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Malaika Arora Clicked With Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara At IPL 2025

Malaika Arora Clicked With Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara At IPL 2025

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While this was Arora’s first spotting with Sangakkara, the speculations have spread like wildfire. Netizens are also convinced about the dating speculations, as Malaika has never expressed herself as a fan of Rajasthan Royals before. She has also not been spotted in significant cricketing events before. This rumoured development also comes months after her breakup with Arjun Kapoor. They began dating in 2018 and called it quits in 2024. Neither of them confirmed the breakup but Arjun had stated before that he was single. During Singham Again’s promotions in October 2024, when fans chanted Malaika’s name while Arjun spoke on stage, the actor had replied, “Nahi, abhi single hoon. Relax karo. (No, I’m single now. Relax.)” See Also: Arjun Kapoor reacts as someone screams Malaika Arora’s name during an event For those unaware, despite being replaced by Rahul Dravid as the head coach this season, Sangakkara is the team’s director of cricket. It would be interesting to note if Malaika and Sangakkara are dating or are simply friends. Neither of them has spoken up about the …

Malaika Arora dating Kumar Sangakkara? THIS is why netizens feel they are…

Malaika Arora dating Kumar Sangakkara? THIS is why netizens feel they are…

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Malaika Arora sparked rumors of a potential new romance after attending the CSK vs RR IPL match in Guwahati with former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara. Read the full story. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Champions Trophy | ‘Virat Kohli’s engine room is ODI cricket and it could be his second innings’: R Ashwin on batter’s 51st ODI ton | Cricket News

Champions Trophy | ‘Virat Kohli’s engine room is ODI cricket and it could be his second innings’: R Ashwin on batter’s 51st ODI ton | Cricket News

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With his 51st ODI hundred against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy match at Dubai on Sunday, Virat Kohli hit his first International hundred since the hundred against Australia in the Perth Test match during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Kohli, who had only amassed 190 runs in nine Test innings in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had got out six times to off side deliveries followed by a half-century in three ODI matches against England last month. Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared how he did not see those dismissals in red ball cricket as any ‘doubts’ and ODI cricket being Kohli’s engine room. “I never had any doubt about Virat’s quality. When we were playing in Australia, people were criticizing that he was nicking the ball in the slips. People should understand that there was grass on the wicket and it was red ball cricket and he was nicking in Test match cricket. And there was so much talk over that. One gets out in the slips, one gets out clean bowled and …

IND vs PAK: Virat Kohli becomes fastest to hit 14,000 ODI runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record | Cricket News

IND vs PAK: Virat Kohli becomes fastest to hit 14,000 ODI runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record | Cricket News

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India batter Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs during the Champions Trophy 2025 match against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The 36-year-old Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (350 innings), by achieving the feat in only 287 innings. Kohli got to the landmark when he reached 15 runs in the chase against Pakistan. Kohli is only the third batter ever to reach the milestone after Tendulkar and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara who crossed the milestone in 378 innings in 2015. The former India captain only took 10 innings to cross from 13,000 to 14,000. In September 2023, Kohli reached his 13,000th ODI run, incidentally while playing Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Colombo. Story continues below this ad Kohli then got to 13,000 in only 277 innings, 44 innings quicker than the previous record-holder in Tendulkar who got to the mark in 321 innings. Kohli then went on a tear in the ODI World Cup that year, as he broke Tendulkar’s record for most runs in a single …

Rohit Sharma becomes second fastest to complete 11,000 runs in ODI cricket | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma becomes second fastest to complete 11,000 runs in ODI cricket | Cricket News

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India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the second fastest batter after compatriot Virat Kohli to complete 11,000 runs in One-day Internationals during their Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh here. Rohit is only the fourth Indian and 10th batter overall to reach the mark in the 50-over format. The skipper achieved the feat in the fourth over of India’s chase of 229 in their Group A match when he hit Mustafizur Rahman over mid-on for a boundary. Story continues below this ad The seasoned opener reached the mark in his 270th game, and is the second fastest behind Kohli to cross 11,000 runs in terms of innings. Kohli had crossed the 11,000-run mark in 222 innings while Rohit has brought up that many runs in 261 innings. In this list, they are followed by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar (276 innings), Ricky Ponting (286) and Sourav Ganguly (288). Rohit is now placed behind former India captain Ganguly (11,363 runs) in the list of overall highest run-scorers in ODI cricket, with Tendulkar cemented firmly at the top …

Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh Headline Star-Studded India Squad For International Masters League 2025

Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh Headline Star-Studded India Squad For International Masters League 2025

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The International Masters League (IML) 2025 is set to bring an electrifying wave of nostalgia and excitement as it unveils the India Masters and Sri Lanka Masters squads, both of whom comprise cricketing greats who once dominated and decorated the international stage. With the tournament scheduled from February 22 to March 16, 2025, fans will witness the revival of cricket’s golden era. Indian cricket fans are in for a treat as Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar returns to lead the India Masters. The squad is a formidable mix of elegance, power, and match-winning prowess, featuring some of the most celebrated names of the 2000s and 2010s. Batting brilliance returns with Yuvraj Singh, the hero of the T20 World Cup in 2007 and fifty-over World Cup in 2011, alongside Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu, who thrilled fans with their fearless stroke-play. The Pathan brothers, Irfan and Yusuf, will display their explosive all-round skills, while Naman Ojha will take charge behind the stumps, as per a press release from IML. The bowling attack comprises seasoned match-winners, …

STAT OF THE DAY: Kane Williamson becomes first batter to hit 5 consecutive hundreds at a venue with 33rd Test century | Cricket News

STAT OF THE DAY: Kane Williamson becomes first batter to hit 5 consecutive hundreds at a venue with 33rd Test century | Cricket News

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New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on Monday struck his fifth Test century in consecutive matches at Hamilton’s Seddon Park in the third Test against England. Williamson became the first batter to score hundreds in five consecutive Test matches at a specific venue. Williamson surpassed 14 batters who have recorded four consecutive Test centuries at specific venues, including the legendary Don Bradman achieving the milestone at Melbourne and Leeds. Batting in the second innings for the Kiwis, Williamson’s century was his 33rd in Test cricket and his seventh overall at the venue. He also became the sixth hitter to reach 1,000 runs this year. Williamson, who had missed the Black Caps’ victorious tour to India, reached his 33rd hundred in his 186th Test innings, making him the third-fastest to the milestone behind Ricky Ponting (178) and Sachin Tendulkar. Williamson also became the first Kiwi batter to score over 5000 Test runs at home. The former skipper’s batting average stands at a whopping 66.77 in New Zealand – the highest of any batsman with more than 5000 …

“Not Just Skills”: Rahul Dravid Breaks Silence On Rajasthan Royals IPL Retentions Amid Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal Release

“Not Just Skills”: Rahul Dravid Breaks Silence On Rajasthan Royals IPL Retentions Amid Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal Release

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Rajasthan Royals have announced that they have retained- Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer and Sandeep Sharma ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 Auction. Sanju Samson, who has led the team for the past four seasons will continue to do so, along with renewals for breakout top-order batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, mercurial all-rounder Riyan Parag, phlegmatic wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, destructive finisher Shimron Hetmyer and crafty medium pacer Sandeep Sharma. Samson, who is set to embark on his 11th season, has been retained at a value of Rs 18 crores. During the past four seasons under his captaincy, the team has made the playoffs twice, including a Runners Up finish in IPL 2022. He has also consistently stepped up with the bat since taking over as skipper in 2021, scoring 1835 runs in 60 innings at a strike rate of 147.59, and finishing within the top-3 run-getters for the franchise in each of the four seasons. “The last few seasons have truly been remarkable for our franchise. We have been …

Virat Kohli Shatters Sachin Tendulkar’s Record, Becomes First Cricketer Ever To…

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Virat Kohli in action for India during 2nd Test against Bangladesh© AFP Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli added another record to his already illustrious career as he became the fastest player to reach 27000 international runs during Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Kohli shattered legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar‘s record (623 innings) as he was able to achieve the feat in just 594 innings. As a result, Kohli became the only cricketer ever to finish 27000 international runs in under 600 innings. The other players who have achieved this feat are former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara. Fastest to 27000 international runs 594 innings – Virat Kohli 623 innings – Sachin Tendulkar 648 innings – Kumar Sangakkara 650 innings – Ricky Ponting Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took two quick wickets to reduce Bangladesh to 26 for two in their second innings as India grabbed complete command of the rain-hit second Test at close on the fourth day on Monday. …

STATS: Virat Kohli becomes fastest batter to reach 27,000 runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record | Cricket News

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India batting maestro Virat Kohli on Monday became the fourth batter to complete 27,000 international runs during the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. The 35-year-old Kohli completed 27,000 runs across all formats, joining an exclusive club of batters which includes Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara. Kohli also broke Tendulkar’s record to become the quickest batter to reach 27,000 runs in only his 594th innings, 29 innings faster than Tendulkar, who got there in in 623 innings in 2007. Sri Lankan Sangakkara achieved the mark in 2015 in his 648th innings while Ponting scaled the mark in his 650th outing for Australia. Another day at office, another milestone breached!@imVkohli now has 27000 runs in international cricket 👏👏 He is the fourth player and second Indian to achieve this feat!#INDvBAN @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/ijXWfi5v7O — BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2024 In February 2023, Kohli had become the fastest batter to 25,000 runs, reaching the mark in 549 innings, 28 quicker than Tendulkar. In October 2023, Kohli went past 26,000 runs as the quickest to the landmark, …