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Virat Kohli should take a break from cricket to overcome lean patch: Shastri
Kohli, the former India skipper in all three formats, stepped down from captaincy roles last year. He has not scored a century in any format since November 2019. He has had an equally dismal time in the ongoing Indian Premier League with just 119 runs in seven matches at an average of 19.83.
LSG skipper KL Rahul fined 20 per cent match fee, Stoinis reprimanded
An IPL statement said that, "Rahul admitted to the Level 1 offence of the IPL Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction." Rahul's team-mate Marcus Stoinis has been reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League's Code of Conduct during his same match.
Former tennis ace Sharapova announces pregnancy on 35th birthday
Sharapova announced the news with an Instagram post, where the bikini-clad former world No. 1 posed by the ocean and made a cheeky reference to her special day, according to wtatennis.com on Wednesday. "Precious beginnings!!!" she wrote, coupled with a white heart and angel emoji. "Eating birthday cake for two has always been my specialty."
New ECB chief Rob Key holds talks with Anderson, Broad on possible return: Report
While Anderson and Broad -- the most successful England pacers ever -- have declared their intention to return to the side after being axed ahead of the three-Test series in the Caribbean, Stokes has emerged as the likely candidate for the post of England captain after Joe Root stepped down recently following a five-year stint of leading the side.
IPL 2022, Day 25 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs
In a fantastic thriller, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 18 runs. RCB skipper Faf du Plessis missed his century just by four runs. It was RCB's fifth win in the ongoing IPL season.
Dutch coach Ryan Campbell out of induced coma after heart attack
The fifty-year-old felt chest pains and difficulty breathing while out with his family in the UK on Saturday. As of Tuesday night local time, doctors made a successful move, with no evidence of brain damage, according to Campbell's brother Mark who spoke on Perth radio, reported ICC. "They've taken the heavy sedation off, so he's actually woken up. Now they're just looking at trying to work out what's wrong with his heart," Mark Campbell said.
Hesson's batting template for RCB seems to be working well
"So, from a batting point of view, we probably got it right once (against DC). So, here is another opportunity (against LSG) for us to get it right as a batting unit. We got enough experience to defend on that surface," Hesson had said. In a similar display, the Challengers ripped through the ranks of the Lucknow Super Giants in what one would call a clinical display of vision, aggression, and some intelligent captaincy.
IPL 2022: RCB skipper Du Plessis happy to bail out his team from a tricky situation
RCB were 42/3 in the sixth over after losing Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell cheaply before skipper du Plessis struck a superb 96 to help them post 181/6. In reply, Josh Hazlewood claimed 4/25 and helped RCB restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 163/8 in 20 overs and seal victory at the D.Y Patil Stadium here.
IPL 2022: Virat Kohli goes 100 competitive matches without a century
With that disappointing outing in the middle, Kohli set a dubious record, going 100 competitive games without a century. Kohli has now gone 17 Tests, 21 ODIs, 25 T20Is, and 37 IPL matches without reaching the three-figure mark, according to a tweet put out by cricket statistician Mahzer Arshad.
IPL 2022: Du Plessis, Hazlewood lead RCB to 18-run win over Lucknow
Leading from the front, skipper du Plessis played a terrific knock (96 off 64) and steered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 181-6 in 20 overs. Invited to bat first, RCB were off to a terrible start as they lost three wickets -- Anuj Rawat (4), Virat Kohli (0) and Glenn Maxwell (23) inside the powerplay. At 44/3 after 5.2 overs, RCB were in a spot of bother but du Plessis took on the mantle of batting through the innings.
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