Hardik Pandya marked his 31st birthday on October 11th, enveloped by his family's love and support.
However, the BCCI, in its bid to stay more vigilant in times of brutal power-hitting, has allowed the match officials to check any piece of willow if they deem required, even during a live game.
'My message to all the young guns who are joining Mumbai Indians this year is that if you are here, you have that spark, you have that talent, which the scouts have seen.'
Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth predicted another successful Indian Premier League season for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings
The two pacers have played a crucial role in MI's winning run of six matches in a row, having picked up 17 wickets between them in the last three games.
In a couple of pictures Ravi Shastri posted on Wednesday, Agastya, who will be 8 months old on Tuesday, March 30, is clearly comfortable in Rahul Uncle's arms.
Delhi Capitals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as Mumbai Indians pulled off a stunning 12-run comeback win in a thrilling IPL 2025 match.
After a much-needed two-day respite, Team India returned to the training grounds with renewed vigour, setting their sights on a pivotal showdown against New Zealand on Sunday.
Hardik Pandya's partner Natasa Stankovic showered love as the cricketer posted a video of their son Agastya taking his first baby steps.
Josh Hazlewood scalped four wickets in a brilliant spell as Royal Challengers Bengaluru staged a stunning comeback to edge Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs.
Delhi Capitals are still in the race for the play-off along with Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.
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Suryakumar Yadav's doughty 73 not out proved to be the difference as Mumbai Indians sealed the fourth and final play-off berth with a 59-run trouncing of Delhi Capitals.
Sunita added that "I hope, and I think for sure, I'm gonna be going back to my father's home country and visiting with people and getting excited about the first, or not the first, but the Indian national who's going up on the Axiom Mission coming up, pretty awesome," she said.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2025 after Game 39.
The Delhi Capitals will be looking to improve their batting performance in the middle overs when they face a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old proved his worth in the penultimate over as MI chased 203 and conceded just seven runs against hard-hitting batters Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for their first Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh on Thursday?
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow, on Friday.
Little Agastya was all decked up as he celebrated his first Diwali.
Mayank Yadav, who made his comeback after a long injury lay-off, returned with figures of 2/40 in four overs as he bowled in the range of 140kmph.
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting expressed disappointment with his team's batting performance in their seven-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match.
CSK's surprising decision to send Mahendra Singh Dhoni to bat at No 9 during their run chase against RCB has drawn sharp criticism from former cricketers and fans.
Bumrah's lethality lies in the moments - in the cold stares, the silences, the small tells that say everything.
Virat Kohli remains the biggest draw as he returns to his 'home ground' at the back of five half-centuries in nine games. Four of them have come away from the Chinnaswamy Stadium and despite being in the opposition camp, the Delhi crowd will be hoping the Indian superstar extends his prolific run in the tournament.
He went past Virat Kohli, finishing most T20I matches with a maximum a total of five times.
Arshdeep Singh starred as India ended their wait for a major ICC trophy win with victory in the T20 World Cup last year.
Hardik Pandya could take over as India vice-captain in place of KL Rahul, who missed the ongoing five-match T20I series against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI against Pakistan on Sunday?
They posted an astonishing 349/5 against Sikkim, the highest total ever recorded in T20 cricket, at the Holkar stadium in Indore.
By posing with folks at the baby store, the soon-to-be-daddy and the just-become-daddy inadvertently breached Cricket Australia's biosecurity norms, an official told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers.
Ahead of the third T20I against England in Rajkot, Vice-Captain Axar Patel stepped into an unexpected role: Team vlogger.
'I might be the captain, but there is no hierarchy'
Rohit Sharma's poor run of form has not allowed Mumbai Indians to set the tone in the Indian Premier League ((IPL) so far, believes former Indian women's captain Anjum Chopra.
The BCCI sends the offenders and their teams an invoice describing the amount to be paid at the end of the season. It is then up to the team to decide whether they pay the fine or the player who it has been applied to bears the burden.
GT vaulted to the top of the table with 16 points, while MI now find themselves in must-win territory in their remaining games.
