NEW DELHI: Some claim that a small amount of selfishness is an essential component of the makeup of exceptional athletes. However, Shikhar Dhawan stayed a selfless person throughout his career, despite several flashes of genius, an overly optimistic attitude at times, and a lack of exaggerated excesses. The pragmatic 38-year-old, who in his prime left…
Australia‘s fast bowler Mitchell Starc considers the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India to be on equal footing with the prestigious Ashes series for the Australian team. This year the series has been expanded to five Test matches, a first since the 1991-92 season, and is set to commence in November.”Being five matches now it’s probably…
NEW DELHI: Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who has been loyal to the ‘Baggy Green’ for nearly ten years, has hinted that he may give up one format to free him more time for franchise cricket.The 34-year-old did not say which format he would be giving up, but because the next 50-over World Cup is in…
NEW DELHI: A ten-year wait ended for Indian film industry superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his family as their team Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2024 final in Chennai on Sunday as the Knights became the ‘Don’ of IPL, all over again.Mitchell Starc bowled a sensational opening spell to…
NEW DELHI: In a spectacular display of dominance, Kolkata Knight Riders claimed their third IPL title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a one-sided final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer lauded his team’s season-long invincibility, highlighting their comprehensive performance throughout the tournament.“Absolutely comprehensive (the win).We played like…
NEW DELHI: When Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir bought Australian left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc for a record-shattering sum of Rs 24.75 crore in the December auction last year, fans and even pundits were absolutely stunned.And after a jittery start to the season, where Starc was taken to the cleaners in almost every league game,…
Marauding Knights start favourites but Gambhir-mentored team will be wary of Pat Cummins‘ mercurial bunch in final todayCHENNAI: The year was 2012. Shah Rukh Khan‘s daughter Suhana still hadn’t reached her teens. After the first four years of struggle, as Kolkata Knight Riders won a magical final at Chepauk, beating two-time defending champions Chennai Super…
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NEW DELHI: When the Twenty20 World Cup starts in the Americas next month, Kolkata Knight Riders and Australia pacer Mitchell Starc feels that the absence of the Impact player rule from the Indian Premier League will make the captains play more strategically.Teams have been batting with greater boldness and fearlessness since the impact player rule…
In an Indian Premier League (IPL) season that has seen the most 200-plus totals, a game that had all 20 wickets falling for the first time in 51 matches came as a refreshing leveller on Friday, when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) breached the Mumbai Indians (MI) fortress at the Wankhede Stadium.IPL 2024: Results | Points…
