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KL Rahul undergoes successful surgery on right thigh
KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants, who has been ruled out from rest of the IPL and the WTC final with a thigh injury, took to social media to give an update about his surgery. "Hi everyone, I just got done with my surgery - it was successful," his Instagram post read.
IPL 2023: Suryakumar masterclass, Wadhera's 52 not out help Mumbai to six-wicket win over RCB
Suryakumar started on a sedate note after Ishan Kishan had given Mumbai Indians a whirlwind start with a 21-ball 42, and raced to his half-century in 26 balls. He raised 140 runs for the third wicket partnership with Wadhera (52 not out off 34 balls) in just 66 deliveries as Mumbai raced to 200/4 in 16.3 overs, chasing Royal Challengers Bangalore's 199/6 in 20 overs built around blazing half-centuries by Faf du Plessis (65) and Glenn Maxwell (68).
IWL: Sethu and Kickstart meet in first versus second clash
Sethu are assured of a place in the quarter-finals and when asked about the targets for the final two group stage games, head coach Joseph Naik said, "All of us are working very hard in each training session. We keep pushing each other forward to be better players, not just on the field but also off it."
IPL 2023: Maxwell, Faf fifties help RCB to 199/6 against Mumbai Indians
Maxwell blazed his way to 68 off 33 deliveries, hitting eight boundaries and four maximums while Faf struck 65 off 41 balls, smacking five boundaries and three sixes as they rescued Royal Challengers Bangalore from the early setback of losing former skipper Virat Kohli for 1 in the first over.
IPL 2023: Jordan makes debut as Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bowl against RCB
"Good pitch, chased down targets well, a good opportunity to have runs in front of us," said Rohit at the toss. "(It's a) Typical Mumbai pitch. Has a bit of grass cover, but there are some dry patches. Not sure how it'll play. We've never looked at the table so much, focused on playing good cricket, rest will take care of itself," the Mumbai Indians skipper added.
Men's World Boxing Championships: Deepak, Nishant register dominating wins to enter quarter-finals
Deepak had a measure of his opponent and called the shots in the first round with his Swift movement and accurate punches. He went into defensive mode at the start of the second round and used his counter-attacking game to strike some heavy left hooks on his opponent.
IPL 2023: Selflessly contributing for Gujarat instead of Test call-up on Wriddhiman Saha's mind
With the ball coming nicely on to the bat, Saha was effortlessly toying with the lines and lengths of Lucknow's bowlers, especially of Avesh Khan and Mohsin Khan, making 54 out of the hosts' 78 runs in power-play, bringing up his fifty in 20 balls and setting the base for Gujarat to bat Lucknow out of the game.
IPL 2023: Injured Archer returns home for rehabilitation, MI names Chirs Jordan as his replacement
Archer, who has been replaced by Chris Jordan in the Mumbai Indians squad, will return to the UK this week and will work on his rehab with the ECB medical department and Sussex County Cricket Club, respectively.
Carlos Alcaraz wins Laureus Breakthrough of the Year award
The awards were announced Monday evening at a ceremony in Paris. It is the second consecutive year a tennis player has won the award after Emma Raducanu did so in 2022.
IPL 2023: Emergence of young left-handed batters, finishers augurs well for Indian cricket
Left-handedness of Axar Patel was used as either at number six or seven in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, till India brought Rishabh Pant, who was not a guaranteed starter, in place of Dinesh Karthik in the middle-order. But it was too late an addition as Pant didn't leave the desired impact as an explosive left-handed batter against Zimbabwe, as well as in the semi-final against England.
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