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Ishan Kishan Named KL Rahul’s Replacement For WTC Final Against Australia New Delhi: Ishan Kishan has been named as KL Rahul’s replacement in the WTC final squad. KL Rahul was ruled out of the IPL 2023 and the following WTC final against Australia after picking up a thigh injury during LSG vs RCB match. Meanwhile, there is no clear update on the status of Jaydev Unadkat and Umesh Yadav, who are carrying injuries and are doubtful for the WTC final, set to take place at the Oval from June 7. KL Rahul Confirms Being Ruled Out Of WTC Final Against Australia Meanwhile, KL Rahul recently took to social media and confirmed that he will be missing the IPL and WTC final owing to his injury for which he will undergo surgery soon. “After careful consideration and consultation with the medical team, it’s been concluded that I’ll be undergoing a surgery on my thigh shortly. My focus will be on my rehabilitation and recovery in the coming weeks. It’s a tough call to make, but I know it’s the right o

IPL 2023 Playoff Scenario: GT, CSK Likely to Qualify; Can KKR, DC, SRH Still Make it? Delhi: With 52 matches already done and dusted in IPL 2023, we are entering the final stage of the group stage and how incredibly well it is poised. As the race for the playoffs heats up, we will find out who are the frontrunners to make it and will bottom-placed teams like KKR, SRH, and DC still stand a chance. Currently, defending champions Gujarat Titans look to have almost sealed their playoff spot with eight wins from 11 games. In the second spot is Chennai Super Kings with six wins from 11 games. While GT and CSK look good to make the playoff, the question is - who will be the other two sides? Sunrisers Hyderabad: With their final-ball win over Rajasthan, Hyderabad has ensured they are not completely out of the race for the playoff. They are currently behind KKR in the ninth spot. Not only will they have to win all their remaining games, but have to ensure they win big. Even after that they wo

Asia Cup 2023: BCCI Gets Support From Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; Team India May Not Travel to Pakistan  Team India May Not Travel to Pakistan  Delhi: In what would come as a major setback for Pakistan, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has now found support from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to host the Asia Cup so that India does not have to travel to Pakistan. As per a report on Geo. tv, the two sub-continental countries have lent support to India. There is much speculation over where will the Asia Cup 2023 eventually be held. Pakistan happens to be the official host, but the question is - will India travel across the border? PCB chief Najam Sethi had already said that if India doesn't come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, the chances of Pakistan playing the ODI World Cup in India will be very low. "In case of India's refusal to travel to Pakistan to compete in the Asia Cup, chances are there that the Pakistan government would not allow the Men in Green to cross the bo

IPL 2023 Points Table, Orange Cap And Purple Cap Leaders Defending champions Gujarat Titans extended their lead at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Points Table with a massive 56-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. However, Rajasthan Royals remained in 4th position after they were stunned by 9th placed Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in second match of Sunday. With GT’s Sundar evening win, Hardik Pandya’s side now have 16 points from 11 matches while LSG remain in third spot with 11 points from 11 matches with 1 match washed out. MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings are in second place currently with 13 points from 11 matches. Sports Nutrition Sanju Samson’s RR remained in 4th position with 10 points from 11 matches. They are one of three other sides with 10 points including Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS). Shikhar Dhawan’s PBKS can move up on the Points Table as they ta

Dhoni-Touch-Unravelling-Enigma-Mahendra Singh Dhoni For over a decade, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captivated the world of cricket and over a billion Indians with his incredible ingenuity as captain, wicketkeeper and batsman. Bharat Sundaresan tracks down the cricketer's closest friends in Ranchi and artfully presents the different shades of Dhoni-the Ranchi boy, the fauji, the diplomat, Chennai's beloved Thala, the wicketkeeping Pythagoras-and lays bare the man underneath. He discovers a certain je ne sais quoi about the man who has a magical ability to transform and elevate everything which comes into his orbit-the Dhoni Touch.Funny, candid, and peppered with delicious anecdotes, The Dhoni Touch reveals an ordinary man living an extraordinary life. 'Dhoni is adored, respected, loved wildly, and yet, remains mysterious. Don't we want to know more? I do. And this book by Bharat, a fine journalist, helps'- HARSHA BHOGLE 'One of India's most stylish and inquisiti

 Alex Carey on the Ashes: 'We'll do it differently, we've had some serious success' Ashes 2023  AUS vs ENG  Carey is one of ten members of the Ashes squad who are currently in Australia with the others spread across the IPL and county cricket. Training will ramp up this month for those at home with a camp in Brisbane before they depart for the UK in late May, leaving around 10 days to prepare for the WTC final at The Oval on June 7. "We'll all come together before that World Test Championship and have our focus solely on that game but with an eye to the first [Ashes] Test match," Carey said. On a personal level, the tour will be Carey's first experience of Test cricket in England having taken the Australia role at short notice ahead of the 2021-22 Ashes although he was very impressive during the 2019 ODI World Cup and scored his first one-day hundred there in 2020. He has a small amount of first-class experience in the country having played one match f

 IPL 2023: Windies Johnson Charles replaces Litton Das in KKR squad for remainder of season Hard-hitting Windies batter Johnson Charles has replaced Bangladesh's Litton Das in the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the remainder of IPL 2023. Days after Das joined KKR squad following the one-off Test against Ireland, the board recalled him for the three-match ODI series starting May 9th. Charles - a two-time T20 World Cup winner (2012 and 2016), is an experienced customer in this format – having opened in 179 of his 210 T20 innings. Having played in several franchise-based T20 leagues like the Caribbean, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and even Bangladesh in the past, the 34-year-old batter got picked for the first time in the IPL Brought for INR 50 lacs (approx. USD 60,000), Charles recently made headlines for scoring the fastest T20I hundred for the Windies in 39 balls against South Africa. After missing international cricket for around six years, Charles returned to the side in October 2022 and

 IPL 2023 - Match 47: SRH vs KKR - When and where to watch, Head to Head, full squads, likely playing XIs, weather forecast, venue details and more Match number 47 of IPL 2023 will see the 2016 champions host a team which has won the IPL title twice. This season though, both the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders are struggling. The Sunrisers have played one match less than KKR, but both teams find themselves in a potential must-win situation going ahead. Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram, (C), Bhuvenshwar Kumar, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Harry Brook, Mayank Dagar, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Akeal Hosain, Marco Jansen, Kartik, Tyagi, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Sanvir Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Upendra Yadav Kolkata Knight Riders: Nitish Rana (C), Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Harshit Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Kulwant Khej

 IPL 2023: New kids on the block - 5 exciting cricketers who could earn a senior India call-up in the future NEW DELHI: The biggest T20 cricket extravaganza in the world -- the Indian Premier League -- over the last 16 editions has consistently produced incredible home-grown talents like a well oiled machine. Year after year, there have been unknown names, coming from unlikely places, who have taken the league by storm with their incredible performances and have become household names. Keeping aside the coalition of international cricketing superstars which has made the league what it is today, raw, unknown talents have been unearthed on the IPL stage as it continues to be the biggest platform of opportunities. Over the years, the IPL has opened the gates to national selection for many youngsters. From the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, the Pandya brothers to Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik, the IPL over the years has brought to the fore young, talented cricketers and have tu

 Mumbai Indians Sign T20 WC-Winner Chris Jordan As Replacement Player Amid Death Bowling Woes England pacer Chris Jordan has been signed as a replacement player by Mumbai Indians (MI) for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, aiming to solve their death bowling woes amid their current losing streak. Jordan had gone unsold in the 2023 auction but has earlier played for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings in his IPL career.