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Every day felt like a battle: Khaleel on long-awaited return to Indian team

Making a long-awaited return to India colours, Delhi Capitals' pacer Khaleel Ahmed said the last four and a half years had been a tough mental battle for him as he missed playing for the country. The 26-year-old left-arm pacer earned a spot as a standby for the upcoming T20 World Cup, riding on his sensational show for DC in this IPL. He has picked up 14 wickets in 12 matches thus far. Khaleel said he saw the India call-up coming his way. "The way the past few months were going and the way the IPL started, I had the intuition that something good would happen," he said while speaking on DC Podcast. "As the IPL matches progressed, my confidence continued to grow. I realised I was bowling well, and it has always been about moving one step ahead. Finally, when the name came, I was so happy, and it's a step ahead for me." Khaleel played 11 ODIs and 14 T20Is for India, claiming 15 and 13 wickets. His last appearance for India was a T20 match against Bangladesh at Nagpur in November, ...

IPL 2024: Sanjiv Goenka-KL Rahul episode evokes memories of MS Dhoni's fate

Sanjiv Goenka is facing public backlash over a viral video of him seemingly scolding Lucknow Super Giants' captain KL Rahul following the team's crushing defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad

A new maul game: How IPL's Impact Player rule has changed cricket

Batters are mauling bowlers this IPL like never before, as the impact player rule effectively gives every team 12 players. Where is it taking the game?

IPL's impact player rule implemented as test case, can be reviewed: Shah

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah says the 'Impact Player' rule, which has divided opinions in the ongoing IPL, can be revisited if that's what the stakeholders want given that it was introduced as a "test case". The impact player rule has had a heavy bearing on the ongoing edition with teams crossing 250-run mark as many as eight times so far. Players, coaches as well as experts have pointed out the challenges which the impact player rule poses to the bowlers, saying that it allows teams to have extended batting line-ups. India captain Rohit Sharma has stated that the rule hurts all-rounders as they are not getting enough bowling opportunities. "Impact player rule was brought in as a test case. On the bright side, it is providing additional playing opportunities to two Indian players," he said in an interaction with select media at the BCCI office here on Thursday. "Isn't it important that two Indian players are getting a chance? The game is also becoming more competitive," he added. Shah

IPL 2024: Star Sports registers a record 510 million viewers in 51 matches

Tata IPL 2024: Star Sports experienced an 18% increase from the previous edition in terms of total watch time, with viewers spending 356,000 million minutes

'Chhole-bhature', unconditional love: Lara reveals what pulls him to India

A smiling face at every corner, adulation that reminds him of family and to top it all off, a spicy, delectable plate of 'chhole bhature'. West Indies cricket great Brian Lara loves India and for a change, Bollywood has got nothing to do with it. The 55-year-old, who is in the country doing commentary for Star Sports in the ongoing IPL, took time out to visit the PTI headquarters for a free-wheeling interaction with its editors and did not hide his affection for the country where cricket is an obsession. "I'm not a big Bollywood fan. I do come from a country with majority Indian population...So, there is a lot of interest in Bollywood. I'm not even an English movie fan. So unfortunately...Harry Potter and these things, I haven't really seen," he quipped with a wide grin on his face, turning on the charm offensive. "But what I do like about India is the unconditional love," he quickly added. Arguably one of the greatest batters of all time and one of the most recognisable cricketer

ICC T20 World Cup: CWI assures safety after tournament gets terror threat

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup received a terror threat to the tournament from North Pakistan; Cricket West Indies (CWI) provides assurances regarding implementation of all necessary safety measures

IPL teams' revenue dropped 'sharply' in FY23, could be reaching saturation

League may need to make structural change, says report that studied market filings of companies owning IPL teams

Amul will sponsor USA men's cricket team in upcoming T20 World Cup

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, has become a lead sponsor for a USA cricket men's team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. In a statement, GCMMF said that Amul has joined as the Lead Arm sponsor of USA Cricket men's national cricket team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC tournament will commence on June 1 this year with the opening match scheduled between USA and Canada in Dallas, TX. As co-hosts of this major ICC event, the USA will make its debut appearance in this global championship. This association with GCMMF signifies a significant step towards expanding and popularizing cricket across the nation. Having initiated its association with international cricket back in 2011 through the Netherlands' cricket team, Amul has maintained a strong bond with the sport by supporting various international teams in numerous ICC events, the statement said. Venu Pisike, Chairman of USA Cricket, said, "We are pl

IPL viewership on Disney Star after 34 matches up 18% at 475 million: Barc

MI vs CSK witnessed 63 million concurrent viewers tuning in during Dhoni's batting, making it the highest for this season

Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: The god of cricket turns 51 today

Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: As he turns 51 today, let's look into the glorious career of the 'god of cricket,' who holds the record for the most number of centuries

IPL 2024 PBKS vs GT Highlights: Spinners star in Titans' three-wicket win

The spin troika of left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmed (2/20), Rashid Khan (1/15) and Sai Kishore (4/33) bowled out Punjab for a paltry 142 in 20 overs.

KKR vs RCB, IPL 2024: Kohli hits out at umpires over controversial decision

KKR's pacer Harshit Rana bowled a full toss to Kohli in the third over of the innings which seemed like an over-the-waist no ball but the batter was given out

LSG vs CSK, IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Gaikwad fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad received a minimum fine since it was their first offence of the season

Lok Sabha elections: EC, India Inc team up to encourage people to vote

Tamil Nadu is set to vote for all constituencies today

IPL 2024: Flying to Turkey cheaper than watching RCB play in Bengaluru

The premier ticket for the RCB match against the Punjab Kings on March 25 was priced at Rs 52,938

RCB needs Indian staff members for better performance: Virendra Sehwag

Sehwag says Indian players in RCB might experience challenges in effective communication due to team's foreign coaching staff

'Enforce sale of RCB to a new owner': Mahesh Bhupathi tells BCCI

Indian tennis player says RCB should be go to a new owner who will care to build the franchisee

England's legendary spin bowler Derek Underwood passes away at 78

Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78. Underwood, a practitioner of slow left-arm orthodox spin, was highly regarded by his contemporaries because of his pin-point accuracy, something which made him 'Deadly' on uncovered pitches of the 60s and 70s. The Bromley-man had numbers to match his reputation too -- 297 wickets from 86 Tests, the most by an England spinner, and in a First-Class career that spanned 24 years he took 2,465 wickets. But the numbers told only a part of the story. One of Underwood's finest moments on the field came in 1977 when he took 29 wickets to help England beat India 3-1 in a five-match series. It was the Three Lions' first series win on these shores since their victory in the 1933-34 tour under the legendary Douglas Jardine. Hedley Verity, another crafty left-arm spinner, was the architect of that triumph, taking 24 wickets acros

T20Is 6 sixes in an over: Nepal's Airee joins Pollard, Yuvraj in elite list

The 24-year-old Airee remained unbeaten on a 21-ball 64 that included three fours and seven sixes at a monstrous strike rate of 304.76