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Shreyas Iyer Gives Up His Seat For Rohit Sharma At Awards Ceremony, Video Is Viral

The CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2024 honoured some of the best Indian cricketers of the year, both men and women. However, amidst players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid being felicitated, cricket fans went gaga over a wonderful moment between two India stalwarts. During the event, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain and India's ODI middle-order pillar Shreyas Iyer was seen leaving his seat for India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Fans lapped up the heartwarming moment, as the video went viral on social media.

KKR Make Captaincy Offer To This Mumbai Indians Star, Claims Report. It's Not Rohit Sharma

The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was marred by chaos surrounding the captaincy change at Mumbai Indians (MI). The five-time champions made a big call heading in the IPL 2024, replacing long-serving skipper Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya, with the franchise bringing him back from Gujarat Titans as part of an all cash deal. This led to further speculations of a rift between Rohit and Hardik. This alleged bad blood between the two led to MI finishing at the bottom spot in the points.

Australia Star Imitates Shah Rukh Khan's Iconic Pose Mid-Match. Video Goes Viral

Australia and Trinbago Knight Riders cricketer Jess Jonassen imitated Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's iconic pose mid-match. She did it during women's Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 match between Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on August 22. A video of the moment is going viral on social media. It happened after the third ball of the 15th over. Jonassen dismissed Aaliyah Alleyne and then brought out the SRK pose to celebrate the wicket.

KL Rahul Breaks Silence On 'Koffee With Karan' Controversy, Says "Scarred Me..."

Indian cricket team star KL Rahul found himself in the middle of a massive controversy after he appeared in the popular TV show "Koffee With Karan" along with teammate Hardik Pandya in 2019. Their comments on the show led to massive backlash and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) even decided to suspended them. The episode aired when both Rahul and Hardik were in Australia as part of the Indian cricket team but they had to return midway due to the controversy. On a podcast with Nikhil Kamath on his Youtube channel featuring Kriti Sannon and Badshah, Rahul opened up about the entire controversy and said that it scarred him. He added that it completed changed him as a person as well.

"Not Tough But...": Shikhar Dhawan's Honest Confession On Retirement Decision

Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday. The left-handed batter took to social media to post a video message where he announced his decision and thanks both fans and associations for their love and support. Dhawan last played for India back in 2022 during the ODI series against Bangladesh. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Dhawan opened up about his decision to retire and said that although it was not tough for him, the decision was quite emotional.

'You Replaced Me...": Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag Lead Retirement Wishes For Shikhar Dhawan

As India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday morning, former players showered tributes to the decorated cricketer on his illustrious cricketing career. Taking to social media, the left-handed batter put an end to his glittery cricket career that saw him scoring 24 hundreds (17 in ODIs and seven in Tests) across 269 international matches. His last competitive game was in April this year in the Indian Premier League for Punjab Kings. India all-rounder Hardik Pandya congratulated him on his Instagram story, wishing him the best for the future. “Only the best for you Shiki paa. Congratulations on a wonderful career.”

Sarabjot Singh Makes Big Paris Olympics 2024 Revelation, Says He Barely Trained With Manu Bhaker

Sarabjot Singh, who partnered with Manu Bhaker to win India's first ever Olympic medal in a mixed shooting event, on Saturday said they "barely" got to train together in the run-up to their event. Bhaker and Sarabjot scripted history with a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event at the Paris Games. "My training was due at 9, hers was due at 12, individually. Mixed session lasted for 30 minutes, before which she trained separately, and I separately." "Our conversation was usually brief and limited to 'Apna 100 per cent dena hai (we have to give our 100 per cent)'. Apart from that, we enjoyed some banter. Sometimes I would make fun of her, sometimes she would of me," recalled Sarabjot.

India's Dhawan calls time on cricket career: 'It's important to turn the page'

Dhawan, 38, last played a competitive game as captain of the Punjab Kings in this year's edition of the glitzy Indian Premier League T20 tournament.

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Shreyas Iyer Gives Up His Seat For Rohit Sharma At Awards Ceremony, Video Is Viral

KKR Make Captaincy Offer To This Mumbai Indians Star, Claims Report. It's Not Rohit Sharma

Australia Star Imitates Shah Rukh Khan's Iconic Pose Mid-Match. Video Goes Viral

KL Rahul Breaks Silence On 'Koffee With Karan' Controversy, Says "Scarred Me..."

"Not Tough But...": Shikhar Dhawan's Honest Confession On Retirement Decision

'You Replaced Me...": Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag Lead Retirement Wishes For Shikhar Dhawan

Sarabjot Singh Makes Big Paris Olympics 2024 Revelation, Says He Barely Trained With Manu Bhaker

India's Dhawan calls time on cricket career: 'It's important to turn the page'