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IPL 2021: Delhi bowlers combine forces to keep Hyderabad at 134/9
After electing to bat first, Hyderabad had a horror start with David Warner out for duck off Anrich Nortje on third ball of the innings. Trying to flick towards leg-side, Warner got a leading edge caught by Axar Patel at point. Wriddhiman Saha (18) played some eye-catchy boundaries, including a six with a flick over deep mid-wicket off Kagiso Rabada in the fifth over.
Samson needs to give himself more time, says Gavaskar
The 26-year-old batsman made his India debut back in 2015 but has only featured in one ODI and ten T20Is so far. Samson has been among the runs in the IPL but even there, his numbers are mostly in the extremes. "What has led him down is the shot selection. Even at the international level, he doesn't open the batting there. He was the second or the third wicket down. And he looks to hit the first ball out of the ground.
Shastri had suggested to Kohli to give up all white ball captaincy; reports
According to India Ahead, the suggestion wasn't meant to belittle Kohli but to inspire him to continue as a top batsman in world cricket. But Kohli only opted to relinquish from T20 leadership and ignored Shastri's advice of also leaving the ODI captaincy. "The talk about Kohli's captaincy started after India won the Australian series without their regular captain.
Former West Indies cricketer Samuels charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code
Samuels has been charged by the ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for breaching four codes of their Anti-Corruption code for Participants of the T10 League (the 'Code')."Samuels has been charged under the breach of Article 2.4.2, which says about failing to disclose to the Designated Anti-Corruption Official, the receipt of any gift, payment, hospitality or other benefit.
IPL 2021: SRH's Natarajan tests Covid positive, six close contacts isolated
Six close contacts of Natarajan -- his team-mate Vijay Shankar, net bowler Periyasamy Ganesan, Team Manager Vijay Kumar, Physiotherapist Shyam Sundar J, Doctor Anjana Vannan and Logistics Manager Tushar Khedkar -- have been kept in isolation as well.
Angry Kumble blames batsmen for Punjab's two-run loss against RR
"It's sort of become a pattern for us especially when we get to Dubai, it seems. The approach was clear, we needed to finish it in 19 overs. That was the approach, to not let it go till the end. But unfortunately, when you leave it to the last couple of balls, it becomes a lottery. Credit to [Kartik] Tyagi for the way he bowled," Kumble said after the match.
Suarez brace lifts Atletico back to top of La Liga
The Uruguayan equalised for his side, who had struggled to create chances against bottom of the table Getafe, with a looping header from Mario Hermoso's 78th-minute cross and then won the game in the first minute of injury time after a looped cross from the right-wing.
It's out of our hands, says Heather Knight on Pak tour call-off
"It's out of our hands, one of those things I don't want to comment on too much. We were told and that's the end of that," Heather said during toss for the third ODI against New Zealand at Grace Road.
Keralite enters Guinness World Record by throwing 426 punches in 60 seconds
Rafhan Ummer entered the record books by throwing maximum number of extension strikes on a punching pad, breaking the world record set by Slovakian kickboxer Pravel Trusov who had thrown in 334 punches in a minute.
BCCI extends deadline for purchasing bid documents for new IPL teams
"The Governing Council of the IPL had issued the 'Invitation to Tender' ("ITT") document available on payment of the non-refundable tender fees on August 31, 2021. The invitation to purchase the ITT document ("Invitation"), issued on August 31, 2021, is attached as Annexure A," Shah said in a statement.
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