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‘Footwork Was Good Because Of Dance With SRK’: Virat Kohli Teased By RCB Coach

‘Footwork Was Good Because Of Dance With SRK’: Virat Kohli Teased By RCB Coach

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting coach Dinesh Karthik poked fun at star batter Virat Kohli over his pre-match dance with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. During the opening ceremony of IPL 2025, Kohli was seen dancing with Shah Rukh Khan ahead of the opening match of the tournament between RCB and KKR. Kohli helped RCB chase down 175 as he was unbeaten on 59 off just 36 balls. He had started off by striking over 200 in the Powerplay, before anchoring RCB’s innings following the departure of Phil Salt. After the match, Karthik gave a motivational speech inside RCB’s dressing room, where he also touched upon Kohli’s hilarious pre-match dance with Shah Rukh. While also revealing his chat with head coach Andy Flower, Karthik teased Kohli over his footwork and dance moves. “There was one man who started off with a nice dance today. Andy said his footwork was good because of the dance. I don’t crack such jokes!” Mindset on point! Krunal and Salt talk …

Arshdeep Singh is all praise for Delhi-tearaway Mayank Yadav’s T20I debut

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Gwalior [India], : Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh said he was “excited” with the way Delhi-tearaway Mayank Yadav bowled in his T20I debut against Bangladesh. Arshdeep Singh is all praise for Delhi-tearaway Mayank Yadav’s T20I debut “Really excited with the way everyone bowled, especially Mayank. Even my normal balls felt like slower balls compared to his pace,” Arshdeep Singh said in the post-match presentation. The Delhi-tearaway’s much-awaited return to the cricket field finally unfolded in Gwalior at the New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium on Sunday. After receiving his maiden T20I cap from former wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik, Mayank stepped onto the ground to give it a go in the international circuit. The 22-year-old left Bangladesh batters bamboozled with his scorching pace in his four-over spell. Mayank was finally in operation even though he didn’t even have a full crack at it. He set the Indian Premier League 2024 on fire by setting a new benchmark with his sheer pace that saw him click the 156.7 kmph mark. Mayank constantly notched his pace and tested the speed gun …

World Cup Winner Rubbed “Influential People The Wrong Way”, Says Report, But Won’t Lose Rs 8 Crore Job

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File image of the 2011 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team© Twitter@BCCI Very soon, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 retention rules will be announced. There is a lot of mystery on how many players be retained by the franchises. Generally, before any mega auction, the squads see major changes as only a handful of players are allowed to be retained while the rest goes on to the auction pool. The IPL 2025 will see a mega auction and a report in The Indian Express has claimed that teams will be allowed to retain five players with no Right To Match option.  It is not just players who will see a change but coaches too. Already, several teams have seen new coaches being appointed ahead of the new season like Rahul Dravid going to Rajasthan Royals. However, Ashish Nehra, coach of Gujarat Titans, would continue in his role according to a report in Cricbuzz.  There was a review of Nehra, who was a left-arm pacer in the 2011 World Cup winning Indian cricket team, …

IPL 2025 Auction: No Right To Match Option, Report Reveals Teams Can Retain Maximum…

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File photo of the IPL trophy© Twitter The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction is expected to be held at the end of this year. Mega auctions often throw interesting combinations with the tricky part being the retention of players. According to a report in The Indian Express, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may allow the IPL IPL franchises to retain five players ahead of the IPl 2025 mega auction. The report further said that no Right To Match option shall be available.  If indeed five players are allowed to be retained there it will be great for Mumbai Indians who can continue with five super stars – Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. According to IANS, the mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be held in November end or early December, BCCI sources informed. The rules and regulations for the same will be released by Board for Cricket Council of India (BCCI) in a couple of days, they said. The …

Arjun Tendulkar Turns 25, Sachin Tendulkar Writes In Special Wish: “Your Love…”

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Sachin Tendulkar with son Arjun© Twitter Arjun Tendulkar, Mumbai Indians cricketer and son of Sachin Tendulkar, turned 25 on Tuesday. Arjun is a left-handed bowler and is known to play decent with the bat too. While he has played in domestic cricket, he is yet to be picked up for India. On his 25th birthday, Sachin Tendulkar wrote on X. “Happy birthday to my amazing son, Arjun! Your love for life and relentless dedication inspire me every day. Watching you hit the gym first thing this morning just shows your incredible work ethic. Proud of you always! Here’s to another year of chasing your dreams!” Happy birthday to my amazing son, Arjun! Your love for life and relentless dedication inspire me every day. Watching you hit the gym first thing this morning just shows your incredible work ethic. Proud of you always! Here’s to another year of chasing your dreams! pic.twitter.com/1oXanWFhRE — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 24, 2024 Recently, Arjun Tendulkar warmed up for the upcoming first-class season with a match-winning …

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Date: Report Claims It Will Happen In…

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File image of the IPL trophy© BCCI/IPL The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be held in November end or early December, BCCI sources informed on Wednesday. The rules and regulations for the same will be released by Board for Cricket Council of India (BCCI) in a couple of days, they said. The Indian Premier League has held two large auctions in the past ten years, with four-year intervals in between. The first major auction was held in 2014, then in 2018–when the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings made their comeback after a two-year suspensions. About developments related to the mega auction, sources close to BCCI confirmed to IANS that auction is likely to be scheduled in November end or early December . “IPL 2025 auction will take place in November end or early December this year. Rules of it will be out in couple of days,” BCCI sources told IANS. The 2021 mega auction was forced to be postponed by one year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. …

The More The Better: Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu Have Their Say On IPL Retention

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IPL stalwarts Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu want a higher player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction as an unchanged core allows teams to excel in the world’s biggest T20 competition. The IPL had allowed the teams to retain up to four players in the last mega auction held in 2022. A three-year cycle has ended and another mega auction is on the horizon but teams have contrasting views on player retention. Some want as many as eight and some are okay with four or five. The IPL Governing Council is yet to decide on the matter. “Personally I feel retentions have to be a lot more because a franchise invests a lot on player, the core of the team is what makes every team unique in the IPL so me the longer the core remains the culture of the team remains. “There is a great chance of success. Retentions have to be and there needs be lot of retentions. It can’t be one or two. All the important players should be …

“Started During COVID”: Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul’s Ex-Teammate Jhye Richardson Diagnosed With Clinical Anxiety

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Mental health is one issue that has been discussed a lot in elite sports in the last few years. While many chose to deal with it silently, some have been brave enough to accept it openly. Australia bowler Jhye Richardson is one such player. He was part of the IPL in 2021 and 2024. He has now said that during the 2021 IPL, when he played for Punjab Kings – a team that had KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami among others – when he suffered the most.   “A lot of it started during COVID. My trip to the IPL – I left home not in the headspace that I probably should have been,” Richardson told cricket.com.au. “Then things sort of hit the fan while I was away, and everything with COVID and not being able to get home and stuff like that, it just toppled on top of each other. “I think you don’t realise what sort of space you’re in until it becomes too much, which is why now I encourage a …

RCB Star Yash Dayal Reveals Virat Kohli’s Masterplan To Counter MS Dhoni In IPL 2024

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Trolled and ridiculed when he was first signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, left-arm pacer Yash Dayal has done very well in burying the ghosts of his Gujarat Titans stint. Dayal was one of the star performers for RCB last season in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and now, his domestic cricket performances have earned him his maiden call-up to India’s Test team. Recalling his journey, Dayal revealed how Virat Kohli helped him settle when he first arrived at RCB, especially as he came up against the mighty MS Dhoni when playing against Chennai Super Kings. Dayal, in an interview with News24, revealed that it was Kohli who asked him to change strategy after Dhoni had hit him for a six on the first ball of the final over of an IPL match. It was a virtual knockout match between RCB and CSK, with the Bengaluru franchise needing to win the contest by at least 18 runs to make it to the playoffs. In the final over, CSK needed 17 runs to ensure their …

Shah Rukh Khan’s Speech After KKR Title Victory Has A Wish For IPL Auction – Watch

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Shah Rukh Khan delivers a speech after KKR’s IPL 2024 title win© X (formerly Twitter) Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan delivered an emotional dressing room speech following his side’s victory in the IPL 2024 final. KKR produced a sensational performance in the final to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad and clinch their third IPL trophy. SRK was hospitalised recently after suffering a heat stroke but he was back in the ground to attend the summit clash and cheer for his side alongside his family. In a video posted by KKR on their social media handle, SRK was seen talking to the KKR players and staff as he thanked them and expressed a special wish for the IPL auction. #KnightsTV | A night full of awards CEO Venky Mysore celebrates our champion performers from the #TATAIPL2024Finalpic.twitter.com/uCXCz9jKUZ — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 27, 2024 “I just have one request, which is my special thanks to Gautam Gambhir. I have not thanked him specially. Two things we had discussed when we started …