KL Rahul likely to part ways with Punjab Kings; expected to be available in mega auction ahead of IPL 2022. With the IPL 2021 almost coming towards an end, the buzz and excitement around the next season of the tournament has already begun with franchises starting to ponder about the players they will retain going into the mega auction. With two new teams set to join the league, it had been reported earlier that the present eight sides might be allowed to retain a maximum of 3 players from their current roster.
It is going to be quite a tricky call for all the franchises to decided the names of those players, around whom they would want to build their side for the next cycle of IPL. However, there is a possibility that the current orange-cap holder and captain of Punjab Kings - KL Rahul - might not be retained by his franchise. Has Rahul-Punjab partnership finally come to an end? In a heartbreaking development, it looks like the partnership between KL Rahul and Punjab Kings might be finally coming towards an end. Which franchise could sign Rahul if he is available? WATCH: Varun Chakravarthy bamboozles wicketkeepers of both RCB and KKR with his mysterious delivery.
After Chennai Super Kings became the first team to book their berth in the final, the fight for the other spot in the finale began on Monday with RCB and KKR locking horns in the eliminator. With the losing side set to be knocked out of the tournament, it was a pressure match and Virat Kohli decided to bat first after winning the toss. Despite not being in great form, the RCB opening duo of Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli showed some positive intent and got their side off to a steady start in the powerplay.
The left-right combination seemed to be working well for them in Sharjah as KKR bowlers deviated from their line and length and the two batsmen capitalized on the few loose deliveries. It was eventually Lockie Ferguson who dismissed Padikkal just before the end of powerplay as RCB managed to post 53/1 in 6 overs with the match poised very evenly after the first phase of the knockout clash. Varun Chakravarthy weaves his magic in Sharjah Watch the video here: WATCH: Karim Benzema scores wonder goal for France in the final of UEFA Nations League 2020-21 against Spain. The second edition of the UEFA Nations League has finally concluded and we have a new champion in form of France.
Didier Deschamps' side wasn't at their absolute best in the knockout stages but they held their nerves when it mattered the most. After fighting back from a 2-0 deficit to win the semis 3-2 against Belgium, France had already given a glimpse of their 'never give up' attitude. However, it seemed like Spain had not learnt a lesson from that game. After a hard-fought first hour of the final against France at San Siro, there was nothing separating the two sides. Just moments after a fantastic strike from Theo Hernandez struck the cross-bar, Mikel Oyarzabal showed his physical strength to get past the French defense line before breaking the deadlock on the evening.
Out of nowhere, Spain were 1-0 up and the side just needed to defend for less than half-hour to preserve their lead. Benzema scores one of the best goals of tournament Watch the video here: Sri Lanka's official jersey for ICC T20 World Cup 2021 revealed. Sri Lanka have released their new jersey ahead of the Men's T20 World Cup this month. The team from the island nation will don a jersey with a fresh look which boats of a bright design that keeps intact the colours of blue and yellow but has a tinge of orange, indigo and black mixed with it.
In addition to the jersey Sri Lanka also announced their final 15-member squad for the ICC event which is set to get underway from October 17 across United Arab Emirates and Oman. It is worth highlighting that Sri Lanka made as many as four changes to their original 19-member squad which was announced last month with Pathum Nissanka, Akila Dananjaya, Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando being slotted in while seven players- Kamindu Mendis, Nuwan Pradeep, Praveen Jayawickrama, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lakshan Sandakan and Ramesh Mendis- were no longer part of the contingent. Check out Sri Lanka's jersey here: Sri Lanka's squad for T20 World Cup 2021: MS Dhoni finishes in Style against Delhi Capitals | MS Dhoni scores unbeaten 18 runs off 6 balls to help CSK enter their 9th IPL final. Chennai Super Kings put up a sensational effort to beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in a thrilling Qualifier 1 of IPL 2021 in Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With the win they progressed to the final of IPL 2021, where they will face one of the three teams- Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.
After getting an invitation to bat first on Sunday, Delhi posted a total of 172/5 in 20 overs on the back of powerful knocks from Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant. While Shaw rode his luck to smash 60 off just 34, the DC skipper scored an unbeaten 51 off 35. Shimron Hetmyer's 37 off 24 also helped Delhi's cause. In reply, Ruturaj Gaikwad (70 off 50) played a scintillating knock to anchor CSK's innings. After playing a dot ball to Avesh Khan, Dhoni smashed the right-arm pacer for a six before playing a dot again on the last ball of the 19th over. Watch the innings here: Not Finished - Fans hail MS Dhoni as CSK captain rolls back the years and plays a fiery cameo to power his side through to finals of IPL 2021.
MS Dhoni finishes it off in style! No, we are not talking about 2011. It's 2021 but the 40-year-old certainly rolled back the years to take Chennai Super Kings over the line when the match was poised in a very tight situation. With 24 runs required off the last 11 deliveries, Thala walked out to bat ahead of Ravindra Jadeja which caught everyone by surprise. However, the right-handed batsman justified his call by hitting a flat six over deep mid-wicket to get his side back into the contest. With Moeen Ali dismissed on the first ball of the final over, MSD had the task to get 13 runs in 5 deliveries and the CSK captain did it in style by hitting three boundaries helped coupled with a wide from Tom Curran to take his side through to their 9th IPL finals. Fans go berserk on social media As expected, MS Dhoni's unbeaten 18-run knock off only 6 deliveries got the entire social media buzzing as fans were delighted to see the legend back in form.
Check out the best reactions: WATCH: Woman catches baseball in her prosthetic leg during Major League game after consuming 5 beers. Spectators missing or catching a cricket ball or a baseball is quite common in the field of sports. At times some even raise the level with terrific grabs in the crowd and come into the limelight for a while. However, the recent episode of a fan taking a catch in the crowd is just the next-level thing as the fan didn't use only her hand to catch the ball but also involved her leg, though a prosthetic one. It all happened during Chicago White Sox's home game against Detroit Tigers at Major League Baseball (MLB).
A 27-year-old lady named Shannon Frendreis was sitting into the stands when a baseball travelled towards her. In no time, she had her prosthetic right leg in her hands and she caught the ball inside it with utmost precision. Frendreis not only kept the ball with herself but also shared the clip of the remarkable catch on social media platform TikTok. Here is the video: The video in no time went viral seeing a massive gain in the number of her followers on the platform.
WATCH: Lionel Messi’s pass turns into a goal during Argentina’s WC qualifying match against Uruguay. Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the greats of the game. While he has proven himself year and year again, at this stage of his career, he is breaking records one after the year, by virtue of being a top player over several years. It was yet another day on the field for Messi and a usual record-breaking business for Leo as he became the first South American footballer to score 80 international goals. The former Barcelona forward achieved this feat when he scored the first goal during Argentina's 3-0 win over Uruguay in the FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture. While the 34-year-old hasn't quite shown prime form for Paris Saint-Germain after joining them in the most recent transfer window, he did manage to find the back of the net during this match, not with a clinical finish or a spot-kick but a mere pass. The video of the goal is trending on social media: "We played a great game," Messi was quoted by Reuters.
"Everything worked out perfectly," he added. And now the tournament starts: KKR's Shubman Gill and Lockie Ferguson pumped up ahead of IPL Eliminator. Ahead of IPL 2021 Eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Men in Purple look all pumped up and ready. While the Kolkata side had a forgettable run in the first half of the competition in India, they registered wins in five out of seven matches in the UAE leg to find their way into the Playoffs. Hours before the start of the do-or-die match, Kolkata stars Shubman Gill and Lockie Ferguson reflected on the team's journey to the final four.
Shubman said that the kind of comeback that they have managed to pull off in the Middle East is not something all teams can manage in a competition like IPL. He highlighted that the team does not boosts of an orange cap holder or a purple cap holder yet they have been able to perform collectively well as a unit which has been the reason for their success.
The Kiwi pacer added that the best teams in world cricket are those where each of the 11 members can be a match-winner on a given day. Check out the video here: UFC Calendar: Top UFC fights to look forward in October 2021 - SportsTiger. Safe to say, the UFC knows just the right recipe to keep fans hooked with their organizations. With numerous MMA stars in their roster, UFC is known to stage a weekly event containing superstars in action. With only 3 months left in 2021, it seems like the biggest MMA and Combat Sport organisation has the best of the action until the very last. With four-fight cars set, UFC will also comprise one pay-per-view event in the month of October. Having said that, with just a quarter remaining for 2021 to end, let us look upon the exciting fights to look forwards to in the octagon in October.
Top UFC Fights To Watch in October 2021 Holly Holm vs Norma Dumont: UFC Fight Night - October 16 Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Holly Holm is all set to make her return in the octagon on October 16 to defend her title against the fierce Norma Dumont. Both these fighters are known to have illustrious powers in their hands. Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori: UFC Fight Night - October 23.
I am not attached to anything: Virat Kohli on quitting as RCB captain. Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said that he is not someone who will stick to things and responsibilities even when he is not able to contribute in the best possible way. Notably, Kohli had announced in the second phase of the IPL in the United Arab Emirates that the ongoing season will be his last as the skipper of the franchise - the only team he has represented in the cash-rich league.
The star India batter cited workload management as the reason behind his decision. However, he confirmed that he would play for Bangalore till he retires from the competition. "There were two things. The main factor was workload, and then I did not want to be dishonest towards my responsibilities. If I am unable to give 120 percent towards my responsibilities, then I would rather leave it," Kohli disclosed during an interaction on the Inside RCB show. "I have never been the kind of person who will just hold on to things for the sake of it. SAFF Championships: Sunil Chhetri's record-equaling goal helps India register 1-0 win over Nepal. It was a day for legendary India captains on the sporting field on Sunday. While former India captain MS Dhoni was at his vintage best while playing for Chennai Super Kings during the run-chase against the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 Qualifier 1, Blue Tigers skipper Sunil Chhetri scored his record-equaling 77th goal in the match against Nepal to save his side from the verge of elimination in the SAFF Championships.
The 37-year-old footballer, who was representing the national team for the 123rd time on Sunday, netted a late goal and is now at par on the number of goals (77) with the Brazilian legend Pele who had netted 77 goals in 92 matches. The India star is the joint third with Ali Mabkhour from UAE (77) in the list of highest international goal scorers among active footballers. The only two footballers ahead of him on this list are Cristiano Ronaldo (112) and Lionel Messi (96). Here is a video of Chhetri's goal in the match on Sunday: Greatest finisher ever: Virat Kohli deletes fanboy tweet for MS Dhoni only to add ever. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni shared a great camaraderie when they were out on the field together. While Dhoni was the captain during Kohli's initial years in international cricket, eventually Dhoni gave up Test cricket and the baton was passed to Virat.
Later after Dhoni stepped down as the leader of the white-ball game, it was Virat who was handed the responsibility of leading the team across all the formats. Ever since MSD had announced his retirement from international cricket though, Kohli has gone on record suggesting how he misses the legend on the field. While Dhoni is continuing to play in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings, which happens to be Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore's rival franchise, the current India skipper could not help but put out an appreciation tweet for Dhoni. His remark came after Dhoni scored 18 runs from 6 balls to take his side home to an IPL final. Kohli's initial tweet read: "Anddddd the king is back. the greatest finisher in the game. Chennai Super Kings enter final for the 9th time in IPL history and much more.
CSK won a last over thriller against DC by 4 wickets and ensured they sealed the IPL 2021 final spot. MS Dhoni came back to his vintage form and finished the game for CSK with a boundary in style and helped his team cross the winning line. Initially, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robbie Uthappa were brilliant with the bat and their 110 run partnership set a good foundation for CSK. Tom Curran, despite picking 3 wickets with the ball ended up being the villain for his side as he conceded 13 runs off 4 deliveries in last over of the match.
Initially, DC were invited by CSK to bat first, Prithvi Shaw looked very elegant with the bat and played a very classy knock of 60 from just 34 balls. As the game progressed, DC were struggling at 80/4 after 10.2 overs but Rishabh Pant and Shimron Hetmyer's partnership helped DC post a very competitive total of 172/5 on board. Numbers and Stats from DC vs CSK game: 6 - Ruturaj Gaikwad has won 6 MoM awards in IPL at the UAE venue. Played : 8Lost : 8. WATCH: Ravichandran Ashwin stops while bowling to Ruturaj Gaikwad; CSK youngster responds by stepping away on next delivery. The first qualifier of IPL 2021 has certainly lived up to all the hype as Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals produced an exhibition of hard-fought cricket in Dubai on Sunday.
The two top sides in the league stages of tournament certainly proved that there was very little separating them. It was like a tug-of-war where the match kept on shifting on either sides throughout the evening. With so much at stake, the tempers also expectedly flared as there were various moments of players looking like losing their cool. MS Dhoni was involved in a heated discussion with umpire over a wide call in the first innings but it was the unexpected face-off between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the second innings which caught everyone's attention.
Ravichandran Ashwin vs Ruturaj Gaikwad in Dubai Amid so many face-offs expected in this contest, Ashwin vs Gaikwad was not the one that fans would have expected to see. Watch the video here: Ravichandran Ashwin vs Ruturaj Gaikwad in Dubai. WATCH: Rishabh Pant hits an outrageous one-handed six against CSK before losing his bat few overs later. WATCH: MS Dhoni gets involved in heated discussion with umpire over a decision during CSK vs DC clash.
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