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As Chahar is ruled out, CSK share memories of his magical spell exactly a year ago
In the absence of the 29-year-old pace bowler, the defending champions' IPL 2022 campaign has floundered as they have won just one game -- against RCB -- in five outings, and are placed ninth and second-last on the points table.
Ben Stokes should be the 'obvious one' to replace Joe Root: Atherton
The England great also said that the 30-year-old Stokes will feel "a lot easier" about leading the Test side as Root had stepped down of his own accord, and the two enjoy a cordial relationship.
Deepak Chahar vows to come back stronger from back injury
In a massive blow for the Ravindra Jadeja-led defending champions, the 29-year-old picked up a back injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru while rehabilitating from a quadricep injury sustained during the third T20I against West Indies in February.
IPL Turning Point: Tripathi, Markram make it look easy
And though teams batting second have won three of the five games played at the venue before Friday's match, Sunrisers's job was made difficult after they lost openers Abhishek Sharma (3) and skipper Kane Williamson (17) with 39 runs on the board.
I am content that we brought a player-centric approach to BCCI: Vinod Rai
Rai, who was appointed as the Head of the Supreme Court-mandated Committee of Administrators(CoA) to oversee the administration of the BCCI on January 30, 2017, tells IANS that several people told him that considering the fact that his experience at BCCI was much different from any other officer there, the same warranted a book.
Monte Carlo Masters: Davidovich Fokina, Grigor Dimitrov advance to semis
Grigor Dimitrov kept his focus to clinch a dramatic final set in a tie-break and upset Hubert Hurkacz on Friday to reach the semifinals. The World No. 29 dug deep in the face of a strong comeback from 11th seed Hurkacz to clinch a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2) victory and reach an eighth Masters 1000 semifinal.
FIH Hockey Pro League: India defeat Germany 3-1, stay top of the table
In the second game, India defeated Germany 3-1 with young Sukhjeet and Abhishek scoring a goal apiece from the field, to go with a Varun Kumar drag flick goal from a penalty corner, that gave India enough of a lead to see out the game without too much discomfort.
Emma Raducanu wins on Billie Jean King Cup debut, levels tie for Britain
The 19-year old Raducanu was playing her first senior match on clay and she won 7-5, 7-5 against world number 50 Tereza Martincova. The teenager saved a set point at 5-4 in the opener before winning the next three games, and also fought back from a 4-1 deficit in the second against the 27-year-old Martincova Raducanu won six of the final seven games to clinch a vital victory for herself and her team.
Formula 1: Russell has done "amazing job" in opening races of 2022, says Lewis Hamilton
And in the aftermath of this achievement, his seven-time world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for Russell's performance so far this season. Russell finished in third ahead of Hamilton at Albert Park, the result coming on the back of fourth and fifth-place finishes in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia respectively. And Hamilton said his new teammate had been doing an "amazing job", both in Australia and more generally in his first races as a Mercedes driver proper.
IPL 2022: Tripathi, Markram fifties help Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Knight Riders by seven wickets
Tripathi and Markram got together after Sunrisers had lost their first two wickets for 39 runs. They raised 94 runs for the third wicket after their bowlers had done a good job to restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 175/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Sunrisers eventually reached 176/3 in 17.5 overs to register a comfortable victory.
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