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Dubai, Oct 6: Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday announced that the franchise would be launching its UAE-based academy on October 12 this year. This will be the franchise's first academy in the Middle East and its second global cricket academy. With this, Rajasthan Royals have become the first IPL franchise to establish operations in the UAE. The academy is another step taken by the franchise in

Kabul, Oct 6: Najeeb Tarakai, the Afghanistan top-order right-handed batsman has passed away at the age of 29 after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident. "ACB and Afghanistan Cricket Loving Nation mourns the heartbreaking & grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being Najeeb Tarakai (29) who lost his life to tragic traffic accident leaving us all shocked

Dubai, Oct 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli rued the dropped catches by his team after its 59-run drubbing at the hands of Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Monday. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis was dropped on 30 by Yuzvendra Chahal, after which he went on to score a 26-ball 53 and power Delhi to 196 for four at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Kohli himself had dropped KL

Dubai, Oct 5: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said doing the "small things right" shaped their emphatic 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab, here on Sunday. Veteran batsmen Shane Watson (83) and Faf du Plessis (87) remained unbeaten to help CSK chase down the target of 179 with ease. "I think we did the small things right. That's what was important to us. The kind of start we got

Bengaluru, Oct 4: Akhil Rabindra, a 23-year-old Bengaluru-born racer and the only Asian to seal an Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy spot earlier this year, helped AGS Events earn a P8 finish in the Pro-Am category at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France on Saturday. The AGS Event-duo comprising of Gilles Vannelet and Aston Martin Academy Driver Akhil Rabindra was behind the wheel of No. 69 Aston

Abu Dhabi, Oct 3: Opener Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Virat Kohli guided Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a moderate target of 155, RCB had a 25-run brief partnership for the first wicket. Shreyas Gopal provided the first breakthrough for Rajasthan as he dismissed Aaron Finch (8) in the third over

Dubai, Oct 3: A cricketer yet to make it big has been approached to help in fixing in the ongoing 13th edition of the Indian Premier League in the UAE. BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) led by Ajit Singh is looking into the approach made on social media. Speaking to ANI, the ACU chief confirmed the development and said that his team is looking into the approach made. "Yes a player has reported an

Dubai, Oct 3: After a close win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner said his team was aiming to "kill the game in the 19th over". SRH secured a seven-run win over the MS Dhoni-led side in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. The match had come to a point when CSK needed 44 runs from the final two overs. However, SRH suffered a major setback as

Abu Dhabi, Oct 1: An all-round bowling performance guided Mumbai Indians to a 48 run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Thursday. James Pattinson, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rahul Chahar picked three wickets each while Trent Boult and Krunal Pandya scalped one. Chasing 192 runs, KXIP got off to a good start. However, Bumrah castled in-form Mayank Agarwal (25) in the fifth

Abu Dhabi, Oct 1: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the third batsman to register 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He achieved the feat against King XI Punjab here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium with a glorious cover drive. Rohit has now scored more than 5,000 IPL runs in 191 matches. The other two players who have scored over 5,000 runs in the IPL are Royal Challengers