Images from the IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
The preparations for this year's Indian Premier League is gathering steam as the eight teams sweated it out in the United Arab Emirates.
An upbeat Delhi Capitals will look to keep the winning momentum going against an inconsistent Mumbai Indians when the two sides square off in the IPL in New Delhi on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant's leadership skills will be under scrutiny as a struggling Delhi Capitals would seek a much-improved performance from their bowlers when they take on an inconsistent Gujarat Titans in the IPL in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mumbai clinched their 15th Irani Trophy title, ending a 27-year wait with a commanding performance that reaffirmed their status as a powerhouse in Indian cricket.
Bawa, hero of India's U-19 World Cup winning campaign, is a fast medium bowler and left-handed hard-hitting middle-order batter.
Prithvi Shaw is a 'different quality' player and that's why the youngster was rushed into the Test team, gushed an elated India captain Virat Kohli after the Mumbai teenager was adjudged man-of-the-match for his century on Test debut against the West Indies.
A livid Kolkata Knight Riders coach Brendon McCullum came down heavily on his team's top-order batsmen for not showing enough intent and aggression in the ongoing IPL after demanding 'loyalty' from him during team selection.
ourav Ganguly is in favour of continuing with the Impact Player rule in IPL, but wants teams to decide their picks before the toss.
Delhi Capitals made exciting additions to their squad at the IPL Mini-Auction 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. The franchise bagged the hard-hitting Harry Brook for INR 4 crore along with Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson for INR 5 crore and West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh.
'None of our top order players really got going in both the games'
A fit-again Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to immediately deliver the goods when faltering Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals lock horns in a bid to arrest their slide in their Indian Premier League clash here on Sunday.
Both Gill and Shaw are 20 and considered the stars of the future after a splendid runs in age-group cricket.
'I just think that was their strategy, to really go hard with the young guy because that is his natural game, and make it easier for the other guys coming in after him. We tried to contain the batsmen. We set more defensive fields and tried to put more pressure back on them after they got the quick start and it paid off for us. But then, we had a few lapses in the field and that really cost it'
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IMAGES from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final played between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
The Indian team underwent some fielding drills as they continued their preparations for the Test series in Australia.
India is led by senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan and coached by NCA head Rahul Dravid.
The wait was a long one - but Sarfaraz Khan made the most of the opportunity handed to him as the Mumbai batter struck a stroke-filled half-century on his Test debut.
Gavaskar said Pant will give India more flexibility in the first Test, the only day-night game, to be played in Adelaide.
The first unofficial Test between India A and South Africa A here ended in a draw after play on fourth and final day was washed out in Bloemfontein. In response to the hosts' 509 for seven declared, India A had reached 308 for four at stumps on day three.
The likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Suryakumar Yadav will look to impress the selectors when the Vijay Hazare Trophy -- the domestic one-day competition -- kicks off on Saturday.
Shaw and Aditya Tare (82 off 48 balls) toyed with a pedestrian Assam attack to help Mumbai post a massive 206 for 5 in the Group 'D' match.
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, in Jeddah on Monday.
Delhi Capitals Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw ensured they scored at over 10-an-over in the Powerplay.
DC had been staring at an early elimination, but Warner had remained optimistic.
Mohammed Shami claimed three wickets further building on his match fitness, while Abhishek Porel smashed a blistering fifty
Following Ashwin's refusal, Delhi Capitals have launched a petition on Twitter to get Ashwin to perform on the song with Shikhar.
The focus will be firmly on India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and young prodigy Prithvi Shaw when Mumbai take on Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B game, beginning in Mumbai on Friday. Both Rahane and Shaw failed with the bat in the last Ranji Trophy game against Railways which the domestic giants lost by 10 wickets inside two and half days.
Matheesha Pathirana's stunning diving catch to dismiss David Warner had everyone stand up and take notice.
Delhi Capitals are likely to have a much leaner coaching staff next season with head coach Ricky Ponting's future set to be examined at the end of the season.
'It is his luck that he got a coach like Rahul Dravid who gave him an opportunity.'
Rajasthan Royals seamer Jaydev Unadkat was extremely satisfied with a perfectly-laid trap for the in-form Prithvi Shaw as his dismissal triggered a top-order collapse from which Delhi Capitals eventually failed to recover.
The selectors have decided to persist with struggling opener K L Rahul who has gone through a string of poor scores.
Delhi Capitals take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 1, 2023, evening.
Mark Wood and Alzarri Joseph scarred the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan in Delhi's line-up in the first two games. Now, when these talented but low on confidence willow wielders face an attack comprising Trent Boult, KM Asif and Jason Holder they will have to negotiate speeds of mid-130 kmph.
Mayank Agarwal, vice-captain of South, Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw have come to this match riding on heaps of runs that they have made in the previous Ranji season.
The joy of the Prithvi Shaw-led team knew no bounds as they signed autographs and took selfies with spectators.
The Indians expectedly dominated the Under-19 World Cup team announced by the ICC on Sunday, with five players from the triumphant side making it to the world eleven.
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