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Mumbai Indians first team to quality for IPL play-offs

11:58 pm October 29, 2020

Dubai: Mumbai Indians on Thursday became the first team to qualify for the play-offs after Chennai Super Kings pulled off a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here While CSK were already out of the tournament, the loss made KKR’s task a lot tougher. KKR are on 12 points and can get to only 14 if they […]

Virat is most complete player across formats, feels Root

1:31 pm October 24, 2020

London: England Test skipper Joe Root considers Virat Kohli as the “most complete player” across all formats, saying he has an all-round game and his ability to chase down totals in white-ball cricket is “extraordinary”. Root also called countryman Jos Buttler as the “most complete white-ball batsman” in the world currently. It has been widely accepted that Kohli, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, Australia’s Steve Smith and Root are currently the leading […]

Kapil Dev suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty

6:05 pm October 23, 2020

New Delhi: India’s first World Cup-winning cricket captain Kapil Dev suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty here on Friday but is expected to be discharged in the next couple of days, said the hospital where he is currently admitted. The 61-year-old complained of chest pain on Thursday following which he was taken to […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

Mumbai City rope in Senegalese defender Fall for 2-year term

4:27 pm October 18, 2020

Mumbai: Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City on Sunday signed Senegalese defender Mourtada Fall on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old centre-half started his playing career with Moghreb Tétouan, featuring for the Moroccan club over three spells, during which he also won the Botola Pro 1 in 2011-12. In the second of his three stints with […]

Clinical KKR hope to get it right against nemesis MI

IPL clears KKR’s Narine to bowl after elbow bend warning

4:19 pm October 18, 2020

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday said West Indies spinner Sunil Narine can continue to bowl after it found nothing illegal in his deliveries during an assessment that was prompted by an on-field caution earlier this month. Narine’s team, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), asked for the assessment after umpires suspected an illegal […]