England star Stokes confident Tests and T20s can co-exist as Ashes fever builds
England captain Ben Stokes insisted he had no fears for the future of Test cricket as he prepares to lead his side in an Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia.
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England captain Ben Stokes insisted he had no fears for the future of Test cricket as he prepares to lead his side in an Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia.
Elated to play a crucial role in Chennai Super Kings' triumph over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final, opening batter Devon Conway termed the win the 'greatest in his career'. But not many fans were happy with the New Zealand star's statement back home, considering he was a part of the team that won the ICC World Test Championship, beating India in the final. Seeing the backlash from fans, Conway backtracked from his statement, calling the IPL triumph his greatest in the T20 format.
Former England pacer Steve Harmison has hinted that quite a few senior players in the side did not contribute to the team spirit in the late 90s and early 2000s, but all that changed during the 2005 Ashes series, which the hosts won 2-1. Responding to former Australian quick Jason Gillespie's assessment that he had noticed a big change in the England side during the 2005 Ashes, Harmison, who was part of the 2005 side, said that, "The difference between that and 2003, 2001 and 1999, 1997, was in 2005 we were a team."
NEW DELHI : The Indian Premier League's (IPL) stature as the world's top Twenty20 competition is secure despite the emergence of similar franchise-based tournaments around the world, its chairman Arun Singh Dhumal told Reuters.
Veteran batter Ambati Rayudu bid adieu to the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this week after the final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Rayudu, who had announced that IPL 2023 will be his last season as a player, had a fairytale ending to his career as CSK defeated GT to win a record-equalling fifth title. In his 204 league games, Rayudu scored 4348 runs and won the league six times, a joint highest record he holds alongside Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma.
Ruturaj Gaikwad capped off another successful season at the Chennai Super Kings with a total of 590 runs in the bag. As CSK lifted their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title earlier this week, Gaikwad ended the season as the franchise's second-highest run-scorer, after opening partner Devon Conway. During CSK's triumph in 2021, Gaikwad won the Orange Cap by scoring 635 runs in a season. Due to his consistent performances in the IPL, as well as the domestic circuit, Ruturaj was added to India's squad, as a reserve player, for the upcoming World Test Championship final.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans was a nail-biter with the former clinching the summit clash to win their fifth title. Attending the match were 'Zara Hatke Zara Bachke' stars Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan. The actors posted a video in Instagram from the time at the stadium. In it, the actors can be seen giving each other a hi-five after CSK's win. The jubilant mood of the co-stars clearly reflects in the video.
The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League ended on Monday with Chennai Super Kings becoming the crowned champions for the fifth time. This season many uncapped players like Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, Suyash Sharma, etc became stars with their exceptional performances. However, one player who became the talk of the town and utterly impressed everyone was Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 21-year-old batter smashed 625 runs in just 14 matches and bagged the 'Emerging Player' award.