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Mandeep Singh

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Nitish Rana (C)

Rinku Singh

Andre Russell

Venkatesh Iyer

Sunil Narine

Shardul Thakur

Tim Southee

Umesh Yadav

Varun Chakaravarthy

Bangalore

Faf du Plessis (C)

Virat Kohli

Glenn Maxwell

Michael Bracewell

Dinesh Karthik (W)

Shahbaz Ahmed

David Willey

Harshal Patel

Akash Deep

Mohammed Siraj

Karn Sharma

Abhinandan Singh

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jacob Andrew Duffy

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Jordan Matthew Cox

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Kanishk Chouhan

Krunal Himanshu Pandya

Mangesh Yadav

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Philip Dean Salt

Rajat Manohar Patidar

Rasikh Salam Dar

Romario Shepherd

Satvik Deswal

Suyash Sharma

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Vihaan Manoj Malhotra

Yash Dayal

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Kartik Tyagi

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Ramandeep Singh

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rovman Powell

Sarthak Ranjan

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Cricket

Indian Premier League 2023

It was a brilliant batting performance by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening stages of their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 7.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Shardul Thakur was pleased and also surprised with his batting performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), after scoring the joint-fastest 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 — match Jos Buttler's 20-ball 50 in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) first game of the season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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IPL 2023: 'Don't know where it came from!' Shardul Thakur left pleasantly surprised by blistering 20-ball 50 that dismantled RCB

Not one or two but three mystery spinners of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) created a ruckus at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 6.

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IPL 2023: KKR spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma create new history after RCB thrashing

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were brilliant during their emphatic 81-run victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on their return to Eden Gardens for the first time since 2019.

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IPL 2023: Who is the long-maned Suyash Sharma, whose celebration caught the eyes of the internet?

The Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed that their star English pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the tournament after the injury that he sustained in their first match of the tournament against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.

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IPL 2023: Another injury blow to RCB, injured pacer out of the tournament confirms head coach Sanjay Bangar

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is pleased to return to the Eden Gardens for the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) home games when the two-time champions will face off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their first home game in three years on Thursday, April 6.

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IPL 2023: 'Something special when you are home...' — Andre Russell happy to play 100th IPL at 'home' Eden Gardens

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have started the season in the best manner possible, with an emphatic eight-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of the campaign.

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IPL 2023: 'Though I want RCB to win, I think it'd going to be...' — AB de Villiers pips THIS team to the trophy ahead of Bangalore

Two of the main players of two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be missing from the ongoing season, piling pressure on the team ahead of their second match of the season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday, April 5.

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IPL 2023, KKR vs RCB: Hit by injuries and a bad loss, KKR face an upbeat RCB in bid to bring season back on track

Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winning team the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has decided to bring on England’s Jason Roy as the foreign replacement for Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of two KKR players missing the ongoing season of the cash-rich league, the tournament's website announced on Wednesday, April 5.

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After smashing 143 in PSL, Kolkata Knights Riders bring in former Sunrisers Hyderabad and ODI WC-winning star batter

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an Achilles Heel injury.

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Big blow to RCB, star batter with 144.29 strike rate ruled out of IPL due to Achilles heel injury

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The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said the decision was correct as per the Laws of Cricket, but also added that the fielding side had the option to withdraw the appeal in the spirit of the game.

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Carlo Ancelotti has broken his silence on Neymar’s Brazilian squad snub from the FIFA World Cup 2026. Here is what the manager has said. 


Neymar has been ruled out of the squad for this month's friendlies against France and Croatia

Brazil is all set to face France on March 26 in Boston, followed by a fixture against Croatia on March 31 in Orlando

Carlo Ancelotti breaks silence on Neymar’s Brazilian squad snub from FIFA World Cup 2026 

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Ancelotti addresses Neymar Jr’s Brazilian squad snub for World Cup 2026

Devon Conway scored 60 runs as New Zealand defeated South Africa by 68 runs in the 2nd T20I to level the five-match T20I series. 

 Devon Conway scored 60 runs against South Africa. 

New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs in 2nd T20I. 

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 Conway's fifty and bowlers star as New Zealand hammer South Africa by 68 runs

Neymar Jr has finally reacted to being left out of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Brazilian squad by Carlo Ancelotti. Here is what the football legend has said.

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Neymar has not played for the national side since October 2023

Neymar ‘upset’ after Brazilian left out of FIFA World Cup squad by Carlo Ancelotti

Neymar ‘upset’ after Brazilian left out of FIFA World Cup squad by Ancelotti

Iran is in talks with FIFA to move their World Cup 2026 matches to co-hosts Mexico from the USA amid the Middle East tensions and Donald Trump’s safety threats. 

United States is set to co-host the international competition held once every four years, alongside Mexico and Canada

It comes after Trump stated that the Iranian team is welcome in the country, but he believes it may not be safe for the players

Iran in talks with FIFA to move their World Cup matches to Mexico from USA after Trump’s safety threats 

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Iran in talks with FIFA to move their World Cup 2026 matches to Mexico from USA 

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