Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Praveen Sood took over as the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director on Thursday and he will be in the post for two years, officials said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal manifested his abundant talent while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan displayed their grace and power with sparkling fifties as India posted a massive 235 for four against Australia in the second T20I here on Sunday.
'We've got Test cricket after the IPL, so I've got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in.'
There have been 24 occasions on which 400 has been passed in ODI cricket and 15 of those have come since the 2011 World Cup.
RCB will next take on Rajasthan Royals on Thursday here at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
However, it remains to be seen how RCB will cope without players like Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood, who both have been sidelined for at least the first half of this IPL due to injuries. Australian Glenn Maxwell is also unlikely to feature in Sunday's game.
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB
'RCB is the world's first carbon neutral cricket team and the foremost cricket franchise in the world.'
Images from the IPL 2022 Match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Captain Rohit Sharma's form with the bat and bowling in the death overs will be a huge concern for hosts Mumbai Indians when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2023 after Game 33.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell led a clinical bowling performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings, pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says IPL's UAE leg will help the preparation of Australia's players.
Shankar and Gill put together a 123-run stand from 71 balls to not drive Gujarat in the middle overs.
With the change in leadership at Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 might get to see the Virat Kohli from the 2016 season when he amassed over 900 runs, reckons former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
A place in the ICC ODI World Cup final once again eluded the South Africans as they went down to Australia by three wickets.
Intention is to play every match, we won't be rotating bowlers unless we have to: Pat Cummins
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Thursday Rohit Sharma "doesn't need to be taught to score hundreds".
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Glenn Maxwell are among some of the big names that the existing franchises have decided to retain for IPL 2022.
Gujarat Titans' captain Hardik Pandya rued that technology did not come to their rescue when Matthew Wade was adjudged LBW in a controversial call but said overall on most occasions it has helped in taking right decision.
Game 48 of IPL 2022 will see the Gujarat Titans take on the Punjab Kings at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Gujarat Titans knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL 2023 with a six-wicket win, allowing Mumbai Indians to sneak through as the fourth team in the play-offs.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood expressed happiness after his three-wicket haul helped Royal Challengers Bangalore bet Delhi Capitals by 16 runs in the IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Chasing targets has been their Achilles heel throughout the tournament. The same batters who've plundered the bowling and scored daddy hundreds batting first, have resembled pale shadows of themselves chasing targets.
How the IPL teams have shaped up after the auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper KS Bharat is happy that he is able to provide a stable base as a No 3 batter, for finishers like Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers which has been a key recipe in the last two wins for his franchise.
The right-hander feels he can now play his natural game in the shortest format without any hesitation.
Just when it looked like Punjab were sneaking back into the game, Glenn Maxwell came to the party.
Smith agreed with his one-time rival Ricky Ponting that there is no place for anchor batters, especially in Indian conditions.
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Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of World Cup 2023 after the first 12 games.
Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plesiss struck attacking half-centuries to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy eight-wicket win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.
The India No 4 has hit half-centuries in his last three T20I matches.
