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In certain parts of the world, cricket is not merely a sport, it is an emotion. The mood of fans depends on the outcomes of their favorite team’s matches and their performance in major tournaments. Multiple cricket tournaments and leagues are held throughout the year to cater to the needs of fans, most of which offer hardcore fans the opportunity to indulge in fantasy cricket matches using a solid fantasy cricket app. One such tournament is the Indian Premier League or IPL. The IPL is the world’s most popular domestic cricket league. One of the main factors that contribute to…

Australia batted with a lot more intent on Day 1 of the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Thanks to Mohammad Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin, who picked 4 wickets, 4 wickets, and 3 wickets respectively and stopped Australia, who were once looking to touch the 300-run mark easily, at a total of 263 runs. On a lighter note, there was a certain comment from the former Indian captain Virat Kohli during the 64th over of Australia’s innings that went viral on social media. The comment was captured on stump mic, which clearly implied that Jadeja now has…

IPL 2023 is all set to kick off on March 31 and end on May 28. A total of 70 league matches, including 18 double headers, will be played in TATA IPL. The matches will be played on two match timings with the day matches starting at 3:30 PM IST while the night matches beginning at 7:30 PM IST. First 5 matches of IPL 2023: CSK Vs GT – 31st March PBKS Vs KKR – 1st April LSG Vs DC – 1st April SRH Vs RR – 2nd April RCB Vs MI – 2nd April In total 12 venues -…

It’s common for fans and spectators to rush onto the pitch when their favorite player is playing. One such incident happened on Day 1 of the 2nd Test between India and Australia. One Indian fan interrupted the match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi before being tackled by security personnel and receiving a slap from them. The majority of Indian players’ followers in India and the subcontinent are individual spectators who want to snap a selfie with them, simply touch their feet, grab and shake hands with them, or even kiss their heroes to garner media attention. The series…

Senior Team Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan had been an integral part of the side across all formats till 2018. However, later he was dropped from the Test team, then the T20I team, and now from the ODI team too. Nevertheless, Dhawan goes down in history as one of the best Indian openers. During an interview with The Lallantop, Dhawan recollected some memories of his Test career and revealed an anecdote about David Warner, with whom he had shared the dressing room in the IPL for SRH Dhawan stated that Warner used to sledge him, and revealed how he used to…

Team India is currently facing Australia in the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Batting first, Australian openers David Warner and Usman Khwaja gave Australia a good start. However, after Mohammad Shami dismissed Warner at a score of 15 (44), Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith also got dismissed at the deliveries of Ravichandran Ashwin at scores of 18(25) and 0(2). It seemed Australia’s batting order would collapse. However, Usman Khwaja and Peter Handscomb didn’t let that happen and played firmly to build a partnership. It was when Team India really needed a breakthrough,…

Chetan Sharma has resigned from the post of BCCI Chief Selector. The former cricketer, who was retained as the chairman of selectors, has sent his resignation to the BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who reportedly accepted it as well. Just a few days back ZEE NEWS conducted a sting operation on him in which he revealed some of the secret information which included the relationship between the former BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly, and the former Team India Captain, Virat Kohli. It also included topics like doping in the Indian Cricket Team. It was clear after that the BCCI will take some…

One of the greatest batsmen of all time, AB de Villiers is celebrating his 39th birthday today on February 17, 2023. AB de Villiers has a huge fan base. Fans call him with various names like: ‘Mr 360’, ‘Superman’, ‘Alien’, etc. Here’s how the fans wished the legendary AB de Villiers on Twitter: The fact that AB de Villiers is good not only in Cricket but in other sports too, is not unknown. As a kid, AB de Villiers used to participate in several sports like Rugby, Tennis, Football, etc. and even excelled in them. Here is a very rare…

The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is very close to Virat Kohli’s as well as his long-time teammate Shikhar Dhawan’s heart. Both Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan share a very lovely bond. Recently, Dhawan opened up on his equation with Kohli. “Virat is a good friend of mine. We share good camaraderie and always enjoy healthy banter. He is a senior player at Team India. I can pull his leg, young players can’t. He’s a big player. He has achieved so much. We exude good humour and bonhomie since our early playing days,” Dhawan told Lallantop. While Dhawan was Kohli’s…

Team India and Australia will be facing each other in the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the famous Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Here are 5 Interesting Facts About This Stadium: So far 34 Test matches have been played on this ground. India has won 13 out of these 34 matches and lost 6. Against Australia, the Indian team has played 7 matches on this ground, where it has won three and lost one.  Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Rahul Dravid shuts down journalist’s question on India’s lack of left-arm pacers with a savage reply…