Mumbai Indians have the upper hand given their current form despite having lost to CSK in their IPL season-opener in Chepauk.
Mumbai Indians overpowered Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs to register their sixth win in succession and jump to the top of the IPL 2025 standings.
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam shared a brief yet significant exchange before Pakistan began their innings.
'Jaiswal has an avg of 36 & a strike rate of 164 in T20Is and he got dropped for Gill who has avg of 30 and a strike rate of 139.' 'There is no place for merit anymore.'
Shubman Gill enjoyed a phenomenal run with the bat in England, piling up 754 runs at an average of 75.40 with four centuries.
Australian star batter Steve Smith has advised Hardik Pandya to simply "block out" the constant jeers and boos the new Mumbai Indians skipper is receiving from spectators at the IPL so far, as they are "all irrelevant".
The couple got engaged on New Year's Eve in Dubai.
Struggling Mumbai Indians will be hoping their batters get their act together and shoulder responsibility when they take on an inspired Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Monday.
Hardik Pandya has surprised fans this year with his displays of love and romance.
Under Rohit Sharma, India won the 2018 and 2023 ODI Asia Cup, runners-up position in the 2023 World Cup at home and triumphed in the the ICC Champions Trophy in March.
The 35-year-old swing maestro is the most successful pace bowler in the IPL, surpassing West Indian legend Dwayne Bravo.
Suryakumar Yadav lauded his team's resilience after a disastrous start, crediting Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube for steering the innings
Spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin feels that if all-rounder Hardik Pandya is made the Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma will "handle it with grace" as the Team India captain "does not have much ego".
Karn Sharma showed a lot of heart, says MI skipper Pandya
One can't say with a degree of certainty that Rinku Singh is an automatic choice going into the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year.
Hardik clocked speeds in the high 130s, breaching the 140km/h mark in his very first over.
We now talk more about life than game: Hardik on meeting Dhoni
With figures of 0/29 in four overs, Jasprit Bumrah was the most economical on a tough night for the Mumbai Indians bowlers.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed concerns over all-rounder Hardik Pandya's declining strike rate in white-ball cricket.
As the final ball was bowled, emotions ran high at the Kensington Oval. Rohit Sharma was overcome with joy, collapsing to the ground and tapping the outfield as tears welled up in his eyes.
Gujarat Titans' captain Hardik Pandya became the fastest Indian to smash 100 sixes in the Indian Premier League.
'Whatever I have done well, I have forgotten about them immediately and moved forward.' 'Same with difficult times. I don't run away from it.'
Ashwal Rai, who is leading Kolkata Thunderbolts in the upcoming Prime Volleyball League, believes ace cricketers like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandy and KL Rahul can be very good volleyball players.
Hardik Pandya was dismissed hit wicket off Andre Russell.
Hardik Pandya flew to Chennai to join the Indian team ahead of the four-Test series against England.
On Friday night in Abu Dhabi, that same man -- now 43 and wearing Oman's colours -- stood tall against cricket's biggest stars and proved that dreams have no expiry date.
'SEHRIIII with skipper. So nice of you to join us'.
He is longing to see his infant son Agasthya, who will be four months old when he returns to India after the limited-overs series.
Mumbai Indians coach Mark Boucher really felt bad watching skipper Hardik Pandya face hostile reactions and boos from fans throughout the disastrous IPL campaign and admitted that it did affect the star all-rounder, something the management would need to address in coming days.
India were struggling at 81/4 in the 13th over when stand-in skipper Pant was dismissed for 17. It brought Karthik and Hardik together and the pair revived the Indian innings with a brisk partnership of 65 runs.
Rajasthan can still make the final if they beat the Lucknow Super Giants or Royal Challengers Bangalore, who face each other in the first eliminator later on Wednesday.
Former Australia player Tom Moody believes India need to be flexible with their batting order in white ball cricket.
Hardik Pandya's video has won hearts as the Ahmedabad captain dances with his Nani.
India will still be without injured vice-captain Hardik Pandya for Thursday's World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Shami last played for India in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad after which he was sidelined because of an ankle injury which needed surgery.
'My captaincy is simple. The mantra is to give team-mates the confidence, belief and the love.'
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill revealed that the decision to play the IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians on a black soil pitch proved crucial.
Ahead of the third T20I against England in Rajkot, Vice-Captain Axar Patel stepped into an unexpected role: Team vlogger.
Catch the 4th episode of Sports and Pastime, a new podcast, featuring Prem Panicker and Faisal Shariff with Ramiz Raja as a special guest.
'What you see with Hardik Pandya as a captain is a sense of comfort with the rest of the team.'
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