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IPL Auction 2024: How coaches from Gautam Gambhir to Ricky Ponting will impact IPL franchise picks
With Rs 262 crore to spend on 77 players, IPL franchises will also heed to coaches and performance directors brought on to strategise and improve the teams' performance in the 17th Indian Premier League in 2024.
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What drives Quinton de Kock, from the Indian Premier League to ODI World Cup?
Going into the IND v SA ODI World Cup match on November 5, South African Quinton de Kock had the most runs (545), the highest score (174), the most centuries (4), the most fours (54) and the most boundaries (72) so far in this World Cup. But what is he like off the field?
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ICC World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens: Where India vs South Africa cricketing history swings
Since their historic first encounter there in November 1991, in which ’90s stars Allan Donald and Sachin Tendulkar stole the show, Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, South Africa and India became joined at the hip in cricketing.
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ODI World Cup 2023 Ind vs SL | Renewing rivalries and unravelling cricket's untold stories
Cricket history: Ahead of the 1996 ODI World Cup, India were considered the much stronger cricket team. But no one told Sanath Jayasuriya that. And then Aravinda de Silva packed on more surprises...
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ODI World Cup 2023 IND vs ENG: A historical rivalry beyond borders and taxes
A wounded tiger and a hurting defending champion are dangerous customers at any time
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ODI World Cup 2023 India vs New Zealand | Beware the Kiwi curse
Since 2003, India has not beaten New Zealand in any format of ICC Men’s tournaments anywhere in the world.
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ODI World Cup 2023: India vs Bangladesh | What's changed since the India - Bangladesh face-off in 2007 ODI World Cup
The first time India and Bangladesh faced each other in an ODI World Cup in 2007, it ended in a major upset. What happened back then, and what's changed since.
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ODI World Cup 2023 | When did the India-Pak cricket 'rivalry' begin, and how did it get so big?
How cricket legends Javed Miandad, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli shaped and redefined the India-Pakistan ODI battles, one six at a time.
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ODI World Cup 2023: Unfinished business for Rohit Sharma, as India begin campaign
Captain Rohit Sharma was dropped from the 2011 World Cup-winning team at the last minute, to make room for an extra spinner. In typical style, he bounced back - and will have unfinished business now that the 50-over World Cup is back in India.
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Wait for Jasprit Bumrah continues. India needs him now more than ever
India’s toughest challenges this year are the WTC final in June, the Asia Cup and then the ODI World Cup at home. At this stage, no one knows how much longer it will take for Bumrah to be back on a cricket field. He is already out of the WTC final.
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The world around Sachin Tendulkar: Team India absolutely had to retire that No. 10 jersey
Sachin Tendulkar debuted in 1989, just as India and the world were changing irrevocably. We needed a new hero, and Tendulkar was a perfect match.
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Ajinkya Rahane's fastest 50 of IPL 2023: El Classico throws up a surprise new hero
Between taking India to a 2021 Test series win against Australia and his 50 for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023, Ajinkya Rahane never stopped playing - even when it looked like he couldn't catch a break.
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KL Rahul’s form divides opinion, a lot like Ravi Shastri's form through the 1980s and '90s
KL Rahul is not the first Indian cricket to have polarised the opinion of fans. Before Rahul, fans were divided over former skipper and coach Ravi Shastri's form and "slow batting".
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Who can replace KL Rahul, who's on the edge in the Test match format?
India’s Test squad is on the verge of a transition as most of the senior players are on the wrong side of 30. Here's a list of contenders waiting to take KL Rahul's slot, who, more than skipper Rohit Sharma, faces an existential threat in the Test XI.
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IPL auction 2023: How English players came to command the highest valuations
Cricketers Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Andrew Strauss and others who paved the way for Sam Curran, Ben Stokes and Harry Brook to get great valuations at Tata IPL Auction 2023.
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T20 World Cup 2022: An open letter to Sam Curran from an Indian fan
Boy wonder Sam Curran comes off on the biggest stage in world cricket. The 2022 Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament, and Chennai Super Kings' Kadai Kutty Singam can take it easy on India next time, like his father did in 1983
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T20 World Cup final: Pakistan will invoke the spirit of 1992, as another man from Mianwali leads the team
Thirty years ago, Pakistan and England clashed at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the top prize in ODI cricket. Imran Khan had led Pakistan to the ODI title then.
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Pied Piper of world cricket, Virat Kohli turns a year older, lights up T20 World Cup
You just cannot take your eyes off King Kohli right now if you are a cricket fan, whether you are in Australia or watching on various devices thousands of miles away.
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T20 World Cup: SKY is not the limit for Suryakumar Yadav as he celebrates T20I world No.1 status
Suryakumar Yadav overtook Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (842), to take the top spot in the ICC Men's T20I ranking with 863 points.
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2022 T20 World Cup: Heading to Melbourne for the India-Pak match? Here's what to expect
Cricket is an Indian sport now, Melbourne confirms it!
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Jasprit Bumrah's exit from T20 World Cup dents India's chances, but could open up doors for someone else to step up
A key question to ask is who can help India battle the image of sameness in the bowling attack: Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Umran Malik or Kuldeep Sen?
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Roger Federer, fan favourite and tennis player par excellence, to play his last ATP match tonight
Roger Federer has teamed up with Rafael Nadal for his last match, a Laver Cup doubles.
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BCCI has sold IPL media rights for Rs 48,390 crore. Time is ripe for Women's IPL
There are 1,100 registered female cricketers in India. Experts say the time is ripe for an IPL-like women's league with six or seven franchises to begin.
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Rumi, fish curry, sketching and plants, Mithali Raj loves them all as much as cricket
The focus on Mithali Raj’s passions other than cricket is important because these interests show a different side to a player who lasted for 23 years in the sport until she called time this week.
