Cricket

MS Dhoni’s daughter Ziva gets rape threats on social media after CSK’s loss to KKR in IPL 2020

In an incident that has left social media users both shocked and disgusted, cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s five-year old daughter has been given rape threats following Chennai Super Kings loss in an IPL match. The alleged threats appeared on both Dhoni and his wife Sakshi's Instagram accounts following Chennai's loss to Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. The threats have created a massive outrage on social media with people from all quarters denouncing such behaviour. Notably, these accounts are being reported for the use of abusive behaviour against minors and…
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IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma races ahead of Suresh Raina, behind MS Dhoni for this unique record

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has set many records in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he created one more record on Tuesday (October 6) during the IPL 2020 game between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi. When Rohit came out to bat for Mumbai Indians, he was playing in 194th IPL match and he became the second-most capped player in IPL history. Only Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has played more IPL games than Rohit. Dhoni has…
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IPL 2020: R Ashwin follows Ricky Ponting’s advice, doesn’t ‘Mankad’ Finch for leaving his crease

Delhi Capitals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch a warning for leaving his crease in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match in Dubai on Monday (October 5). The incident happened in the third over of RCB's innings, when Finch was caught well outside the crease by Ashwin at the non-striker’s end, but he didn’t attempt to ‘Mankad’ Finch and allowed him to return to his crease. After the match, Ashwin tweeted,“Let’s make it clear !! First and final warning for 2020. I…
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Mohammed Shami finally breaks silence on 2015 knee injury, retirement talks

India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has opened up about the knee injury he suffered in 2015 and the speculation thereafter that his career was coming to an abrupt end. Earlier this year, Shami had revealed that he had played in the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with a fractured knee. He was the second highest wicket-taker for India (17 wickets from 7 matches) behind Umesh Yadav (18 wickets) and the fourth-highest overall in the tournament. "In 2015 and even back in 2018 when I…
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IPL 2020: CSK to end contracts with Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, says report

Amid the ongoing IPL 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, it has now emerged that Chennai Super Kings has decided to end all contractual relationship with Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh. According to reports, the IPL franchise has not just removed the names of Raina and Harbhajan from its official website but, as per the norm, has also initiated the process of terminating all contractual relationships with both the players. As per the IPL Auction guidelines in 2018, both Harbhajan & Raina had signed a 3-year deal…
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Hardik Pandya slams Jasprit Bumrah for not diving to stop the ball, here’s how netizens reacted

After stopping the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsmen from scoring freely while chasing a mammoth total of 195 runs, Mumbai Indians dominated the match completely but Rohit Sharma-led side was unwilling to allow KKR batsmen to score easily. The commitment of Mumbai Indians players was so high that even a single four resulted in Hardik Pandya lashing out at Jasprit Bumrah after the latter failed to dive to save a boundary. On the first delivery of the 12th over, Kieron Pollard delivered a slow ball to KKR…
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Preity Zinta fumes as umpiring mistake costs Kings XI Punjab their game against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020

In a thrilling encounter, Delhi Capitals defeated Kings XI Punjab in a super over on Sunday (September 20) at the Dubai International Stadium in UAE. Kings XI will be left to rue their chance as at one stage they needed just 1 run to win off 3 balls in the final over but failed to capitalize and with the scores tied at 157 at the end of the allotted 20 overs, the match proceeded into the super over. For KXIP, Mayank Agarwal (89 off 60 balls) nearly…
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IPL 2020: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly visits Sharjah Cricket Stadium, lauds new-look venue

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Sourav Ganguly visited the Sharjah Cricket Stadium to take review the preparations going on for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. The IPL 2020 is slated to be played from September 19-November 10 in the UAE across three venues - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. Ganguly posted photos of himself visiting Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Instagram and he captioned the post as: "Famous Sharjah stadium all set to host IPL 2020." The BCCI president…
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Indian Premier League 2020: AB de Villiers says Virat Kohli sets right example by always leading from front

Ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman AB de Villiers has showered praise on his side’s skipper, Virat Kohli, by saying that the latter always leads from the front. The South African batsman, de Villiers, gave the statement in a video posted on RCB’s official Twitter handle. "We have worked so hard, we have a good work ethic, it really feels like everyone has bought into this hard-working environment. The credit needs to go to Virat, he sets the example…
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PM Narendra Modi writes to Suresh Raina, says ‘You are too young to retire, generations will remember you’

Applauding Suresh Raina on his glorious cricketing career, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the southpaw 'lived and breathed cricket'. "I do not want to use the word 'retirement' because you are too young and energetic to 'retire'. During your cricketing career, you sometimes faced setbacks including injuries but every time you overcame those challenges, thanks to your tenacity," PM Modi said in a two-page note to Raina. In the letter, PM Modi recollected how much he enjoyed Raina's most famous innings of 34 not out in…
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