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In two years, Sai Sudharsan will do something great in franchise cricket: Hardik Pandya

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya sees teammate Sai Sudharsan doing “great things” in franchise cricket in the next two years. Sudharsan made an unbeaten 62 off 48 balls as Titans tamed Delhi Capitals for their second win as many games. “He (Sai Sudharsan) is been batting terrifically. Credit to the support staff and to him as well. The amount of batting he’s done in the last 15 days, all the result you see is all his hard work. “Going forward, if I’m not wrong, in two years, he’ll do something great for franchise cricket and eventually for India,” said Hardik at the post match presentation. He said the winning mantra for him is to back his instincts. Opting to bowl, Pandya made some smart bowling changes to restrict home team Delhi Capitals to 162/8 before winning the contest by six...

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IPL 2023: ‘Mentally it’s very tough to comeback from injuries’, says Deepak Chahar

The last year or so has not been easy on Deepak Chahar. In February 2022, he suffered a back injury that sidelined him out of the last year’s IPL. And just as he was eyeing a T20 World Cup spot on his comeback, he suffered another injury setback that ruled him out of the tournament. He returned for the tour of Bangladesh last December, but he picked up a quad grade 3 tear that ruled him out of the white-ball leg of the home season. In terms of Chahar’s white-ball future with Team India, there is a lot riding for him at the IPL, where he is the lead pacer for Chennai Super Kings. It hasn’t been a great start; he conceded 55 runs in the Monday game, where he hurled 5 wides that brought the wrath of MS Dhoni. It is a tight spot that Chahar finds himself in; he has a lot to work on his own ...

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Sai Sudharsan stays cool, guides Titans past Capitals

Shifting gears: Sai Sudharsan cranked up a few big shots after anchoring the innings initially. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY A batting-friendly pitch surrounded by square boundaries of 65 metres appeared a perfect stage for a run-fest. With the top-order batters from both sides promising a great deal, the bowlers obviously were in an unenviable position. However, if the Delhi Capitals-Gujarat Titans clash stayed alive as a contest longer than expected, it was only because the batters from both teams got carried away. Changing the scriptPut in, Capitals were let down by its batters. Later, chasing 163, Titans traded the creamy layer of their batting for some quick runs. That was when Capitals’ hopes got rekindled, but B. Sai Sudharsan changed the script to take Titans to a six-wicket...

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Sai Sudharsan stays cool, guides Titans past Capitals

Shifting gears: Sai Sudharsan cranked up a few big shots after anchoring the innings initially. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY A batting-friendly pitch surrounded by square boundaries of 65 metres appeared a perfect stage for a run-fest. With the top-order batters from both sides promising a great deal, the bowlers obviously were in an unenviable position. However, if the Delhi Capitals-Gujarat Titans clash stayed alive as a contest longer than expected, it was only because the batters from both teams got carried away. Changing the scriptPut in, Capitals were let down by its batters. Later, chasing 163, Titans traded the creamy layer of their batting for some quick runs. That was when Capitals’ hopes got rekindled, but B. Sai Sudharsan changed the script to take Titans to a six-wicket...

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IPL 2023: Titans zip on the fast lane

A stylish Sudharsan wraps up Titans’ second win, after a hostile pace duet of Shami and Joseph, putting to waste Axar’s brave hand. Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan plays a shot. (AP) Rishabh Pant’s presence in the stadium failed to inspire Delhi Capitals as they suffered their second straight defeat of the season. Restricted to 162 for eight by Titans, Delhi could not stop Sudharsan and Miller, who combined 56 runs in 4.5 overs, from running away with a comfortable win. Stylish Sudharsan The 21-year-old Tamil Nadu batsman showed why he is such a special talent and doesn’t have any stage fright. It takes courage to essay a scoop off Nortje, who was breathing fire. He then upper cut the raging South African for a four, before smearing him over fine-leg for a maximum. Chasing a modest 162, ...

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IPL 2023 | At 41, M.S. Dhoni shows he still has fuel left in the tank with two sixes in the final over

Magic in the air: There’s a buzz when Dhoni walks to the crease. | Photo Credit: AFP Chennai Super Kings’ first home match in four years against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday was all about skipper M.S. Dhoni. Much to the delight of the fans, the two sixes he hit in the final over of the CSK innings was the defining moment. The Super King’s 12 runs also proved the winning margin. In a storied career with numerous titles and records, Dhoni’s second maximum took him to another milestone — he became the seventh batter to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.SpecialThough there are four Indians for company in the elite club, Dhoni’s record is special as he is the only middle- to lower-order batter in the list. Also Read | MS Dhoni becomes first in world cricket to captain in 300 T20 gamesAmong t...

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At 41, Dhoni shows he still has fuel left in the tank

Magic in the air: There’s a buzz when Dhoni walks to the crease. | Photo Credit: AFP Chennai Super Kings’ first home match in four years against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday was all about skipper M.S. Dhoni. Much to the delight of the fans, the two sixes he hit in the final over of the CSK innings was the defining moment. The Super King’s 12 runs also proved the winning margin. In a storied career with numerous titles and records, Dhoni’s second maximum took him to another milestone — he became the seventh batter to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.SpecialThough there are four Indians for company in the elite club, Dhoni’s record is special as he is the only middle- to lower-order batter in the list. Among the other six — Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh ...

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IPL 2023 emotional rollercoaster: Alzarri’s snorters, Nortje gets cracking & a day of stationing a short leg

Two games, two Titan wins Even before David Miller would hit the winning runs, Gujarat Titans’s dugout wore a festive look. With who else but Ashish Nehra cheerleading with his antics. Shubman Gill said something, clapping his hands, and that triggered Nehra into the Nehra mode: laughter, rapid talking, clapping … Beside him, Hardik Pandya too joined in before he had a look at the big screen and saw himself. He quietened down, so did others, and finally Nehra saw it too. Two games, two wins and the Gujarat model is yet again off to a winning start. – Sriram Veera Shortish outside off does Shaw in “Once again that backfoot has done him in, it doesn’t move at all” Sunil Gavaskar’s assessment on Prithvi Shaw came as swiftly as Shaw’s dismissal was. It was a Shami shortish ball outside off...

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Ipl 2023: DC vs GT Highlights: Pacers, Sai Sudharsan shine as Gujarat Titans ease past Delhi Capitals for second win | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: For the second match in a row, Delhi Capitals’ batting was found wanting against top-notch pace bowling. By the end of the first innings of their match against Gujarat Titans at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Tuesday, Capitals scrapped their way to a modest 162/8 battered and bruised by an assault led by Mohammed Shami’s 4/41 and Alzarri Joseph’s 2/29.As Titans walked past the target with 11 balls and six wickets to spare, Sai Sudarshan’s unbeaten 48-ball 62 and David Miller’s unbeaten 16-ball 31 gave a lesson for Capitals in dealing with raw pace. Anrich Nortje threatened to derail the Titans chase up front by castling Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha. But Sudarshan’s composure negated the Nortje threat who ended with figures of 2/39 in his four overs.If there was a season the Capi...

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Al Nassr vs Al Adalah Live Score Updates: Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Al Nassr vs Al Adalah, lineups announced

Al-Nassr vs Al-Adalah Live Match Today, Saudi Pro League: Cristiano Ronaldo returns to club action on Thursday after 2 weeks away with Portugal on international duty. Ronaldo, who was on a scoring spree for his national team against Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, will hope to continue that form against Al-Adalah on Tuesday night. Against both Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, Ronaldo scored a brace as portugal ran away with dominant victories. In the club level, however, Ronaldo was experiencing a dry run before finding the net against Abha on March 18. It was his first goal in 4 matches, having failed to register against Al Batin., Al Itihad and Abha in the King Cup of Champions. Ronaldo has scored 10 goals for Al Nassr thus far and against 15th placed Al-Adalah, the player and the fans wil...

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IPL 2023 | Gujarat Titans restrict Delhi Capitals to 162/8

Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Shami and Rahul Tewatia celebrate the dismissal of Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Marsh during their match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Defending champions Gujarat Titans came up with a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Delhi Capitals to 162/8 in the IPL here on Tuesday.Wily Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was the pick of GT bowlers (3/31) while fiery pace duo of Mohammed Shami (3/41) and Alzarri Joseph (2/29) gave a fine start after skipper Hardik Pandya opted to bowl.Axar Patel (36; 22b) provided some late fireworks to push Delhi past the 160-mark. Opener David Warner (37; 32b) was the top-scorer for Delhi Capitals.Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals 162/8; 20 overs (David Warner 37, Sa...

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Dasun Shanaka named Kane Williamson’s replacement at Gujarat Titans | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans on Tuesday named Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for injured Kane Williamson for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL).Williamson was ruled out of the IPL after suffering an injury to his right leg while attempting a catch in the tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLEShanaka, who has been signed for his base price of Rs 50 lakh, will be playing his maiden IPL season.Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain Shanaka is an explosive middle-order batter who also bowls right-arm seam.Shanaka was on fire in the recent T20I series in India, smashing 124 runs in three innings at a S/R of 187 while averaging 62.00.He was also Sri Lanka's leading run-scorer in the subsequent ODI series, scoring 121 runs in three innings.!(...

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IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans name Dasun Shanaka as replacement for injured Kane Williamson

The Gujarat Titans (GT) named Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka as a replacement for the injured Kane Williamso. Williamson suffered an on-field injury to his right leg while attempting a catch at the boundary in the tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium last Friday. Shanaka, who is Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain, is an explosive middle-order batter who also bowls right-arm seam. In the recent T20I series against India, he smashed 124 runs in three innings at a strike rate of 187 while averaging 62.00. He was also Sri Lanka’s leading run-scorer in the subsequent ODI series, scoring 121 runs in three innings. Signed for his base price of INR 50 lakh, this will be Shanaka’s maiden season in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Meanwhile, Williamson landed back ...

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WATCH: Alzarri Joseph takes two-in-two to dismiss DC’s David Warner and Rilee Rossouw | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans pacer Alzarri Joseph rose to the occasion as he struck twice in succession to get rid of Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner and Rilee Rossouw during the IPL match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLEDC opener Warner, who was going great guns after initial double jolts by GT seamer Mohammed Shami, chopped on Joseph's fine delivery to depart in the 9th over.Warner, who scored a quickfire 32-ball 37 with the help of 7 fours, tried to cut the ball from off stump but there was no room at all as he got cramped and dragged it onto the stumps off a thick under-edge.Joseph didn't stop there as he banged in a short one next up to Rossouw who looked to fend it off but it popped up off the bat shoulder towards backward point whe...

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IPL 2023 | RCB’s Patidar ruled out for entire season, replacement yet to be announced

Rajat Patidar of Royal Challengers Bangalore was ruled out of the entire IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) top-order batter Rajat Patidar was on Tuesday ruled out of the entire IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury, dealing a big blow to the team.The 29-year-old was RCB's third-highest scorer last year with 333 runs in eight matches at 55.50, including two fifties. He hit the fastest century by an Indian in IPL in the Qualifier 1."Unfortunately, Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of IPL2023 due to an Achilles Heel injury," said RCB in a statement."We wish Rajat a speedy recovery and will continue to support him during the process. The coaches and management have decided not to name a replacement player for Rajat just yet," it added.Initially...

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Lionel Messi ‘likely’ to leave PSG at end of season: Source close to club | Football News – Times of India

PARIS: Lionel Messi is "much more likely" to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season than sign a new deal, a source close to the club told AFP on Tuesday."The dynamics have completely changed with PSG less pushing to renew (his contract)," the source said, adding that there was "no deal, no exit yet. But exit is much more likely."Messi, who will turn 36 in June, joined in 2021 on a two-year deal which expires at the end of this campaign.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window; TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() { (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); };...

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Babar Azam returns to lead Pakistan in home series against New Zealand | Cricket News – Times of India

KARACHI: Babar Azam on Tuesday returned to the Pakistan team as captain of the ODI and T20 squads for the home series against New Zealand beginning April 14.Besides Babar, left arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi also returned to international cricket for the first time since the T20 World Cup in Australia last November.Though Shaheen bowled and also captained the Lahore Qalandars franchise to their second successive title in the Pakistan Super League last month, a knee injury kept him out of a home Test series against England and later New Zealand.The national selectors had rested Babar, Shaheen, Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Rizwan for the recent T20 series in Sharjah against Afghanistan which Pakistan lost by 1-2.All five seniors returned to the side for the five ODIs and fiv...

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IPL 2023: Watch Delhi Capitals players wish Rishabh Pant speedy recovery ahead of 1st home match against Gujarat Titans

Ahead of their first home match against the Gujarat Titans, the Delhi Capitals players wished teammate Rishabh Pant a speedy recovery. Pant had a horrific accident last year which ruled him out of this year’s Indian Premier League and he is taking baby steps towards getting fully fit. “I hope you are recovering well. Dekh raha hu tere videos ab dhire dhire chal raha hai (I have seen your videos you’re slowly being able to walk). Baby steps are coming now. Really happy to see how you are recovering,” Prithvi Shaw said. “We will be playing back in Delhi after 3-4 years. We will be missing you. I can see how well you are recovering. You are doing recovery pool for half an hour, so that’s a big thing,” Axar Patel said. Get Well Soon, Rishabh! 👍 👍 Wishes pour in for @RishabhPant17 as @Delhi...

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Safety makes F1’s red flag controversy a difficult debate | Racing News – Times of India

LONDON: Formula One was accused of putting entertainment before sport in Sunday's crash-strewn and triple-stopped Australian Grand Prix but whether all those red flags needed to be thrown is a difficult debate.In defence of race director Niels Wittich, safety always comes first.Aston Martin principal Mike Krack, whose Spanish driver Fernando Alonso finished third after the final red flag reset the field to grid positions at the last re-start, said it was easy to criticise from the outside."Was it safe for the cars to go through the debris? It's not easy to judge. But the race director has to make a decision and as far as safety is concerned the decision must be respected even if we don't like it," he said.The race was halted early on when Alex Albon's Williams was stuck on a kerb, with ...