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IPL 2022: We wanted to be ruthless on field and relax later, says Hardik

Newcomers GT ensured their place in the last-four with 18 points from 12 games, while LSG are a close second with 16 points from 12 matches and need a win to secure their play-off berth

Faf du Plessis achieves milestone of 300 fours, 25 half-centuries in IPL

The RCB skipper's knock paved way for an emphatic 67-run win and with this vistory RCB have moved to fourth spot in points table with seven wins out off 12 matches

Jadeja resigns from CSK captaincy, Dhoni to lead in remaining games

Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday "relinquished" Chennai Super Kings captaincy which was handed back to veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the team lost six out of its eight matches in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. "Ravindra Jadeja has decided to relinquish captaincy to focus and concentrate more on his game & has requested MS Dhoni to lead CSK. MS Dhoni has accepted to lead CSK in the larger interest & to allow Jadeja to focus on his game," CSK said in a statement. Jadeja's own game has also suffered due to the pressure that comes with leadership responsibility as he has scored only 112 runs and taken five wickets in the eight games so far.

BCCI reschedules Ranji Trophy knockouts, all matches delayed by two days

The quarterfinals will begin from June 6 and the title clash of the premier domestic event will start from June 22

I will cross 155kmph speed mark one day, says bowler Umran Malik

Young pace sensation Umran Malik says he would want to cross the 155kmph speed mark one day

Great players go through phases like this, says Du Plessis on Kohli

Kohli, who hasn't scored a hundred in any format for more than three years now, got out to first ball ducks in successive games before Tuesday's match

Result will come by itself, says Shikhar Dhawan who trusts the 'process'

Punjab Kings (PBKS) bounced back in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 with an 11-run victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.In his 200th IPL game, Shikhar Dhawan blazed with the bat and scored an unbeaten 88*(59) before PBKS clinched an 11-run victory in yet another last-over finish.Shikhar Dhawan, Player of the Match in the post-match presentation said: "The process, I always talk about it, I focus on it. About my fitness, my approach - I keep working on those skills. Results will take care of itself."Talking about the pitch, Dhawan said: "The wicket was stopping a bit, I tried to go for the big shots, but I couldn't connect. But I kept my calm. Once I get set, I can get those boundaries, that's what I bank on. While batting first it's about putting pressure on the bowlers and getting boundaries. We don't have to lose too many wickets, that was our conscious effort.""I have become a senior in the team (laughs), I give a lot of input ..

Boria Majumdar found guilty; faces 2-year ban in Saha text case: Report

Sports journalist Boria Majumdar has reportedly been found guilty in the Wriddhiman Saha text case and faces a two-year ban for the same, says a report

The battle between Bezos and Ambani continues, this time for cricket

Both Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in the world, and Ambani, No 9, want to dominate India's large - and still highly informal - retail industry

Mumbai Indians face Chennai Super Kings in battle to save IPL elimination

Five-time champions Mumbai have not won a single match this season and a loss on Thursday would send them packing from the tournament

Virat Kohli is 'mentally' overcooked, needs a break, says Ravi Shastri

Batting stalwart Virat Kohli is mentally "overcooked" and needs to take a break from cricket in order to serve the country for at least another six-seven years, feels ex-India coach Ravi Shastri. Kohli has been going through a lean patch with just two 40-plus scores to show in last seven innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the current IPL season. The 33-year-old from Delhi, who hasn't scored a century in the last 100 matches across formats, had stepped down from T20 captaincy both for India and RCB and also quit Test leadership, while he was removed from ODI skipper's role. Shastri feels the likes of Kohli needs to be handled with care and empathy amid the COVID-19 restrictions which has confined players inside bio-bubbles. "I am going straight to the main guy here. Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it's him," Shastri told Star Sports. "Whether it's 2 months or a month-and-a-half, whether it's after England or before England. He needs a break because he ha

IPL 2022: Tripathi, Markram star in SRH's third straight win

SRH now have three wins from five games while it was KKR's third loss in six games

Root quits as England Test cricket captain after 5 years

Root leaves his post holding the record for the number of wins as England Test captain -- at 27

Deepak Chahar might lose all of his Rs 14 cr for IPL 2022: Here's why

Chahar has been a key player for CSK in the past couple of years and his absence has already hurt the balance of the Ravindra Jadeja-led side in the ongoing IPL

After Chahal's revelation, Ravi Shastri proposes life ban for offender

Taking exception to Yuzvendra Chahal's allegations of physical harassment by a player in his early IPL days, Shastri suggested that the offender be never allowed to come near a cricket field.

Always wanted responsibility as cricketer, makes you better: Hardik Pandya

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is revelling in his new role as the leader of Gujarat Titans, saying extra responsibility and challenges have made him a better cricketer. Pandya notched his third win as skipper in the IPL on Friday when Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets. The new entrants have a 100 per cent record in the league, having won all their three matches played so far. They sit second on the points table. Pandya has been contributing with the bat, besides bowling a full quota of four overs while also captaining the side. "I am enjoying captaincy, always wanted to have responsibility as a cricketer and that is the reason I have become a better cricketer, because facing challenges makes you better," he said at the post match presentation. "I have been on both side before - I have won and lost - so (I'm) cool and composed because I try to stay neutral. "That's our team motto as well, win or lose we are neutral, we celebrate our losses also, they are very impo

2nd Test, Day 1: South Africa reach 278/5 at stumps against Bangladesh

Bavuma and new batter Ryan Rickleton made sure South Africa did not lose any more wickets as they went for tea at 199/3

South Africa 107-1 against Bangladesh, Dean Elgar leads way again

The South Africa captain has now made a half century in all three of his innings this series.

South Africa wins toss, chooses to bat in 2nd Test against Bangladesh

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal returns to the lineup in Gqeberha, the city formerly called Port Elizabeth, after missing the first game with an illness.

I think I am most surprised by this innings, says Pat Cummins

He wanted to hit every delivery out of the park but even by his own big-hitting standards, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is "more surprised" than anyone else after his 15-ball-56 not out