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  • LS Polls 2024: Indian Cricketers Suryakumar Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane Cast Vote In Mumbai | cricket news

    Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane and his wife cast their vote on Monday during phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Mumbai. Rahane took to his official social media handle and shared a picture with his wife as they flaunted their inked fingers after casting votes in Mumbai. While sharing the photo on social media, he wrote, “We did our duty. Have you?”

    Star India batsman Suryakumar Yadav cast his vote during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai on Monday and also urged his citizens to perform their duty as voters. India’s 360-degree batter took to X and shared a picture of him showing off his inked finger, urging people to “shape the future of our nation”.

    “Let’s shape the future of our nation by casting our vote today,” tweeted Suryakumar.

    On the work front, Suryakumar recently featured for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). MI finished at the bottom of the points table with four wins, 10 losses and eight points.

    Suryakumar had a mixed IPL campaign, scoring 345 runs in 11 matches at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of 167.47. Though he scored a century, a knock of 102* against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and three half-centuries, Suryakumar had a patchy form and recorded six scores below 20 runs, including three ducks.

    He would be next in action during the ICC T20 World Cup from June 1 onwards at West Indies and the USA. With his supreme T20I stats and status as the world’s number-one ranked T20I batsman, he is expected to play a big role in India’s campaign. In 60 T20Is, he has scored 2,141 runs at an average of 45.55 and a strike rate of 171.55, with four centuries and 17 fifties. His best score is 117.

    The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections marks an important part of the seven-phase electoral process, with extensive arrangements made to ensure a smooth and secure voting experience for all citizens. Elections in 6 Lok Sabha seats of Mumbai are underway for Phase 5.

    The seats are Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central. The other constituencies of Maharashtra that are a part of the ongoing election in the fifth phase include Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Kalyan, Palghar, Bhiwandi and Thane. Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh.

    The fifth phase witnesses key contests in various constituencies. Leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD leader Rohini Acharya are looking for electoral success.

    Eight states/UTs going for polls in phase 5 are Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 13 from Maharashtra, 7 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 3 from Jharkhand, 5 from Odisha, and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

    In a bid to create a peaceful atmosphere for the electors, a total of 2,000 flying squads, 2105 static surveillance teams, 881 video surveillance teams, and 502 video viewing teams are keeping surveillance round the clock across the 94,732 polling stations.

  • Hamstring injury rules out Ajinkya Rahane from remainder of IPL

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL, owing to a hamstring injury, the franchise said on Tuesday.

    In an official announcement posted on its Twitter handle, KKR said, “Ajinkya Rahane is going to miss the remaining games of #IPL2022 due to a hamstring injury. Wish you a speedy recovery @ajinkyarahane88. The knights camp will miss you.”

    Rahane had undergone scans, which revealed that he had torn his tendon.

    In a video posted in the same tweet, Rahane said, “I really enjoyed my time on and off the field with everyone. (I) Learnt a lot as a cricketer; about life; about everything. I will definitely come back stronger next year and I am sure we will do well as a team in the next game and hopefully we will go to Kolkata and the play-offs.”

    Kolkata will take on Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

    With seven losses and six wins, KKR are placed at the sixth spot with 12 points and they will not only have to win but do it with a big margin and then hope that other results go their way to salvage any hope of sneaking into the knockout stage.

  • Hamstring injury rules out Ajinkya Rahane from remainder of IPL

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL, owing to a hamstring injury, the franchise said on Tuesday.

    In an official announcement posted on its Twitter handle, KKR said, “Ajinkya Rahane is going to miss the remaining games of #IPL2022 due to a hamstring injury. Wish you a speedy recovery @ajinkyarahane88. The knights camp will miss you.”

    Rahane had undergone scans, which revealed that he had torn his tendon.

    In a video posted in the same tweet, Rahane said, “I really enjoyed my time on and off the field with everyone. (I) Learnt a lot as a cricketer; about life; about everything. I will definitely come back stronger next year and I am sure we will do well as a team in the next game and hopefully we will go to Kolkata and the play-offs.”

    Kolkata will take on Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

    With seven losses and six wins, KKR are placed at the sixth spot with 12 points and they will not only have to win but do it with a big margin and then hope that other results go their way to salvage any hope of sneaking into the knockout stage.

    MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL, owing to a hamstring injury, the franchise said on Tuesday.

    In an official announcement posted on its Twitter handle, KKR said, “Ajinkya Rahane is going to miss the remaining games of #IPL2022 due to a hamstring injury. Wish you a speedy recovery @ajinkyarahane88. The knights camp will miss you.”

    Rahane had undergone scans, which revealed that he had torn his tendon.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    In a video posted in the same tweet, Rahane said, “I really enjoyed my time on and off the field with everyone. (I) Learnt a lot as a cricketer; about life; about everything. I will definitely come back stronger next year and I am sure we will do well as a team in the next game and hopefully we will go to Kolkata and the play-offs.”

    Kolkata will take on Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.

    With seven losses and six wins, KKR are placed at the sixth spot with 12 points and they will not only have to win but do it with a big margin and then hope that other results go their way to salvage any hope of sneaking into the knockout stage.

  • DC vs CSK: Ajinkya Rahane completes 150 games in IPL

    By ANI
    MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals batsman Ajinkya Rahane completed 150 games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he stepped onto the field in the game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday.

    Rahane has scored 3933 runs in the IPL at a strike rate of 121.38. He has smashed 28 half-centuries and two tons.

    Meanwhile, spinner Amit Mishra completed 100 games for Delhi Capitals. The right-arm spinner has played a total of 151 matches in the cash-rich league but for the Delhi-based franchise, Mishra has featured in the 100 matches.

    Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to field first against CSK. The MS Dhoni-led got off to the worse possible start as they lost both openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad before the completion of the third over.

    On Friday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal added another feather to his illustrious cap as he completed 100 games in the IPL.

    Chahal achieved the feat when he stepped in the field against Mumbai Indians. The right-arm-leg spinner, who made his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2013, has played 99 games for his franchise RCB. The IPL 2021 tournament opener is also Chahal’s 200th T20 match.

    Chahal has taken 121 wickets in the cash-rich league, giving runs at an economy of 7.67. In last year’s IPL, the right arm leg spinner scalped 21 wickets for RCB. 

  • Apprentice vs Master as rookie Pant takes on ‘the colossus’ Dhoni

    The head-to-head of 15-8 is massively in favour of Dhoni’s team but the Capitals completed a double over CSK last season and are definitely the more balanced side of the two.

    The baton has been passed on to the next generation in Indian cricket, and young Rishabh Pant has slowly managed to get out of the monumentesque shadow of MS Dhoni. But the latter is still around in the Indian Premier League, and Pant will have to put all that he has learnt from Dhoni into the field when he takes on the master and his ‘Yellow Brigade’ as Chennai Super Kings and DelhI Capitals open their seasons on Saturday.

    The venue is neutral for both teams as they play at the Wankhede Stadium. The head-to-head of 15-8 is massively in favour of ‘s team but the Capitals completed a double over CSK last season and are definitely the more balanced side of the two.

    They will miss their captain Shreyas Iyer and his calm presence in the middle but the team boasts of big Indian names like Shikhar Dhawan, newly appointed captain Pant and Ajinkya Rahane in the batting department.

  • IPL 2021: Batted for the first time in 20 days, says Ajinkya Rahane after first training session

    By ANI
    MUMBAI: A few members of the Delhi Capitals squad, who have assembled in Mumbai, attended their first practice session at the Cricket Club of India on Tuesday.

    After being in quarantine for a week, the players with the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Amit Mishra got an opportunity to test their skills and find their groove ahead of the 2021 edition of the IPL.

    “I batted for the first time in 20 days. We came out after being in quarantine for seven days, so I was just looking to get into the groove and get into a good rhythm. And as we get closer to the tournament, it will be all about maintaining that good rhythm and momentum,” Rahane said in an official statement released by the franchise.

    Leg-spinner Mishra expressed that everyone looked terrific during the team’s first practice session. “All the boys are looking good here on the field. They are all ready to put in the hard yards and it’s nice to see the youngsters practicing hard as well,” he said.

    The 38-year-old added that apart from honing his bowling prowess, he is focussing on improving his batting as well, “I am working on my batting. The coaches have also told me to keep practicing my batting as there might be situations in matches when I will have to string partnerships of 25-30 runs. We need to be ready for everything. Basically, if I am batting with a recognised batsman then I should focus on taking singles and giving the strike to my partner.”

    On Tuesday, Delhi Capitals appointed Rishabh Pant as the captain of the side for the upcoming season of the IPL. The wicket-keeper batsman will step in as skipper for the 14th edition of the tournament, for the injured Shreyas Iyer, who had hurt his left shoulder during the recently concluded India-England ODI series.

    Off late, Pant has been in remarkable form and he has given some match-winning performances in the series against Australia and England. Of all his performances, the ones in Brisbane (fourth Test against Australia) and Ahmedabad (fourth Test against England) stand out.

    On his new role, Pant in a statement said, “Delhi is where I grew up, and where my IPL journey began six years ago. To lead this team one day is a dream I’ve always harboured. And today, as that dream comes true, I feel humbled. I am truly grateful, especially to our team owners, who considered me capable enough for this role. With an amazing coaching staff, and a plethora of accomplished seniors around me, I can’t wait to give my absolute best for Delhi Capitals.”

    Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10. 

  • New Zealand became number one for the first time in Test ranking, Williamson also reached the top

    The New Zealand cricket team became the number one team in the Test rankings for the first time in its 90-year history and 24 hours later New Zealand captain Kane Williamson became the number one batsman in the Test batting rankings, surpassing India’s Virat Kohli and Australia’s Steven Smith. went.

    Williamson had the advantage of playing a century in the first Test against Pakistan at Mount Maunganui. He got 13 rating points and finished the first position behind Virat and Smith. Virat remains in second place in the latest Test rankings released on Thursday, while Smith has slipped to third position after losing his top spot due to disappointing performance in the second Test of the Test series against India.

    In the Kiwi captain rankings, Virat has got 11 points ahead of Virat and 13 points ahead of Smith. Williamson has 890 points, Virat has 879 points and Smith has 877 points. Virat has returned home after playing the first Test in Australia and Ajinkya Rahane is replacing him as captain of the team. Rahane, who led India to an eight-wicket victory under his captaincy in Melbourne, has improved five places thanks to his 112 and 27 not out innings in the Boxing Day Test and has again become one of the top 10 batsmen. Rahane has reached the sixth position and is one place behind his best ranking of the fifth position achieved in October last year.

    On the other hand, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has benefited from his five-wicket performance in Melbourne and has moved up two places to number seven, while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has moved up to ninth place.

    In addition to scoring 57 runs in the second Test in Melbourne, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who took three wickets, remains in the third place in the all-rounder rankings, but has reduced his distance from second placed Jason Holder of West Indies to seven points. . Holder has 423 and Jadeja has 416 marks. England’s Ben Stokes continues to hold the top spot with 446 points. Jadeja got the benefit of his great performance in the Boxing Day Test and has improved his ranking by 11 and four respectively to move up to 36th and 14th in batting and bowling rankings.

    Opening batsman Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj, who made a memorable Test debut in Melbourne and played a key role in India’s eight-wicket victory, entered the Test rankings at 76th and 77th respectively. Young batsman Gill scored 45 and 35 not out, batting fearlessly against the Australian attack, while Siraj, who impressed with his speed and discipline, took five wickets in the match.

    India’s most experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara suffered a loss of two places to a disappointing performance in Melbourne and has slipped to 10th position. Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc has reached his best fifth ranking due to four wickets in Melbourne. Matthew Wade has moved up from 55th to 50th, while Cameron Green has moved up to number 115 with an improvement of 36 places.

  • Ajinkya Rahane’s Name Engraved On MCG Honours Board After “Batting Masterclass”. Watch

    India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane not only led the team to a memorable win in the second Test of the series against Australia on Tuesday, but also joined an elite list after his batting masterclass in the Boxing Day Test. The middle-order batsman added another feather to his cap as his name was engraved on the MCG Honours Board for the second time, after he hit a masterful hundred in the first innings. “Following a batting masterclass in the Boxing Day Test against Australia, #TeamIndia captain @ajinkyarahane has his name engraved on the MCG Honours Board for the second time,” Indian Cricket Team captioned the video on Instagram.

    Rahane was also the inaugural winner of the Mullagh Medal after he won the Man of the Match award in the second Test. The Boxing Day Test Player of the Match medal has been named in honour of trailblazing Indigenous cricketer Johnny Mullagh

  • Ajinkya Rahane equals Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    Ajinkya Rahane has matched former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni by winning the first three Tests continuously under his captaincy. After Virat Kohli returned home due to the birth of his first child in January, Rahane has captained India for the remaining three Tests of the series against Australia and won India by eight wickets in the second Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. . With this victory, India have equalized 1–1 in the four-Test series.

    Rahane thus became the second Indian captain to win the first three Tests under his captaincy. Earlier, this achievement was achieved by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rahane had earlier defeated Australia in Dharamsala by eight wickets in 2016-17 and Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs in Bengaluru. The Indian captain scored a century in the first innings in this match, for which he became the man of the match. This was Rahane’s 12th Test century. The interesting fact is that India have not lost a match in Rahane’s 12 centuries. In these 12 centuries in Rahane, India have won nine matches and played three draws. Rahane has also won India in the three centuries he has scored in ODIs.

  • How Cricket Stars Reacted To India’s Comeback Win At MCG

    Indian cricket fraternity, led by Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, on Tuesday hailed the national team for the “resilience and character” it showed to redeem itself after the Adelaide debacle to win the second Test in Melbourne. India, led by Ajinkya Rahane, levelled the four-match Test series 1-1 after defeating Australia by eight wickets in the second match at the MCG. Rahane led from the front with a match-winning 112 in India’s first innings.

    “To win a Test match without Virat, Rohit, Ishant & Shami is a terrific achievement. Loved the resilience and character shown by the team to put behind the loss in the 1st Test and level the series. Brilliant win. Well done TEAM INDIA,” tweeted Tendulkar.

    Kohli, who returned home on paternity leave after leading the side in the first Test, praised Rahane and the team for the win. “What a win this is, absolutely amazing effort by the whole team. Couldn”t be happier for the boys and specially Jinks who led the team to victory amazingly. Onwards and upwards from here,” Kohli said in a tweet.