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England veteran quick Stuart Broad has vowed to leave his "heart and soul" on the field should he earn a Test recall against New Zealand at Lord's this week. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/stuart-broad-vows-to-give-heart-and-soul-at-lords/articleshow/91922112.cms

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is open to talking with David Miller about batting higher up the order in Twenty20s as the team prepares for a five-match tour of India starting in June. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-in-india/south-africa-captain-bavuma-happy-to-discuss-miller-role-in-t20-side/articleshow/91921919.cms

IPL 2022 was one edition of the tournament that saw multiple little known players grab every opportunity they got with both hands and shine bright. Many of these players were bought for their base price of Rs 20 lakh by the franchises they represented. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-how-players-like-jitesh-sharma-mohsin-khan-were-more-value-for-money-than-virat-dhoni/articleshow/91917259.cms

The Indian cricket team will assemble on June 5 ahead of the five-match T20 series against South Africa. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-in-india/indian-team-to-assemble-in-delhi-on-june-5-south-africa-squad-arrives-on-june-2/articleshow/91910050.cms

Gujarat Titans' triumph in the 2022 edition in their debut season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has catapulted their skipper and India allrounder Hardik Pandya into the top echelons of Indian cricket with many predicting him as a future captain of the national team. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/sanjay-manjrekar-sees-shades-of-ms-dhonis-captaincy-in-hardik-pandya-after-ipl-2022-triumph/articleshow/91911783.cms

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has conceded that it was an "unexpected season" for the five-time Indian Premier League champions, having finished last in IPL 2022, and added that "unity in the team" was the biggest takeaway as the side aims to find its winning ways next season. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-unexpected-season-but-unity-in-team-will-help-mumbai-indians-bounce-back-says-rohit-sharma/articleshow/91910899.cms

As fireworks lit up the Ahmedabad night sky and confetti rained on Hardik Pandya and his triumphant Gujarat Titans team mates, another edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) came to a glitzy end on Sunday after two months of breakneck action. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/debutants-impressed-powerhouses-struggled-in-expanded-ipl/articleshow/91892875.cms

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch is confident that technical adjustments to his batting technique can help him end his "reasonably lean patch" ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup title defence this year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/aaron-finch-confident-technique-tweak-will-end-lean-patch/articleshow/91888490.cms

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After leading Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their first season, winning the Twenty20 World Cup with India is next on Hardik Pandya's bucket list. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/after-ipl-2022-title-victory-hardik-pandya-wants-to-win-t20-world-cup-with-india/articleshow/91882173.cms

On May 29, 2022, India just got another genuine white-ball captaincy option in Pandya. His MS Dhoni style of calm leadership, has blind-sided even the best of cricket analysts in the country, who wouldn't have remotely considered him of being a left-field choice in their wildest of dreams even three months back. But dream has turned into a reality and Pandya has walked the talk as a leader with 487 runs and 8 wickets. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-wanted-to-be-flag-bearer-of-how-my-team-would-function-says-hardik-pandya/articleshow/91885871.cms

Ravichandran Ashwin is a legend in his own right but he still needs to think about improvement and bowl the conventional off-break deliveries more frequently, feels Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ashwin-needs-to-think-of-improvement-and-bowl-more-off-spinners-sangakkara/articleshow/91885041.cms

Despite losing the title of Indian Premier League 2022 to Gujarat Titans by seven wickets on Sunday, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson was proud of his team for putting up powerful performances throughout this season and offering fans moments of happiness. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-final-2022-gt-vs-rr-rajasthan-royals-captain-sanju-samson-proud-of-his-team-despite-losing-title-to-gujarat-titans/articleshow/91884353.cms

The Indian women's team is set to host World Champions Australia for a five-match T20I series in December later this year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/indian-womens-team-to-host-australia-for-t20-series-in-december/articleshow/91884367.cms

Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Rajat Patidar expressed gratitude towards his former skipper Virat Kohli and called him his 'idol'. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-rcbs-rajat-patidar-calls-virat-kohli-his-idol/articleshow/91872141.cms

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season was a disaster for Mumbai Indians, with the five-time champions finishing at the bottom of the table with just four wins out of 14 league matches. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/we-will-lift-the-sixth-trophy-anyhow-says-mis-suryakumar-yadav/articleshow/91872465.cms

Former Australian cricketer and World Cup-winning coach Dav Whatmore on Sunday said Umran Malik was a breath of fresh air in the world of pace bowling and expressed hope that the 22-year-old goes from strength to strength. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/umran-malik-breath-of-fresh-air-for-pace-bowling-dav-whatmore/articleshow/91871096.cms

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Star batsman Williamson, who only joined the squad this week after leaving the Indian Premier League early to witness the birth of his second child in New Zealand and did not bat in the first innings of this match against a County Select XI at Chelmsford. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/new-zealands-kane-williamson-out-for-a-duck-in-last-innings-before-test-series-opener-in-england/articleshow/91868897.cms

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes while the legendary Shane Warne was the first 'royal', Jos Buttler is the 'reigning royal' after the charismatic England cricketer smashed an unbeaten 106 off 60 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to their second ever IPL final. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-shane-warne-was-the-first-royal-jos-buttler-is-the-reigning-royal-says-sanjay-manjrekar/articleshow/91867906.cms

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Panday has said that "it's ruthless business" for him when he goes on to the field to play an IPL game, adding that he doesn't play for reputation but plays for "what my team requires". source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-its-ruthless-business-for-me-on-the-field-ashish-nehra-gets-the-best-out-of-me-says-hardik-pandya/articleshow/91866227.cms

In his fifth IPL season, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is no longer an unknown quantity and the batters across franchises are trying to see off his overs while trying to go after other bowlers in Gujarat Titans' line-up. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-i-am-trying-to-hold-one-end-up-and-let-the-bowler-from-the-other-end-attack-says-gujarat-titans-rashid-khan/articleshow/91851954.cms

When this Indian Premier League started started over two months back, nobody would have believed that two captains walking out for toss in the title clash will be Gujarat Titans' Hardik Pandya and Rajasthan Royals' Sanju Samson. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-final-gt-vs-rr-titans-of-gujarat-brace-up-for-royal-fight-from-rajasthans-rockstars/articleshow/91851642.cms

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj registered the infamous record of conceding most sixes in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-rcbs-mohammed-siraj-registers-record-of-conceding-most-sixes-in-a-single-ipl-season/articleshow/91851597.cms

Rajasthan Royals director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara finds Sanju Samson "exceptional" as the Kerala man has been able to perform triple roles of wicket-keeping, captaincy and batting with aplomb in a tournament of IPL's magnitude. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-sanju-samson-has-been-exceptional-as-player-and-skipper-says-kumar-sangakkara/articleshow/91849898.cms

Virat Kohli has made "more mistakes in one IPL season" than he has in his entire 14-year international career, feels Virender Sehwag, who is seeing "different version" of the former India captain than what one is normally used to. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-this-is-not-the-virat-kohli-that-we-know-says-virender-sehwag/articleshow/91849173.cms

His sizzling 54-ball, unbeaten 112 won RCB the Eliminator against LSG and made the world sit up and take notice of Rajat Patidar, but one man who has seen him from close quarters wasn't too surprised by the Madhya Pradesh batsman's stunning feat. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/rajat-patidar-deserves-to-play-for-india-chandrakant-pandit/articleshow/91828523.cms

Australia's Mitchell Swepson said he did not adapt quickly enough to conditions in Pakistan when he made his Test debut in March and the leg-spinner is determined to learn from the experience and hit the ground running in Sri Lanka next month. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/australias-mitchell-swepson-keen-to-adapt-quickly-in-sri-lanka/articleshow/91832001.cms

The debutant of the season Gujarat Titans are feeling proud of being in the final of the Indian Premier League 2022 and pacer Yash Dayal is super excited to take on the winner of Qualifier 2 on their home ground and contribute immensely for his team in the final. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-gujarat-titans-familiar-with-pitch-excited-to-play-final-in-home-ground-says-pacer-yash-dayal/articleshow/91829926.cms

Symonds was killed in a single-vehicle accident in northern Queensland earlier this month, leaving Australian cricket reeling once more following the recent and unexpected deaths of greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/australia-bids-farewell-to-andrew-symonds-after-car-crash-tragedy/articleshow/91829441.cms

Athletics' loss became cricket's gain as the former Maharashtra state-level athlete decided that there is no fun if she can't tonk the ball like her idol Dhoni. Eleven years later, at 28, Navgire, who plays domestic cricket for Nagaland, has found instant stardom, with some of the most powerful blows that one has ever seen from an Indian batter. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/womens-t20-challenger-athlete-turned-cricketer-kiran-navgire-inspired-by-ms-dhonis-world-cup-winning-six/articleshow/91828698.cms

At the end of the game, the LSG skipper KL Rahul acknowledged that "two big hits" would have probably done the job for his team in a chase of 208. "Yes, I think now, looking back, yes, it was just about two big hits in the middle overs and that could have gotten us over the line," Rahul said. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-lsg-vs-rcb-we-were-trying-to-hit-fours-and-sixes-but-they-bowled-really-well-says-kl-rahul/articleshow/91806873.cms

Lucknow Super Giants' mentor Gautam Gambhir has thanked the fans for their support and said the team will bounce back strongly after losing in the Eliminator match in its maiden campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL). source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-lsg-vs-rcb-gautam-gambhir-hails-lucknow-super-giants-for-a-great-tournament-says-team-will-come-back-stronger/articleshow/91807640.cms

Royal Challengers Bangalore seamer Harshal Patel does feel the nerves while bowling in the death overs but says he wants to be in those extreme pressure situations game after game. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-lsg-vs-rcb-harshal-patel-wants-to-bowl-in-tough-situations/articleshow/91805915.cms

Former Australia coach Justin Langer has slammed the politics in the national cricket board as he opened up on his messy departure from the top job, specifically hitting out at interim chairman Richard Freudenstein. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/justin-langer-hits-out-at-politics-in-cricket-australia/articleshow/91806218.cms

Has Team India got its new Captain Cool in Hardik Pandya? Many would be seeing it that way from the manner the Gujarat Titans skipper operated in Qualifier 1 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-hardik-pandya-the-new-captain-cool/articleshow/91805097.cms

Bangladesh's Liton Das and Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews have made valuable gains in the ICC Men's Test Rankings after fine performances in the drawn first match while there has been no movement in latest top-10 list issued by the world body. In the batter's list, Marnus Labuschagne maintained his pole position while India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli remained static at eighth and 10th place respectively. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-r-ashwin-maintain-their-top-10-positions-in-icc-test-rankings/articleshow/91790440.cms

Questions were raised when he was handed captaincy for a team (Gujarat Titans) making its IPL debut, but Hardik has delivered, be it with the bat, ball or in his 'Captain Cool' demeanour, much like his mentor MS Dhoni. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-hardik-pandya-says-his-name-always-sells-no-problem-with-it/articleshow/91784108.cms

Sri Lanka is reeling under its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with a severe shortage of foreign exchange severely curtailing imports, including essentials such as fuel and medicines. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/australia-cricketers-raise-concerns-about-touring-sri-lanka-during-crisis/articleshow/91786798.cms

The last few games played by RCB witnessed their batters putting up a fine show while their much-talked about top order sprang back to life in the last league game against Gujarat Titans. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-dinesh-karthik-is-that-rock-of-the-side-says-rcbs-mike-hesson/articleshow/91784978.cms

Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler had no qualms in admitting that he struggled to get going initially against Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier, saying sometimes you have to "swallow your ego" and hang in there without panicking. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-youve-got-to-swallow-your-ego-sometimes-and-hang-in-there-says-jos-buttler-on-jittery-start-against-gujarat-titans/articleshow/91783964.cms

Little did Samson know that the Eden Gardens wicket would become a featherbed when Gujarat Titans come in to bat. The Hardik Pandya-led side reached the target of 189 with ease, chasing down Rajasthan's total for the loss of just three wickets and with three balls to spare to secure a place in the IPL 2022 final. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-rajasthan-royals-skipper-sanju-samson-feels-pitch-changing-nature-worked-to-gujarat-titans-advantage/articleshow/91781905.cms

England are set to be without seamer Chris Woakes for a while yet as his county side Warwickshire said on Tuesday there was no timescale on when he would recover from a knee injury. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/no-timescale-on-woakes-return-as-england-new-zealand-series-looms/articleshow/91767708.cms

The 23-year-old medium-pacer from Kharar humbly accepts the success that has come his way in the Indian Premier League but says he really had to "earn everything", including his maiden call-up to the Indian team for the T20 series against South Africa. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/how-arshdeep-singh-yorked-his-way-into-the-indian-team/articleshow/91764688.cms

Backing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly said: "They are very good players. I'm sure they will be back among runs. They play so much of cricket that at times they go out of form. Kohli played very well in the last game, especially when it was required for RCB. That's why he (Kohli) was so happy that RCB qualified. They are all great players, it's a matter of time they will be at their best." source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sourav-ganguly-not-worried-about-rohit-sharma-virat-kohlis-form-says-matter-of-time/articleshow/91764576.cms

The legendary AB de Villiers said he will "definitely" return to the IPL next year as part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, but he is not sure in what capacity. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/i-will-definitely-be-around-the-ipl-next-year-confirms-ab-de-villiers/articleshow/91761515.cms

Following Mumbai Indians' win, delirious celebrations broke out in the RCB camp. They will now take on Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator on May 25 (Wednesday) at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/exclusive-ipl-2022-all-of-us-cheered-for-mi-virat-kohli-always-tells-youngsters-to-play-for-team-country-says-mohammed-siraj/articleshow/91761353.cms

Sri Lanka has ordered batsman Kamil Mishara to return home from Bangladesh for an alleged breach of discipline, its cricket board said on Tuesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/sri-lanka-orders-batsman-kamil-mishara-home-from-bangladesh/articleshow/91762020.cms

The India cricketer -- who has played for several IPL franchises, with his longest stint being with the Chennai Super Kings and shorter ones with the Rising Pune Supergiants, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals -- was bought by RR in the mega auction, and along with Yuzvendra Chahal, forged a potent spin combination, taking the 2008 IPL champions into the playoffs. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2022-ashwin-finds-relief-at-plateaued-rajasthan-royals-in-one-of-his-happiest-seasons/articleshow/91760544.cms

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore's national team, cricket officials said. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/disgraced-ex-pakistan-captain-salman-butt-gets-singapore-job/articleshow/91741350.cms