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Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff will not be on TV screens until at least 2024 as he recovers from a devastating crash that took place while filming the hit BBC motoring show.
Afghanistan and Lucknow Super Giants player Naveen-ul-Haq recently got into an altercation with Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli. The IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday will be remembered for a long time for all the wrong reasons. Tempers flared and Indian cricket greats Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli could be seen talking in an animated manner after the match ended. What prompted the angry reaction is not fully clear, but many social media users pointed that the history between the two IPL franchises a reason behind the aggressive reaction. During their first leg match, which was a closely contested affair in Bengaluru, LSG players and mentor Gambhir could be seen giving aggressive reactions.
According to International Cricket Council (ICC), the Women's T20 World Cup was the most watched ICC women's event to date with global viewing hours reaching 192 million, a 44 percent increase from the 2020 World Cup in Australia.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma registered an unwanted batting record during his Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings.In the match, which was also his 200th match for MI, Rohit was dismissed for a three-ball duck, taking his tally of ducks in IPL to a total of 15. He now has the most number of ducks in IPL history. He is tied with three other players who have also registered 15 IPL ducks. These players are Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh and West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine. Indian batter Ambati Rayudu is in fifth position with 14 ducks in his IPL history.
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni once again kept everyone guessing about his future in IPL. The former India cricketer, when asked during the toss against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow, about his retirement talks bowled a googly telling commentator Danny Morrison that he never commented on whether or not TATA IPL 2023 will be his last season. The four-time IPL winning captain's statement was enough to trigger a debate over his retirement rumours and even the esteemed experts in the Star Sports commentary panel weren't untouched by it.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Krunal Pandya, captaining the side against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match instead of injured regular skipper KL Rahul, registered an unflattering record on Wednesday. Krunal became the third batter to be dismissed on a duck in his debut as captain. After LSG skipper KL Rahul suffered an injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Krunal Pandya stepped in as a stand-in skipper in a clash against Chennai. Only three batters got out on 0 in their debut match as captain. India's Test legend VVS Laxman was the first player to register this unwanted record. He was dismissed for no score against Kolkata Knight Riders while leading the Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008.
The spat between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir has been one of the main topics of discussion within the cricketing fraternity. The incident happened on May 1 after Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow Super Giants in a low-scoring match. Both Kohli and Gambhir decided to have a go at each other after the match, and before the matter could escalate, players and support staff from both parties intervened to separate the two batting greats. After the match, however, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced hefty fines for both Kohli and Gambhir.
Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Shahid Afridi has come out in support of Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq following his on-field spat with Virat Kohli during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. The duo were involved in a verbal spat during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. In a recent interaction, Afridi said that Naveen would not have behaved in that way without any instigation and added that he is someone who does not pick fights without any reason. Afridi also said that he has never seen the young fast bowler that aggressive.