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Jonny Bairstow

Rilee Rossouw

Sam Curran (C)

Shashank Singh

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Ashutosh Sharma

Harpreet Brar

Harshal Patel

Rahul Chahar

Kagiso Rabada

Arshdeep Singh

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Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Ajinkya Rahane

Daryl Mitchell

Shivam Dube

Moeen Ali

Ravindra Jadeja

MS Dhoni (W)

Mitchell Santner

Shardul Thakur

Tushar Deshpande

Richard Gleeson

Azmatullah Omarzai

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Harnoor Singh Pannu

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Marco Jansen

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Mitchell J Owen

Musheer Naushad Khan

Nehal Wadhera

Prabhsimran Singh

Praveen Dubey

Priyansh Arya

Pyla Avinash

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Vishal Nishad

Vishnu Vinod

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

Yuzvendra Singh Chahal

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Anshul Kamboj

Ayush Mhatre

Dewald Brevis

Gurjapneet Singh

Jamie Overton

Kartik Sharma

Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mukesh Choudhary

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ramakrishna Shekhar Ghosh

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

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Indian Premier League March 2024

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Huge Uproar after MS DHONI came to bat at No. 9 against Punjab Kings

Former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is dealing with a muscle tear because of which he decided to bat at the number 9 spot in the clash against Punjab Kings.

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Reason Revealed! This is why MS Dhoni came to bat at no.9 and refused to run with Daryl Mitchell - Report

Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta's reply to a fan wanting to see former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni play for PBKS is going viral on social media.

MS Dhoni and Preity Zinta in frame (Getty)

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'We lost and he got out': Preity Zinta replies to fan wanting to see CSK's MS Dhoni play in Punjab Kings

Harbhajan Singh hit out at MS Dhoni for letting his team down and affirmed that it's hard to understand by the CSK's poster boy is making such mistakes.

CSK wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. (PC: Getty).

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IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh slams MS Dhoni for letting his team down, asks legendary CSK wicketkeeper-batter to stop playing if...

Harshal Patel revealed why he refrained from celebrating MS Dhoni's wicket after dismissing him for a golden duck during PBKS versus CSK's IPL 2024 clash.

PBKS' Harshal Patel reacts after dismissing CSK's MS Dhoni during their IPL 2024 clash on May 5. (Getty)

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'Have too much....': Harshal Patel reveals reason behind not celebrating MS Dhoni's wicket after rocking him for golden duck

IPL 2024: Irfan Pathan believes MS Dhoni's batting at No.9 doesn't work for Chennai Super Kings. Pathan's comments came after CSK's win over PBKS.

Former CSK's captain MS Dhoni in this frame. (Getty)

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'MS Dhoni can't be doing the same thing...': Irfan Pathan cracks whip at CSK legend for batting at no.9 against PBKS

Ravindra Jadeja played a heroic role with his stunning all-round performance and helped Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by a margin of 28 runs.

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'My role is to build...': Ravindra Jadeja highlights his role after leading CSK to stunning win over PBKS with his all-round heroics

Ruturaj Gaikwad disclosed that despite some of his teammates were battling flu prior to the match CSK managed to beat PBKS by 28 runs in their IPL 2024 clash.

CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad in this frame. (Getty)

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'Guys were struggling with flu...': Ruturaj Gaikwad reveals how CSK defied odds to end losing streak against PBKS

Chennai Super Kings defeated Punjab Kings by 28 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was the hero of the match with his astonishing performance with both bat and ball.

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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja's all-round heroics help CSK avenge Chepauk loss and beat PBKS first time in three years

Chennai Super Kings star batter Daryl Mitchell was extremely furious at the umpire's decision to declare him LBW against Harshal Patel. He got out after scoring 30 runs off 19 balls

Daryl Mitchell's reaction to his dismissal vs PBKS (Twitter screen grab)

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WATCH - Daryl Mitchell's fuming reaction towards umpires after his LBW decision against Harshal Patel

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Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Mumbai Indians (MI) notched up a commanding 50-run win over Delhi Capitals in their second Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash on January 10

Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

DC failed to chase down the 196-run target and were bundled out for mere 145

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WPL 2026: Harmanpreet-Sciver Brunt combine to hand MI 50-run win over DC

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine combined to hand Gujarat Giants (GG) a 10-run win over UP Warriorz (UPW) in their Women's Premier League 2026 clash 

Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine remained the architects of Giants' victory

Gujarat Giants' Ashleigh Gardner (R) and Sophie Devine in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Gardner-Devine's all-round show helps GG edge UPW by 10 runs 

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The Lakers and the Hawks are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more. 

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The Asian Games 2026 will be hosted by Japan and will officially take place from September 19 to October 4. The Women's cricket tournament will take place from September 17, and the Men's tournament will take place from September 24.


Asian Games 2026 will take place in Japan. 

Cricket in Asian Games will take place from September 17.

India's players pose with their gold medals during the awards ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games women's final cricket match between Sri Lanka and India in Hangzhou

Asian Games 2026 Cricket: Schedule announced as 10 teams battle for glory

Sacramento Kings snapped their slump with a confident win over the Lakers and cheekily trolled LeBron James on the night his special 23rd-season jersey patch debuted.


Kings’ social media took a playful jab at LeBron James after the final buzzer.

Despite Luka Dončić’s 47-point effort, Sacramento controlled all four quarters for back-to-back wins.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers jogs down the court during their game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on January 12, 2026 in Sacramento, California. James is wearing a patch to celebrate his record-setting 23rd NBA season.

Sacramento Kings' admin takes hilarious jab at LeBron James after beating Lakers

IPL 2026

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) home matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. 

RCB will play the IPL 2026 tournament opener.

RCB will enter in IPL 2026 as defending champions.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar (C), along with his teammates, takes a victory lap around the field as he celebrates with the trophy 

Suspense ends over RCB's two-match home venue for IPL 2026

New Zealand tour of India 2026

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja missed out on the three-match ODI squad against New Zealand. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak made it clear that Jadeja is fully fit, in good form.

Ravindra Jadeja missed out from India's ODI squad against New Zealand.

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in 1st ODI.

Ravindra Jadeja celebrating a wicket

India coach addresses Jadeja’s ODI future after all-rounder left out of NZ serie

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Huge Uproar after MS DHONI came to bat at No. 9 against Punjab Kings

Reason Revealed! This is why MS Dhoni came to bat at no.9 and refused to run with Daryl Mitchell - Report

'We lost and he got out': Preity Zinta replies to fan wanting to see CSK's MS Dhoni play in Punjab Kings