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Yash Dayal says he fell ill following the online hatred he received after being hit for five sixes by Rinku Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Yash Dayal shared the trauma he had to go through because of the online abuse he received after Rinku Singh hit him for five sixes in last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). “Match ke baad mai jab gaya waapis toh mujhe kaafi problem hui, mereko mana kiya gaya tha ki social media mar dekhna. But maine dekh liya (Yash Dayal said “After GT v KKR game, I was asked not to see the social media but I still went on),” Dayal told Mohammed Siraj after the match. “Hurt hua ki log kya scohte hai, hum kis background se aata hai aur khelte hai. Do teen din mey meri tabiyat kharab ho gayi thi (I felt hurt about what people think of me, hurts more when they don’t realise what background I come from & play cricket. I feel ill after the match),” he added. Sir...
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Watch: Virat Kohli’s gets a call from family after his heroics against Punjab Kings

Virat Kohli on Monday after at the post-match presentation looked visibly emotional. His answers were as crisp as his cover drives that he played during his match-winning 49-ball 77, which helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets in front of a packed Chinnaswamy crowd. Talking to family after the match After the match, Kohli can be seen having a video call with his family. In the video going viral on the social media, Kohli can be seen blowing kisses to his family. Virat Kohli on video call with his family. Look at his cute expressions 🫶🏼😭#ViratKohli𓃵 #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/PEdIpdWwQR — Satyam (@iamsatypandey) March 25, 2024 On February 15, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma became parents to a baby boy. The child who is named Akaay. “With abundant happi...
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IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya’s return to Gujarat ends in dramatic defeat, Jasprit Bumrah’s Song of Ice and Fire in vain

GT vs MI, IPL 2024 Synopsis: In a night rich with narrative arcs, Hardik Pandya’s return to Ahmedabad as the opposition captain ended in a dramatic defeat as Mumbai Indians let a run-chase of 169 slip from a winning position. Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans won a thriller by 6 runs despite the stage being set for a headline-grabbing finish by Hardik.There was a smattering of boos at the toss, it got louder when he came on to bowl and conceded a few boundaries in the Powerplay, and got even more definitive after a diving effort to prevent a boundary. Hardik Pandya’s ‘transfer’ was already seen as a game-changer in the league, and it has now brought in a football-like atmosphere to the IPL where former players getting booed has become a reality. In the end though, as an Australian captain o...
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson gets one over KL Rahul in battle of keeper-batsmen as RR get off to winning start at home

RR vs LSG, IPL 2024 Synopsis: Sanju Samson got the better of KL Rahul in a battle of keeper-batsmen. A score of 193 was always a bit too much on an indifferent pitch, and once Lucknow were rocked early, Rajasthan were always favourites to start their campaign with a win.Samson still finds himself in the national scheme of things – judging by his inclusion in the BCCI central contracts list. But Samson has repeatedly flattered to deceive in national colours, and as far as a confirmed spot in the India first-choice playing XI, that ship may have sailed. But the IPL is his stage and Samson has flourished on it. On Sunday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals skipper Samson upstaged his Lucknow Super Giants counterpart and fellow batsman-wicketkeeper Rahul to fashion a 2...
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What should Hardik Pandya do to win Gujarat Titans fans back? ‘Play for India…’, quips Brian Lara

Hardik Pandya was booed by Gujarat Titans fans on his return to the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday as he led the Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2024 opener. There was more than one incident of Pandya being booed by the Gujarat Titans fans. He captained the Gujarat franchise with aplomb over the past two seasons: the Titans won the IPL title in their first ever season, and lost to Chennai Super Kings in the final last time around. But in the off-season, Pandya was prised away by the Mumbai Indians in a hotly-debated transfer. The Mumbai franchise also chose to hand him the captaincy over longtime skipper Rohit Sharma, which cause further debate in the Mumbai fanbase. But what the Gujarat fans thought of the transfer was evident when their former captain was out in the field at Ahmedab...
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After incentive for Tests, BCCI working out fee hike for Ranji players

Weeks after it decided to increase the payments to Test cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is working out a similar remuneration plan for the Ranji Trophy, the country’s premier domestic red-ball tournament, it is learnt. This comes as the BCCI scrambles to cap the trend of players picking the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) over domestic cricket. “After the Test Cricket Incentive Scheme, the BCCI is working out how we can reward players who play red-ball RanjiTrophy cricket. The BCCI is planning to increase the match fees to give more importance to red ball cricket,” a BCCI official told The Indian Express. Under the Test Cricket Incentive Scheme, announced by the BCCI earlier in March, players will now get up to Rs 45 lakh incentive per Test match in ad...
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Harshit Rana – the player who David Hussey said ‘could be as good as AB de Villiers in a year’

Harshit Rana became an instant hero in Kolkata after snatching victory for Kolkata Knight Riders from the jaws of defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad as hosts KKR won their IPL 2024 opener by four runs. Going into the last over at Eden Gardens, Hyderabad needed just 13 runs from the last over. They held the advantage, as the marauding Heinrich Klaasen (who had scored 56 runs from 26 balls, thanks to seven sixers at that stage) and Shahbaz Ahmed (who was batting on 16 runs off just four balls with one four and two sixes) were in the middle. That’s when KKR captain Shreyas Iyer threw the ball to Harshit Rana. Despite Klaasen hitting the first ball for six, Rana managed to claim the wickets of both Klaasen and Shahbaz while giving away just two runs in his remaining five balls. “To be hon...
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IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to the finals

The 17th edition of the IPL is bringing along a trimester of big-hitting. The tournament is expected to gain extensive interest this year with the marquee T20 World Cup commencing shortly after the tournament in June.Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. 1548 – The Mumbai Indians lead the six-hitting charts in the history of the IPL, striking a maximum of every 18.48 balls they have faced in the tournament. 357 – Chris Gayle remains the leading six-hitter in the tournament, with the second-best Rohit Sharma still 100 sixes away. ...
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MS Dhoni effect: What Rishabh Pant learnt from former India captain about building bonds with teammates

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s influence over Indian cricket is well-known. Multiple cricketers have spoken out about how they have been inspired by the boy who came from a small city like Ranchi and went on to become a colossus of Indian cricket. Rishabh Pant — who will captain the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 — has now revealed how Dhoni has influenced his captaincy style. While talking about his relationship with MS Dhoni with Jio Cinema, Pant said: “I am learning from him that one-on-one interactions are different from those on the phone. The transfer of energy is more important. You can’t build that connection on phone.” Chennai Super Kings star MS Dhoni. (Instagram) Pant’s comments came on a day that Dhoni relinquished CSK captaincy. Pant started borrowing bats from Raina Rishabh Pant al...
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‘Someone I can take bullet for’: Gautam Gambhir names Dutch cricketer as greatest team man he has ever played with

Over the course of his illustrious career that has seen him be part of the heady 2011 Cricket World Cup-winning Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir has shared the dressing room with many legends and stalwarts of the game. Just look at the Cricket World Cup winning side of 2011, which had the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Ravichandran Ashwin to name a few. But Gambhir had a surprising name as his choice for the ‘greatest team man’ he has ever played with: Dutch cricketer Ryan ten Doeschate. “When I talk about selflessness, the greatest team man I have ever played with, the most selfless human being, someone I can take a bullet for, someone I can trust for life… In 2011, my first game as a KKR captain, we only had four overseas players...
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Wasim Akram gets emotional watching the replay of ball boy celebrating the catch with Colin Munro in PSL

The most wholesome moment of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was a ball boy celebrating his catch with Islamabad United overseas player Colin Munro at the boundary line. The incident took place during the match between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi. Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram got emotional while watching the clips of that moment during the show The Pavilion on A Sport. “You can see in the replay in the slow motion. When he took the catch the medical staffs sitting behind the boundary rope were also giving high fives to each other,” said Akram. What was the incident? During Peshawar Zalmi’s eight-run win over Islamabad United in Lahore, a ball-boy dropped an attempted catch as Aamer Jamal whipped Shadab Khan over midwicket for six. Colin Munro, fielding in the deep, ...
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Imad Wasim caught smoking in dressing-room after taking five-wicket haul in PSL final win for Islamabad United

Islamabad United all-rounder Imad Wasim was caught smoking in the dressing-room after picking up a title-winning five-wicket haul for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 final win against Multan Sultans in Karachi on Monday. Taking the new ball for Islamabad, Wasim razed through the Multan batting order with his career-best T20 figures of five for 23 in four overs – his first five-for in the PSL. Incidentally, Wasim’s figures were also the best by any bowler in a PSL final as Islamabad restricted Multan to 159 for nine in 20 overs. Caught in the act Following the impressive showing in his four-over spell, Wasim returned to the dressing room when the broadcast visuals caught him smoking a cigarette during the 18th over of the innings. In a tricky chase that followed...
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Cricket IPL: How to book IPL 2024 tickets for opener between CSK and RCB

Cricket IPL: The tickets for the opening match of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will go on sale from 9:30 am, Monday (March 18) on Paytm insider. CLICK HERE TO CHECK IPL 2024 FULL SCHEDULE For the fans, E-tickets will be allowed for entry into the stadium and they don’t need to carry physical copies. The opening fixture of the tournament between CSK and RCB will be played at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on March 22. Defending champions CSK under their talismanic captain MS Dhoni will be looking to add one more title in their cabinet. While on the other hand, the perennial underachiever RCB under Faf du Plessis will be looking to start their campaign on a winning note. CSK v...
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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 17, 2024

Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and party national president JP Nadda | Photo Credit: ANI Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for pollsThe schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a third term in office, declaring that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by him was fully prepared for the election. He framed the polls as a contest between the NDA that ushered in “a glorious turnaround” and an Opposition that was “rudderless and issueless”.Election Commission always in favour of transparency, but must also protect donor privacy: CEC on electoral bonds schemeAmid the storm over the scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme and its donor data being ...
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Kuldeep Yadav interview: ‘The stuff Rohit says on the field, no one minds. Humare liye pyaar hai unka’

With 19 wickets in four matches, Kuldeep Yadav had an influential role in India winning the recently-concluded five-Test series against England. In an interview with The Indian Express, the left-arm unorthodox spinner explains his art, talks about his return to the Test side after over a year, the changes made to his technique after an injury and Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. Devendra Pandey: At Visakhapatnam, you were playing a Test match after over a year and against an aggressive set of England batsmen. What was going on in your mind? I was nervous. At the same time, excited too because of their (England’s) playing style. I had seen in the Hyderabad Test how they were playing reverse-sweep a lot. So, it was important to keep on length or a bit outside of it and vary the pace because if t...
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Yusuf Pathan’s new innings and how politics re-labels and brackets national stars

This was early 2000 in Baroda. It was the time a middle-aged muezzin, connected to the city’s famous Jama Masjid, was living probably the busiest period of his life. The mosque was his place of work and worship. It was also his home. His family of five had a designated room inside the holy complex, situated in Baroda’s crowded Mandvi area.Between giving prayer-calls, the muezzin would sweep the long corridors of the ancient structure. To make ends meet, he would also sell ittar on the steps of the masjid, work at a chemical factory and at times even ferry a three-wheeler auto-rickshaw. The deeply-religious man, though, would also pedal to drop his two sons to a cricket ground. The elder one would ride pillion, the younger would sit on the bar that connected the seat to the handle. With ...
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Dhruv Jurel: There is only one MSD, I am happy to be Dhruv, Jurel on comparisons with Dhoni

File photo of Dhruv Jurel and M.S. Dhoni He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on March 15 said nobody can quite match up to the former India captain and he would rather focus on carving his own niche in international cricket. Jurel, who made his Test debut during the recently-concluded series against England, was sharp behind the wickets, solid with the bat and quite instinctive while guiding captain Rohit Sharma during DRS calls. His assured performance prompted the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to compare Jurel with Dhoni, but the 23-year-old, who is the son of a Kargil war veteran, begged to differ. "Thank you so much Gavaskar sir for comparing me with Dhoni sir. But I want to say personally that no one can replicate what Dhoni si...
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What’s brewing? Ahead of IPL 2024, free agent Jofra Archer turns out for Karnataka team, breaks stump with ball

England speedster Jofra Archer, who has skipped the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, is the turning the heat, while playing for Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI against his county time Sussex in Alur. The Sussex men’s first team is in Bangalore for a pre-season tour ahead of the County Championship which will get underway from April 5. In a video posted by Sussex County, Archer can be seen taking the wicket of Tom Alsop. In another tweet, the 28-year-old can be seen standing a huddle with the other KSCA XI players. Wicket – Alsop out lbw, b Archer The KSCA XI’s newest addition looks like a decent player tbf. 😅 pic.twitter.com/KXOTr6AgRI — Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) March 15, 2024 Archer has not played any professional cricket since May 2023, after he suffered a recurr...
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IPL 2024: After Harry Brook, Delhi Capitals lose Lungi Ngidi

Delhi Capitals have suffered another major blow ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), starting from March 22. South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out from the tournament and Delhi Capitals has announced Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement. Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has played two ODIs for Australia will join the Capitals for his reserve price of Rs 50 lakh. Ngidi has not played since January after he suffered a left lateral ankle sprain during the T20I series against India. Ngidi also pulled out from the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Harry Brook pulled out England’s hard-hitting batman Harry Brook has also withdrawn from the IPL, citing personal reasons. The England cricketerwas purchased for Rs 4 crore by Delhi Capitals. Brook pulled out of E...
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Rishabh Pant roasts Michael Vaughan with single line on his own podcast; gives advice for England’s Bazballers

He has been away from the sport he loves for over a year now, but that has not dulled Rishabh Pant’s sense of humour. As he prepares to show off his full range of strokes on the cricket field when he makes a comeback in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Delhi Capitals, he displayed his full range of verbal comebacks on a podcast with Australian legend Adam Gilchrist and former England cricketer Michael Vaughan. Invited for the Club Prairie Fire podcast, co-hosted by Vaughan and Gilchrist, Pant, who is known for his entertaining comments from behind the stumps, was asked how we would try to get under the skin of the two cricketing greats. Rishabh Pant roasts Michael Vaughan “I would say (to Vaughan) you’re focussing too much on social media,” Pant said as Gilchrist and Vaughan broke...