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Rovman Powell, the West Indies skipper in the shortest format, was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for 7.40 crore in the 2024 IPL Auction held in Dubai. Powell’s base price was INR 1 crore but there was a bidding war between RR and Kolkata Knight Riders. Eventually, at 7.40 crore, KKR backed out. He was the first player to be bought in this IPL Auction. Powell was released by Delhi Capitals after he scored just 7 runs over 3 matches in IPL 2023. In IPL 2022, too, he hadn’t performed up to expectations, compiling 250 runs at an average of…

Asian Games Dressage bronze medallist Anush Agarwalla (on Sir Caramello Old) gave his Paris 2024 Olympic Games dream a boost with a good showing in the International Rising Show in Frankfurt last weekend. More than the sixth place performance in the Grand Prix Freestyle Set to Music, the combination logged a score of 72.940 per cent. By his own admission on Instagram, Anush Agarwalla made ‘expensive mistakes’ in the Freestyle to Music routine on Sunday but he was happy with the eventual 72.940 per cent score on their CDI 5-star debut. A reading of the scoresheet shows a routine where…

Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan shared nine scalps as India posted a crushing eight-wicket win over South Africa in the opening ODI of the three-match series at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. India chased down the target of 117 in just 16.4 overs. India held the upper hand right from the start of the game, with Arshdeep striking twice in the opening over itself. He dismissed Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen off consecutive balls. Hendricks inside-edged one on to the stumps, while Van der Dussen, batting at No. 3, was done in by an in-swinger. Tony de Zorzi (28),…

Vaibhav Tripathi India’s KL Rahul, all set to lead the ODI side in the upcoming three-match series against South Africa, will continue as the ‘keeper-batter, a role he successfully performed in the ODI World Cup 2023 and Asia Cup 2023. Beyond limited-overs cricket, Rahul expressed his willingness to keep wickets in Test matches. Embracing versatility, he stated, “I have always been open to doing new roles and accepting whatever role the team wants me to perform. If that’s the role the management sees me during Test matches, happy to do that.” Before the Asia Cup 2023, Rahul faced a setback…

Deepti Sharma starred for India with nine wickets in the match and 87 runs in total as India recorded a thumping 347-run win over England at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in the Test played in Navi Mumbai. England could muster scores of just 136 and 131 in response to India’s 428 and 186 for 6 declared. India have won three Tests so far against England, while the tourists’ only win came in the thriller at the Jamshedpur, way back in 1995-96. As Day 3 commenced, England had a massive task on their hands. On a turning track, the visitors…

Vaibhav Tripathi Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has revealed that he has been grappling with a chronic kidney disease since childhood, and initially, his life expectancy was not anticipated to extend beyond the age of 12. “My parents were informed when I was born that I had a chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is essentially a progressive disease affecting the kidney’s health function. But if you don’t take care of them enough, it easily regresses because kidneys can’t get better. It’s irreversible,” Green said in an interview with Channel Seven during the first Test in Perth. “Unfortunately, mine doesn’t filter…

Suryakumar Yadav composed his fourth T20I ton and Yashasvi Jaiswal smacked a fifty, while Kuldeep Yadav took a five-for as India thumped South Africa by a 106-run margin at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, to level the three-match series 1-1. South Africa could muster just 95 in a chase of 202. The first game in Durban was abandoned due to rain. The star of India’s performance was undoubtedly Suryakumar. The India captain came out to bat in the third over at the fall of Tilak Varma’s wicket. However, barring a six off Keshav Maharaj over mid-wicket, Suryakumar was largely content picking up…

K Arumugam in Kuala Lumpur Winning an important match like a semi-final of the 2023 FIH Men’s Junior World Cup when not playing at your fluent best is a characteristic of world champions. Although it’s 10 years since they picked up their sixth title, Germany strode majestically into their second successive final at the Bukit Jalil stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, with a 4-1 win over two-time winners India. They now await the winners of the match between France and in Saturday’s final. Germany were under the cosh in the first half as an effervescent India wove patterns through…

There is an old-world charm about Port Elizabeth or the Gqeberha cricket stadium. There is the signature brass band playing music for the duration of the game. The venue also hosted the first-ever Test match outside of Australia and England in 1888-89. But there was nothing old-world about the second India-South Africa T20I played on Thursday. India scored 180 in 19.3 overs before rain made its presence felt. The home side then chased down the revised target of 152 with more than an over to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The first game in Durban…

Vaibhav Tripathi Following a washout in the series opener, in Durban, which deprived emerging Indian cricket players of valuable playing-time, the team management will be hoping for clear weather in the second T20I against South Africa, on Tuesday, in Gqeberha, which was previously known as Port Elizabeth. Even the toss couldn’t take place in Durban on Sunday, and rain is forecast for the upcoming match as well. With limited games remaining before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled between June 4-30 in the West Indies and USA, the Indian team management has a small window to experiment with players.…