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"Shouldn't Praise Vaibhav Suryavanshi To The Skies": Sunil Gavaskar's Advice Turns Out To Be Right

Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi impressed one and all with his senational century against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur late April. He smashed the ton in 35 balls, becoming the fastest Indian to achieve the feat in IPL history. The southpaw scored 101 runs off 38 balls with the help of 7 fours as many as 11 sixes. It was a wonderful knock from Suryavanshi and that left the cricketing world in awe of his brilliance. The knock from the 14-year-old batter came in just his fourth appearance in the T20 tournament.

"When One Has Played More Than 100 Tests...": Cheteshwar Pujara Makes Big Revelation

Ignored Indian cricket team batter Cheteshwar Pujara expressed his disappointment at not featuring for the national side in the recent past. Pujara, who was hailed as a strong contender for the No. 3 spot in the batting order, has not played for India since June 2023. Although he was being considered for a return in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 against Australia, the selectors ended up not going through with it. Pujara said that he is still motivated due to the love of the game and is ready to play whenever needed.

Shikhar Dhawan Confirms He's In A Relationship, Special Instagram Post Reveals Girlfriend's Name

Shikhar Dhawan has officially confirmed that he is in a relationship. The former India opener shared a post by Sophie Shine, with a photo of the duo and the caption: "My heart (emoji)". During the Champions Trophy 2025, a photo of Shikhar Dhawan went viral. The former India star was spotted with a 'mystery woman' and the internet was intrigued. Multiple media reports claimed that the woman was Sophie Shine, who is from Ireland. Recently, Dhawan was asked by an anchor about his girlfriend and her name. While Dhawan initially resisted the anchor's question, he then said: "I will not take any name. But the most beautiful girl in the room is my girlfriend." The camera then focussed on Sophie.

Former National Shooting Coach Sunny Thomas Dies

Former India shooting coach Sunny Thomas, under whose tutelage the sport achieved some historic highs including multiple Olympic medals, died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 84 and breathed his last in Kottayam where he was based. Thomas is survived by his wife KJ Josamma, sons Manoj Sunny, Sanil Sunny and daughter Sonia Sunny. The former shooter, who guided the Indian marksmen from 1993 to 2012, was a first-hand witness to several momentous occasions in the sport's history.

Indias Apex Body For Pickleball Receives Official Government Recognition

The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) has now been officially recognised by the Government of India via the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to act as the national sports federation in the country. It has been entrusted with the responsibility to govern, promote, and develop pickleball across the country. This landmark recognition validates IPA as the sole apex body for the sport in India and marks a turning point in its national and global journey.

IPL 2025 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap: MI Take Top Spot; RCB, PBKS Slip To...

Mumbai Indians put up a terrific all-round show to outplay Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs in their IPL 2025 game at Jaipur on Thursday. Getting an invitation to bat first, MI posted 217 for 2 in their stipulated quota of 20 overs before bundling out RR for 117. The win helped the Hardik Pandya-led side take the top spot in the points table. They are equal on 14 points with second-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru but have a better net run rate. That meant Punjab Kings too slipped a position, moving to the number three spot.

Rohit Sharma Achieves Historic Feat As MI Defeat RR To Take Top Spot

Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma is now the second player to score more than 6000 runs for a single franchise in T20 cricket. Rohit reached this milestone during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 game between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer in the history of the IPL for MI. He has played 231 matches for Mumbai. With a total of 6024 runs for MI, Rohit is second after Virat Kohli, who leads the list with 8871 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Found Ball Tampering And Security Issues Challenging: Just-Retired ICC Match Referee David Boon

Just-retired ICC match referee David Boon says ball tampering and security issues were the biggest challenges that he found "confronting" during his 14-year tenure in the position. Boon officiated in 87 Tests, 183 ODIs and 119 T20Is in the men's game and seven women's T20Is. The 64-year-old former Australia opener, who will join Cricket Australia (CA) as director to continue his long-standing association with the sport, looked back at the joys and challenges of officiating in international matches. "I think there are challenges that you have to meet everyday. You learn something everyday. I suppose there are certain things that are a bit more confronting, I found.

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"Shouldn't Praise Vaibhav Suryavanshi To The Skies": Sunil Gavaskar's Advice Turns Out To Be Right

"When One Has Played More Than 100 Tests...": Cheteshwar Pujara Makes Big Revelation

Shikhar Dhawan Confirms He's In A Relationship, Special Instagram Post Reveals Girlfriend's Name

Former National Shooting Coach Sunny Thomas Dies

Indias Apex Body For Pickleball Receives Official Government Recognition

IPL 2025 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap: MI Take Top Spot; RCB, PBKS Slip To...

Rohit Sharma Achieves Historic Feat As MI Defeat RR To Take Top Spot

Found Ball Tampering And Security Issues Challenging: Just-Retired ICC Match Referee David Boon