiers joined Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) bio-bubble, the franchise said in an Instagram post on Thursday. The Virat Kohli-led RCB will face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season opener on April 9.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who couldn’t make the IPL playoffs last year, have been dealt with a blow ahead of the upcoming season. Their seam bowler Josh Hazlewood has decided to pull out of IPL 2021. The pacer’s decision to withdraw from the T20 extravaganza at the 11th hour would’ve undoubtedly surprised the Super Kings.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most popular and successful public figures in India. His fans have given him the title of ‘King Khan’ for ruling the Indian film industry. Other than acting, SRK is deeply interested in sports, especially in cricket. No wonder the ‘Badshah of Bollywood’ owns the Indian Premier
Pathum Nissanka kept the West Indies at bay, with Sri Lanka limping to the close at 250 for eight in reply to the home side’s first-innings total of 354 on a rain-affected third day of the second and final Test in Antigua on Wednesday. Bursting with confidence following a debut hundred in the first Test
IPL 2021: Ishant Sharma was part of the Test series against England, which India won.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals spinner Amit Mishra said that he wants pacer Ishant Sharma to represent India in 150 Test matches. Both Amit and Ishant are part of the Delhi Capitals squad and are currently gearing up for the upcoming 14th
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will be in action in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.© Twitter MS Dhoni, former India captain, and Suresh Raina were seen sweating it out in the nets as three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings gear up for the upcoming season. In the video, both
Josh Hazlewood had played three games in last year’s IPL for Chennai Super Kings.© Twitter Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Josh Hazlewood has pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). Hazlewood was set to depart for India with Australia’s IPL-bound players today, but the pacer has decided to give this year’s IPL a