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Dad "Thrashed Me With Belt...": India Pacer On Growing Up Years, And How His Father Encouraged Him Later

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is starting in a few days' time with top stars gearing up for the mega contest. Over the years, the IPL is a big stage for the players to make their mark. It is also a big platform for those players who are out of favour from the national team to make a case for themselves. Khaleel Ahmed is one such player. The left-arm pacer was bought for a whopping Rs 5.25 crore amount at the UPL auction by delhi Capitals. However, the 25-year-old Ahmed, who has played 11 ODIs and 14 T20Is, has not played an international match since November, 2019. He would be eager to perform in the IPL 2023 to open the doors of the national team again.

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni Is Back at Chepauk And So Are The Big 6s From Chennai Super Kings Captain - Video

This time around, MS Dhoni's return to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai for Chennai Super Kings ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has sparked much fanfare. Due to COVID-induced restrictions, Dhoni and CSK were not able to play in Chennai in the last few years. However, this time the IPL 2023 will be played in a home-and-away format and Chennai fans will get to see Dhoni and Co. live yet again. Four-time champions CSK have started to practice in Chennai and the CSK team management have opened some of the practice sessions for the fans. During one such practice session on Monday, Dhoni came in and hit a huge six, which was met with rapturous cheers from the fans present.

"High Speed Warning!" Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer Meet Up Ahead of IPL. Internet Amazed

Mumbai Indians are all set to begin their campaign for IPL 2023 against Royal Challengers on Sunday at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The five-time champions, who finished at the bottom of the points table last season, will aim for redemption. However, the Rohit Sharma-led side faced a blow even before the start of tournament, as they will be missing out on the services of their senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The star India pacer has been out of action since September 2022 and will be missing the IPL as well as the upcoming World Test Championship final, due to his back injury. Bumrah's injury means that MI fans will have wait for another year to see the pace duo of him and Jofra Archer, together on field.

On Grooming Indian Cricket Team Captain To Follow Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly's Big Hint

The Indian cricket team has had some phenomenal leaders. Rohit Sharma succeeded Virat Kohli who had taken over the reins from MS Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly, who himself is one of the finest skippers in the game's history, was asked about grooming a captain who could follow Rohit in the years to come. Dada, highlighting his views, said that he sees the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a good grooming platform for leaders before hinting that Hardik Pandya could be the one to succeed the HItman in the coming years.

CSA in talks with two countries over more Test cricket in 2023, split Proteas squads also an option

Cricket South Africa (CSA) is talking to two countries over the possibility of securing more Test cricket for the Proteas in 2023.

Australians Love To Hate This India Star, Josh Hazlewood Confirms

Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood feels the price Cheteshwar Pujara puts on his wicket makes him one of the most difficult batters to bowl to, and added that there is a "thrill" one gets after dismissing him. Pujara recently completed a century of Test matches during the Border-Gavaskar series, and though he couldn't score big in the four matches, he still had some vital contributions. The 35-year-old has more than 7,000 Test runs from 102 games, including 19 centuries and 35 half-tons.

Bad News For Chennai Super Kings! Ben Stokes Won't Bowl In IPL 2023, At Least At The Beginning

England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to begin the Indian Premier League as a batsman only after having a cortisone injection in his troublesome left knee ahead of the Ashes, according to Mike Hussey. Stokes was signed by the Chennai Super Kings for an impressive fee of 16.25 crore in December. But the star all-rounder was not fully fit during England's recent tour of New Zealand, and after bowling just two overs in a dramatic one-run defeat in the second Test in Wellington the 31-year-old said: "I'm not going to lie, it's incredibly frustrating knowing something has been holding me back from performing as I'd like to."

Rohit Sharma "Delivered Milk Packets So That...": Ex India Star Narrates Never Heard Before Tale Of Mumbai Indians Captain

Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team and Mumbai Indians captain, and Pragyan Ojha have known each other for years. They were teammates at erstwhile Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Deccan Chargers in 2008. In an episode of ‘My Time with Rohit' on JioCinema, Ojha recalled the moment he first met Rohit formally in the U-15 national camp and how everyone was saying he was a special player. "When I first met Rohit in the U-15 national camp, everyone said he was a very special player. There, I played against him and took his wicket. Rohit being a typical Bombay guy, didn't speak much but was aggressive when he played. In fact, I was very surprised as to why he was being so aggressive with me when we didn't know each other! But after that our friendship began to grow," Ojha remembered.

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Dad "Thrashed Me With Belt...": India Pacer On Growing Up Years, And How His Father Encouraged Him Later

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni Is Back at Chepauk And So Are The Big 6s From Chennai Super Kings Captain - Video

"High Speed Warning!" Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer Meet Up Ahead of IPL. Internet Amazed

On Grooming Indian Cricket Team Captain To Follow Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly's Big Hint

CSA in talks with two countries over more Test cricket in 2023, split Proteas squads also an option

Australians Love To Hate This India Star, Josh Hazlewood Confirms

Bad News For Chennai Super Kings! Ben Stokes Won't Bowl In IPL 2023, At Least At The Beginning

Rohit Sharma "Delivered Milk Packets So That...": Ex India Star Narrates Never Heard Before Tale Of Mumbai Indians Captain