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IPL 2023: Up to Rohit to decide if he needs rest, says MI head coach Mark Boucher

The new Mumbai Indians coach, Mark Boucher, has left it to skipper Rohit Sharma to decide if and when he needs to sit out games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to manage his workload ahead of subsequent international commitments. Rohit, also the India captain, has stressed on the need for national team players to look after their bodies during the two-month long league, and he himself is likely to take a break from a few games during the IPL season. The Indian Express had reported on Wednesday that Rohit might rest for a few IPL matches and Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side when that happens. During Mumbai Indians’ first interaction with the press leading up to the IPL season, Rohit was asked whether he will take rest. He lobbed the ball to Boucher saying “I think Mark will give yo...
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What lessons can IPL teams learn from Syed Mushtaq Ali experience of Impact Player rule?

We are at that time of the year where the IPL horn will scream across our living rooms. The tournament drags along something new each year; the introduction of Impact Player (IP) rule will spice up this 16th edition. For a game that has remained 11 vs 11 since it came into being, this IPL, it can be 12 vs 12, if the coaches and captain desire. In Gen Z language, it’s like a swap card in the card game Uno. While the IPL’s playing conditions give the captains the liberty to name the XI and the five substitutes after the toss, the real challenge for them to make full use of the IP is when exactly they can bring him on. Considering Australia’s Big Bash, which created the first avatar of Impact Player rule with its ‘X-factor, has scrapped it late last year, it appears it’s not an easy toy fo...
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IPL 2023: RCB’s Virat Kohli says he ended up selling most of his impulsively bought cars

Royal Challengers Bangalore superstar Virat Kohli acknowledged that most of the cars he has bought over the years have been impulsive buys that he later ended up selling. Speaking on RCB’s YouTube channel during a recent photoshoot, Kohli said, “Most of the cars I used to own were impulsive buys, I ended up hardly driving or travelling in them as well. Beyond a point, I was like this is pointless, so I ended up selling most of them and now we only use what we absolutely need to. “I think it is also part of growing up and being more aware and mature about things as well. You don’t feel like owning ‘toys’ as such, it is about being practical,” he added. Kohli has been one of the stalwarts of the franchise. He has played many match-winning knocks for them. However, his form dipped last se...
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IPL 2023: RCB’s Josh Hazewlood opens up on his comparison with Glenn McGrath

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ace fast bowler Josh Hazelwood opened up about his comparisons with former Australian bowling great Glenn McGrath and said that he has been compared to the Australian legendary fast bowler every day since he started playing. Speaking on the RCB podcast Hazelwood said, “Really every day I would say (Comparison with McGrath). Since I started playing for New South Wales even before that. Just playing in the country with him being from a country area as well. You know we are very similar I guess in the way we go out about our business of bowling and come from similar backgrounds. So there is plenty of things alike there yeah it has been since I have been 15-16 years old.” Hazelwood similar to McGrath despite not having express pace has troubled the batters...
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R Ashwin shares his thoughts on Sanju Samson’s inclusion in India’s 50-over World Cup side

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his thoughts about whether his Rajasthan Royals franchise captain Sanju Samson should get a chance in India’s 50-over World Cup side for the upcoming ICC 50-over Cricket World Cup in October. Speaking on his Youtube channel, Ashwin said, “We received many comments. Anyway, Wasim Jaffer has mentioned that we are backing many players, and in the same way, we should start trying Sanju Samson, also. Even the fans are asking for his comeback. You are asking to back everyone. Why don’t we back Sanju Samson enough?” “I am not here to tell who should be backed or anything. I want India to win the World Cup. We should give all the positive vibes for that to happen. That is my thought process,” said the India off-spinner,” he added. Surya has not sco...
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Everybody chills together in the team room which also reflects on the ground: Jayant Yadav on GT’s on-field success

Gujarat Titans off-spinner Jayant Yadav said everybody chilling together in the team room is the reason behind defending champions’ success on the field ahead of the IPL 2023. Jayant speaking on Brand GT said, “Everybody is in sync, everybody chills together in the team room. Which also reflects on the ground. I think just helps you negate the pressure that comes with the IPL.” “If you see the composition of our team everybody has played with everybody in some way,” he added. What makes the Titans tick? Let’s ask Jayant Bhai 🙂 To check out the full video on our website and app, visit the link, register yourself and start 👀https://t.co/sxFUu10OrD#AavaDe pic.twitter.com/d6503LVTLA — Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) March 28, 2023 The 33-year-old acknowledged the IPL is a high-pressure to...
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IWL to begin from April 25: AIFF

The next edition of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) will kick start on April 25, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided during its League Committee meeting on Monday. AIFF also decided to allow teams to recruit three foreign players with a maximum of two allowed on the field at a time. The meeting was chaired by Lalnghinglova Hmar over video conferencing on Monday. Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran was present in the meeting, along with committee members M Satyanarayan, Kiran Chowgule, Reginold Varghese, Amit Chaudhuri and Caitanno Fernandes. “The Committee, in its first order of the day, decided that the Hero Indian Women’s League shall start from April 25, 2023,” AIFF said in a release. “The Committee took this decision to ensure there was enough gap between the Hero IWL a...
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IBA says IOC misused information about its officials

The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Monday upped the ante in its battle for control of Olympic boxing by accusing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of misuse of information about its officials. In an open letter to IOC chief Thomas Bach and executive board members before their meeting in Lausanne on Tuesday, the IBA said it had “deep concerns” regarding basic IOC governance, impartiality and transparency principles during the monitoring process ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. The IOC suspended the IBA in 2019 over governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues and did not involve it in running the boxing events at the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC also plans to stage its own boxing qualifier for Paris. The IBA said it was concerned about confidential data relating t...
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Harry Kane has a decision to make about his future

Harry Kane likely knew what was awaiting him after he celebrated becoming England’s all-time leading scorer. Within hours of his 55th goal for his national team on Sunday came confirmation of Antonio Conte’s departure as manager of Tottenham by “mutual agreement.” Conte leaves after failing to end the London club’s 15-year wait for a trophy and Kane’s own pursuit of silverware. The Italian coach has been a serial winner with Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan, but could not maintain that record at Tottenham, despite spending about $140 million on transfers. Kane, who was presented with a golden boot ahead of England’s 2-0 win over Ukraine at Wembley Stadium on Sunday after surpassing Wayne Rooney’s scoring record, may wonder if any manager can turn Tottenham into a winning team. “The ind...
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Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer: Most notable absentees in IPL 2023

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to be commence on March 31 when defending champions Gujarat Titans take on four-time champions Chennai Super Kings. However, big names like Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shreyas Iyer will miss the season due to injuries. In addition to these Indian stars, many franchises will miss some of their key players for the upcoming series. Who are they ? Let’s find out- Delhi CapitalsThe capitals will miss their skipper and wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant, which will be a massive blow for the side. Pant met with a horrific road accident that resulted in a ligament tear in December 2022, and since then, he has been out of action. Pant has played a crucial role for the Delhi Capitals with the bat in the middle order too. He scored over...
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Watch: Kane Williamson’s heart warming gesture to his 99-year-old fan Muru

New Zealand star batter Kane Williamson surprised his 99-year-old fan Muru on his birthday by giving him a bat signed with the Kiwi team’s signatures on it. Muru speaking on The Project NZ said, “He’s (Williamson) not only a cricketer a man of character. He typically represents a real typical Kiwi.” Muru’s daughter said that supporting the Blackcaps has been an abiding passion right through Muru’s life. She also shared the moment with Williamson when he donated his match fee to terrorist victims in Pakistan in 2014 during the sides series against Pakistan held in UAE, was the moment her father became his fan. When the family of 99-year-old cricket superfan Muru reached out to NZ Cricket, they were hoping for a cheeky birthday autograph. But the @BLACKCAPS got him something even better....
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Harry Kane on target again as England ease past Ukraine

Harry Kane underlined his status as England’s greatest international goalscorer and Bukayo Saka dazzled again in a comfortable 2-0 win over Ukraine to put Gareth Southgate’s team in control of Euro 2024 qualifying Group C on Sunday. Fresh from scoring his 54th goal in the 2-1 victory over Italy on Thursday, Kane made up for a couple of missed chances to break the stalemate in the 37th minute. Arsenal youngster Saka, again England’s brightest spark, then doubled the lead before halftime with a sensational curler that left the visitors and their 4,000 fans deflated. Two #EURO2024 qualifying wins from two! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/lN6SSMNgQm — England (@England) March 26, 2023 Ukraine had their moments and enjoyed some pressure after the interval but never really looked capable of claiming only ...
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This is a special moment for all of us: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur after winning WPL

Mumbai Indians’ Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday created history when she became the first captain to lift the Women’s Premier League trophy after defeating Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets in a thrilling final. Kaur’s (37) partnership with player of the match Nat Sciver-Brunt (60) was pivotal in swinging the match in Mumbai’s way after they had lost openers Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia early. Talking about her experience in playing the first WPL and winning it, she said, “Great experience, we were waiting for so many years. Everyone enjoyed this throughout the dressing room. It feels like a dream, for everyone here. So many people were asking when WPL will come and that day is here, and we are so happy and proud.” 𝗖.𝗛.𝗔.𝗠.𝗣.𝗜.𝗢.𝗡.𝗦! 🏆@mipaltan captain @ImHarmanpreet receives the #TATAWPL T...
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Lovlina Borgohain wins tense dramatic finish for first 75kg world title

To give India their fourth gold medal, Lovlina Borgohain defeated Australia’s Caitlin Parker in the 75kg weight category final at the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships. After Lovlina edged the first round 3-2, and lost the second round 1-4, it was a tense and dramatic finish to the bout which ended in India’s favour after a contentious third round went in favour of Lovlina 3-2, and both the observer and evaluator awarded their points from the bout review to the Indian for her to win 5-2. “This bout was a big test,” she told the media after the bout. “I didn’t succeed fully, only 90%, in the strategy we had planned. The plan was to be on the offensive in the first two rounds and stay defensive on the third. Our coaches told me to stay on the counter-attack, and I’m glad it worked.”...
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Satwik-Chirag win Swiss Open title

Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped off their impressive campaign with a title win, beating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang in the final of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Sunday. The second-seeded Indian pair, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist, was solid in defence and dished out an attacking game to outwit the world No. 21 pair 21-19, 24-22 in 54 minutes. It was the first title of the season for India with Satwik and Chirag putting to rest the disappointment of last week’s All England Championships where they had exited in the second round. Overall, it was the fifth career world tour title for the Indian pair, who had claimed the India Open and French Open last year, besides securing the Thailand Open in 20...
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Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri score to give Morocco 2-1 win over Brazil

Sofiane Boufal and Abdelhamid Sabiri scored to give Morocco a 2-1 victory in a friendly match against Brazil in Tangier on Saturday, earning their first victory ever against the five-time world champions. World Cup semi-finalists Morocco did not hold back and delivered a statement win against soccer powerhouse Brazil in their first home game after an outstanding Qatar 2022 campaign. Cheered on by 65,000 fans in a sold-out Ibn Batouta stadium in Tangier, Morocco tried to make an early run but a steady Brazil held strong and the match almost turned into an ill-tempered affair, with the Brazilian players complaining bitterly to the referee after a series of bad tackles by the local defenders. Brazil were more aggressive and controlled possession while Morocco were always dangerous in the c...
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While you were asleep: Spain beat Norway, Croatia held by Wales, Pickford feels England’s past disappointments are spurring them on

Spain beat Norway 3-0 Substitute Joselu stuck a brace on his debut to help Spain beat Norway 3-0 in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier in group A on Saturday at the La Rosaleda Stadium in Spain. The hosts took an early lead courtesy of Dani Olmo. However, not until late in the game when New Castle’s striker made an appearance from the bench and struck the brace the nerves were settled as the lead was slender till that point. “I have to thank (the coach) for the faith he’s shown in me in his first match in charge. I tried to give my all to reward him,” Joselu said. 🏁 ¡¡FINAL, FINAL, FINAAAAL EN MÁLAGAAAAA!! 🇪🇸 🆚 🇳🇴 | 3-0 | 90+4’#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/Xdx7srvyOw — Selección Española de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) March 25, 2023 “Right now I feel like an 18-year-old kid again. I d...
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Women’s World Boxing Championship: India wins 2 golds, eyes set on two more today

Moments after being crowned world champions, Nitu Ghanghas, 22, ran to India’s national coach Bhaskar Bhatt and wept in his arms; Saweety Boora, 30, pumped her fist at the camera, called for an Indian flag, and waved it. On Saturday, two gold medals were at stake for India at the Women’s World Boxing Championship here – Nitu, harbouring hopes of glory at the Paris Olympics, and Saweety, a veteran of many battles. Both didn’t disappoint, setting the stage for Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain on Sunday to complete the gold rush. Nitu defeated Mongolia’s  Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg in the 48-kg final in a 5-0 unanimous decision, while Saweety (81 kg) defeated China’s Wang Lina with a 4-3 split decision. If India wins in both the categories on Sunday, it will equal its 2006 haul, when M C ...
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It is very important to me: Lionel Messi honoured as Argentina training facility is named after him

Lionel Messi was forever immortalised when Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Chiqui Tapia announced on Saturday that the Argentina training camp will be named after the superstar. The centre which was named Casa de Ezeiza, would be known as “Lionel Andres Messi” from March 25 onwards, Tapia had tweeted. “Thank you all very much for being here. I am grateful to ‘Chiqui’ for this recognition, it is very important to me. I have been coming to this property for 20 years and since I entered I felt a very special energy. Until today, every Every time I enter, I feel a very particular energy in this property. I have had hard times, but even in those moments, entering here meant forgetting everything, it was arriving and feeling happiness for being in this place, the same thing I s...
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Windies skipper Rovman Powell smashes his side to T20 win over South Africa

West Indies captain Rovman Powell smashed a quickfire 43 not out to propel his side to a three wicket victory over South Africa in a rain reduced Twenty20 international clash on Saturday. Powell’s knock came off only 18 balls as the West Indies reached their target of 132 with three balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. The game was reduced to 11 overs each with South Africa scoring 131-8 and then the tourists replying with 132-7. After a two-hour delay, Powell put South Africa into bat in damp conditions and got immediate returns as key batsmen Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw departed cheaply. David Miller came to the home side’s rescue by scoring 48 off 22 balls, which coupled with cameos from Reeza Hendricks (21) and Sisanda Magala (18 not out), took South Africa t...