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Ishan Kishan’s Horror Run Continues, Departs For Four-Ball Duck Against Gujarat Titans | Cricket News
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Ishan Kishan’s Horror Run Continues, Departs For Four-Ball Duck Against Gujarat Titans | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ishan Kishan's horrible run of form continued as he was dismissed for a four-ball duck during Mumbai Indians' IPL 2024 match against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Kishan, who was snubbed from the BCCI central contracts list, has struggled to score runs in the past few matches and once again, he was not able to score big. Kishan faced just four balls in the match before he was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai in the first over of the Mumbai Indians innings. Kishan ended up playing away from his body while tackling an out-swinger from Omarzai and Wriddhiman Saha completed the catch comfortably.Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his absolute best in his first IPL game in two years, firing in his express yorkers at will to help Mumbai Indians restrict Gujarat Titans to 168/6.Young left-...
IPL 2024: Ashish Nehra Back This New Signing To Become “Main Actor” For Gujarat Titans | Cricket News
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IPL 2024: Ashish Nehra Back This New Signing To Become “Main Actor” For Gujarat Titans | Cricket News

[ad_1] The upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) marks the start of a new leadership era at Gujarat Titans (GT). The 2022 champions will be led by young batter Shubman Gill following Hardik Pandya's trade to Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2024 mini auction. With mixture of youth and experience, the franchise made some sensible buys at the IPL auction. While the franchise roped in Australian pacer Spencer Johnson and veteran Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav, GT also bought uncapped batter Shahrukh Khan for Rs 7.4 crore.Ahead of the start of the new season, Nehra has backed Shahrukh to become the "main actor" for GT in the lower middle order."We're going to see Shahrukh Khan become the main actor. IPL is a very long tournament," Nehra told the media.Nehra also emphasised that the p...
IPL 2024 Auction: Five Unexpected Players Who Could Start a Bidding War | Cricket News
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IPL 2024 Auction: Five Unexpected Players Who Could Start a Bidding War | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is known for producing new stars with every edition. Team analysts spend countless hours working out the perfect players to form a well-rounded team each season. This results in many interesting bidding wars over unexpected players, considering their ability to balance out any squad. The IPL 2024 auction is sure to see more such tussles among the teams. Teams will be looking to invest in the future and bring younger players into their fold. The mini-auction gives them the perfect opportunity to do so. They can go for some lesser-fancied names and see if they want to build a team around them ahead of the mega auction in future.Here are five dark horses who could steal the spotlight in the upcoming auction:David WilleyAfter announcing his retirement f...
Afghanistan Star To Replace Hardik Pandya At Gujarat Titans For IPL 2024? Ex-India Star’s ‘Perfect Fit’ Suggestion | Cricket News
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Afghanistan Star To Replace Hardik Pandya At Gujarat Titans For IPL 2024? Ex-India Star’s ‘Perfect Fit’ Suggestion | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya© X (formerly Twitter)Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes Afghanistan star Azmatullah Omarzai can be a potential replacement for Hardik Pandya in Gujarat Titans. Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction, GT face a tough challenge of replacing Hardik who rejoined Mumbai Indians in a sensational trade. Omarzai produced a brilliant all-round performance in the Cricket World Cup 2023 where he scored 353 runs in 9 matches and also took 9 wickets. Pathan said that the Afghanistan star is a good all-rounder option and with Rashid Khan already in their ranks, GT will be able to utilise Omarzai well."Looking at the Gujarat Titans, they are missing out on Hardik Pandya. Obviously, they are missi...
World Cup 2023 Points Table: Afghanistan Surpass Pakistan And Sri Lanka, Race To Semi-final Intensifies | Cricket News
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World Cup 2023 Points Table: Afghanistan Surpass Pakistan And Sri Lanka, Race To Semi-final Intensifies | Cricket News

[ad_1] World Cup 2023 points table: Afghanistan are well in contention for a semi-final spot.© AFPWorld Cup 2023 points table: Afghanistan's stupendous run at the Cricket World Cup continued on Monday as they got the better Sri Lanka. Having already beaten defending champions England and Pakistan, Afghanistan notched their third win of the marquee event with quite ease. After restricting former Cricket World Cup champions Sri Lanka to just 241, Afghanistan eased to the target. Before the game, Afghanistan were placed seventh. But with the convincing seven wicket win, Afghanistan have climbed up to the fifth spot ahead of the likes of heavyweights Pakistan and England. They now have a serious chance of claiming a stake in the top -four.India are on the top of the Cricket World Cup points ...
“This Hardik Pandya Is A Mood”: India Star’s Wild Celebration Stuns Internet. Watch | Cricket News
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“This Hardik Pandya Is A Mood”: India Star’s Wild Celebration Stuns Internet. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya landed a timely blow for India in their second World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday. Pandya, who turned 30 on Wednesday, dismissed Afghanistan batter Azmatullah Omarzai in the 35th over, giving the latter a fiery send off. Omarzai stitiched a 121-run stand with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi before Pandya gave India a much-needed reprieve. The Indian vice-captain couldn't control his emotions as he celebrated with a wild outburst while staring at Omarzai.Man Of Crisis - Birthday Boy Hardik Pandya On Fire #INDvAFG | #CWC23 | pic.twitter.com/aFPLKZMR2l— (@balltamperrerrr) October 11, 2023Hardik's wild gesture took internet by storm.Here are the reaction:This Hardik Pandya is a moooood pic.twitter.com/FfnUjTIbg1— Rajasthan Royals...