Chennai

Devon Conway

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Moeen Ali

Ben Stokes

Ambati Rayudu

Shivam Dube

Ravindra Jadeja

MS Dhoni (C) (W)

Mitchell Santner

Deepak Chahar

Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Lucknow

KL Rahul (C)

Kyle Mayers

Deepak Hooda

Nicholas Pooran (W)

Marcus Stoinis

Krunal Pandya

Krishnappa Gowtham

Mark Wood

Yash Thakur

Avesh Khan

Ravi Bishnoi

Akash Madhwal

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Anshul Kamboj

Dewald Brevis

Gurjapneet Singh

Jamie Overton

Kartik Sharma

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mukesh Choudhary

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ramakrishna Shekhar Ghosh

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Spencer Henry Johnson

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Ayush Badoni

Digvesh Singh Rathi

George Fredrik Linde

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Nicholas Pooran

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahamad

Cricket

Indian Premier League 2023

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were involved in a thrilling victory over the Lucknow Super Giabts, (GT) in their second Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match and one of their former players had high praise for his old team, especially for CSK skipper MS Dhoni and the rising star Ruturaj Gaikwad.

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IPL 2023: 'When Dhoni came out to bat...' — Harbhajan Singh left in awe of former India skipper, lauds Ruturaj's early form

Cricketing icons AB de Villiers, Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa heaped praise on MS Dhoni's decision-making skills after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) <a href="https://m.

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IPL 2023: 'He's always Dhoni's first pick...' — AB de Villiers pins down one player who can literally turn matches for CSK

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) sustained its first defeat of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 3 (Monday).

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'We didn't win because...': Frustrated KL Rahul reveals reason behind Lucknow Super Giants' defeat, urges players to 'capitalise'

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered their first win of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at their homeground.

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'Or they'll have to play under a new captain': MS Dhoni issues final warning to his bowlers over no-balls and wides

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) clash witnessed a five-minute delay as a dog entered the MA Chidambaram Stadium and refused to leave.

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Watch: Dog delays start of CSK vs LSG clash for several minutes, even umpire gets involved

Deepak Chahar has missed out on a lot of cricket over the last year but is back strong for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with whom he has won the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy twice — in 2018 and 2021.

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CSK vs LSG: 'I know how to deal with injuries, but...' — Deepak Chahar wary of recurring injuries after recent scare among Indian bowlers

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are deep in preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.

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Priyansh Arya reveals a fun six-hitting bet with Prabhsimran Singh that comes with a special prize. A look at PBKS’ explosive opening duo.

Priyansh Arya recently revealed a fun bet between him and his opening partner Prabhsimran Singh.

The duo is competing to hit the most sixes, with a special prize at stake—a bat from Shreyas Iyer for the winner.

"Whoever hits the most sixes will get...":  Priyansh Arya reveals the bet with Prabhsimran Singh over six-hitting contest

Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh

"Whoever hits most sixes will...": Priyansh Arya on bet with Prabhsimran Singh

RR opt to bowl first vs PBKS in IPL 2026 clash. Both teams make two changes—check full playing XIs and captains’ toss reactions.

Riyan Parag wins the toss and opts to bowl first as RR look to exploit early moisture against PBKS

Both teams make two key changes with Dasun Shanaka and Lockie Ferguson among the notable inclusions

IPL 2026: RR opted to bowl first against PBKS, two changes in each side, know playing XIs

Riyan Parag and Shreyas Iyer

IPL 2026: RR opted to bowl first against PBKS, two changes in each side

Virat Kohli becomes first to 9000 IPL runs as former Mumbai Indians star calls him the greatest ever. A look at his records and incredible consistency.

Virat Kohli became the first batter in IPL history to reach 9000 runs.

Former Mumbai Indians pacer hailed Kohli for this remarkable achievement.

"Greatest batter IPL has ever seen": Ex-Mumbai Indians star heaps praise on Virat Kohli after '9000' milestone

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"Greatest batter IPL has ever seen": Ex-MI star heaps praises on Virat Kohli

A former CSK player makes a bold claim on MS Dhoni’s IPL 2026 return amid injury concerns. Will CSK risk bringing their legend back this season?

CSK have played eight matches in IPL 2026 so far, and Dhoni has yet to feature in a single game.

He is still recovering from a persistent calf injury that was aggravated during a warm-up session.

Ravichandran Ashwin has now shared an interesting perspective on Dhoni’s return.

"If CSK gets out of the tournament, then MS Dhoni might play": Ex-CSK star makes bold prediction

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"If CSK gets out of tournament, MS Dhoni might play": Ex-CSK star's bold claim

IPL 2026: Cheteshwar Pujara wants Arshdeep Singh to try back of the length deliveries with the new ones and bowl slower ones for variety.

Arshdeep Singh has found of late, bowling the hard length.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has struggled against hard length early on in the innings at times.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Arshdeep Singh

Pujara provides Arshdeep with blueprint to success against Sooryavanshi 

Latest ICC Women’s T20I rankings bring notable shifts for Indian stars like Smriti Mandhana & Deepti Sharma, with key movements across batting and bowling charts.

Deepti Sharma rises in bowling rankings with strong performances.

Smriti Mandhana slips in batting charts amid global competition.

Smriti Mandhana takes a hit while Deepti Sharma climbs in latest ICC rankings

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new indoor cricket academies, marking a major step in boosting sports infrastructure in North-East India.

Six indoor cricket academies launched across North-East India to enhance talent development.

BCCI-backed initiative aims to create a strong regional cricket ecosystem.

PM Modi unveils six state-of-the-art Indoor Cricket Academies across North-East India

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IPL 2023: 'When Dhoni came out to bat...' — Harbhajan Singh left in awe of former India skipper, lauds Ruturaj's early form

IPL 2023: 'He's always Dhoni's first pick...' — AB de Villiers pins down one player who can literally turn matches for CSK

'We didn't win because...': Frustrated KL Rahul reveals reason behind Lucknow Super Giants' defeat, urges players to 'capitalise'