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IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians SWOT Analysis And Strongest Playing XI

Forgetting what happened last year, Mumbai Indians will step into the Indian Premier League arena keeping their rich legacy in mind. Being tied with Chennai Super Kings with record five titles, the side will aim to add another feather to its illustrious cap. Last year saw MI finishing at the bottom spot in the ten-team table. The side will aim to put a much better show this time. Before the five-time champions start their IPL 2025 campaign, let's have an in-depth look at their new squad -

Australia Batter Sparks Controversy For Allegedly Faking Injury To Attend F1 Race

Australian opener Usman Khawaja has stirred controversy for allegedly faking an injury and attending an F1 Grand Prix race in Melbourne on weekend. As per the claim, the southpaw missed Queensland's Sheffield Shield match due to a reported hamstring injury but attended the Australian Grand Prix. However, according to Queensland's Head of Elite Cricket Joe Dawes, there was no injury to the player. Dawes also expressed 'disappointment' for the fact that Khawaja didn't show up for the match vs South Australia, that took place between March 15 to 18.

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu Fails In 1st Round, Kidambi Srikanth Moves To Pre-Quarterfinals

Two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu made a first-round exit from the ongoing Swiss Open badminton tournament on Wednesday, continuing her horror run on Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year. Sindhu, the world number 17, lost to world number 31 Julie Jakobsen 21-17, 21-19 in a 61-minute match, as per Olympics.com. With this loss, Sindhu has registered her third successive first-round exit during this year. She started the year by reaching the quarterfinals of the Indian Open, but could not make it past round one in the Indonesia Masters, All England Open and now the Swiss Open, which she won back in 2022.

Pakistan football team to travel to Saudi Arabia for AFC Asian Cup qualifier camp

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national football team will be in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, where they will resume training for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifier fixture against Syria, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said in a statement.

'Mentally Tortured, Insulted...": Hardik Pandya Receives Massive 'Redemption' Praise

It was a turbulent IPL 2024 season for Hardik Pandya after he replaced Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians captain. The decision was not accepted by a part of the fanbase and following a number of disappointing results, the all-rounder was booed by a section of the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, Hardik bounced back from the poor IPL show to play a big role in guiding the Indian cricket team to the T20 World Cup 2024 as well as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Former Indian cricket team star Mohammad Kaif feels that Hardik Pandya was 'mentally tortured' during the 2024 season and said that he deserves a 'biopic' on how fought against the odds to mount a comeback.

Nick Kyrgios Gets Much Needed Boost With First Win Since 2022

Australian Nick Kyrgios won his first match since 2022 as he fought back from a set down to beat American Mackenzie McDonald 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Kyrgios's career has been blighted by injuries in the last two years and he had to retire from his first round match at Indian Wells earlier this month. The flamboyant 29-year-old had suffered pain in his surgically reconstructed right wrist - a procedure that left him on the sidelines for 18 months. "It has been a long journey, even to just get to the start line of matches and be scared to just finish them," Kyrgios said. "To come off and get a win and feel like I belong again was special," added after the one-hour, 43-minute victory.

New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, and directed the family court to decide their divorce plea by Thursday. A single bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar said Chahal would not be available from March 21 as he has to participate in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. The cricketer and Verma had filed a divorce plea in a family court here on February 5 this year. They had submitted a petition mutually seeking for the cooling off period be waived as their divorce was by mutual consent.

Watch: New Zealand PM Steals The Show As He Plays Street Cricket With Kapil Dev

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon enjoyed a game of street cricket with former India captain Kapil Dev in New Delhi. Luxon and Kapil teamed up to take on New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel and Ross Patel, who retired from international cricket in 2022. In a video posted by PM Luxon on Instagram, which has now gone viral on social media, he and Kapil enjoyed their time while playing with some kids at a special event in the National capital. PM Luxon stole the show as he took two amazing catches in the slip cordon, leaving Taylor and Ajaz amused.

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IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians SWOT Analysis And Strongest Playing XI

Australia Batter Sparks Controversy For Allegedly Faking Injury To Attend F1 Race

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu Fails In 1st Round, Kidambi Srikanth Moves To Pre-Quarterfinals

Pakistan football team to travel to Saudi Arabia for AFC Asian Cup qualifier camp

'Mentally Tortured, Insulted...": Hardik Pandya Receives Massive 'Redemption' Praise

Nick Kyrgios Gets Much Needed Boost With First Win Since 2022

New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."

Watch: New Zealand PM Steals The Show As He Plays Street Cricket With Kapil Dev