An upbeat Gujarat Titans will be determined to continue their winning streak and leapfrog a wobbly Rajasthan Royals in their mid-table Indian Premier League clash here on Saturday.
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ spinners strangled Delhi Capitals with a ruthless choke before Finn Allen unleashed a brutal six-hitting exhibition to power the visitors to a comfortable eight-wicket win and reignite their IPL playoff hopes here on Friday.
A significant leadership transition is on the horizon in Indian cricket, with Shreyas Iyer emerging as the likely successor to Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain.
Lucknow Super Giants kept their playoff hopes alive with a tense nine-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-curtailed encounter.
Star India batter Virat Kohli paid tributes to former India Under-19 and Punjab pacer Amanpreet Singh Gill, who passed away at the age of 36 in Chandigarh.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stressed on “timely elections and transparent selections” in a day-long stock-taking meet with National Sports Federations (NSFs) here on Thursday, while also urging them to aggressively tackle the menace of doping.
D Gukesh made quite an impact, signalling that his preparations for the World Championship are on track by first defeating his title challenger, Javokhir Sindarov, in the fifth round and then holding American Grandmaster Wesley So to a draw in the Super Rapid and Blitz event on the Grand Chess Tour.
Spanish giant Barcelona could clinch the La Liga title on Sunday when they host arch-rivals Real Madrid in the season’s final Clasico at Camp Nou.
Unable to negotiate tricky batting tracks or defend big totals on belters, there seems no comfort even on home turf for Delhi Capitals when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a must-win IPL game here on Friday.