
            <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Arun Rawal, a producer at Sports Tak, is a daydreamer, movie buff, and cricket fanatic. He could not play cricket, so did the next best thing, writing for it. He loves to play the flick shot over square leg, and believes Sachin Tendulkar is God. </div>
      

Arun Rawal


            <div class="text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">Arun Rawal, a producer at Sports Tak, is a daydreamer, movie buff, and cricket fanatic. He could not play cricket, so did the next best thing, writing for it. He loves to play the flick shot over square leg, and believes Sachin Tendulkar is God. </div>
      

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Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube helped Mumbai recover from an unimpressive start against Services and took the score to 192/4.

Prithvi Shaw registered his second duck of SMAT 2024.

This was Shivam Dube's first match after recovering from back injury.

Suryakumar Yadav and Dube shared a 130-run partnership from just 66 balls.

Mumbai batters Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube attack Services spinners in SMAT 2024 match.

Watch: After Prithvi Shaw's 3-ball duck, Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube wreak havoc in Hyderabad with blistering knocks

Gujarat's wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel has turned heads in the ongoing SMAT 2024 with two centuries in five games. His unbeaten 115 helped Gujarat register a big win.

Urvil Patel scored an unbeaten 115 in the run chase against Uttarakhand.

Urvil Patel remained unsold in IPL 2025 mega auction.

Urvil was a part of Gujarat Titans' IPL 2022-winning squad. 

Urvil Patel, Virat Kohli pose for a photo during IPL 2023.

Days after 28-ball century, former Gujarat Titans batter Urvil Patel smashes 36-ball century in SMAT 2024 following IPL mega auction snub

Bangladesh tour of West Indies 2024

WI vs BAN: West Indies suffered a batting collapse of epic proportions on Day 3 of the second Test against Bangladesh as Nahid Rana bagged his maiden fifer.

Nahid Rana took 5 wickets for 61 runs.

Rana became third Bangladesh pacer to take a fifer against West Indies.

West Indies were bowled out for 146.

Nahid Rana celebrates after taking a fifer against West Indies in the second Test.

Fast & Furious Nahid Rana stages Bangladesh's comeback with rare fifer as West Indies lose 9 wickets for 61 runs, visitors take 211-run lead

Richard Gleeson won the 'Player of the match' whereas Jos Buttler was adjudged 'Player of the series' as Deccan Gladiators won the Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in his unbeaten 56. 

Deccan Gladiators chased down the target in just 6.5 overs.

Richard Gleeson was named 'Player of the match'. 

Tom Kohler-Cadmore celebrates his fifty in Abu Dhabi T10 League 2024 final. 

Released by Rajasthan Royals, England opener smashes 21-ball 56 to lead Nicholas Pooran's Deccan Gladiators to third Abu Dhabi T10 League title

The World Test Championship 2023-25 final race is set to get intense in the coming few weeks as five teams fight for two spots. 

Currently, India are on top of WTC 2023-25 points table.

New Zealand and Sri Lanka have a win percentage of 50.

India can qualify for the WTC final even if they lose Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-3. 

Five-way WTC 2025 final race! All scenarios of teams making it to the ultimate Test explained

Former Pakistan left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir claimed five wickets for Chitwan Rhinos on his Nepal Premier League debut helping them to an easy win.

Sohail Tanvir claimed 5 wickets for 21 runs on his NPL debut.

Tanvir got a wicket off his first ball of NPL 2024.

Tanvir registered the first fifer of IPL as well. 

Sohail Tanvir during his Nepal Premier League debut.

IPL 2008's Purple Cap winner dazzles on Nepal Premier League debut with 5 for 21, strikes first ball; watch video

Pakistan's promising opener Shahzaib Khan continued his purple patch in the Under-19 Asia Cup with a 132-run knock against UAE.

Shahzaib Khan completed 1,000 runs at Under-19 level in One-Day Cricket

Shahzaib has crossed the fifty-run mark in five consecutive innings.

The Pakistan opener has hit 16 sixes in Under-19 Asia Cup so far.

Pakistan opener Shahzaib Khan celebrates his century in Under-19 Asia Cup.

After match-winning 159 vs India, Shahzaib Khan enters Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam's list with 132-run knock against UAE in Under-19 Asia Cup 2024

West Indies pacer Jayden Seales rewrote Test cricket record books as he dominated Bangladesh batters and bagged four wickets on Day 2 of first Test.

Jayden Seales bowled the most economical four-fer in Test cricket history.

Bangladesh were bowled out for 170 on Day 2 of first Test.

Seales registered second-most economical in a Test innings for West Indies.

Jayden Seales of West Indies walks off the field. 

15.5 overs, 10 maidens, 5 runs and 4 wickets: Jayden Seales delivers most economical spell in Test cricket since 1977 to rattle Bangladesh, surpasses Umesh Yadav

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024

South Africa have named 18-year-old left-arm pacer Kwena Maphaka as Gerald Coetzee's replacement for the second Test against Sri Lanka.

Gerald Coetzee bagged 4 wickets in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka.

Coetzee will miss the rest of South Africa's Test matches in this cycle.

Coetzee is likely to be fit in the second half of January. 

South Africa's Gerald Coetzee plays a shot during the first T20I against India at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on November 8, 2024. 

Gujarat Titans' Rs 2.4 crore overseas recuit suffers injury, to miss start of this T20 League

India tour of Australia 2024-25

IND vs PM XI: Shubman Gill came out to bat at no.3 and scored a half-century whereas Rohit Sharma could not do much at no.4. 

Rohit Sharma departed after scoring 3 runs from 11 balls.

Harshit Rana bagged a four-fer.

Shubman Gill retired out after reaching her fifty. 

India's Shubman Gill (L) talks to teammate Nitish Kumar Reddy between the overs during the tour cricket match between the Australian Prime Minister's XI and India at Manuka Oval in Canberra on December 1, 2024. 

IND vs PM's XI: Shubman Gill hits fifty on return as India win pink-ball One-Day game by 6 wickets ahead of Adelaide Test

India vs Prime Minister's XI: Skipper Rohit Sharma went for an expansive drive outside the off stump and edged one to slip cordon.

Rohit Sharma scored just 3 runs from 11 balls.

Rohit batted in the middle order in pink-ball game.

Rohit was dismissed by teenager Charlie Anderson.

Rohit Sharma gets out caught behind in pink-ball warm-up game. 

Rohit Sharma bats at no.4 in pink-ball warm-up game, loses his wicket to 19-year-old Anderson; watch video

Hayley Matthews scored 69 runs from 61 balls and then took two wickets in her first over to help Melbourne Renegades beat Brisbane Heat by seven runs as per DLS method.

Hayley Matthews scored 69 runs from 61 balls.

Jess Jonassen remained unbeaten for 44 in the unsuccessful run chase.

Matthews claimed two wickets in the seventh over of the innings. 

Hayley Matthews of the Renegades celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Laura Harris of the Heat during the WBBL Final match.

Mumbai Indians all-rounder's 69-run knock leads Melbourne Renegades to maiden WBBL title as Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues fail in final

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Punjab Kings' wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma is not concerned about the hefty price tag of Rs 11 crore RCB roped him in for in IPL 2025 mega auction.

Jitesh Sharma is yet to score an IPL fifty.

RCB increased the bid to Rs 11 crore when PBKS opted to use RTM card.

Jitesh is excited to be playing alongside Virat Kohli. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli runs between the wickets past Punjab Kings' wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Jitesh Sharma

'I was just hoping and praying...': Former Punjab Kings wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma opens up on getting Rs 11 crore bid from Virat Kohli's RCB

Virat Kohli's under-19 World Cup-winning teammate Siddharth Kaul has joined SBI after announcing retirement from cricket. 

Siddarth Kaul announced retirement from Indian cricket. 

Siddarth Kaul was the part of Virat Kohli-led Under-19 World Cup winning team. 

MS Dhoni with Suresh Raina and Siddarth Kaul

Virat Kohli's World Cup-winning teammate joins SBI after announcing retirement from Indian cricket

Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni was spotted dancing on pahadi songs in Rishikesh along with his wife Sakshi Singh. 

MS Dhoni is currently spending time with his family. 

MS Dhoni will play in IPL 2025 for CSK. 

MS Dhoni dancing

WATCH: MS Dhoni along with his wife Sakshi Singh grooves on Pahadi songs in Rishikesh

Alex Carey feels that Australian batters can counter-attack Jasprit Bumrah when he comes to bowl with the old ball in the Adelaide Test.

Alex Carey feels Australia's world-class batters will counter Jasprit Bumrah

Carey hopes to counter Bumrah once the ball is old. 

Bumrah bagged 8 wickets including a fifer in Perth Test.

India's Jasprit Bumrah (R) celebrates his wicket of Australia's Alex Carey on day two of the first Test cricket match between Australia and India at Optus Stadium in Perth on November 23, 2024. 