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'Like a dream' as IPL's 14-year-old Suryavanshi becomes youngest to hit T20 ton
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» JAIPUR (INDIA) - Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest to hit a senior T20 century at 14 years and 32 days as he powered Rajasthan Royals' successful chase against Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
'Special' Jaiswal: From homeless to IPL hero
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - He once lived in tents and sold street food to pursue his cricketing dream. Now, sizzling talent Yashasvi Jaiswal is the toast of the Indian Premier League.
All that glitters: How the money-spinning IPL turned cricket into gold
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League has made millionaires out of young players, generated invaluable publicity for team owners and made the national cricket board one of the richest governing bodies in global sport.
Friend of Warne reveals final hours before cricketer's death
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2022
» MELBOURNE: Shane Warne offered gifts of his old cricket clothing and ate the traditional Australian snack of Vegemite on toast in the final hours before his death on Friday, an associate of the cricketing great said.
Shane Warne's body prepared for autopsy ahead of repatriation
AFP, Published on 06/03/2022
» SURAT THANI: Authorities were preparing on Sunday to conduct an autopsy on the body of Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack, before flying him home where he will receive a state funeral.
Shock and tributes as Aussie cricket great Shane Warne dies on Koh Samui
AFP, Published on 05/03/2022
» SYDNEY: Australian star Shane Warne -- one of the greatest Test players of all time -- has died of a suspected heart attack aged just 52, sparking an outpouring of grief from fellow cricketers, celebrities and politicians.
T20 Cricket World Cup - six to watch
AFP, Published on 16/10/2021
» DUBAI - The seventh T20 World Cup gets underway in Oman and the UAE at the weekend with the world's best players queueing up to take the title and the headlines.
Australian cricketer Lynn requests charter flight home from virus-hit India
AFP, Published on 27/04/2021
» SYDNEY - Batsman Chris Lynn has requested a charter flight home for Australian players after the Indian Premier League, News Corp reported on Tuesday, as a surge in Covid cases prompted Canberra to suspend passenger flights from India.
Cricket stars leave IPL as India virus toll grows
AFP, Published on 26/04/2021
» NEW DELHI - Two Australian cricketers became the latest stars to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as top bowler Pat Cummins said he was told the competition was being kept going to provide "a few hours of joy and respite" during India's growing coronavirus crisis.
No cheerleaders, no fans: IPL pares down glitz for Covid era
AFP, Published on 17/09/2020
» NEW DELHI - The much-delayed Indian Premier League starts Saturday without its customary glitz and glamour, but the Twenty20 tournament is expected to be a welcome relief to cricket fans during the coronavirus pandemic.