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160 Percent Increase: Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 Shatters More Cricket Viewership Records

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, hotly contested between India and Australia, is setting record numbers in terms of cricket viewership across the world. The thrilling contest in the first Test at Perth captivated a record-breaking 70.8 million viewers-a 70% growth in reach-and generated 8.6 billion minutes of watch-time on Indian broadcaster Star Sports, a 160% increase over the first test during India's previous tour to Australia on television. With a remarkable 38% growth in TVR, this match is now the highest-rated bilateral away Test in BARC's history.

Indirect Dig At Gautam Gambhir? Sunil Gavaskar Makes Explosive KKR Comment: "Shreyas Iyer Didn't..."

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar feels Shreyas Iyer didn't get enough credit for leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Despite leading KKR to their third IPL title, Shreyas was released by KKR ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, where he was picked up by the Punjab Kings (PBKS). KKR's success was largely attributed to mentor Gautam Gambhir, but Gavaskar feels it's the captain who deserves much of the credit instead of someone sitting in the dugout. Apart from his captaincy, Shreyas scored 351 runs from 14 innings at an average of 39 and with two fifties.

'Bharat Ratna For Virat Kohli' Movement Starts, BCCI Urged To Organise Retirement Match For Star

As the cricket world still comes to terms with Virat Kohli's decision to quit Test cricket, some of the biggest personalities in the sport have called for the cricketing great to be honoured with the 'Bharat Ratna'. Virat dropped a bomb about his decision to say goodbye to the longest format of the game ahead of the squad selection for the England tour. The iconic batter, who is widely credited for brething fresh life into Test cricket, didn't even get to feature in a farewell match, much to the disappointment of his fans.

"Fabulous Test Batter But...": Ex-India Star Questions Rishabh Pant's White-Ball Performance

The ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) had to be suspended due to increasing tensions between India and Pakistan. After the Match No.58 between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abruptly called-off in Dharamsala, the BCCI issued a statement regarding the suspension of IPL by one week. Before the suspension, the teams were fighting for a position in the playoffs and the battle becoming more intense with every passing game. Lucknow Super Giants, who claimed only five wins after 11 games, are one of those sides who are all but out of the playoffs race.

"Simply No Excuse...": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Mumbai Indians Star For Huge Blunder vs Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans pulled off a thrilling victory over Mumbai Indians in their rain-hit IPL 2025 match on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, Mumbai Indians were restricted to a below-par 155/8, despite a quick 53-run knock from Will Jacks. Later during GT's chase, the match was halted several due to rain. Finally, the visitors were asked to score 15 runs in the 19th over, in order to win the match. MI skipper Hardik Pandya handed over the ball to pacer Deepak Chahar but he also could not stop GT from going across the line.

"Nearly Fell Off My Chair": Shane Watson Stunned By Delhi Capitals Strategy Against SRH

The Delhi Capitals earned a point in the rain-hit Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad as the entire second innings was washed out on Monday. The Axar Patel-led side, however, would be happy to have gained a point from a match which they failed to get a grip on since the first ball. Many were left surprised as DC decided to open with Karun Nair and Faf du Plessis. SRH skipper Pat Cummins got Nair caught behind on the first ball of the game, making the tourists regret the strategy instantly.

"Goosebumps": KL Rahul Gets Special Praise From Father-In-Law Suniel Shetty For Celebration vs RCB

KL Rahul performed one of the most memorable celebrations of IPL 2025 when Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) earlier in the season. Rahul, who hails from Bengaluru, smashed an unbeaten 93 off 53 balls to take DC to victory, and followed it up with an explosive celebration. Rahul made a mark on the Chinnaswamy pitch with his bat, and then exclaimed 'this is my ground'. That celebration has been lapped up by fans, and Rahul has even received a special appreciation for it from his father-in-law Suniel Shetty.

MS Dhoni "Knows CSK Have Not Bought Players...": 5-Time Champions' "Rs 18 Crore, Rs 17 Crore" Stars Questioned

Chennai Super Kings' chances of qualifying for the IPL 2025 are all but over. With their latest defeat to SunRisers Hyderabad on Friday, CSK have now lost seven of the nine games played. The five-time champions are lying at the bottom of the points table. Whatever could go wrong for CSK, has gone wrong for the MS Dhoni-led side. Dhoni was not supposed to lead the side this year but after designated captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled, the legendary ex-India captain took over. However, the fortunes have not changed for CSK.

Sunil Gavaskar Namedrops Rahul Dravid In Brutal Verdict On Rajasthan Royals: "Unthinkable Cricket..."

Rajasthan Royals slumped to their fifth straight loss as they were beaten by Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday. RR found themselves in a good position with solid knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel but with 18 runs needed to win from 12 balls, the team completely lost the plot. RR ended up scoring just one run from the penultimate over bowled by Josh Hazlewood and were beaten by 11 runs. This was yet another narrow loss for RR after similar results against Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was not happy with the team's performance and he namedropped head coach Rahul Dravid in his brutal verdict.

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160 Percent Increase: Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 Shatters More Cricket Viewership Records

Indirect Dig At Gautam Gambhir? Sunil Gavaskar Makes Explosive KKR Comment: "Shreyas Iyer Didn't..."

'Bharat Ratna For Virat Kohli' Movement Starts, BCCI Urged To Organise Retirement Match For Star

"Fabulous Test Batter But...": Ex-India Star Questions Rishabh Pant's White-Ball Performance

"Simply No Excuse...": Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Mumbai Indians Star For Huge Blunder vs Gujarat Titans

"Nearly Fell Off My Chair": Shane Watson Stunned By Delhi Capitals Strategy Against SRH

"Goosebumps": KL Rahul Gets Special Praise From Father-In-Law Suniel Shetty For Celebration vs RCB

MS Dhoni "Knows CSK Have Not Bought Players...": 5-Time Champions' "Rs 18 Crore, Rs 17 Crore" Stars Questioned

Sunil Gavaskar Namedrops Rahul Dravid In Brutal Verdict On Rajasthan Royals: "Unthinkable Cricket..."