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Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma complete a major landmark with the bat as he became the 4th IPL batter to reach 6,000 runs. The right-handed batter joined Virat Kohli, David Warner, and Shikhar Dhawan in the current clash against the SunRisers Hyderabad(SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Rohit is previously the most successful skipper in the IPL, winning 5 titles for the Mumbai Indians(MI), the primary of which came in 2013. The 35-year-old also achieved a crown as a performer in 2009 with the Deccan Chargers and joined Mumbai in 2011. Milestone 🚨 – 6000 runs and counting…

Today April 17, Monday the Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Player Dinesh Karthik(DK) recently told that on donning a new-looking helmet in a fans’ Q&A Session. Before the appetizing clash against the Chennai Super King (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru Karthik added. “A lot of people have asked me this. I don’t wear a different helmet, I wear a normal cricket helmet, and it’s differently shaped. It’s called a Moonwalkr brand which has a very different shape to others but it’s very protective and goes down deep into the neck, giving me more protection than other helmets.” DK was also…

Since 2011, the RCB team has introduced the concept of the Green Jersey, where they wear the green jersey to the field for their game once every season.  This is a part of their “go green” initiative, which promotes environmental awareness and raises awareness about sustainability and other ecological issues.  RCB’s Twitter handle shared a picture of their player in the green jersey this Wednesday. In this picture, captain Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik were present, representing the “go green match of the season ”.  This game will be played on the 23rd of April against…

Rajasthan Royals (RR) cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has accepted a breach of the IPL Code of Lead during their game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and has been penalized 25 per cent of his match fee. While the IPL Media Advisory didn’t show the cause for the fine in their statement, they have termed it a ‘Level 1 Offence’. It could possibly be because of Ashwin’s combative appeals during the game or his comments on umpires changing the ball. The press released by the IPL Media Advisory read: “Rajasthan Royals’ Ravichandran Ashwin has been penalized 25 Percent of his match…

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni became the first Performer to captain an IPL franchise in 200 matches. Dhoni reached his monumental feat as he walked out to the toss against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, April 12. One of India’s and CSK’s biggest captains, Dhoni has led the Super Kings to four IPL titles and 9 finals in their 13-year past history. MSD has a winning share of 61 as captain of the franchise, having victory 120 of their 199 Games. Before the toss, MS Dhoni was congratulated…

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan for his unbelievable unbeaten 99-run knock against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) this Sunday, April 9. While Ashwin admired Dhawan for his batting exploits, he also believed that the southpaw looked a bit angry while speaking to commentator Harsha Bhogle in a mid-innings interview. Speaking on his Official YouTube channel, Ashwin stated: “What batting, what hitting, and what maturity! In fact, during the mid-innings break, he looked a bit annoyed while responding to Harsha Bhogle’s questions. They were 8 down and Nathan Ellis performed a reverse sweep against Markande at that time and got bowled. Shikhar…

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Faf du Plessis loaded the lengthy six in IPL 2023 during their IPL 2023 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the M Chinnaswany Stadium, Bengaluru on Monday, April 10. The event took place in the 15th over of RCB’s innings. Du Plessis arrived on strike on the 3rd ball of the over and loaded a six over the cover region earlier following it with another huge hit that travelled 115 meters. Ravi Bishnoi fell the ball short and Du Plessis was fast to get to his backfoot and cock the ball out of the…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Performers celebrated furiously after their memorable win against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Sunday, April 9 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). The game receded and coursed until the final over where Rinku Singh smashed 5 sixes off the last 5 balls to win it for KKR in fantastic fashion. GT batted primarily and scored 204/4 on the back of the fifties from Vijay Shankar (63*) and Sai Sudharsan (53). Venkatesh Iyer (83 off 40 balls) and Nitish Rana (45) led the Knight Riders’ batting unit in the chase before Gujarat Titans bowlers Rashid Khan…

Shardul Thakur gave the world a peek of his ruinous best as the Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) all-rounder secured 68 runs in just 29 balls to support KKR’s recovery from a spot of bother to post a total of 204/7 in 20 overs against RCB’s at the Eden Gardens on April 6, Thursday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and chose to bowl first, and Reece Topley fired Venkatesh Iyer and Mandeep Singh primarily to give his side a sublime start. Wickets kept falling as KKR emerged to crumble under pressure upon their come back to Eden Gardens which…

Five times champions Mumbai Indians(MI) have approved Riley Meredith as an injury replacement for Jhye Richardson for the rest of IPL 2023. The right-arm fast bowler joins the franchise for 1.5 crores as Richardson’s hamstring injury imparted him unfit to play in the Match. Richardson attached the Mumbai Indians(MI), fetching INR 1.5 crores in the little auction, which was also his basis price. The right-arm seamer was also part of Australia’s ODI team to face India and didn’t play in the 3-game series moreover due to a hamstring injury. The West Australian went for a natter-dropping INR 14 crore to…

Rajasthan Royals hit back at a social media user who tagged the franchise ‘irrelevant’ for their incompetence in selling out a home fixture at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium. RR is performing the primary-ever IPL match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium today evening against the Punjab Kings. The huge stadium in Guwahati has a fan gathering capacity of more than 40,000 fans. Since it was a working day, not all the places in the stadium were filled. Still, a respectable crowd revealed up and the seats were being filled as the game furthered. One Twitter user was depressed after noticing the…

Indian Star of cricket Dhoni became the 7th cricketer to breach the 5000-run mark in the IPL 2023 in his 208th innings. Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Warner, Raina, and Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers are also part of the 5000-run club. Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni completed 5k runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during a match against Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday. CSK skipper MSD became the 7th cricketer to breach the 5000-run mark in the IPL 2023 in his 208th innings. Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, David Warner, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma,…

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) experienced a huge scare as Reece Topley was injured while fielding in their IPL 2023 opener against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, April 2. The scene took place in the 8th over off Karn Sharma’s bowling when Tilak Verma performed the ball towards the fine leg. Topley dived full-length to block the moving ball, but the England dragster landed awkwardly on his right shoulder and looked in tremendous pain. The physio had a quick chat with the lanky pacer earlier than he used to be taken off the field.…

Bangladesh Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan became the leading wicket-taker in T20 Internationals over the 2nd T20I against Ireland in Chattogram on Wednesday (March 29). Shakib overtook New Zealand’s Tim Southee’s carry of 134 wickets en route to a 5-wicket haul that assist Bangladesh to seal the series against Ireland. He right now has 136 wickets in 114 matches at a miserly economy rate of under 7 runs per over. The 36-year-old broke history when he picked up the wicket of Gerogre Dockrell in the 6th over of the innings. All round royalty 👑 #BANvIRE #ShakibAlHasan pic.twitter.com/3XYDKBPM09 — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March…

Australian Pacer Josh Hazlewood has stated that Cheteshwar Pujara makes bowlers make their wickets regardless of how many overs the bowler bowls to them. So, the New South Wales bowler showed that Australians ‘love to hate’ Pujara. The Saurashtra batter has confirmed a headache for the Australians in Test cricket in the past couple of years. The right-hander was the major run-getter for India in 2 of the last 4 Test series between the 2 sides and performed a key role in ensuring that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy didn’t cross borders. He averages a healthy 50.83 in 24 Tests against Australia,…

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has Declared a full-strength team for a few of ODIs against the Netherlands on Monday, March 27. Benoni and Johannesburg will host the fixtures on March 31 and April 2, appropriately, as the Proteas eye a direct condition for the 50-over World Cup. Pacer Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have come back to the fold after captioning the series against the West Indies. The selectors refreshed both fast bowlers from the 3-match series against the Caribbeans, the conclusion in a 1-1 draw, with the Primary game resulting in a washout due to persistent showers. Caption Temba…

Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Meg Lanning is confident of her opening partner Shafali Verma’s sack in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 final and performing another game-winning knock. Delhi will take on MI in the Women’s Premier League(WPL) 2023 final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 26. While DC immediately trained for the summit clash, MI reserved their place by beating UP Warriorz by 72 runs in the Eliminator. Lanning and Shafali have been among the top player in the Women’s Premier League(WPL) 2023. The Delhi skipper is the leading run-taker in the tournament with 310 runs…