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IPL 2023 Playoffs: How Virat Kohli's RCB Can Face Gautam Gambhir's LSG For 3rd Time This Season

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season is nearing its business end, with franchises looking to put in error-free performances in order to end the league stage of the campaign in the top 4 spots. So far, defending champions Gujarat Titans are the only ones who have qualified for the next round while a total of seven teams are competing for the three remaining spots. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are two of those teams who are still in the fray.

"Trickier" Than Lasith Malinga: PBKS Star's Huge Praise For CSK Youngster

Zimbabwe all-rounder and Punjab Kings batter Sikandar Raza lauded Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana and said the young pacer is much more trickier to read than Sri Lanka great Lasith Malinga. Sikandar said that Pathirana, who is playing in the IPL 2023 for Chennai Super Kings, is more trickier bowler than Malinga as his bowling action comes lower. "Pathirana is a quality talent. I remember that [Lasith] Malinga was hard enough to face but Pathirana is just a bit trickier. His arm comes lower. Malinga was side on, I remember. On that wicket, with those cutters and his 145kph pace, you just didn't know what's coming. Alhamdulillah, to be able to score those runs! I was just trying to find a boundary so I was lucky to get those three runs. I hit it into a gap. I guess when it's your day, luck favours you in weird ways," the Zimbabwe player said.

Rohit Sharma's Chosen Batting "Template Not Working": EX-CSK And India Star On MI Captain's Lean Patch

Amid Rohit Sharma's ongoing rough patch with the bat in the Indian Premier League (IPL), former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had urged the Mumbai Indians skipper to take a break from the sport and focus on the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final. So far in 13 IPL 2023 matches, Rohit has scored just 257 at an average of 19.77, hitting just one half-century. Speaking on his IPL struggles, former India wicketkeeper-batter Robin Uthappa suggested that Rohit doesn't need a break.

India, Pakistan Clubbed In Same Group In Next Month's SAFF Cup

India and Pakistan are set to renew their football rivalry after nearly five years as the two neighbouring countries have been clubbed in the same group in the SAFF Cup to be held in Bengaluru from June 21 to July 4. The draw of the 14th edition of the South Asian Football Federation Cup was held here on Wednesday with defending champions India, Pakistan, Kuwait and Nepal being clubbed in Group A. Lebanon, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan are in Group B.

IPL 2023 - Watch: Crowd Directs 'Virat Kohli' Chants At Naveen-ul-Haq, LSG Star Gestures Them To Shout Louder

Naveen-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli seem to have some sort of intricate connection. Right from the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli had an on-field altercation with Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen during an IPL 2023 match in Lucknow at the start of this month, almost everything that the duo does, especially on social media, has been connected by fans to that incident. During a RCB-Mumbai Indians match recently, Naveen posted a photo of mangoes and even that got connected with that incident.

Ricky Ponting Out? Irfan Pathan Backs This India Great To Be DC Head Coach Next Season

Changes are expected considering the miserable season Delhi Capitals have had in Indian Premier League 2023. With the David Warner-led side still placed bottom of the points table, speculations are rife over Ricky Ponting's exit as the head coach of the franchise. If that does happen, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan already has a name in his mind as Ponting's replacement. Pathan, in a chat, suggested that Sourav Ganguly, who is already among the supporting staff in the franchise, should take over the role from Ponting.

'It's Now A Marriage': Virender Sehwag's Unique Take On Shubman Gill's Ahmedabad Connection

Star India batter Shubman Gill has got a special liking for the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While consistency in scoring runs across different kinds of tracks has been a speciality of the right-handed batter, his stats at the cricketing venue in Ahmedabad have been really impressive. Back in February this year, Gill had scored his maiden T20I century while playing against New Zealand at the venue. The next month saw him scoring a Test century on the same surface. On Monday, Gill just added to his love story with Ahmedabad by scoring his maiden IPL ton.

Watch - "In My Last Moments...": Sunil Gavaskar Makes Emotional 'MS Dhoni Wish'

In what could be MS Dhoni's last season as a player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the entire Indian cricketing spectrum is getting emotional over the prospect of not seeing the Chennai Super Kings skipper playing ever again in the T20 league. As millions of fans saw the tempo of their heartbeats increase seeing Dhoni give a lap of honour to the Chepauk crowd after the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Gavaskar rushed to him and got an autograph on his shirt. Now, the original Little Master has made an emotional wish involving the great MSD.

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IPL 2023 Playoffs: How Virat Kohli's RCB Can Face Gautam Gambhir's LSG For 3rd Time This Season

"Trickier" Than Lasith Malinga: PBKS Star's Huge Praise For CSK Youngster

Rohit Sharma's Chosen Batting "Template Not Working": EX-CSK And India Star On MI Captain's Lean Patch

India, Pakistan Clubbed In Same Group In Next Month's SAFF Cup

IPL 2023 - Watch: Crowd Directs 'Virat Kohli' Chants At Naveen-ul-Haq, LSG Star Gestures Them To Shout Louder

Ricky Ponting Out? Irfan Pathan Backs This India Great To Be DC Head Coach Next Season

'It's Now A Marriage': Virender Sehwag's Unique Take On Shubman Gill's Ahmedabad Connection

Watch - "In My Last Moments...": Sunil Gavaskar Makes Emotional 'MS Dhoni Wish'