Cricket

'Influenced by what's best for viewers and TV': Ponting says 'no' to 'impact player rule' as coach

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings' Ricky Ponting prefers to pick a playing XI and have clarity instead of sweating over 'impact player' options.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

IPL 2025 Orange Cap Standings: Sai Sudharsan misses rare opportunity, Shubman Gill enters top 10

Highest run-scorer in IPL 2025: Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler missed out on the opportunity to take the orange cap as they departed early in the run chase against SRH.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings: Siraj surpasses Starc with four-fer, two GT bowlers in top five

Most Wickets in IPL 2025: Mohammed Siraj and Mitchell Starc have taken nine wickets each whereas three bowlers have eight wickets to their name.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

Gujarat Titans pacer Ishant Sharma slapped with 25 percent match fee fine for unspecified incident vs SRH

IPL 2025, SRH vs GT: Ishant Sharma who was the most expensive bowler for Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad has been found guilty of breaching IPL Code of Conduct.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

Ashwin releases statement on controversy around his CSK games' analysis on YouTube, takes big step for IPL 2025

A day after CSK head coach Stephen Fleming learned about R Ashwin's YouTube channel during a post-match press conference, the all-rounder said that he won't cover franchises' games during IPL 2025.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

'Test cricket is becoming harder for them right now': Ponting on Kohli, Rohit ahead of England tour

Ricky Ponting reiterated that he won't write off high-quality players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli even though they have struggled in Test cricket.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

'If his batting output drops, he might start thinking about it': Ponting's verdict on MS Dhoni's IPL future

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting says impact player rule is behind MS Dhoni batting lower down the order.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

'They haven't been able to execute it': SRH coach Vettori's message to 'Travishek' & Kishan after 4th straight loss

IPL 2025, SRH vs GT: After a thumping win in their campaign opener, Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost four matches in a row and find themselves at the bottom of the table.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

Rishabh Pant introduces LSG's rising star Digvesh Rathi to his idol Sunil Narine

When Rishabh Pant presented the young spinner Digvesh to Narine on Sunday, he finally got to meet his idol.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

Kieron Pollard lifts Jasprit Bumrah in arms as star pacer finally joins MI camp ahead of RCB clash

Jasprit Bumrah continued to train with MI prior to their match against RCB. While some supporters were pleased, others advised Pollard to treat Bumrah carefully. 

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

IPL 2025 updated points table: GT displace RCB to grab coveted spot, SRH slump to bottom place after 4th defeat in a row

Gujarat Titans jumped to second spot in the IPL 2025 points table after their seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

Mohammed Siraj reaches big milestone in SRH vs GT clash, joins Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in elite IPL list

Siraj offered feedback on his performance, stating that he was having a great time and had spent the vacation working on his fitness.

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• Mon • 07 Apr 2025

'Their pace bowling was tough to play': Pat Cummins admits helplessness against Siraj after SRH lost to GT

Captain Pat Cummins while ruing SRH's defeat against GT admitted his batters' helplessness against Mohammed Siraj

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

Mohammed Siraj's heroic four-fer followed by Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar's knocks hand SRH fourth consecutive loss of IPL 2025

SRH were batting first but were restricted to 152/8 by Mohammed Siraj's four-fer. Later knocks from Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar ensured that GT win this match with 20 balls still remaining.

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

'You just haven't done it enough': Harsha Bhogle's dissects MS Dhoni's knock in CSK vs DC IPL 2025 clash

Harsha Bhogle gave a blunt assessment of MS Dhoni's knock in CSK's losing cause against Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2025 clash

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

'First ball goes for 4 or 6': Virat Kohli's teammate reacts to Jasprit Bumrah's return ahead of MI vs RCB clash

Jasprit Bumrah will be looking to make an immediate impact in his first game of the season after suffering an injury during the fifth Test match against Australia in January.

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

Not Shubman Gill, Kapil Dev declares star player as India's next white-ball captain after Rohit's departure

Kapil Dev feels Hardik Pandya could be India's next white-ball captain as he thinks the star all-rounder can build a team around him for the next ICC events

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

Will Rohit Sharma feature in MI vs RCB's IPL 2025 clash? Head coach Mahela Jayawardene finally clears air

Head coach Mahela Jayawardene ended suspense on Rohit Sharma's availability for the MI vs RCB's IPL 2025 clash

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

Mumbai Indians coach Mahela Jayawardene's big remark on Tilak Varma's retired out incident, says 'It was my decision'

Speaking prior to the RCB encounter, the MI coach Jayawardene reiterated his defense of the tactical call that he had made during the game.

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025

MS Dhoni snubs Virat Kohli in his dream India line-up, instead chooses Yuvraj Singh along with two legends

There is no Virat Kohli in MS Dhoni's dream India line-up as former CSK captain included three India legends including Yuvraj Singh

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• Sun • 06 Apr 2025