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IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians win toss, elect to bowl v Lucknow Super Giants
After winning the toss, Sharma confirmed that West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen comes into the playing eleven in place of pacer Basil Thampi, which means Mumbai will be using all four overseas slots for the first time in the competition. "Since it's a day game we tried to get another slower ball. It's a good pitch to play cricket and with his experience coming in, it will be good for us."
Barty's retirement may have inadvertently cost Tennis Australia millions: Report
Barty won the French Open in 2019, the Wimbledon in 2021 and Australian Open earlier this year, and her reign of 114 consecutive weeks at No.1 is the fourth-longest streak in the history of the WTA Tour, behind Germany's Steffi Graf (186 weeks), American stalwart Serena Williams (186) and Czechoslovakian-American great Martina Navratilova (156). Barty's 121 total weeks as the top ranked player are No.7 in the all-time list.
BCCI announces release of Request for Proposal for staging Closing Ceremony of IPL 2022
"The detailed terms and conditions governing the tender process including eligibility requirements, process for submissions of bids, rights and obligations, etc. are contained in the 'Request for Proposal' (RFP) which will be made available on receipt of payment of a nonrefundable fee of INR 1,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax.
As Chahar is ruled out, CSK share memories of his magical spell exactly a year ago
In the absence of the 29-year-old pace bowler, the defending champions' IPL 2022 campaign has floundered as they have won just one game -- against RCB -- in five outings, and are placed ninth and second-last on the points table.
Ben Stokes should be the 'obvious one' to replace Joe Root: Atherton
The England great also said that the 30-year-old Stokes will feel "a lot easier" about leading the Test side as Root had stepped down of his own accord, and the two enjoy a cordial relationship.
Deepak Chahar vows to come back stronger from back injury
In a massive blow for the Ravindra Jadeja-led defending champions, the 29-year-old picked up a back injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru while rehabilitating from a quadricep injury sustained during the third T20I against West Indies in February.
IPL Turning Point: Tripathi, Markram make it look easy
And though teams batting second have won three of the five games played at the venue before Friday's match, Sunrisers's job was made difficult after they lost openers Abhishek Sharma (3) and skipper Kane Williamson (17) with 39 runs on the board.
I am content that we brought a player-centric approach to BCCI: Vinod Rai
Rai, who was appointed as the Head of the Supreme Court-mandated Committee of Administrators(CoA) to oversee the administration of the BCCI on January 30, 2017, tells IANS that several people told him that considering the fact that his experience at BCCI was much different from any other officer there, the same warranted a book.
Monte Carlo Masters: Davidovich Fokina, Grigor Dimitrov advance to semis
Grigor Dimitrov kept his focus to clinch a dramatic final set in a tie-break and upset Hubert Hurkacz on Friday to reach the semifinals. The World No. 29 dug deep in the face of a strong comeback from 11th seed Hurkacz to clinch a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2) victory and reach an eighth Masters 1000 semifinal.
FIH Hockey Pro League: India defeat Germany 3-1, stay top of the table
In the second game, India defeated Germany 3-1 with young Sukhjeet and Abhishek scoring a goal apiece from the field, to go with a Varun Kumar drag flick goal from a penalty corner, that gave India enough of a lead to see out the game without too much discomfort.
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