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New Zealand Sweat Over Trent Boult, Henry Nicholls For England Test Opener

Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls may miss New Zealand's first Test against England despite being named in the squad for the clash starting at Lord's on Thursday. Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to recover in time for five days of Test cricket. Nicholls has had a disrupted start to the tour of England due to injury problems and a bout of the coronavirus. "We'll see how Trent scrubs up but I've had conversations with him leading up into this. It's part of the world and the way it is right now with the complexity of putting schedules together," New Zealand head coach Gary Stead told reporters on Monday.

Watch: "A Roaring Success!" Gujarat Titans' Indian Premier League 2022 Victory Parade Is a Massive Hit

After their brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign, which saw Gujarat Titans lift the trophy in the team's maiden season, the Hardik Pandya-led side went for a victory parade in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Thousands of fans on Monday flooded the city's streets as GT took out a victory parade on an open-top bus. In Sunday's final, played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to cap off a dream season. In doing so, they became the first team, since Royals themselves in 2008, to win the tournament in their very first season.

BCCI Announces INR 1.25 Crore Reward For Curators And Groundsmen

Calling them 'unsung heroes', the BCCI on Monday announced a prize money of Rs 1.25 crore for the curators and groundsmen, who worked during the just-concluded Indian Premier League. New entrants Gujarat Titans lifted the winners' trophy after thrashing Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the summit clash on Sunday night. "I'm pleased to announce a prize money of INR 1.25 crores for the men who gave us the best games in #TATAIPL 2022. The unsung heroes - our curators and groundsmen across 6 IPL venues this season," Shah said in a tweet.

Nations Pride and El Habeeb added to Derby field

Michael Stoute's impressive Dante winner Desert Crown heads 18 possibles for Saturday’s Cazoo Derby at Epsom.

Need to give football players the right exposure: Bhaichung Bhutia

Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday said the football scenario in the country is changing quite a lot and the players need to be given the right exposure. He said the north east region has a lot of sports talent. "The football scenario in India is changing quite a lot and the opportunities are much more.

Sunil Gavaskar feels Hardik Pandya has emerged as a contender for India captaincy

AHMEDABAD: Impressed by Hardik Pandya's "leadership qualities" in IPL 15, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels the star all-rounder has emerged as a strong contender to lead the Indian team in near future. Making a comeback after a subdued outing in the T20 World Cup last year, Hardik captained Gujarat Titans to a memorable title triumph in a dream maiden IPL season, forcing those who gave the first-timers no chance before the tournament to eat humble pie. "Yes definitely. Not just my estimation, but everybody's estimation (Hardik's reputation as a leader has gone up). This was an aspect of his game which nobody had too much information about," Gavaskar told Star Sports.

India men drop a rung to 4th, women rise to 6th in FIH World Rankings

Indian men's hockey team slipped to fourth spot but the women's side gained a place to rise to number six in the latest FIH World Rankings, issued on Monday. At the top, Australia (2842.258) and Netherlands (3049.495) continued to be the world number one ranked teams in the men's and women's ranking.

Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls likely to sit out first Test against England

Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls are likely to sit out New Zealand’s first Test against England despite being named in the tourists’ squad.

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New Zealand Sweat Over Trent Boult, Henry Nicholls For England Test Opener

Watch: "A Roaring Success!" Gujarat Titans' Indian Premier League 2022 Victory Parade Is a Massive Hit

BCCI Announces INR 1.25 Crore Reward For Curators And Groundsmen

Nations Pride and El Habeeb added to Derby field

Need to give football players the right exposure: Bhaichung Bhutia

Sunil Gavaskar feels Hardik Pandya has emerged as a contender for India captaincy

India men drop a rung to 4th, women rise to 6th in FIH World Rankings

Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls likely to sit out first Test against England