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Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs in an IPL 2023 game on Wednesday. Arjun Tendulkar, who made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, kept his cool and defended 20 runs off the final over, and also took the wicket of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.  Also read: Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report, RR vs LSG Today Match IPL 2023 After the match, Arjun’s maiden wicket was lauded by several former cricketers and celebrities. After taking his first wicket, Arjun talked about Sachin’s inputs on his game. “Obviously it was great getting my first IPL wicket. I just had…

Cricket Australia has unveiled their 17-member squad for the World Test Championship Final against India at the Oval and the Ashes. The team management has called back all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, and opening batter Marcus Harris ahead of the English summer. Pat Cummins, who missed the third and fourth Tests of the BGT to take care of his unwell mother, will take over as captain of the team. Steven Smith, who led Australia in the final two tests, has been reappointed as Vice-Captain. David Warner, who suffered an elbow injury during the Test series against India in February, has…

Who is a better batsman – Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli, has been the longest-standing debate in cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar has been hailed as the ‘God of Cricket’ by fans while Virat Kohli is considered a ‘modern-era great’. However, Kohli, on Monday, made an ‘embarrassing’ revelation on being compared with Sachin all his career.  Also read: IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to lead RCB in absence of Faf du Plessis? Know Here Speaking to Robin Uthappa in an interview on Jio Cinema, Kohli said: “I say this to people all the time that I had talent but the most complete…

RCB captain Faf du Plessis injured his rib while fielding during the match against CSK. “Early on in the match, I was diving around and I thought I went at it with my rib, that was the cause of discomfort,” He added: ”I lost a little bit of power towards the end, was disappointed as I got stiff.” During his knock, he was seen getting heavily strapped around his stomach after the 13th over. Though the extent of the injury is still unknown, a few reports state that Faf is likely to be rested in RCB’s next match against PBKS…

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy and batting are both shining in IPL 2023. A day earlier, under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings defeated RCB after scoring 226 runs at their home. Dhoni did not need much batting in this match. In this season, Dhoni has played just 28 balls in 5 innings and has scored 59 runs at a strike rate of 211. Dhoni has also hit 6 sixes. Seeing Dhoni’s power hitting, every bowler is scared of him. His fellow bowler Deepak Chahar is also included in this. A glimpse of this was seen in the match against…

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 got off to a rocky start for RCB as the side has won only twice in the 5 matches they have played so far in the season.  While Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell put on extraordinary batting performances in RCB’s last game against CSK, the rest of the batting line-up failed miserably. Touching upon the same, former India pacer Zaheer Khan came forward to point out a major flaw in the side’s batting lineup. He opined that if Dinesh Karthik is unable to regain his form, the problems could…

RCB captain Faf du Plessis played an impactful innings of 62 runs off 33 deliveries in RCB’s last match against CSK while chasing a massive target of 227 runs. His 126 runs partnership with Glenn Maxwell [76(36)] almost won the match for RCB. However, the captain looked in serious pain while batting. Actually, Faf injured his rib while fielding during the match against CSK. “Early on in the match, I was diving around and I thought I went at it with my rib, that was the cause of discomfort,” He added: ”I lost a little bit of power towards the…

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings faced each other in a close encounter on April 17. However, it was Dhoni’s CSK who emerged victorious in the clash. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell gave CSK a real scare before the four-time IPL champions emerged victorious. But fans were more interested in the reunion between Dhoni and Kohli after the match as it could be the last union between them in the cash-rich league. Both Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni were seen having a long friendly conversation with each other after the match. Virat Kohli recently posted a…

CSK bowlers have been guilty of bowling multiple wides and no-balls in this IPL. Even against RCB on Monday, they bowled six wides. Legendary Indian opener Virender Sehwag said that if this continues like this then the day is not far when Dhoni will face a suspension due to repeated slow over-rate offenses. “Dhoni was not looking happy because he has mentioned it before that he wants the bowlers to reduce the number of no-balls and wides. CSK had bowled two-three years of extra and against RCB, they bowled another extra over. It shouldn’t go to a stage where Dhoni…

During the match against Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a narrow eight-run defeat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In front of a huge target of 227 runs, the team captained by Faf du Plessis stood till the end. Around 450 runs were scored in this match. This match was no less than a call for the bowlers. However, during this time, a video of Mahendra Singh Dhoni is becoming quite viral on social media, about which fans are even alleging that Mahi has cheated to win the match. The incident is related to the 15th over of RCB’s…