Thanks to BCCI, IPL gets what it truly deserves
Indian Premier League (IPL) has always moved in a direction that changed the global cricket calendar as we have known it. This year, it has moved beyond the expected.
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India vs England, 3rd ODI: Familiar batting woes for Team India at venue of 'painful memories'
Three years after a painful exit from the World Cup, India return to Old Trafford with same set of batting worries in deciding ODI vs EnglandStung by England's raging comeback at Lord's, India return to Old Trafford in Manchester for the blockbuster decider of the ODI series on Sunday. For India, this is a venue which holds painful memories of their 2019 World Cup semifinal defeat to New Zealand in their previous outing here. Much water has flowed under the bridge since that 18-run loss to the Kiwis. The captaincy baton has been passed on to Rohit Sharma, with Virat Kohli, who was then ruling the batting charts, now in such a bad slump that his place in the team itself is under the scanner.
Lancashire’s Dane Vilas questions umpires’ hastiness to annouce dead ball
Dane Vilas questioned why Lancashire were denied the chance to run another bye from the last legitimate delivery of the Vitality Blast final which would have seen them beat Hampshire.
Hampshire win Vitality Blast after edging out Lancashire in dramatic final
Hampshire collected their first Vitality Blast crown in a decade after edging out Lancashire in the final in a low-scoring thriller that went down to the last ball at Edgbaston.
Suryakumar eager to repay faith of India captain Rohit in England climax
MANCHESTER: Suryakumar Yadav hopes to justify the confidence shown in him by India captain Rohit Sharma with a match-winning innings in Sunday's deciding one-day international against England.
India vs England: England's Reece Topley braced for India 'away game' in Manchester ODI finale
The northwest of England is home to one of Britain's largest Asian populations and India can usually rely on plenty of vocal support when they play in Manchester. Many thousands of fans in the region were denied the opportunity to support their favourites when what should have been the concluding Test between England and India at Old Trafford in September last year was called off just hours before it was due to start because of Covid-19 concerns in the tourists' camp. But supporters will have a chance to make-up for some of that lost time on Sunday, with a grandstand finish in prospect.
Camaraderie with Rohit Sharma has been good: Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday said his camaraderie with Rohit Sharma has been really good, adding that the skipper has helped him a lot with his batting since his domestic cricket days. Apart from sharing the Indian dressing room, both Rohit and Suryakumar represented Mumbai in domestic cricket and play for the same IPL side, Mumbai Indians. "Camaraderie has been really good.
Reece Topley expects crunch England showdown with India to ‘feel like away game’
Reece Topley expects an influx of India fans at Emirates Old Trafford to make Sunday’s Royal London Series decider feel “like an away game”.