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29 Jan

King pair in cricket

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In cricket if a batter gets out for duck in both innings of a Test, it’s termed as pair. In case, a batter gets out for golden duck (first-ball duck) in both innings, it’s known as king pair. Australia batter Travis Head registered king pair in Gabba Test against West Indies. There have been 24 instances of king pair in Test history. Today cricket has become a very tough sport and to perform better cricketer have to work very hard. Actually seeing king pair is not very odd and it can happen. Sometime players are not able to perform like…

27 Jan

Hardik Pandya wore jersey number 228 on his debut

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Actually Hardik Pandya made his India debut on January 26, 2016 in a T20I against Australia in Adelaide. Were he wore jersey number 228 on his debut and changed it to 33 after several matches. Hardik chose 228 as his career’s only double century (228) came for Baroda against Mumbai in a Vijay Merchant Under-16 Trophy match in December 2009. Actually many people believe in luck and by it they actually perform very well in their life. Today Hardik Pandya is very famous player and everyone knows how important he is for Indian cricket team. Actually cricket has become very…

24 Jan

WPL 2024 schedule announced

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Recently the much awaited schedule for the Women’s Premier League season 2 (WPL 2024) has been announced. Delhi Capitals will open the tournament with defending Champions Mumbai Indians in the first encounter to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 23 February. The final of WPL is schedule to be held on March 17th at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. This is actually good news as people are giving importance to Women’s Premier League and want the player to play better. Actually today women are equally participating in cricket and making their country proud. As we know that cricket…

20 Jan

At FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers the Indian Women’s Hockey Team lost 0-1 to Japan

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The Indian Women’s Hockey Team lost 0-1 to Japan in hard-fought 3rd/4th place playoff game at FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. With this loss, India finished in fourth place and missed out on qualifying for 2024 Paris Olympics. Actually India was awarded a couple of penalty corners and made a few circle entries in second quarter but were unable to convert. This is actually bad news as Indian Women’s Hockey Team will not qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics and making upset to their fans. Actually Hockey is very popular sport and played all over the world. In fact India is very…

18 Jan

Recently Virat Kohli gets out for golden duck for first time in T20I cricket

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Recently Former Team India captain Virat Kohli got out for a golden duck in the third T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. Actually it is the first time in T20I cricket that Kohli has got out for a golden duck. Overall, it is Kohli’s fifth duck in T20Is. In fact Kohli got out on the bowling of Fareed Ahmad in the third over. Today Indian cricket team is performing very well and making history. In reality fans of Indian cricket team expect lot from them and want them to win in upcoming matches. Today cricket has become very popular sport and…

18 Jan

India Won The Second Super Over

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India defeated Afghanistan by 3-0 in the T20 series. A dramatic victory of tension came in Bengaluru. India set a new world record by winning this day. India won the third T20 match against Afghanistan by a narrow margin. Rohit Sharma’s team defeated Ibrahim Zadran by 10 runs in the second Super Over in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Batting first, India scored 212 runs for 4 wickets. In reply, Afghans’ innings also ended with 212 runs for 6 wickets. After a dramatic first super-over tie, the match was decided in the second super-over.

18 Jan

Shillong Cricket League 3rd Division 2024

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Recently in a riveting clash between YALM and Matador CC in the Shillong Cricket League 3rd Division 2024, YALM won the toss and elected to bat first. Actually in their 1st innings, YALM posted a total of 151/10 wickets in 19.4 overs. In fact notable performances came from Moshin Ahmed, scoring 40 runs in 26 balls, and Rohit Kumar, contributing 29 runs in 22 balls. On the bowling front, Carlius Kharkongor bowled an impressive 4 overs, conceding 25 runs while taking 4 wickets, and Jerry Jyrwa also bowled 4 overs, giving away 20 runs and claiming 3 wickets. In reality…

17 Jan

India vs Afghanistan

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The series win is already complete. However, even if the rules are followed, the importance has not decreased so much. Virat in particular, is another stage of 'testing' for Rohit. Two superstars return to the national T20 team after a long 14 months. Rohit is yet to open his account in doubles matches. Virat raised expectations with a short innings of 29 on his return to Indore. But there is still work to be done to keep the dignity of the two men back in the team in the World Cup. Youthful vigor has taken the team down in the…

17 Jan

At Team India’s practice session Rishabh Pant was spotted

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Recently Rishabh Pant was spotted at Team India’s practice session ahead of the third T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. Actually the Delhi native has been recovering at the National Cricket Academy in Karnataka’s capital since his horrific car accident. Coming back to the training session at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Pant was spotted joking around with India’s number three Virat Kohli. This is actually good news as Rishabh Pant is recovering from injury and can come back again in Indian team. Right now cricket has become very popular sport and people from everywhere watch it. For the popularity of cricket India has…

17 Jan

For December 2023 Deepti Sharma has been named as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month

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Deepti Sharma, a key all rounder for the Indian women’s team has been named as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for December 2023. She won it ahead of other nominations being her fellow teammate Jemimah Rodrigues and Zimbabwe’s Precious Marange. With it Australian pacer Pat Cummins won the equivalent men’s award for December 2023. This is actually very good news as player from Indian women team is winning ICC Women’s Player of the Month and making India proud. Today cricket is becoming very popular sports and people from everywhere watch it. For the popularity of cricket India has…