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Sachin euphoria to descend on Wankhede as MI celebrates Master Blaster's special 50th
When Mumbai Indians take on Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, fans at the stadium as well as those watching on TV and digital will be treated to celebrations by everyone present at the stadium, which will mark a special 50 for India's most admired and loved cricketer across the world.
IPL 2023: Krunal, Stoinis, Naveen help Lucknow restrict Gujarat to 135/6 despite Hardik's 66
On a slow pitch where spinners and slower deliveries from the fast bowlers ruled the roost, Gujarat's batters found it difficult to find their timing, barring captain Hardik Pandya's 66 off 50 balls and Wriddhiman Saha hitting 47 off 37 balls. Such was the difficulty in stroke play that Hardik was the only batter from Gujarat to hit all of their sixes in their innings.
IPL 2023: Fleming confirms Stokes on sidelines for another week due to latest injury setback
Stokes, who is also England's Test captain, has played just two out of Chennai's six matches so far in IPL 2023 due to a toe injury, apart from also nursing a troublesome left knee issue. "He had another little setback yesterday, so he's probably a few days or a week away at least. This is a challenge. Now the team is playing well. The first thing is him being fit and then if we have a headache around selection."
IPL 2023: Brian Lara indicates Harry Brook, Abhishek Sharma to be SRH opening pair for near future
In six games of IPL 2023, Hyderabad have fielded four opening combinations, with the Brook-Sharma one the latest addition on Friday. The experiment meant regular opener Mayank Agarwal was pushed to an unfamiliar number six position, as the new opening combination put 35 runs on board before Brook fell in the fifth over.
IPL 2023: RCB to play Green Game on Sunday
The Green Game was conceived in 2011 and since then RCB have dedicated one of their home matches to the 'Go Green' initiatives to spread awareness and need for a cleaner and greener environment. RCB players will also be sporting recycled green jerseys for the blockbuster match on Sunday. These jerseys are made utilising the recycled waste collected at the stadium.
Failing in ICC World Cup finals the only blemish in Sachin's glorious career
Tendulkar won the World Cup, innumerable Man of the Match and Series awards, scored the first-ever ODI double ton, made the highest number of centuries, the highest number of runs, most caps for the country... he did it all but his critics, which are very less in numbers, also keep reminding fans about his failures on big days.
Ankita makes India proud with three-medal haul at World Transplant Games
The 29-year-old athlete's impressive performance has earned her a gold medal in the Long Jump event with a jump of 3.06 meters, and two silver medals in the 3,000-meter Racewalk (power walk) for women and the Shot-Put event, with a throw of 28.31 meters. The World Transplant Games is a prestigious international sporting event held by the Olympics Association.
From Lata Mangeshkar to Lionel Cann, Sachin's admirers span continents
Nevertheless, there are some fans who have taken their adoration to a whole new level by going to great lengths to demonstrate their devotion. Sachin's bat has been like a mystical instrument that has captivated and entranced the fans, compelling them to become his ardent supporters. One of those fans is none other than legendary singer late Lata Mangeshkar.
IPL 2023: Impact player rule will never take away anybody else's value in the team, says Pragyan Ojha
Ahead of the tournament, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting had stated that the impact player rule will negate the role of all-rounders and bits-and-pieces players, something which was also echoed by Kolkata Knight Riders' batting all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer too. So far, the impact player rule has been panning out on the lines Ponting had said as majority of teams have preferred to take the batter-bowler and bowler-batter swap.
Living Legend: How Sachin became 'God of Cricket' in popular imagination
What the greatest playwright of English meant was that some people are born great and don't have to work for it; others have to work hard and find greatness while the third group comprises those who are blessed by fate and are allowed to be great in a surprising manner. But there is one more category that is born great but nurtures their prodigious talent and by the sheer dint of their hard work enhance their greatness and become the greatest of them all. And then they even surpass that stage and become demigods.
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