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Dhoni is still non-committal on playing IPL next season
Though Dhoni maintained that whether he continues to play or not depends on the decisions the BCCI takes regarding player retention when two more teams join the league next year, the 40-year-old said he has not left any legacy behind as of yet. There was no panic in CSK ranks and the players went about performing their roles as things just fell in place.
IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings cruise to fourth IPL title
Chasing 193, the way KKR openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer started the chase, it looked like the target would not be that difficult. But once they were out, Kolkata's chase fell through as they lost wickets at regular intervals to end up with 165/9 in their 20 overs.
IPL 2021: CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad becomes youngest Orange Cup holder in league's history
Ruturaj dethroned KL Rahul in the Powerplay as the leading run scorer in the IPL 2021 to achieve the feat. He needed only 24 more runs to surpass Rahul to claim the Orange Cap for the season before the start of the final. The opener took on the KKR bowling attack in the powerplay but he finally got out in the 9th over of the innings bowled by Sunil Narine after scoring 32 off 27.
MS Dhoni becomes first captain to lead in 300 T20 matches
"We started T20 in around 2005-06 and most of the games have been franchise cricket and in the last five years, there have been a lot of T20 games in international cricket as well," said the former India skipper at the toss about his historic feat. The 40-year-old has led CSK to three IPL titles in 2010, 2011 and 2018.
Four things to look out for in Spain's Matchday 9
This weekend's games between Real Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao and Atletico Madrid and Granada have been postponed by La Liga because the South American players at the Madrid clubs will arrive late and La Liga say they want to avoid 'adulterating' the competition.
Virat Kohli shares hilarious photo describing 'what playing in bubbles feels like'
In the photograph that looked to be from a set, Kolhi can be seen with rope around him while sitting on a chair. "This is what playing in bubbles feels like," Virat wrote in his Instagram post along with the picture. Reacting to his picture, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen said "Players/broadcasters are DONE with them (bio-bubbles) ! Great pic, dude!."
Nepal's teamwork a worry for India's Chhetri ahead of SAFF final
"They (Nepal) may not have an extraordinary player in their ranks like an Ali Ashfaq in their ranks. But as far as attacking and defending are concerned, they do it as a team. They have been the best team that plays as a team in this Championship -- they fight as a team," said Chhetri.
Pakistan cricket's high-performance coach from New Zealand quits
The New Zealand cricket team had recently cancelled a limited-overs tour of Pakistan to fly out hours before the start of the One-day Series in Rawalpindi citing "security issues". After former cricketer Ramiz Raja took over as the PCB chief, the Pakistan team head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis had stepped down from their respective roles in early September
Ace cueist Advani leads elite field in World snooker qualifiers
The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) selection tournament will comprise three events for men, women and boys under-21. The eight elite cueists in all three categories will be in action and the top two players from each category, at the end of the round-robin league format in the 11-day tournament, will make it to the Indian team.
Dimitrov overcomes Hurkacz, storms into semis at Indian Wells
After dropping the first set in his quarter-final clash with Hurkacz, Dimitrov saved two break points at 3-3, 15/40 in the second set, before he levelled via a net cord on set point, raising his arms in the air following an epic point between the pair. The World No. 28 then squandered a 5-2 lead in the decider, but regained his focus, eventually advancing after two hours and 40 minutes. The 23rd seed now leads Hurkacz 1-0 in their ATP Head2Head series, according to a report on ATP's official website.
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