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Rishabh Pant will miss this year's Indian Premier League to continue his recovery from a car crash, with David Warner replacing him as Delhi Capitals skipper, the franchise said on Thursday.
Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Suresh Raina was asked about a potential return to international cricket during the ongoing LLC Masters but his response to the question has gone viral on social media. During the press conference after a match of India Maharajas, a reporter asked Raina -"Everyone wants you back in the IPL after your performance tonight in Legends League Cricket." Raina was amused by the question, and he denied any chance of a comeback while referencing Shahid Afridi. "Main Suresh Raina hoon. Main Shahid Afridi nahi hoon. Retirement le chuka hoon (I'm Suresh Raina, not Shahid Afridi. I've taken retirement)," he said.
Sri Lanka are convinced they can take 20 New Zealand wickets in the second test starting in Wellington on Friday and tie the series despite losing the motivation of the World Test Championship (WTC).
Mar 16 Veteran Australia batter David Warner was on Thursday named as captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation after a car crash. India all-rounder Axar Patel will be the vice-captain of the Delhi team, a role he performed last year also. IPL 2023 begins on March 31. DC also announced former India captain and Ex BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly as the franchise's Director of Cricket. Ganguly has been associated with Delhi Capitals in the past too, in the role of mentor, during the 2019 season.
Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli gave a pep talk to the Royal Challengers Bangalore women's team after a horrible start to the Women's Premier League (WPL) season. RCB lost their first five matches in the tournament with their first win coming against UP Warriorz. In a video released by the franchise on social media, Kohli was caught talking about his own struggles in the Indian Premier League as a part of the team. "I've been playing IPL for 15 years. And I haven't won it yet. But that doesn't stop me from being excited every year. That's all I can do. That's the effort I can put into every game and every tournament that I play,” he said.
The debate over the wicket-keeper spot in the Indian cricket team has intensified once again ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final with a portion of fans and experts feeling KL Rahul should replace KS Bharat in the playing XI. Bharat did not have a great outing in the recently concluded Test series against Australia and his fumbles behind the stumps earned him criticism online. Rahul also did not do well in the first two matches and was eventually replaced by Shubman Gill. Former India selector Saba Karim weighed in on the topic and said that it is possible that the national team will stick with Bharat as the specialist wicket-keeper batsman.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan left everyone in splits recently by recreating Yuzvendra Chahal's unique pose by casually lying on the ground after taking a catch during the ongoing LLC Masters in Doha. With Indian Maharajas looking dominant against Asia Lions, Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan ended up miscuing a shot off the bowling of Stuart Binni. Pathan, who was positioned at short third man, completed the catch quite easily and decided to replicate the pose from Chahal which has gone viral on social media for its use in memes.
Australian opener David Warner will be leading Delhi Capitals in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in absence of an injured Rishabh Pant, reported ESPNCricinfo on Thursday. Head coach Ricky Ponting and the team management have reached an agreement that the Aussie star is the best man to lead the side on an interim basis as Pant gradually recovers after surviving a horrific car crash in December. With Pant ruled out for the entirety of 2023, the Capitals had to look out for an interim skipper and Warner was a standout along with Axar Patel, who was the vice-captain in 2022.