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WTC Final 2023: The final match of IPL 2023 is to be played on 28 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Soon after this, the final match of the second edition of the World Test Championship will be played between India and Australia. This match is to be played between June 7-11 at the Oval Cricket Ground in London. A big news has come out before this match. Many players of a team can leave the current season of IPL in the middle. The final match of the World Test Championship 2023 is to be played between India…

Lucknow Super Giants star pacer Mark Wood will miss the final stages of IPL 2023 due to the birth of his daughter in late May. Wood and his wife Sarah are expecting their second child towards the end of May, and Wood will fly home at some point in the coming weeks in order to be present at the birth. At this stage, it appears unlikely that he would return to India afterwards. While Wood will be out of IPL 2023 around the playoffs stage, the majority of England players involved in the competition are expected to stay in India…

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the World Test Championship 2021-23 final on Tuesday, April 25. Rohit Sharma will lead the side against Australia in the WTC final, which will be played from June 7 to 11 at the Oval in London. Ajinkya Rahane returned to the Test squad after a series of fine performances in domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rahane scored 634 runs for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2022-23, hitting 2 centuries, including a double hundred, in 7 matches. He has been in imperious form for Chennai Super Kings…

Virat Kohli, the acting captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), has led the team to victory in two consecutive matches. He captained Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals after 18 months in the IPL. However, bad news has come for Kohli. Virat has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday (April 23). This time the fine has been imposed not only on the captain of the team, but also on the entire team. Kohli has been fined Rs 24 lakh. At the same time, other…

Delhi Capitals are still in the race to the Playoffs as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to get the second win of the season on April 25. Batting first, DC set a fighting target of 145 runs. While chasing, SRH failed to do much and lost the match by 7 runs. Washington Sundar was the stand-out performer from SRH as he took 3 wickets and scored an unbeaten 24 runs in the match. However, after the match, Twitterati started trolling Kavya Maran for SRH’s 3rd consecutive loss in the season. They also linked the matter to David Warner, captain of Delhi…

After Sachin Tendulkar, his son Arjun Tendulkar has become the toast of the nation. Arjun ended his long wait for an IPL debut on April 16 against Kolkata Knight Riders. In all the matches Arjun played so far, he has been able to impress everyone, including the legends of the game. While Arjun has been the cynosure of social media during all his three appearances for MI, he was shown no mercy by the fans when an IPL graphic revealed ‘107.2 KM/H’ as his bowling speed during the SRH game. Brett Lee, who was impressed with Arjun Tendulkar’s bowling, condemned…

Everyone thought Delhi Capitals star batsman Prithvi Shaw will score big runs in IPL 2023, especially after a phenomenal run in the domestic season. However, in six innings so far, Shaw has managed only 47 runs in 40 deliveries. On Monday, DC management dropped Prithvi from the line-up for the match against SRH in Hyderabad and replaced him with Sarfaraz Khan. “We know he is a very good player and he will be working to get back into the team. He is hungry and determined to get back and I have full confidence that he can do it,” explained David…

MS Dhoni is among the most successful captains in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – winning the title 4 times. Rohit Sharma, who led Mumbai Indians to the title five times, is the only captain to have won the IPL more often than Dhoni. Apart from being the most successful captains in the IPL, both Dhoni and Rohit are one of the most successful batsmen in the tournament too. While Dhoni is seventh on the list of highest run scorers in the IPL, Rohit is second. Harbhajan Singh, who has played with both the players, has said…

Arjun Tendulkar is featuring in Mumbai Indians’ playing 11 for the last few matches and has bowled quite well. However, days after making headlines with his outrageous statement against Arjun Tendulkar, former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif has openly questioned his bowling style. Latif was asked to share his views on Arjun’s bowling by a Twitter user. “Former Pakistan player Rashid Latif & quite a few cricketers may be technically right in pointing fault in the run up & delivery stride that will affect speed of Arjun Tendulkar but none of them have offered any solution. What’s the solution coaches?,” the…

CSK bought Ben Stokes for a whopping ₹16.25 crore rupees in IPL 2023 auction. However, after featuring in the playing XI of two matches the player got ruled out for a couple of weeks due to an injury. While fans are eager to know when they will be able to witness the star all-rounder on the field once again, CSK coach Stephen Fleming has given a huge update on this matter. Fleming stated that Stokes has suffered another injury and would be taking another week to return. “Ben Stokes has suffered an injury setback and will be out for a…