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31Oct

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IPL Player Retention: LSG could pay over Rs 20 crore to retain Nicholas Pooran | Cricket News – Times of India

Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Nicholas Pooran could become one of the highest paid retained players in the history of the IPL, TOI has learnt. Lucknow Super Giants and Pooran have reached an agreement where the hard-hitting Trinidadian could end up getting over Rs 20 crore from the franchise, according to IPL sources."There is a buzz in IPL circles that LSG have agreed to pay Pooran over Rs 20 crore to retain him ahead of the mega auction. The agreement between the two parties was reached in two minutes after consultation with mentor Zaheer Khan and coach Justin Langer," IPL sources said.#IPL 2025: Who will lead RCB this year? Virat Kohli could well take it back!However, this agreement is no indication of captaincy. The...

20Sep

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: When VVS Laxman gave a glimpse of his epic 281 in Sydney – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's tour of Australia in 1999-2000 was a forgettable one. India lost all three Tests and there were only two Indian batsmen to hit centuries across the three Tests. One was captain Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 116 in the second Test at the MCG and the second was a batsman who could probably outshine even the great Tendulkar in dazzling strokeplay on his day - Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman.VVS Laxman is renowned for his exceptional performances against Australia, particularly in Test cricket. His batting against the formidable Australian side, which dominated world cricket in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is remembered for its elegance, resilience, and class. Laxman made no bones about the fact that he didn't like to open the innings, but when India toured Australia in 1999-...

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: When Sourav Ganguly’s Brisbane heroics set the tone for an enlivening series | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Even before the Indian cricket team embarked on their 2003-04 tour to Australia, the mind games had begun and most of the banter, as usual, came from the Aussies. There were talks of 'chin-music' being dished out to the Indians, especially to the captain Sourav Ganguly, who had ruffled quite a few Aussie feathers in the 2001 series in India.The desperate Aussies were gunning for revenge and with the first Test at their most favoured venue - The Gabba, they were expected to have the upper hand when Ganguly walked out for the toss with Steve Waugh, who was playing his last series.Ganguly won the toss and asked Australia to bat first. Play on the first three days was hampered due to rain. Zaheer Khan took 5 wickets, but Justin Langer's 121 took the hosts to 323 in their first innin...