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Staying Vigilant: On-Field Umpires Check Bat Size To Prevent Unfair Advantage, If Any

In a departure from the norm, on-field umpires have started making random checks on the dimensions of the bats during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to prevent players from gaining an unfair advantage. Checking the bat dimensions is a prevalent protocol but till the last edition, the process was followed inside the confines of the dressing room. However, the BCCI, in its bid to stay more vigilant in times of brutal power-hitting, has allowed the match officials to check any piece of willow if they deem required, even during a live game.

"There's No Value For Me...": Karun Nair's Remarks On Own Batting Sum Up His Mentality

Back into the Indian Premier League after a 2-year hiatus, Karun Nair marked his return to the T20 league with a superb knock for Delhi Capitals, but despite being away from the league for two seasons, he always knew what to expect from the opposition in terms of quality having been there and done that earlier too. Grabbing his first opportunity of the season with both hands, Karun hit a superb 40-ball 89 while chasing a target of 206, but it went in vain as DC ended on 193 in 19 overs to go down by 12 runs to Mumbai Indians. Not many batters have hit Jasprit Bumrah for two sixes in an over, and Karun underlined his preparation as a key to success, having gained enough confidence during the domestic season in which he aggregated 1870 runs for Vidarbha across formats.

Umpire Checks Hardik Pandya's Bat During IPL Clash Between MI And DC - Here's Why

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 double-header on Sunday saw the start of an interesting procedure, as umpires began checking the bat size of players. In the contest between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI), the on-field umpire used a device to measure the width of MI captain Hardik Pandya's bat. Fortunately for Pandya, his bat was within the permitted dimensions of 4.25 inches. Earlier in the day, during the clash between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the bats of Phil Salt and Shimron Hetmyer had been changed.

Watch: Hardik Pandya Gifts Bat To Delhi Capitals Star Over India Call-Up, Fulfils Promise

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has gifted his bat to pace-bowling woman all-rounder Kashvee Gautam ahead of her potential India debut. Pandya met Kashvee during the Women's Premier League (WPL) match against Mumbai Indians and promised to send a bat for her after he came to know that the Gujarat Giants player idolises him. She had even written HP33 on her bat.

Barcelona extend LaLiga lead with 1-0 win at battling Leganes

LEGANES, Spain :Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to stubborn Leganes thanks to an own goal by defender Jorge Saenz on Saturday that took their unbeaten LaLiga run to 12 matches.

CSK Achieve Historic Low After Disastrous Batting Performance Against KKR

A completely disoriented Chennai Super Kings could manage only a paltry 103 for nine, their lowest total at the home ground Chepauk, as Kolkata Knight Riders dished out a clinical bowling show in their IPL match on Friday. It was CSK's third lowest total in the IPL and the lowest by any team in this edition so far. Veteran spinner Sunil Narine (3/13) grabbed three wickets, while Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy got two each after CSK were invited to bat. Nothing went right for CSK in their home ground as they could hit just nine boundaries (4 or 6) in the entire innings. Shivam Dube top-scored with an unbeaten 31 off 29 balls, while Vijay Shankar made 29 after living a charmed life. Only two other CSK batters made runs in double-digit figures.

Despite Failing To Chase 220, CSK Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad Labels Batting 'Spot On'. Blames This Instead

After losing their fourth straight game, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad narrowed down their recent losses to poor execution in the field after suffering an 18-run defeat against the Punjab Kings in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 here on Tuesday. The five-time champions gave two lifelines to opener Priyansh Arya, the first on the second ball of the game as he went on to raise hell and score the second-fastest century by an Indian in IPL history. Gaikwad believes, after a disappointing batting performance in the recent losses, his side was spot-on while chasing and the extra runs conceded took the game away for them.

Astros' Spencer Arrighetti breaks thumb in freak batting practice accident

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Staying Vigilant: On-Field Umpires Check Bat Size To Prevent Unfair Advantage, If Any

"There's No Value For Me...": Karun Nair's Remarks On Own Batting Sum Up His Mentality

Umpire Checks Hardik Pandya's Bat During IPL Clash Between MI And DC - Here's Why

Watch: Hardik Pandya Gifts Bat To Delhi Capitals Star Over India Call-Up, Fulfils Promise

Barcelona extend LaLiga lead with 1-0 win at battling Leganes

CSK Achieve Historic Low After Disastrous Batting Performance Against KKR

Despite Failing To Chase 220, CSK Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad Labels Batting 'Spot On'. Blames This Instead

Astros' Spencer Arrighetti breaks thumb in freak batting practice accident