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The Dhoni factor in Delhi Capitals' Rs 7.2 crore gamble on 19-year-old Kumar Kushagra in IPL 2024
Delhi Capitals' director of cricket, Sourav Ganguly, draws parallels between 19-year-old talent Kumar Kushagra and the legendary MS Dhoni. Impressed with Kushagra's six-hitting prowess and bail-whipping technique, Ganguly played a key role in Delhi Capitals' successful bid of Rs 7.2 crore for the uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman in the IPL 2024 auctions. Kushagra, who gained attention during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has risen swiftly since entering competitive cricket at 12, representing India in the U19 World Cup and setting records in first-class cricket.
Fake courier service: How a gang duped thousands and also sold data to other cyber criminals
Police in Bihar made a significant breakthrough by apprehending the mastermind, Sourav Kumar, behind a massive scam that defrauded over a thousand individuals. Kumar, along with a gang, operated by creating fictitious courier service websites and selling data to other cybercriminals
Asia Cup: India beats Sri Lanka by 41 runs in low-scoring contest to seal spot in final
Ravindra Jadeja broke the dangerous-looking partnership of Dunith Wellalage and Dhananjaya de Silva 63 (75) to make inroads at the crucial juncture of the game, and then substitute fielder Surya Kumar Yadav pulled off a stunner of a dipping catch to earn India a hard-fought win in a low-scoring match that saw some facinating moments.
Wrestlers form two committees to decide on future course of action
Protesting Indian wrestlers have reportedly formed two committees to decide the next move in their fight against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, after the Supreme Court refused to accept their plea. One of the committees will include 31 members and will consist of Khap panchayats, farmers, and women organisation. The other, a 9-member committee, is dedicated to deciding on the wrestling part. The Delhi police have registered two FIRs against Singh for his alleged misconduct. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur requested protestors to retain faith in the system, and said the investigation would clarify everything.
Indian crude basket yet to factor in discounted Russian buys
The Indian basket of crude oil, which represents the cost of the country’s crude imports, has yet to include discounted Russian oil flooding the market. As India is particularly dependent on Russia for around one-third of its oil requirements, the price of imported oil is likely lower than the one currently represented by the Indian basket.
At Eden Gardens, Sourav Ganguly’s Jhoothi takes on Ranbir Kapoor’s Makkaar
During the promotion of ‘Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar’, Ranbir Kapoor and Sourav Ganguly played a cricket match against each other at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Ranbir Kapoor slams boycott brigade; spills the beans on Kishore Kumar biopic
Describing films as an escape from reality, he claimed boycott calls were baseless.
What have India done since winning 50-over World Cup? asks ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan
Vaughan blamed team's dated approach in white ball games for lack of performance following team's ouster from the T20 World Cup. "India are the most under-performing white-ball team in history," Vaughan wrote in his column for 'The Telegraph'.
Meesho ropes in celebs to push five-day mega sale
"These celebs will be seen in a brand new, quirky avatar, each of them donning the role of sellers in different categories and representing the regions they respectively belong to - building local relevance with customers across Bharat," Meesho said.
Asia Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma's concerns and who said what ahead of India vs Pakistan match
Rohit Sharma has his task cut-out in Asia Cup 2022 as he would be aiming for a winning start that will calm the nerves in the dressing room and give the momentum to the team in the marquee continental tournament.
Covid-positive celebs: Dada's daughter Sana, Telugu star Lakshmi Machu & singer John Mayer contract the virus
Varun Sood of 'Roadies' fame also became the latest celebrity to test positive.
Neeraj Chopra's rise in seven-star Olympic show and fall of Sushil Kumar, 2021 had it all
The manner in which Chopra bossed the field with his 87.58m throw fulfilled the aspirations of a billion-plus nation that had not seen a track and field Olympic champion in its 74-year old sporting history since Independence.
Harbhajan Singh: A match winner who gave it his all
He was semi-retired for the past few years having last worn the India blues back in 2016 but every story -- good, bad or ugly -- requires a closure and for India's Turbanator, his announcement of retirement officially marks an end to one of Indian cricket's most fascinating chapters.
In a first, BCCI conducts Level 2 coaching courses for India and domestic cricketers
Phase 1 of the course was delivered online over four days considering the COVID-19 situation, followed by Phase 2, which was conducted at the National Cricket Academy from March 16-19.
Breakdown of Indian bowlers raises questions on physios' workload and injury management role
As the Australian tour hits its business end, the Indian team's list of injuries will make it very difficult for new national selection committee to pick a decent bowling attack for the England Test series.
PM-Nitish pair as strong as Tendulkar-Ganguly: Sanjay Jha
Anti-incumbency is an outdated concept, and one of the most misunderstood and misused, said senior JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha.
Bihar assembly elections: JD(U) netas too want Yogi to charm voters
Adityanath on Wednesday addressed a rally in Paliganj in support of JD(U) candidate Jaivardhan Yadav, pitted in a triangular contest with BJP rebel Usha Vidyarthy entering the fray as LJP candidate while Mahagathbandhan’s nominee is CPI(M-L)'s Sandeep Sourav.
Corona fight brigade: Virushka's undisclosed donation; designer Sabyasachi gives Rs 1.5 cr, Raina contributes Rs 52 lakh
Cricket body BCCI also donated Rs 51 crore to PM- CARES fund.
Bowling is India’s biggest strength: Sourav Ganguly
Former India Captain Sourav Ganguly talked about India's strength fourth slot concern and MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni becomes 4th Indian batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs
The 37-year-old former India skipper joined an elite list which features some of India's greatest batsmen in Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.
Leadership is an amazing disease. It either cures you or kills you: Sourav Ganguly
The battle to win — on the pitch and in the boardroom — begins & ends in one’s head. And the leader is the driver of this winning spirit, says Ganguly.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar- An asset for Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team
There have been days in the last two months when Bhuvaneshwar has looked flat. But the effort was never lacking.
View: The back story of BCCI’s self-destruction
These were huge errors of judgment that ultimately opened the doors for the Supreme Court of India to get involved in cricket and order Srini to quit as BCCI President in March, 2014.
Why Virat Kohli's speech on team-building is used by corporates for motivation
Destination conferences with 'gyaani' speeches are passé.Corporates have found a new friend in sports. And vanity is the key.
Team India lost legends but overcame it quickly, says Kapil Dev
Kapil said Test skipper Virat Kohli has taken the responsibility of the team after the departure of legends.
Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 24 ODI centuries
Virat Kohli became the fastest to register 24 hundreds and pile up 7,000 runs in one-day cricket, surpassing the twin milestones in just his 161st innings.
In India, celebrities endorsing a product outsell the value of the product
There’s also the question of chasing after celebrities, just so they can have a face attached to a brand regardless of it helping the product.
World Cup 2015: India has lot of match-winners in ODIs: Sourav Ganguly
The Indian batting line-up may seem to be heavily reliant on Virat Kohli, but former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the team has more than one player to depend on as far as one-day cricket is concerned.
World Cup 2015: Indian bowling won't lack bite due to Ishant Sharma's absence, feels Sourav Ganguly
"One player's absence won't make much of a difference. The rest will also have to bowl well," he said.
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