Top-heavy Lions look to outdo debut success

Play 03:45 Agarkar: Not convinced by Gujarat Lions bowling Likely first-choice XI Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Jakati, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik Reserves Batsmen – Jason Roy, Chirag Suri, Jaydev Shah, Pratham Singh Bowlers – Andrew Tye, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Nathu Singh, Basil Thampi, Shelley Shaurya, Tejas Baroka Allrounders – Dwayne Bravo, Shubham…

April 4, 2017
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Dane Vilas to play for Dolphins

April 4, 2017

Dane Vilas has signed with the Dolphins after seven seasons with the Cobras © Getty Images Dane Vilas, the former South Africa wicketkeeper, has signed a deal with the Durban-based Dolphins franchise for the 2017-18 season. Vilas, who played six Tests for South Africa and has also signed a Kolpak deal with Lancashire, was based at the Cobras for the last seven seasons. Vilas will add rare international experience to…

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Shreyas Iyer out with chickenpox

April 4, 2017

Shreyas Iyer has played two IPL seasons for Daredevils © AFP Delhi Daredevils batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out for at least a week with a bout of chickenpox. Iyer, who is recuperating at home in Mumbai, will miss Daredevils’ season-opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 8, and is also likely to sit out their second match, against Rising Pune Supergiant on April 11. Iyer’s illness adds to…

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Peter Fulton retires from first-class cricket

April 4, 2017

Peter Fulton played 23 Tests for New Zealand, scoring 967 runs at 25.44 © Getty Images Peter Fulton, the former New Zealand batsman, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Fulton, 38, played 23 Tests, 49 ODIs and 12 T20Is, and enjoyed a long and fruitful domestic career with Canterbury, ending up as their most capped player and highest run-getter. On Saturday, the Canterbury side he was part of won…

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First-XI form concerns for Mumbai Indians

Play 04:00 Agarkar: Rohit’s lack of game time a concern Likely first-choice XI 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Parthiv Patel (wk), 3 Jos Buttler, 4 Ambati Rayudu, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Lasith Malinga Reserves Batsmen: Lendl Simmons, Nicolas Pooran, Siddhesh Lad, Saurabh Tiwary, Nitish Rana, Jitesh SharmaBowlers: Vinay Kumar, J SuchithAllrounders: Asela Gunaratne, Shreyas Gopal,…

April 4, 2017
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Top-heavy Lions look to outdo debut success

Play 03:45 Agarkar: Not convinced by Gujarat Lions bowling Likely first-choice XI Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina (capt), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Jakati, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik Reserves Batsmen – Jason Roy, Chirag Suri, Jaydev Shah, Pratham Singh Bowlers – Andrew Tye, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel, Pradeep Sangwan, Nathu Singh, Basil Thampi, Shelley Shaurya, Tejas Baroka Allrounders – Dwayne Bravo, Shubham…

April 4, 2017
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Dane Vilas to play for Dolphins

April 4, 2017

Dane Vilas has signed with the Dolphins after seven seasons with the Cobras © Getty Images Dane Vilas, the former South Africa wicketkeeper, has signed a deal with the Durban-based Dolphins franchise for the 2017-18 season. Vilas, who played six Tests for South Africa and has also signed a Kolpak deal with Lancashire, was based at the Cobras for the last seven seasons. Vilas will add rare international experience to…

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Shreyas Iyer out with chickenpox

April 4, 2017

Shreyas Iyer has played two IPL seasons for Daredevils © AFP Delhi Daredevils batsman Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out for at least a week with a bout of chickenpox. Iyer, who is recuperating at home in Mumbai, will miss Daredevils’ season-opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 8, and is also likely to sit out their second match, against Rising Pune Supergiant on April 11. Iyer’s illness adds to…

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Peter Fulton retires from first-class cricket

April 4, 2017

Peter Fulton played 23 Tests for New Zealand, scoring 967 runs at 25.44 © Getty Images Peter Fulton, the former New Zealand batsman, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Fulton, 38, played 23 Tests, 49 ODIs and 12 T20Is, and enjoyed a long and fruitful domestic career with Canterbury, ending up as their most capped player and highest run-getter. On Saturday, the Canterbury side he was part of won…

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First-XI form concerns for Mumbai Indians

Play 04:00 Agarkar: Rohit’s lack of game time a concern Likely first-choice XI 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Parthiv Patel (wk), 3 Jos Buttler, 4 Ambati Rayudu, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Lasith Malinga Reserves Batsmen: Lendl Simmons, Nicolas Pooran, Siddhesh Lad, Saurabh Tiwary, Nitish Rana, Jitesh SharmaBowlers: Vinay Kumar, J SuchithAllrounders: Asela Gunaratne, Shreyas Gopal,…

April 4, 2017
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