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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ended a 10-year Indian Premier League (IPL) drought earlier this season, beating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a one-sided final. Prior to this season, KKR had last won an IPL trophy in 2014 back when Gautam Gambhir was the captain of the team. Incidentally, Gambhir made his return to KKR ahead of IPL 2024, joining the franchise as a mentor from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, months after masterminding KKR’s IPL triumph, Gambhir left the role to join the Indian men’s cricket team as its head coach in July earlier this year. Not only that,…

A menace behind the sticks, India star Rishabh Pant just keeps on giving and giving, when it comes to on-field banter. On his return to red ball cricket after a gap of almost two years, Pant was on full banter mode during the Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B in Bengaluru. From teasing opposition batters to sneaking into their team huddle, Pant entertained fans with his antics on the field. However, best bit came during the final day of the match, with India B chasing a win against India A. The incident happened in the…

A hilarious moment was captured on Day 4 of the Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B in Bengaluru. Before the start of the final day’s play, India B star Rishabh Pant decided to poke fun at the India A players with a hilarious act. As India A captain Shubman Gill was giving a speech to the players, Pant sneaked his way into the team huddle. While Gill and some of the players were unfazed by Pant’s shenanigans, pacer Avesh Khan decided to have a conversation with the India B star. Look who was there…

Afghanistan will take on New Zealand in a historic one-off Test later this month in India. The match will be played from September 9 to 13 in Greater Noida, and star India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his excitement ahead of the encounter. Afghanistan on Friday announced a 16-man squad for the one-off Test against the Kiwis. Ashwin was quick to highlight the presence of two young batters — Riaz Hassan and Bahir Shah — who have score truckloads of runs in Afghanistan’s domestic cricket. Taking to social media platform X, Ashwin suggested that the two could inspire…

The first roud of matches in the ongoing edition of the Duleep Trophy saw India C and India B register comprehensive wins over India D and India A, respectively. Top India stars featured for their respective teams in the opening round of matches in order to get some playing time ahead of a two-match series against Bangladesh, starting later this month. Amid the ongoing tournament, former England captain Kevin Pietersen recalled playing in the Duleep Trophy in 2004. For the unversed, Pietersen played for England A, who were invited by the BCCI to take part in the tournament.…

East Delhi Riders clinched a thrilling three-run win over South Delhi Superstarz to win the inaugural Delhi Premier League T20 in New Delhi. A late assault from Mayank Rawat (78 not out off 39) including seven fours and six sixes powered East Delhi Riders to 183 for 5 before three wicket hauls from Simarjeet Singh and Raunak Waghela sealed their intense win on Sunday night. The South Delhi Superstarz faltered early in the run chase. Despite being on course with their run rate, they lost the dangerous duo of Priyansh Arya (6 off 2) and Ayush Badoni (7…

Young India wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel on Sunday equalled legendary stumper MS Dhoni’s astonishing record in the Duleep Trophy. Jurel, who is representing India A in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, showcased his brilliant glovework in the match against India B in Bengaluru. The 23-year-old claimed seven catches in the second innings, equalling Dhoni’s 20-year-old record of taking the most catches in an innings of a Duleep Trophy match. Representing the East Zone, Dhoni took seven catches in an innings against Central Zone in 2004/05.  Emulating his idol’s successDhruv Jurel matches MS Dhoni’s record for most catches by a wicket-keeper…

Amid the chatter around Jasprit Bumrah being potentially rested for the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh, the marquee pacer surprisingly found a place in the squad for the first Test. Wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant also marked his return to the Test side after nearly 20 months out as India announced their 16-man squad for the series opener on Sunday. While some big names returned to the squad, some prominent names missed out too. However, another decision from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee that raised eyebrows was the absence of a designated vice-captain. …

Rishabh Pant jumps to take the catch of Avesh Khan during India B vs India A Duleep Trophy game.© X/@BCCIdomestic Rishabh Pant had a good start to the Duleep Trophy. His team India B won its first game against India A by 76 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and Pant played a crucial role in the game. He failed with a score of 7 in the first innings before smashing a sensational 61 off just 47 balls in the second chance. Not only this, Pant also did some really good glovework, taking two catches in the…

Pathum Nissanka’s superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish. Sri Lanka were 94-1 when bad light led to an early close on Sunday’s third day, needing a further 125 runs to reach a victory target of 219 that would end a run of seven successive Test defeats by England. Dimuth Karunaratne was caught and bowled by Chris Woakes for eight when a drive ballooned off his pad. But fellow opener Nissanka, who made 64 in Sri Lanka’s first innings, was 53 not out having gone to his second…