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After the announcement of Elon Musk, the microblogging site has started removing free ‘Blue Ticks’ (Those who have not paid for the Blue Tick plan) from verified accounts on Twitter. Blue Ticks of many celebrities including cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma have been removed from Twitter in India. Let us tell you that on April 12, Musk announced the removal of blue Ticks from the verified accounts. He said that from April 20, the Blue Tick mark would be removed from the verified accounts. Musk said that if Blue Tick is required, then it…

Royal Challengers Bangalore is doing pretty good in IPL 2023. However, one of the areas the team has to improve is the bowling department. With bowlers leaking runs, RCB management will surely be thinking about the leg-spinner who used to bowl economically and take wickets when other bowlers used to go for runs at bowlers’ graveyard, M Chinnaswamy Stadium – Yuzvendra Chahal Yuzvendra Chahal played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2014 to 2021 before being released ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions. Wanindu Hasaranga, who replaced Chahal in the team after that, has performed well for RCB over the…

England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler compared Indian cricket fanbase to football in England and said he learnt from the IPL how the players dealt with the big pressure of fans. “It is like nothing else, the way Indian players are adored and supported, the level of fame is incredible. Only thing that (I) can link it to is football in England. It is fascinating watching how they deal with it, the media scrutiny. It is a privilege as well. Learned from the IPL how best players deal with, in a good way, with the chaos around,” Buttler told Humans of…

In the match between RCB and Punjab Kings on April 20, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis put on their second century opening partnership in IPL 2023, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings never got the desired momentum. Kohli and du Plessis took 16.1 overs to score 137, which in the end, put a lot of pressure on their middle order. Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden said Kohli and du Plessis should not have wasted so many deliveries in the middle overs. “Can’t waste balls, even when one of these two decides to bat till the last five overs, the…

Virat Kohli is captaining RCB in the match against PBKS on April 20 as Faf du Plessis, who injured his ribs in RCB’s last match will not be able to field, but will bat (as an ‘Impact Player’) Virat Kohli taking the field as RCB’s captain after a long time has made fans emotional and they took to Twitter to share this moment. Here’s how the fans reacted to Virat Kohli captaining RCB against PBKS: Also read: IPL 2023 | RCB vs PBKS: Virat Kohli Recalls How He Rejected Other Franchise’s Offer in IPL Auctions to Stay with RCB

Riyan Parag has been a permanent member of Rajasthan Royals’ playing 11 for quite a long time. However, the right-hand batsman has failed almost every time to play big innings for his team. In yesterday’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, his innings of 15 not out off 12 balls at a strike-rate of 125 left fans infuriated. Parag’s knock was criticized by former India coach Ravi Shastri, who said that his innings killed whatever chances RR had. Also read: IPL 2023: Virat Kohli picks the most under-rated batter, greatest all-rounder and favorite rival franchise in IPL “They…

Rinku Singh gained immense popularity after hitting 5 consecutive sixes in the last 5 balls of the final over to give his team an impossible-looking victory over GT. If that wasn’t enough, Rinku followed it with a half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With scores of 46, 48 and an unbeaten 58, Rinku has become the story of this year’s IPL. Having said that, Rinku has received invaluable advice from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The former India captain feels that the 25-year-old needs to be a little cautious and make sure he deals with this overnight success better.  Also read: IPL 2023:…

IPL 2023, most probably, will be the last IPL for MS Dhoni as a player. Many Cricket fans have even made up their minds and have gotten an idea that MS Dhoni might not play the next edition of the tournament. Every video you see, every page you read, questions regarding MS Dhoni’s retirement are always trending. But former India and CSK batter Murali Vijay had a different take on the situation and asked people out to put so much pressure on Dhoni. Speaking in an interview, he said, “It’s an individual choice. It’s high time people understand what a…

The Punjab Kings team is eagerly waiting for the fitness updates of both Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone. However, the team has got great news in the meantime. Both players reached the ground on Wednesday ahead of the match against RCB on Thursday. Punjab Kings has given an update of the practice of both the players on Twitter. However, no official statement has been issued by the franchise on the fitness of both the players. Also read: 3 Players to Avoid in Your Fantasy Team for PBKS vs RCB, Match 27 IPL 2023 Captain Shikhar Dhawan could not play in…

IPL 2023 has seen a huge rise in the average powerplay scores of all the teams so far this season with Chennai Super Kings dominating the chart and Rajasthan Royals leading the way with the highest score in the first six overs. Here’s is the average powerplay score of all the teams in IPL 2023: 1. Sunrisers Hyderabad (42.1) Sunrisers Hyderabad has been the least successful team in the powerplay overs in IPL 2023. Despite having some of the big names at the top, SRH’s top order flopped in most of the games in the season. 2. Delhi Capitals (47.1)…