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Watch: Hardik Pandya's Cheeky Send-Off To KKR Batter Just Days After 'Stare' Incident

Hardik Pandya gave a cheeky send-off to Angkrish Raghuvanshi during the IPL 2025 encounter between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. The incident came just days after the controversy involving Hardik and Gujarat Titans cricketer R Sai Kishore where the two stars were involved in a cold stare-off. During the 7th over of the KKR innings, Raghuvanshi tried to pull a delivery from Hardik across the line but ended up giving an easy catch to Naman Dhir at deep mid-wicket. Hardik was extremely pleased with the dismissal and he made a 'goodbye' gesture towards the young batter.

Torpedo bat designer says it’s more about the players than the bat model

MIAMI: For the MIT-educated physicist behind the torpedo bat, it’s more about the talent of the players than their lumber at the plate. The torpedo model — a striking design in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin — became the talk of major league baseball over the weekend. The New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Three talking points ahead of clay-court season

PARIS: Czech teenager Jakub Mensik and Aryna Sabalenka emerged victorious at the Miami Open last weekend, but their attentions will now turn to the European clay-court swing with all eyes on Roland Garros.

England Test captain Ben Stokes To Miss Early County Games In Fitness Battle

Ben Stokes is not expected to play in the early rounds of the County Championship as he battles to be fit to lead England, his Durham coach Ryan Campbell said on Monday. The 33-year-old Test captain is recovering from hamstring surgery after breaking down in New Zealand in December, his second hamstring tear in five months. But the all-rounder is not yet ready for action in the four-day domestic championship, which starts on Friday. England host Zimbabwe in May, with a five-Test series against India to follow. Later in the year they head to Australia for a five-match Ashes series.

Swing king Ashwani Kumar powers Mumbai Indians to first IPL win of season

MUMBAI: A sparkling debut performance by medium pacer Ashwani Kumar helped IPL powerhouses Mumbai Indians register their first win of the season on Monday, downing Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. Kumar’s 4-24 — and an overall disciplined bowling performance — restricted champions Kolkata to a modest total of 116, which Mumbai chased down with more than seven overs to spare. “We thought Ashwani can come in on this pitch and bowl the way he bowled. It is all the scouts — they picked him,” said Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya. “They have gone to all the places and picked these young kids.

Duke’s great D sends Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

NEWARK, NJ: Duke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region final.

Updated IPL 2025 Points Table After MI vs KKR Match, Orange Cap And Purple Cap

Mumbai Indians registered their first points in the IPL 2025 in great fashion with a comprehensive show against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Ashwani Kumar's record four wicket-haul on IPL debut and Ryan Rickelton's 62 not out powered Mumbai Indians to an eight-wicket win. The 23-year-old Ashwani from Punjab's Jhanjeri became the first Indian ever to to take four wickets on IPL debut as he ended with figures of 3-0-24-4 to blow away KKR's star-studded batting lineup.

Rohit Sharma Not Part Of Mumbai Indians' 1st Playing XI vs KKR In IPL 2025. Here's The Reason

Former skipper Rohit Sharma was demoted to the substitutes' bench as Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 12 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. While Rohit was relegated to the role of Impact Substitute, Mumbai Indians brought in Will Jacks and also handed a debut to left-arm seamer Ashwani Kumar. Vignesh Puthur also found a place in the playing XI and will most likely make way for Rohit Sharma when MI launch their chase.

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Watch: Hardik Pandya's Cheeky Send-Off To KKR Batter Just Days After 'Stare' Incident

Torpedo bat designer says it’s more about the players than the bat model

Three talking points ahead of clay-court season

England Test captain Ben Stokes To Miss Early County Games In Fitness Battle

Swing king Ashwani Kumar powers Mumbai Indians to first IPL win of season

Duke’s great D sends Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four with an 85-65 win over Alabama

Updated IPL 2025 Points Table After MI vs KKR Match, Orange Cap And Purple Cap

Rohit Sharma Not Part Of Mumbai Indians' 1st Playing XI vs KKR In IPL 2025. Here's The Reason