'He made a mistake but why blame Virat alone?': Former India batsman defends Kohli, says all batters 'looked vulnerable'

Virat Kohli's failure came under a lot of criticism, but former India batsman Arun Lal has come to his defence saying it's unfair to blame the India skipper alone since all Indian batsmen found it tough facing the Dukes ball in England.

‘I’m thoroughly impressed by India’s domestic players’: Grace Harris

Australia all-rounder Grace Harris talks about her ball-striking skills, the experience with UP Warriorz in the inaugural WPL and the talent pool in Indian cricket

'Can't believe he is playing for CSK': Fans rejoice as Ben Stokes makes his way to India to join MS Dhoni ahead of IPL

The tournament starts on March 31 with CSK taking on defending champions Gujarat Titans in the opener at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The players are now steadily making their way to the respective camps of their franchises and Stokes said Thursday that he is now set to join the rest of his CSK teammates. “See you soon @chennaiIPL,” said Stokes in the post.

'Rahul was sedate through it. Hardik went into a shell': Karthik's red-hot take on India stars after series loss to AUS

Virat Kohli, who scored his first boundary in his 21st delivery, tried to forge partnerships with middle-order batters Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul in the recently concluded encounter at Chennai. According to Dinesh Karthik, Kohli's wicket proved to be the turning point in the 3rd ODI between India and Australia.

Rohit Sharma reveals why Suryakumar Yadav was demoted, explains KL Rahul, Axar Patel's promotion in 3rd ODI

SKY was retained in the XI for the third match just as Dravid indicated but he did not bat at No.4 as he had done in the first two matches. Instead, SKY was demoted to No.7, a move which surprised many and drew flack from former India cricketers like Ajay Jadeja and Aakash Chopra.

After Suryakumar Yadav's hat-trick of golden ducks, Rohit Sharma's five-year-old tweet goes viral

Suryakumar was out LBW to Mitchell Starc in the first two matches of the series and then was cleaned up by Ashton Agar in the third. Captain Rohit Sharma defended the batter, stating that he had just got three good balls in the series and the potential is always there. Now, fans have found another tweet from Rohit from July 2018.

'Three golden ducks don't happen even to a No. 11': Wasim's burning take on 'Samson vs Suryakumar'

With each Suryakumar Yadav failure, clamours of Sanju Samson's inclusion in India's Playing XI are growing.

‘Walk the talk’: Chopra blasts Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma for demoting Suryakumar in 3rd ODI

Former India opener Aakash Chopra was not happy with the team management's call to demote Surya. He commended head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma for backing Surya despite his twin failures but he disagreed with their distance of sending him at No.7 in the series decider.

Big blow for Punjab Kings as England star fails to get NOC to play in IPL: Report

One of Punjab Kings' major stars not getting a No Objection Certificate from their national cricket board to play in the league. The league starts on March 31 with Punjab playing their first match on April 1 against the Kolkata Knight Riders at home in Mohali.

'If you want to hit a 6...': Mohammad Kaif's merciless reaction to Virat Kohli's dismissal after 3rd ODI vs Australia

Virat Kohli smashed multiple records in his stoke-filled knock against Australia. The 34-year-old slammed his 65th half-century as the former India captain scored 54 off 72 balls in the series decider at Chennai.

Kieron Pollard starts IPL 2023 pre-season as Mumbai Indians batting coach

Kieron Pollard, whose performances in the middle of the park is known worldwide, on Wednesday, arrived for his first pre-season practise session as the batting coach. Pollard has always been a leader, and players have always gone up to him and sought advice, and now, with a full-time role, the young ones, who aspire and dream to replicate Pollard’s success, are looking forward to spending even more time with him and spend more time with him.

After Shreyas Iyer, KKR suffer another blow as Lockie Ferguson injured ahead of IPL 2023

KKR's Lockie Ferguson might miss out on a few games in the beginning of IPL 2023. The New Zealand quick has been ruled out of the first ODI against Sri Lanka, slated to be played on March 25 in Auckland, with a hamstring injury.

'Do I think he will be a leader? Absolutely': GT's Director of Cricket on Hardik Pandya's successor ahead of IPL 2023

Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to victory in their maiden Indian Premier League season last year, and the franchise's director of cricket has now dropped a big hint on who could succeed the star all-rounder in the leadership role.

'I was poisoned at the peak of my career. Shahid Afridi paid 40-50 lakh...': Ex-Pakistan cricketer's shocker

One humongous story has been narrated by former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir, who claims that he was poisoned at the peak of his career.

'Faf du Plessis or Virat Kohli? I am going to go with...': Ex-KKR star picks RCB's top scorer for IPL 2023

While run-machine Virat Kohli had a bitter-sweet season with RCB in IPL 2022, veteran batter Faf du Plessis emerged as the leader run-getter for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) last year.

Ravi Shastri tells BCCI to 'take a stand' in stern message ahead of IPL 2023: 'For India's sake...'

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri issued a stern message for the BCCI ahead of the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League, that begins on March 31.