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Mumbai, Mar 25: Rishabh Pant's utterly destructive 78 powered Delhi Capitals to a 37-run win over Mumbai Indians in the IPL here Sunday, giving further proof of why he should be on the World Cup-bound plane to England. Pant got those runs in only 27 balls and while the relentless onslaught would do his confidence a world of good, Jasprit Bumrah's shoulder injury two months before the ICC showpiece

Mar 24: The spinning trio of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) record an easy win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). On a turning track, the spinners helped CSK bundle out RCB for just 70 runs. CSK were able to chase the target quite easily, winning the match by eight wickets with 2.2 overs to spare. Chasing a below-par score of 71, CSK got off

Miami, Mar 24: Serena Williamswithdrew on Saturday, blaming a previously undisclosed left knee injury. Less than two hours later, top-ranked Naomi Osakalost in the third round to tour veteran Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Osaka's departure matched the earliest ever in the tournament by a top-seeded woman and jeopardized her No. 1 ranking, depending on results next week. "I feel like I

New Delhi, Mar 23: Known for his swashbuckling batting style, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant says the one thing that scares him is the anger of India skipper Virat Kohli. "I am not scared of anyone but Virat bhaiya ke gusse se dar lagta hai (I'm scared of Virat Kohli's anger)," Pant said in a video posted by his IPL team, Delhi Capitals in their official website. "But if you are doing

Mumbai, Mar 23: Sri Lanka's limited-overs skipper Lasith Malinga says he is ready to sacrifice his earnings from the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to win a place in the country's World Cup squad. Selectors have made it mandatory for Sri Lanka players to participate in a 50-overs tournament at home if they want to be considered for selection in the 15-member squad for the May 30

Mar 23: They made 'Dad's Army' sound cool last year and defending champions Chennai Super Kings's (CSK) battle-hardened veterans, are ready to prove that age is just a number when they take on Virat Kohli's perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Saturday's opening IPL encounter. For Virat Kohli, it couldn't be a bigger statement if his young side could start off with a bang

New Delhi, Mar 23: Surrey's Will Jacks blazed his way to a 25-ball century, including six sixes in an over, during a pre-season T10 clash with Lancashire in Dubai. In all, he smashed eight boundaries and 11 sixes. After producing the brutal assault on Thursday, the batsman said that he was looking to play shots from the first ball. "From the first ball I just tried to play my shots, after the

New Delhi, Mar 22: A month after India had banned the live telecast of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Pakistan has now responded by suspending the broadcast of Indian Premier League, country's Information and Broadcasting minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed. The decision comes a month after DSport, the official broadcasters of the Pakistan Premier League (PSL) in India, stopped the coverage of the

Mar 22: English county side Durham have named Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft, who served a nine-month ban last year for his role in a ball-tampering scandal, as their captain for this season. Bancroft returned to action in December after his suspension for his part in the Australian team`s plan to change the condition of the ball during a Test match in South Africa last year. Australian

Mar 21: What mistake did the players make, asked Mahendra Singh Dhoni, opening up on a phase of life made 'most difficult and depressing' by the 2013 IPL fixing scandal. The two-time World Cup winning captain broke his silence in a docudrama aptly titled 'Roar of the Lion', which focuses on the scandal that rocked Indian cricket and the ensuing fairy tale comeback by Chennai Super Kings following