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“If They Start Losing…”: Ex-India Star’s Big Warning For Mumbai Indians Skipper Hardik Pandya | Cricket News
26Mar By adminNo Comments
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“If They Start Losing…”: Ex-India Star’s Big Warning For Mumbai Indians Skipper Hardik Pandya | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rohit Sharma (L) and Hardik Pandya© AFPFormer Indian cricket team fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji believes that it will take time for Hardik Pandya to make his own place as Mumbai Indians skipper after replacing Rohit Sharma ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Hardik ended Rohit's ten-year tenure as MI skipper after completing a huge trade move from Gujarat Titans. The fanbase as well as some experts have been split over the decision but Balaji believes that Hardik is good enough to handle the new responsibility. However, he also pointed out that if the team starts losing, the new skipper may end up facing major problems.“It's been going on for a while, definitely it's not normally something which you see, a lot of friendships happen, players have gone to different fran...
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Pervez Musharraf Praised Sachin Tendulkar In 2004 Tour, But His “Best” Was Reserved For…: New Book Reveals | Cricket News
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Pervez Musharraf Praised Sachin Tendulkar In 2004 Tour, But His “Best” Was Reserved For…: New Book Reveals | Cricket News

[ad_1] Lakshmipathy Balaji turned out to be the cynosure of all eyes during the Indian cricket team's tour of Pakistan in 2004 with his on-field exploits so much so that the then president Gen Pervez Musharraf saluted his spirit and hailed him as a great soldier fighting bravely for the team. He was also cheered by girls when he visited the Wagah border and by a group of students at Lahore University, recalls cricket administrator Amrit Mathur, who was the team's media manager, in his memoir "Pitchside: My Life in Cricket".In the book, Mathur brings alive insightful first-person accounts of some of Indian cricket's most memorable moments with anecdotes, events and matches.In the 2004 tour, India and Pakistan played five one-day international matches and three Tests. India won the ODI ser...
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“Forever Regret”: Ex India Star On Sandeep Sharma’s No-Ball Blunder | Cricket News
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“Forever Regret”: Ex India Star On Sandeep Sharma’s No-Ball Blunder | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sandeep Sharma's no-ball cost Rajasthan Royals the match© BCCI/SportzpicsThe Indian Premier League (IPL) continued to produce jaw-dropping moments in the 2023 edition of the league. On Sunday night, Rajasthan Royals' joy turned into agony in a matter of seconds as pacer Sandeep Sharma had to re-bowl the final delivery of the match because of a no-ball. The eventual final ball of the match was then hit for a six by Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abdul Samad, enabling his side's 4-wicket victory in the match. While it was a miraculous victory for SRH, for RR's Sandeep, it was purely a moment of regret that he might find hard to forget for a long time.Former India and Chennai Super Kings pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji, having been a pace bowler himself, doesn't feel Sandeep is going to forget...
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NCA Project: Former Pacers Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ranganath Vinay, Pankaj Singh Do Internship Under Cooley | Cricket News
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NCA Project: Former Pacers Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ranganath Vinay, Pankaj Singh Do Internship Under Cooley | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bidding to create a pool of quality bowling coaches, the NCA recently had an internship programme where well-known names like Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ranganath Vinay Kumar and Pankaj Singh upgraded their coaching skills under Ashes-winning mentor Troy Cooley. Cooley has been the fast bowling coach of both Australia and England men's teams at different times. NCA head VVS Laxman, who is preparing the road map for th country's Gen-Next cricketers, has briefed the BCCI bosses on the need to have more quality bowling coaches and hence, some domestic doyens, who have also played for India, were seen earning their stripes under Cooley's tutelage.The sessions included current Level 2 coaches like CSK bowling coach Balaji, Vinay (MI scout), who is being touted as one of the most tactically s...
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