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New Delhi, Apr 27: Chris Gayle has proved to be quite a bargain buy for Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing Indian Premier League but co-owner Ness Wadia revealed that the team almost lost the destructive opener at the auction, thinking it had run out of cash. Gayle had unexpectedly gone unsold twice before KXIP bought him for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Wadia explained how the franchise got lucky

Hyderabad, Apr 27: IPL 2018: Riding on wonder spinner Rashid Khan’s brilliant effort, Sunrisers Hyderabad produced an inspired bowling display to eke out a fighting 13-run win over in-form Kings XI Punjab in a low-scoring IPL match here today. Rashid (3/19)) turned out to be the star for Sunrisers once again as he along with Shakib (2/18) turned the tables around for the hosts in the middle overs

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the schedule of the 2019 World Cup 2019 in England. The showpiece ODI tournament will begin May 30 with the hosts England taking on South Africa, and it will end with the final on July 14. India, who won the World Cup in 1983 and 2011, will open their campaign on June 5 against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. The two-time

Kolkata, Apr 26: The BCCI has recommended former India captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award and once again nominated Virat Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna honour. Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar's name has been recommended for Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award. CoA chief Vinod Rai confirmed Dravid's nomination for the Dronacharya award. "Yes, we have sent a number

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in the Indian Premier League here tonight. Batting first, RCB scored 205 for eight in the allotted 20 overs, and CSK chased down the target of 206 with two balls to spare. Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore: 205/8 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 68, QUinton de Kock 53) Chennai Super Kings: 207/5 in 19.2

New Delhi, Apr 25: Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday stepped down as IPL laggards Delhi Daredevils captain, saying he just could not handle the pressure of the job. Shreyas Iyer replaced him in the position but Gambhir will continue to be a part of the team that has lost four of its five matches so far and is placed at the bottom of the table at the eighth position. "Maybe I was too desperate to turn

Mumbai, Apr 25: Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a stunning bowling performance under pressure as they defended a small total of 118 to beat holders Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a low-scoring but engrossing IPL match here on Tuesday. Mumbai bowled out the visitors for a paltry 118 in 18.4 overs but then made a heavy weather of the modest target on a lively Wankhede Stadium track to be bowled out for

New Delhi, Apr 24: An off-spinner who can bowl leg-breaks is like a multi-lingual, said Sachin Tendulkar, reflecting on the growing demand for wrist spinners in limited-overs cricket given the difficult questions they are posing to batsmen all around. While Tendulkar did not take any names, his observation on off-spinners trying to bowl leg-break would certainly be music to Ravichandran Ashwin’s

Hyderabad, Apr 24: Tennis star Sania Mirza on Monday announced that she is pregnant, but did not say if this meant the end of her injury-prone career. Sania and her husband, former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik, posted a picture on their Twitter accounts of a baby vest and a feeding bottle between two T-shirts bearing their names. It was accompanied by the hashtag #BabyMirzaMalik

New Delhi, Apr 23: Flamboyant Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who played his last One Day International (ODI) for the country in June 2017, has said that he will take a call on his career after the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales. "I am going to look to play till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play. I will take a call when that year is over," Yuvraj said. The 36-year-old all-rounder added that