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IPL 2023: Curran-captained Punjab Kings win toss, elect to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants
Curran said Dhawan is unavailable for Satu'day's match as he had picked up an injury in their last game against Gujarat. "Don't know how bad it is but hopefully he (Dhawan) won't be out long. His absence is huge, we've got two Indian batters (Atharva Taide and Harpreet Singh Bhatia) coming in and (Sikandar) Raza is back in the eleven," he said.
IPL 2023: Manish Pandey's fifty in vain as RCB beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs
It was the fifth consecutive loss for the David Warner-led Delhi Capitals and they are yet to open their account in the ongoing season, lying at the bottom of the table. The Delhi Capitals bowlers made a remarkable comeback to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 174/6 in 20 overs despite Virat Kohli's impressive fifty (50 off 34). Apart from Kohli, none of the RCB batters could score big as the team kept losing wickets at crucial junctures against a disciplined Delhi bowling attack.
AIFF bars overseas players from playing in state leagues
The AIFF reached a decision to this effect during its executive committee meeting at its headquarters, Football House, in the national capital on Friday. Later, speaking to the IANS, AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey said that till now, the AIFF allowed a 3+1 (three foreigners and one player of Asian origin) formula in each team.
To go out there with a little bit of mentality that I don't care was really nice to have come off: Harry Brook
Chasing an extremely challenging 229 for victory, KKR were restricted to 205-7 in their 20 overs, handing SRH a 23-run win. Brook, the 24-year-old Englishman, who has taken the cricket world by storm thanks to his consistency since his debut last year, stayed unbeaten on 100 off 55 balls. His innings was laced with 12 boundaries and three sixes.
We'll do everything to put in our best performance and come away with the result: Des Buckingham
The Islanders will take on the Highlanders at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, here on Saturday with the game kicking off at 8:30 PM IST. Mumbai City came into the Super Cup after a near flawless ISL campaign, winning the League Winners' Shield and narrowly bowing out in the semifinals
'He's a strong guy': Nicholas Pooran backs Rishabh Pant to bounce back in style
Pooran was in the same shoes as Pant over eight years ago when he too was involved in a car accident on his way back from a training session. He had to undergo two surgeries and was on the shelf for close to six months before he could walk again. The Windies cricketer, who is currently in India representing the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), said that he has been in constant touch with Pant.
Bumrah commences rehab at NCA, Shreyas to undergo surgery for lower back issue
Bumrah has been out of competitive cricket since late September last year, when he pulled out of the home T20Is against South Africa and subsequently missed the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. After making a recovery, the pacer attempted a comeback in January this year for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. But, he was withdrawn on the eve of the ODI series opener at Guwahati, with the BCCI citing the need for him to build bowling resilience, and calling the decision as a precautionary measure.
RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell flies childhood friends to give them 'Indian' experience
The Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder has brought four of his childhood friends from Australia to give them a feel of the RCB life and India in general. Anthony Davies is a mechanical plumber, Brendon Walsh and Nathan Walsh are teachers while Aaron Daniels is an electrician and the quartet is in Bengaluru, soaking in the unmatched cricketing atmosphere that RCB as a team as to offer.
Fans of every team in IPL want to see runs come out of Virat Kohli's bat: Sunil Gavaskar
A good sign for RCB is the way their batting mainstay Virat Kohli is batting in IPL. Kohli's batting with positive intent this season is a positive for the franchise. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes it will boost RCB's chances of finishing in the top four in IPL 2023. Speaking on Star Sports' Cricket Live Show, Gavaskar said, "This year RCB's claim is on Virat Kohli. If he plays well in every game, then the chances of RCB winning increase. Virat is one of the biggest superstars and not only RCB but fans of every team want to see runs coming out of his bat."
Super Cup: Jamshedpur FC enter semi-finals at ATK Mohun Bagan's expense
Faced with a must-win situation against Jamshedpur FC in the crucial Group C match, Kolkata's green and maroon side went down 0-3 - one of their worst defeats in recent times. While the win took Jamshedpur to the semi-finals, ATK Mohun Bagan were left to lick their wounds. On the other hand, in the true sense, Jamshedpur FC had a field day in Kozhikode. Once they took the lead in the 22nd minute, there was no looking back for Aidy Boothroyd's boys.
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