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Explained: Why MS Dhoni's Blistering Cameo Was Not Enough For CSK To Beat LSG

Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, who made classy fifties on a slow pitch, produced a chasing masterclass to power Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2024 match at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. Asked to bat first, Ravindra Jadeja came up with a solid unbeaten 57 before Mooen Ali (30 off 20) and MS Dhoni (28 off 9) went on a six-hitting spree to take CSK to a fighting 176 for six.

"Back In His Old Avatar": India Great On Rohit Sharma Taking Over Mumbai Indians Captaincy vs Punjab Kings

It was a welcome sight for many cricket fans as Rohit Sharma was seen marshaling the troops during Mumbai Indians' victory over Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 on Thursday. Hardik replacing Rohit as the MI skipper resulted in a big controversy and there were several reports claiming that there was a huge rift between the two cricketers. However, during the match against PBKS, Hardik and Rohit were seen speaking to each other as the game went down to the wire and the Indian cricket team skipper took over the duties. He was seen setting the field and also had long conversations with the bowlers.

"Doing His Rehabs Well": CSK Head Coach Provide Injury Update On Deepak Chahar

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming provided a major update on frontline pacer Deepak Chahar's injury status, saying he warming the sidelines with a 'minor' niggle and will be back in action soon. The five-time IPL champions will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Fleming, a former Kiwi all-format skipper, said Chahar was well and truly on the recovery road and presently going through his rehabilitation phase.

India's Probable T20 World Cup Squad After 4 Weeks Of IPL 2024: Huge Contest For Back-up Opener, 3rd Spinner

The Indian cricket team's 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is likely to be finalised by the end of April in order to stick with the ICC's May 1 cut-off date for the provisional roster. According to reports, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh are certainties in India's T20 World Cup squad.

PCB Likely To Announce New Pakistan Head Coach By This Date

Pakistan will announce new set of coaches for red and white ball formats for the national team by the end of this month, a Cricket Board (PCB) official said on Friday. The PCB also confirmed that besides South Africa's Gary Kirsten and Australia's Jason Gillespie, the board had received applications from a couple of reputed coaches by the April 15 deadline. The PCB official said that while they are interested in Kirsten and Gillispie, the new applicants are also in the fray. "The PCB chairman, Mohsin Naqvi has made it clear that the long-term appointments of coaches will be done through a due process and all commitments would be met by the board," the report added.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Restores Three Lakes In Water-Stressed City

Professional franchise cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru has restored three lakes in Bengaluru, a city grappling with a severe water crisis. RCB launched the Lake Improvement Works Project in October 2023 as part of the "RCB Go Green Initiative". The project focused on desilting and developing the Ittgalpura and Sadenahalli lakes, located in highly water-stressed areas. These areas lack access to Kaveri River water and rely entirely on groundwater and surface water with borewell depths ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 feet. According to a statement, more than 1,20,000 tons of silt and sand have been removed from the two lakes and nine acres of lake land have been recovered, leading to the creation of stabilisation ponds and wetlands that benefit the local bird and animal populations.

Preity Zinta Breaks Silence On Viral 'Will Bet Life To Get Rohit Sharma' Quote, Says, "In Poor Taste..."

Rohit Sharma is now a hot topic in IPL 2024. Since, he was replaced by Hardik Pandya as Mumbai Indians captain there has been speculation over his future with the franchise. While there have reports claiming he might leave the five-time IPL champions ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, there has been no official confirmation. In the midst of this an alleged quote of Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta went viral. In the quotes, social media handle claimed that Zinta said, she would 'bet her life' to get Rohit Sharma in her team.

Did MI Star Mohammad Nabi Share Post Blasting Skipper Hardik Pandya's 'Strange' Decisions? A Fact Check

After Mumbai Indians' narrow win over Punjab Kings on Thursday, a interesting post went viral on social media. In the screenshot of the post, allegedly re-shared by Mumbai Indians' Mohammad Nabi, a person by the display name of ijaz.azizi07 wrote on his instagram story: "@mumbaiindians some of you captain's decision is very strange and surprise people!? Nabi didn'y bowl today."

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Explained: Why MS Dhoni's Blistering Cameo Was Not Enough For CSK To Beat LSG

"Back In His Old Avatar": India Great On Rohit Sharma Taking Over Mumbai Indians Captaincy vs Punjab Kings

"Doing His Rehabs Well": CSK Head Coach Provide Injury Update On Deepak Chahar

India's Probable T20 World Cup Squad After 4 Weeks Of IPL 2024: Huge Contest For Back-up Opener, 3rd Spinner

PCB Likely To Announce New Pakistan Head Coach By This Date

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Restores Three Lakes In Water-Stressed City

Preity Zinta Breaks Silence On Viral 'Will Bet Life To Get Rohit Sharma' Quote, Says, "In Poor Taste..."

Did MI Star Mohammad Nabi Share Post Blasting Skipper Hardik Pandya's 'Strange' Decisions? A Fact Check