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MS Dhoni is one of the greatest captains in the history of Cricket. His legacy, on or off the field, remains unmatched. Dhoni also remains as one of the most successful captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and it’s obvious for aspiring cricketers to be tempted to do things like he does. Shaik Rasheed, who was part of 2022 World Cup-winning U19 group, has recently revealed how he yearned to get his hands on a ‘Reebok’ bat because his idol Dhoni used one. “When I was around eight years old, it was my birthday and I told my dad…

After the ‘Impact Player’ rule, BCCI is in talks to implement a new rule in the upcoming seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – The ‘Player’s Loan’ rule. This type of rule is used in Football leagues, however, it could now be brought into the IPL. Under this rule, if a player is unavailable or gets injured, instead of roping in an unsold player, franchisees will be able to bring in a surplus player from another team on a short-term basis. While temporary contracts are not new in other T20 leagues, IPL has not changed its trade-in policy. But…

IPL, being the biggest T20 league, plays a major role in the preparation of domestic indian players for the international side. Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi, and Arshdeep Singh are some of the players who got a direct ticket to represent India at the international level after a few good IPL seasons. IPL 2023 could also push a few players into the Indian Cricket Team. Here are three players who performed brilliantly in IPL 2023 and could get Team India call after the end of the season: 1. Tilak Varma In IPL 2022, Tilak Varma registered almost…

The most exciting match of IPL 2023 so far has been between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans (KKR vs GT). This match was played on April 9, 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, hardly anyone will be able to forget the stormy innings of KKR batsman Rinku Singh. In this match, Rinku gave Kolkata an incredible victory by hitting five consecutive sixes in the over of Gujarat bowler Yash Dayal. It has been more than two weeks since this match, but fast bowler Yash Dayal has still not forgotten it. There are reports that…

Team India star wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who met with a near-fatal car accident in December 2022, has started his rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The 21-year-old batter The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman last featured for India against Bangladesh in a two-match Test series in 2022. Pant took his Instagram to share his health update he shared a story where he was seen wearing the knee cap. He captioned the post “Top man #nca” which also featured a fitness trainer. Pant, however, is likely to miss World Cup 2023 as recovery period is set to be extended. Also…

Josh Hazlewood has stayed out of Royal Challengers Bangalore playing 11 since the start of IPL 2023 as he was initially ruled out of the first half of IPL 2023 due to an Achilles injury. However, just before the match against KKR, good news arrived for the RCB fans. RCB star pacer Josh Hazlewood is likely to feature in RCB playing 11 for the match against KKR. The 33-year-old hit the nets ahead of the match against KKR and is 100% ready to go. Hazlewood’s fitness will be closely monitored during IPL as the pacer is a pivotal member of…

The RCB team is going good in IPL 2023, winning 4 out of their 7 games in the tournament so far. However, the team has not looked good with their over-rate in almost all the matches till now as the side has already been fined for slow over-rate twice in this season. In the match against RR on April 23, RCB was fined for slow over-rate for the second time in the tournament. This time the fine was imposed not only on the captain of the team, but also on the entire team. Kohli was fined Rs 24 lakh. At…

Ajinkya Rahane made a return to the Test squad for the WTC Final 2023 after almost 17 months. Rahane has been included in the squad because of his thunderous form in the domestic circuit, as well as in the ongoing IPL season. However, most fans and few veterans have been left enraged at Ajinkya Rahane’s return to the Indian team. Harbhajan Singh though has been left thoroughly impressed at the call to get back the experienced star but took an indirect ‘Rahane’, but took a dig at the selectors for dropping Suryakumar Yadav.  Also read: WTC Final 2023: India’s Best…

Team India star wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant, who met with a near-fatal car accident in December 2022, is likely to miss World Cup 2023 as recovery period is set to be extended. Pant was recently seen during the Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2023 game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium walking with the help of crutches. However, As per reports, Pant is recovering faster than expected but it will take seven to eight months to be cricket-fit. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is extending all possible medical assistance to Rishabh Pant. The BCCI previously said, “(It) will make…

Team India qualified for the World Test Championship final for the second successive time and will take on Australia in the final at the Oval in London from June 7 to 11. This will be the first time in 20 years when India will face Australia in the Final of an ICC men’s event. INDIA SQUAD FOR WTC FINAL: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, K L Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat. Here’s Is India’s Best Predicted Playing 11 For…