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Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain, is known for his unwavering passion for cricket. In the latest episode of RCB Bold Diaries, his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma shared an incident from Kohli’s early days. Despite being advised by his mother and coach, Kohli was determined to face players much older than him after getting hit on the chest with the ball at the academy in West Delhi. “On May 30, 1998, he came to me with his brother and father. Within a few days, we could see that he was different from others, a very active and very naughty…

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Overview This is, without doubt, the Indian Premier League’s marquee rivalry, the clash of the two franchises that have won nine titles between them. It pits the most successful captain in the league’s history, Rohit Sharma, against the leader who has the most wins – MS Dhoni. If you take you their 0-3 record against Gujarat Titans (too short a period to be called a rivalry), Mumbai are the only team against whom Dhoni and Chennai have a losing record. And it was that way even before Mumbai won the first of their titles in 2013. It was Chennai…

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Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Former Indian team head coach Ravi Shastri heaped praises on Gujarat Titans (GT), stating that they have been playing extremely well and could successfully defend their title if they maintain their current level of performance. During a discussion on Star Sports, Shastri also observed that GT has sustained their high level of play from the previous season, and has seven to eight players who can perform consistently. During the last season, the Gujarat-based team displayed impressive consistency throughout the competition and ended the league stage at the top of the points table, winning ten out of…

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Written By Vaibhav Tripathi Kuldeep Yadav, the left-arm wrist spinner, shared how Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting had helped him to recover his confidence. Kuldeep was not getting enough game time while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In 2022, he joined Delhi Capitals for INR 2 crore. “When I joined Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting had sent me a message. I had a word with him. He had planned to take me into the team. He told me one thing in the first match, ‘You’ll play all 14 matches no matter what. You are my main player. Don’t…

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KL Rahul, who was expected to keep wicket and bat in the middle order against Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final – to be played at The Oval from June 7 to 11 – has been ruled out of the game as a result of the injury he picked up while playing for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). An official announcement to this effect is expected shortly. There has been no confirmation of whether it’s a hip-flexor problem or a hamstring strain that has ruled Rahul out. But either way, he won’t be…

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