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Gambhir made it clear that Kohli's name as a leader shouldn't be taken alongside the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who are IPL's most successful captains

The 33-year-old player equaled the record of his childhood hero, American Pete Sampras, who ended six straight years at the pinnacle of men's professional tennis between 1993 and 1998.

Reminiscing the series against Pakistan in India, Sehwag recalled he sang at the request of Yasir Hameed. “When I used to play, no one would know that I sing songs while playing.

The Eliminator was a close contest with Sunrisers in trouble after a point in chase of 132-run target. However, Kane Williamson (50 not out) and Jason Holder (24 not out) held their nerves to steer their side home with two balls remaining.

Kane Williamson smashed his 14th IPL half-century while Jason Holder played a cautious knock as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) kept their finals hope alive after defeating RCB by six-wicket in the Eliminator

Holder first led SRH's brilliant bowling effort with figures of 3 for 25 to restrict batting-heavy RCB to a modest 131 for seven before he and Williamson steered SRH past the target with two balls to spare

Azhar signs note of dissent on Ombudsman issue; League matches to start

A modern-day entertainer who refused to compromise his approach to batting, his contribution to India's domination in one-day cricket and victories in the IPL is indisputable

Club Fight, being organised by Red Corner Sports Promotions, will be held at the Lal Bahadur Stadium

Top seed Nadal got the better of Thompson 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) to set up a last-eight clash with fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta

Brimming with confidence after a crushing win over Velocity on Thursday, Trailblazers will aim for another win to finish with two victories and enter the final

Yazici, who is yet to start in Ligue 1 this season, stole the show with his hat-trick at the San Siro

The Governing Body for Hockey held its 10th Hockey India Congress and Elections here on Friday where the newly elected President and Senior Vice President officially took charge of their duties.

Kohli is currently leading Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 13 edition being held in the United Arab Emirates due to the Covid-19 situation in India.

But there is no clarity on his exclusion for the tour Down Under. Former England captain Michael Vaughan felt that lack of fitness could be the reason for his ouster.

On Thursday evening, Bumrah returned with figures of 4/14 as Mumbai defeated Delhi by 57 runs in Qualifier 1.

Speaking during a chat, the southpaw said, I agree that both of them are very good and as you rightly said the most devastating batsmen in the modern era. But I would have had my plans for both of them.

Speaking after the match, Rohit said, “DC are a very good side. They have done really well through the tournament. But you have to give credit to our guys. Today they turned up and put huge runs on the board.

"I don't want to speak negatively about the team, but going forward it's important to come with a strong mindset. It's never too late, and we'll see to it that we come back strongly," said Iyer after the match.

Surya Kumar Yadav (51 off 38 balls) laid the platform on which Ishan Kishan (55 not out) and Hardik Pandya (37 no off 14 balls) cashed in to take their team to 200 for 5

With president Mohammed Azharuddin insisting that he has done nothing wrong in the appointment of Justice (retd) Deepak Verma as Ombudsman, secretary R Vijayanand and his group feel that it needs the approval in the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

By the time the powerplay came to an end, Velocity found themselves tottering at 22/5 wickets in 20 overs

Petitioner-lawyer Rahul Mehra told the court that a special bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Najmi Waziri was already hearing a related plea filed by him in 2010 and the instant petition also be placed before that bench

The 10th season of the eight-franchise Twenty20 tournament was intially due to begin on December 3, but it will now start seven days later