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Won't be surprised if Padikkal plays in all formats for India: Gavaskar
Padikkal has become a mainstay at the top of the order for RCB and scored his first Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday. Gavaskar also pointed out Padikkal's record in domestic cricket in India.
Das, Deepika enter Archery World Cup final
India will face the USA in the mixed team recurve bronze medal match. Mexico will take on Germany for the gold medal. Das has hit good form in qualification rounds and if he continues to perform on Sunday, it will give him a chance to win an individual gold medal.
Spring in SRH's steps after maiden 2021 IPL victory
On Friday, the franchise posted a picture of skipper David Warner dribbling the ball past Vijay Shankar and titled it "David Beckham_Warner", comparing the Australian opening batsman to the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder. This prompted a fan to warn the Australian about a groin injury he had suffered during the series against India. "Be careful with the groin injury. Still feel he is not 100%".
39 La Liga clubs condemn formation of Super League
Although the plans for a Super League appear to be dead in the water with all of the original 12 clubs involved, apart from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, pulling out in the face of widespread opposition, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted the plans remained alive in an interview on the Spanish radio station, Cadena Ser on Wednesday night, Xinhua reported.
German Cup final to be played without fans
On Thursday, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed a national "emergency brake" into law, granting the federal government additional powers to tackle high coronavirus infection numbers, as the country faces a third wave of infections.
IPL table: RCB solidify top spot, RR rooted to bottom
The perfect start has helped them reach eight points and their dominant win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) has also given a boost to their net run rate (NRR), which has gone from +0.750 before the match to +1.009.
Harshal cements position at top of Purple Cap table
Rajasthan Royals' Chetan Sakariya, like his team mates, could not add to his tally of six wickets on Thursday as RCB openers Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal's 181-run partnership helped them win the match by 10 wickets.
Natarajan ruled out of IPL due to injury: Reports
The left-arm seamer won't take further part in the tournament, according to reports. The Hyderabad franchise hasn't yet confirmed it and calls from IANS on the matter went unanswered. The 30-year-old, who made his India debut across all formats on the tour of Australia, hasn't been able to get scans done due to strict Covid-19 protocols.
First get your maiden ton, then show generosity: Kohli to Padikkal
"We spoke about it (on the 100). He told me to finish it off, I told him to get to it first. He said many will come, I told him you tell me that after you get the first one. He deserved to get the three-figure mark," said Kohli.
Kohli becomes first to reach 6,000 runs in IPL history
Kohli, who scored a half-century in a huge century partnership with Devdutt Padikkal for the opening wicket against Rajasthan Royals, turned one to fine leg fence to reach the landmark. Just before reaching the 6000-run landmark, the right-handed batsman had reached his first half-century of this IPL season.
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