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‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings
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‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings

New Zealand batter Kane Williamson lauded Nitish Rana’s batting in the Sunday’s match against Chennai Super Kings, calling it a knock of the highest standard. The former Kiwi skipper also praised the fielding of Rajasthan Royals, saying that it was big factor in the Royals’ 6-run win over the 5-time champions CSK. “Nitish is an excellent player of spin, but he got his innings started against the seam, using the pace well. He accessed the areas behind square nicely and perhaps came in at No. 3 due to the left-hand, right-hand combination. It was an incredible knock of the highest standard, and I think that’s key for him moving forward in this tournament,” Williamson said. “Rajasthan Royals have several other talented batters, but today, Nitish was the match-winner. That said, in a game like...
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CSK vs MI: Super Kings return to familiar ploy as trio of tweakers take down Mumbai
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CSK vs MI: Super Kings return to familiar ploy as trio of tweakers take down Mumbai

Chennai Super Kings’ plan to fall back on the spin formula works as Noor Ahmad’s 4/18 chokes Mumbai Indians on way to 4-wicket winWith Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi in the squad, Chennai had a decision to make regarding their openers. With Tripathi mostly batting at No.3 in the past, it looked Rachin and Ruturaj Gaikwad would be the opening pair. But coming out for the chase of 156, Chennai sprung a surprise, as Tripathi walked out with Rachin – the pair were the preferred choice in the practice matches with Gaikwad dropped to No 3. It was a bold call, for the right-hander is known to get off the blocks slowly. Coming out in the second over after Tripathi’s dismissal, it was Gaikwad who took the limelight with his crisp shots as Rachin struggled with his timing. Sto...
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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai. M.S. Dhoni on cusp of making history for CSK
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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai. M.S. Dhoni on cusp of making history for CSK

Chennai Super Kings player M.S. Dhoni seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL’s El Clasico against Mumbai Indians in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Several records are in line, waiting to be broken in the upcoming ‘El Clasico’ clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. MI and CSK, each five-time champions, will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry on Sunday (March 23, 2025) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Some of the most renowned faces in the history of Indian cricket will square off against each other and fight for victory. CSK stalwart and legend MS Dhoni is 19 runs shy of becoming the franchise’s highest run-scorer in the IPL. Form...
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IPL: When Shane Warne made Ravindra Jadeja get off team bus and walk to the hotel
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IPL: When Shane Warne made Ravindra Jadeja get off team bus and walk to the hotel

Ravindra Jadeja is one of the biggest stars in the Indian Premier League. The all-rounder is currently one on the core members of the Chennai Super Kings franchise. But before he played for CSK, he was a up-and-coming player in the Rajasthan Royals ranks, where spin legend Shane Warne took him under his wing and nicknamed him a “rockstar”. That team, with Jadeja and Warne, won the inaugural IPL title. In his autobiography, No Spin, Warne wrote that given Jadeja’s talent he used to give the left-handed all-rounder a “longer rope” than other players. But eventually, he had to discipline Jadeja. As Warne wrote, “We loved him (Jadeja) from the minute we saw his approach and enthusiasm. There was a bit of ‘boy wonder’ in him so we gave him a longer leash than most, but his lack of discipline...
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Ricky Ponting credits Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya for India’s Champions Trophy triumph
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Ricky Ponting credits Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya for India’s Champions Trophy triumph

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has lauded India’s all-rounders trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Hardik Patel for their “outstanding” performance throughout the 2025 Champions Trophy, which was eventually won by the Rohit Sharma-led team. “Their all-rounders right through the tournament were outstanding,” Ponting said on the latest edition of The ICC Review. “(Ravindra) Jadeja, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, were all outstanding. I said at the start of the tournament I thought India would be really hard to beat because of their overall balance and because of that mix of youth and experience, and once again, in a final, the captain stands up and gets the job done for his team.” Story continues below this ad India’s Ravindra Jadeja hits the winning run against N...
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How Rohit Sharma used his spinners as the trump card in Champions Trophy
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How Rohit Sharma used his spinners as the trump card in Champions Trophy

In the final hour of New Zealand’s innings on Sunday, Rohit Sharma had the opportunity to hammer the spin nail down fully on the opposition to the last possible inch. An Axar Patel injury situation towards the end of the middle overs meant the Indian skipper had to factor in a couple of extra overs from the wobbly pace grid of Shami and Hardik Pandya at the death on the day. Though the left-arm spinner bowled another, Rohit held back Axar’s last two overs, perhaps because he had to play a crucial role with the bat at No. 5 too.The death overs yielded 79 runs, 58 of which came from five overs of pace. Despite the dawdle against spin for the majority of the innings, New Zealand had about enough to salvage a fight. Rohit’s marginal miss on a 40/40 of spin could have reared its head on another...
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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management
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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management

As pitches in Dubai seem to be getting slower with each outing, all eyes are on the Indian spinners. However, for India to go the distance a lot is riding on the batting unit, which so far has adapted exceptionally to the sort of tracks that have been their biggest undoing in recent times. With a century each to Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, they have two in-form batsmen in the top three to go with Rohit Sharma to provide rapid starts. In the middle overs where they need to be flexible with their approach against spinners, they have a solid middle-order which includes an enforcer in Shreyas Iyer and two busy players in Axar Patel and KL Rahul before the finishing job is handed over to Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. This is as good a top 8 as a team could get in these conditions where b...
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IND vs NZ Rollercoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit’s pull needs a rethink
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IND vs NZ Rollercoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit’s pull needs a rethink

Has Varun Chakravarthy powered himself to earning a spot In the semifinal and maybe beyond? Ravi Shastri roared: “What he’s done is that he has put his hand up now for a spot in the semifinal in the playing XI, because the pitches will be the same, he has been outstanding tonight. Well more headaches for the think-tank and selectors.” With his figures of 5/42, Varun has almost definitely sealed his spot to take on the Aussies in Dubai on Tuesday.Earlier though amidst his flipper and top spinner variations, while aiming at the stumps, there was a tiny slice of luck. And he had Michael Gough to thank. When the English umpire gives a decision on field, rarely has it been overturned in recent times. But he made a rare mistake on Sunday in Dubai when he gave Michael Bracewell out LBW against Va...
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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions
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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

It was the start that India needed to kick off their Champions Trophy campaign. Despite having all the arsenal that makes them a formidable white-ball outfit, there were a few doubts coming into the tournament especially against a spin-heavy attack. And through the course of their six-wicket win against Bangladesh, India went about ticking all the boxes, showing their blueprint could after all be foolproof in these conditions in Dubai where other teams are likely to struggle to get used to the nature of the surfaces. More importantly, in the afternoon Mohammed Shami rediscovered his rhythm and their spin formula showed it would work wonders in these slow conditions, more so if they get a chance to bowl first. In the evening, a fluent Shubman Gill scored his second successive century in as ...
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Ravindra Jadeja pleased with Indian spin unit ahead of Champions Trophy
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Ravindra Jadeja pleased with Indian spin unit ahead of Champions Trophy

India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of England’s Jamie Overton, caught by Shubman Gill, during the second ODI in Cuttack on February 9, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Ravindra Jadeja is pleased that India’s spin department has been doing well in the build-up to the Champions Trophy.Left-arm spinners Jadeja, Axar Patel, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, leg-break bowler Varun Chakaravarthy and off-spinner Washington Sundar have provided options as well as variety to Indian captain Rohit Sharma in the ongoing ODI series against England. While four of them were given some game time, Washington may get an opportunity in the final ODI in Ahmedabad.So far, the spinners have provided crucial breakthroughs ...
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Ravindra Jadeja to play Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy tie against Delhi
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Ravindra Jadeja to play Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy tie against Delhi

File photo of Ravindra Jadeja. | Photo Credit: AP India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is set to play in Saurashtra's Ranji Trophy tie against Delhi from January 23 after turning up for the team's practice session in Rajkot on Sunday (January 19, 2025).Jadeja last played for Saurastra in January 2023.Following the tour of Australia, the BCCI had made participation in domestic cricket mandatory unless the player is unavailable due to an injury."Jadeja has turned up for training today. He will play the next match," Saurashtra Cricket Association president Jaydev Shah told PTI on Sunday. India captain Rohit Sharma, who battles poor form in Australia, confirmed his availability for Mumbai's next Ranji Trophy against J...
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Ravindra Jadeja to play Saurashtra vs Delhi Ranji Trophy game
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Ravindra Jadeja to play Saurashtra vs Delhi Ranji Trophy game

India’s recent performances in red-ball cricket have raised questions on whether is it wise for some of the star players to go and play domestic cricket. The BCCI had made participation in domestic cricket mandatory unless the player is unavailable due to an injury. While it was confirmed on Saturday that Rohit Sharma will play Mumbai’s Ranji trophy game against Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added the list as he too will play Saurashtra’s Ranji game against Delhi. “Jadeja has turned up for training today. He will play the next match,” Saurashtra Cricket Association president Jaydev Shah told PTI on Sunday. While Rishabh Pant will be part of Delhi’s playing eleven against Saurashtra, India talisman Virat Kohli will not take part in the game due to an injury. Post t...
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