'Right from 2002, making my debut and 22 years later still getting to represent India. I'm extremely proud of that.'
Former South Africa skipper Dean Elgar has claimed that star India batter Virat Kohli "spat at him" during a Test match and apologised two years later after being confronted by his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers.
'I do a lot of hard work to ensure I look after my body to be able to play this brilliant game we love so much.'
Following the release of Harshal Patel from the RCB squad for the upcoming season of the IPL, the 33-year-old pacer said he has nothing but gratitude for the franchise.
South African pace legend Dale Steyn on Saturday made himself unavailable for the 14th edition of Indian Premier League scheduled to be held this year, but ruled out an imminent retirement from competitive cricket.
IMAGES from the WPL final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
Images from the IPL match played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the Champions League T20, which kicks-off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, September 10.
Mohammed Shami said his prime focus is to achieve optimum fitness keeping in mind the upcoming five-match Test series against England.
Fan-favourite and team skipper MS Dhoni's arrival is yet to be confirmed.
Kohli has amassed 708 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday named 72 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Anurag Singh Thakur, and former chief ministers Manohar Lal Khattar, Trivendra Singh Rawat and Basavaraj Bommai.
Rajat Patidar, who made his ODI debut in South Africa last year, has emerged as the front-runner over Sarfaraz Khan for a spot in India's middle-order for the second Test.
According to party sources, the Congress leadership has been making efforts to convince some ministers and lawmakers to contest, as they have faced problems in identifying winnable candidates in several segments.
Claiming taxes collected from the south were being distributed to north India and that the former were not getting their due share, Congress MP D K Suresh on Thursday said the southern states will be forced to demand for a separate nation if the 'injustice' was not rectified.
Shubman Gill is having a tough initiation into Gujarat Titans captaincy, but senior batter David Miller backed him, saying the 24-year-old is increasingly "adjusting" to the role.
Lanning has led DC from the front, scoring 308 runs from eight innings, while South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen are the highest wicket-takers for the side with 11 scalps each.
The real estate market in Bangalore, which has been to an extent insulated from the weak demand uptick across in India, is starting to feel the heat. According real estate advisory firm CBRE - Bangalore witnessed a decrease in sales of residential property in H1, 2012.
Faf du Plessis says Virat Kohli's infectious energy, which easily rubs off on everyone, is the secret of the brilliant on-field and an equally fulfilling off-field equation he shares with the Indian superstar.
The Capitals made a challenging 194 for five as Shafali Varma mustered a 31-ball 50 after they were asked to bat first.
'He's amazing, he trains hard, he's very fit.'
'Rishabh Pant is batting... running,' confirms Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal
Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math, a prominent Veerashaiva Lingayat seer, on Monday said he has decided to contest as an independent candidate from Dharwad segment in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
While the dropped catches and missed run-outs were undeniable, the match did see some impressive grabs by both teams.
'I will play under him again and I have played under him before, so I will try to learn a lot of things and how he gets performance out of players.'
Kohli has not played competitive cricket in almost two months after opting out of the recently-concluded Test series against England at home
'The Indian retail landscape is poised for a significant shift with the anticipated arrival of several prominent international luxury fashion brands in 2024.'
The auction will feature 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.
Delhi Capitals secured direct qualification into the final of the WPL 2024 with a seven-wicket hammering of Gujarat Giants.
Here is a look at all the records broken in the game:
'Now that we are a pure-play India business, many investors are open to investing.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings for a record 15th season during IPL 2024, starting later this month.
The company also shared that a single user from Hyderabad spent a whopping Rs 6 lakh on Idlis in the last 12 months. The analysis by Swiggy covers the period from March 30, 2022, to March 25, 2023, and provides interesting insights into the popularity of this South Indian delicacy.
IPL contract will be next level for Netherlands players after WC show: Coach Ryan Cook
AB de Villiers revealed that his young son accidentally kicked him in the eye, leading to a decline in vision.
Semiconductor makers need thousands of engineers and technicians, and though India has one of the largest pool of engineers in the world, they do not have experience in the semiconductor manufacturing space.
Chandrakant Pandit 'liked to do things a certain way and that didn't sit well with certain players. It caused a little bit of tension in the changing room.'
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson powered Rajasthan Royals to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers.
8 of Hawk-Eye's high-speed cameras are spread over the ground, and two Hawk-Eye operators will be seated in the same room as the TV umpire, providing him with images obtained by them as part of the Smart Replay System.
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will fight for survival when they lock horns in the Indian Premier League in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
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