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A new Covid variant which has been the 'driving force' of new cases in India has been found in the UK. Dubbed Arcturus but also known as XBB.1.16, it is a strain of the Omicron subvariant of the virus.
Chennai Super Kings' tried-and-tested strategy of leaving it for late did not yield the desired results as they lost to Rajasthan Royals by three runs in the 17th match of the IPL 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday night. This was CSK's only second loss to RR at home in eight games. Chasing a tricky 176 for victory, CSK finished proceedings at 172/6 with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni staying unbeaten on a 17-ball 32. Dhoni, who was leading CSK for the 200th time in the IPL, hit three sixes and a boundary, while Ravindra Jadeja, the other unbeaten batter, scored a 15-ball 25. Bowling the last over with 20 runs to defend, the vastly experienced medium pacer Sandeep Sharma, held his nerves to restrict the yellow brigade, despite Dhoni's two excellent sixes in the over.
Rajasthan Royals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been fined 25 Percent of his match-fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 17 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday, according to a BCCI statement. While the statement did not specify as to what was Ashwin's offence, a BCCI source told NDTV that it was due to the 'comments on umpiring' that the spinner made during the post match press conference for which he was fined.
The ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed some exciting contest. From Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)'s Rinku Singh's five sixes in the final over to Sai Sudarshan's rise with the bat for the defending champions, the tournament has witnessed some outstanding performances from the Indian uncapped players. However, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says that he hasn't seen any exciting young talent in the first few weeks of the season so far.
Ice Hockey Association of India has unveiled a new jersey for the Women's Team. The Indian women's Ice Hockey team will participate in the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship from April 30 to May 7. The 20-member Indian Ice Hockey squad includes five debutants, who will be coached by Canadian Darrin Harrold with Tsewang Gyaltson and Amit Belwal assisting him. Tsewang Chuskit will captain the squad while Noor Jahan, a conservationist by training, is in charge of the goal. The unveiling of the team jersey was followed by a panel discussion on the growth of Ice Hockey across the Himalayas, the development of winter sports and winter tourism.
Pakistan will be the overwhelming favourites when they host an understrength New Zealand for a 10-match white-ball series that begins this week.
The top names in Indian cricket have mostly been performing quite well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 so far. Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants hold the top two places in the league table while the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings are placed fifth in the table. On Wednesday, CSK lost narrowly to Rajasthan Royals despite Dhoni's last over heroics where he hit two sixes. But ultimately, CSK fell short by three runs. On Thursday, in a video posted on social media, superstar actor Salman Khan can be seen revealing the name his 'favourite cricketer.'
Pacer Sandeep Sharma's last over spell guided his team Rajasthan Royals to their third win in this season's Indian Premier League (IPL) against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After pulling off a defence of 21 runs against the duo of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep said that he has been working with fast bowling coach and Lasith Malinga, a specialist in delivering toe-crushing yorkers, in nets for death overs and it has helped him.