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Want to have focus and concentration levels of Cheteshwar Pujara: Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan wishes to have focus and concentration levels of his County teammate Cheteshwar Pujara as he looks to improve as a red-ball cricketer. Pujara has made a strong case for a Test comeback with two hundreds and as many double hundreds in his campaign for Sussex in County Championship Division 2. The Indo-Pak pairing had shared a 154-run stand against Durham earlier this month and they playing for the same team has also attracted a lot of positive attention on social media.

IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings Look To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive Against Mumbai Indians

Their IPL play-off hopes hanging by a thread, Chennai Super Kings will face their fiercest rivals, a down and out Mumbai Indians, in their bid to stay afloat in the competition on Thursday. This has been a season to forget for both Mumbai and CSK. While Mumbai will be playing for pride, CSK still have an outside chance to progress if they win their remaining games and other results go their way. CSK will be eliminated if they lose to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.

Pata Nahi Kya Kar Raha Tha Bench Par": Ravi Shastri Baffled By KKR's Decision To Drop This Star In Previous IPL 2022 Matches

Pat Cummins on Monday showed his prowess with the ball, taking three wickets in an over as Kolkata Knight Riders romped to a 52-run win over Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2022 clash. Cummins had missed the first three games for KKR this season, arriving for the tournament after completing his international commitments with the Australian team. The fast bowler made instant impact on his very first game of the season, smashing a 15-ball 56 to help KKR beat Mumbai Indians. He had also taken two wickets but had been plundered for 49 runs off his four overs. After playing the next three matches, Cummins was dropped from the team. But he returned on Monday to play a starring role with the ball in hand.

Watch: Gautam Gambhir's Fiery Speech After LSG Lose To Gujarat Titans

Lucknow Super Giants registered their lowest score of the season as they were skittled out for a total of 82 against Gujarat Titans at the MCA Stadium in Pune. The KL Rahul-led side eventually lost the match by 62 runs. Following the defeat to table-toppers GT, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir came down hard on the players in the dressing room, saying that that while losing is okay, giving up is unacceptable. Stating that LSG lacked the game sense, the two-time IPL-winning captain said there is no place for being weak in a competition like the IPL.

Hopefully, AB de Villiers will be back at RCB next year in some capacity: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is hopeful that his friend and South African superstar AB de Villiers will be back at the Royal Challengers Bangalore in a new role next year. De Villiers had been a big part of RCB family before he retired from all forms of cricket last year. "I miss him a lot. I talk to him regularly. He was in the US recently with his family watching golf... He is keenly observing RCB and hopefully he will be here next year in some capacity," Kohli said during a light-hearted chat posted on RCB's Twitter handle.

IPL 2022: Shubman Gill Shuts Down Trolls With Savage Tweet After Criticism Over Strike Rate

Shubman Gill hit his third half-century of the season as Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday to become the first team to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 play-offs. The youngster scored an unbeaten 63 off 49 deliveries to anchor the Titans' innings after skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat. Gill's knock helped GT reach 144/4 on a tricky pitch at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Gill was named player of the match after the Super Giants were bowled out for 82, ensuring a thumping 62-run win for his team despite what seemed like a middling total.

"Hard Not To Take That To Heart": Australia Batter On Social Media Abuse

Australian batter Peter Handscomb has opened up on his mental health struggles during his poor outings with the bat. Handscomb, who had made his Test debut in 2016 against South Africa in Adelaide, started his career at an average of 99.75 in his first four Tests, but was later dropped from the Australian team following a poor run of form in the longest format of the the game. Eyeing a return to the side following a 697-run season in the Sheffield Shield, Handscomb said that he received constant abuse on Facebook and Twitter for his batting technique, suggesting that it was hard to "not take that to heart."

Brendon McCullum a contender to become England's Test coach: Reports

Brendon McCullum is a contender to take over as England Test coach, the BBC and other British media reported. Chris Silverwood left the role in February in the aftermath of their 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia, with Paul Collingwood named as caretaker.

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Want to have focus and concentration levels of Cheteshwar Pujara: Mohammad Rizwan

IPL 2022: Chennai Super Kings Look To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive Against Mumbai Indians

Pata Nahi Kya Kar Raha Tha Bench Par": Ravi Shastri Baffled By KKR's Decision To Drop This Star In Previous IPL 2022 Matches

Watch: Gautam Gambhir's Fiery Speech After LSG Lose To Gujarat Titans

Hopefully, AB de Villiers will be back at RCB next year in some capacity: Virat Kohli

IPL 2022: Shubman Gill Shuts Down Trolls With Savage Tweet After Criticism Over Strike Rate

"Hard Not To Take That To Heart": Australia Batter On Social Media Abuse

Brendon McCullum a contender to become England's Test coach: Reports