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Kevin Pietersen joins Delhi Capitals as mentor
Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has been appointed Delhi Capitals’ mentor ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. At Delhi Capitals, Kevin Pietersen will join the coaching staff led by Hemang Badani, who is the head coach of the team. The staff also includes Matthew Mott (assistant coach), Munaf Patel (bowling coach) and Venugopal Rao (director of cricket).
This is for the first time that Pietersen is taking up coaching responsibilities in the IPL. He last played in the league in 2016. Pietersen led Delhi Capitals (then Daredevils) during the 2014 season. He also led the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2009.
Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, will begin their IPL 2025 campaign by clashing with Lucknow Super Giants on March 24 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. They, however, are yet to name their skipper for IPL 2025.
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Gaikwad recalls the moment when Dhoni handed him CSK captaincy
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has opened up on the moment when MS Dhoni came to him to hand over the CSK reins. Ahead of IPL 2024 last year, MS Dhoni had decided to step down from Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy and hand over the captaincy duties to opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been a...
Pumped up DC Women and GG Women hope to go one better
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“India are an outstanding team”: Kane Williamson ahead of Champions Trophy final
Now that New Zealand have reached the final of the ongoing Champions Trophy after battering South Africa in semi-final on Wednesday in Lahore, batter Kane Williamson has stressed that New Zealand should learn from their last defeat against India suffered during the group stage clash last Sunday. Notably, New Zealand will be facing India in the final.
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Lauren Down ruled out of ODI series against Sri Lanka
New Zealand batter Lauren Down has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against Sri Lanka following a back injury. She has been replaced by uncapped player Izzy Sharp in the squad. The first ODI between Sri Lanka Women and New Zealand Women ended in no result due to continuous rainfall.
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Azmatullah Omarzai tops the ODI allrounder rankings
Afghanistan allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai has risen to the top of the ICC all-rounder ODI rankings, displacing his teammate Mohammad Nabi. Omarzai’s remarkable consistency with both bat and ball in the Champions Trophy has earned him the number one spot. He took seven wickets from three games, including a match-winning 5 for 58 against England. He al...
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