IPL 2023 | Mumbai Indians manage only 139/8 against Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2023 | Mumbai Indians manage only 139/8 against Chennai Super Kings

CSK Captain M.S. Dhoni with Mumbai Indians Captaian Rohit Sharma before tosses the coin during the TATA IPL match between CSK vs Mumbai Indians at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Mumbai Indians managed a below-par 139 for 8 against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Saturday. […]

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IPL 2023 | You get a chance to learn many things when you play under Dhoni: Rahane

IPL 2023 | You get a chance to learn many things when you play under Dhoni: Rahane

CSK’s Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak Having impressed all with his 29-ball unbeaten 71 and contributing significantly to Chennai Super Kings’ 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here, Ajinkya Rahane feels […]

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IPL 2023 | Rahane hits fastest 50 of season as CSK beat MI by 7 wickets

IPL 2023 | Rahane hits fastest 50 of season as CSK beat MI by 7 wickets

Chennai Super Kings Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot during the match against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Ajinkya Rahane hit a scintillating 27-ball 61, the fastest half-century of the season, as Chennai Super Kings cantered home by seven wickets against […]

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Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion

Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion

Ajinkya Rahane. | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts while Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list for the 2022-23 season is finalised during the Board’s Apex Council meeting on December 21. Hardik Pandya, […]

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Mumbai has the wherewithal to thwart Vidarbha; Punjab locks horns with H.P.

Mumbai has the wherewithal to thwart Vidarbha; Punjab locks horns with H.P.

Star-studded Mumbai will rely on its depth against a competent Vidarbha in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. The Ajinkya Rahane-led team, packed with known batters such as Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Yashasvi Jaiswal and all-rounder Shivam Dube, showed the capability of its long batting […]

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Duleep Trophy: All eyes on Rahane, Shaw in West vs NE 

Duleep Trophy: All eyes on Rahane, Shaw in West vs NE 

After two years of truncated calendar due to the pandemic, a full-fledged Indian domestic cricket season (2022-23) is all set to get underway, with the Duleep Trophy quarterfinals between West Zone and North East Zone starting on Thursday at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. The tournament returns to the zonal format after a few years in […]

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Ajinkya Rahane to lead West Zone in Duleep Trophy

Ajinkya Rahane to lead West Zone in Duleep Trophy

Having missed the Ranji Trophy knockouts in June, Ajinkya Rahane will be looking forward to showcase his hunger for runs as he captains the West Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy Having missed the Ranji Trophy knockouts in June, Ajinkya Rahane will be looking forward to showcase his hunger for runs as he captains the […]

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Ranji Trophy quarterfinal | Debutant Suved Parkar steals the show for Mumbai against Uttarakhand

Ranji Trophy quarterfinal | Debutant Suved Parkar steals the show for Mumbai against Uttarakhand

Had Ajinkya Rahane not injured his hamstring last month during the IPL, Suved Parkar may have been serving drinks. The debutant made the most of his opportunity to give Rahane a fitting birthday gift on Monday. More importantly, Parkar’s (104 n.o., 218b, 8×4, 2×6) unbeaten hundred and his two century stands with Armaan Jaffer and […]

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Young enough for a comeback, but old enough not to be picked

Young enough for a comeback, but old enough not to be picked

Ishant must be celebrated both for who he is and what he has done; Rahane’s future too seems uncertain Ishant must be celebrated both for who he is and what he has done; Rahane’s future too seems uncertain The passing of a generation and the advent of a new one is a bitter-sweet experience. You […]

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