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🚨📈IPL EMERGING PLAYER OF THE SEASON WINNERS (2008–2026)

• 2008 – Shreevats Goswami (RCB)
• 2009 – Rohit Sharma (DC)
• 2010 – Saurabh Tiwary (MI)
• 2011 – Iqbal Abdulla (KKR)
• 2012 – Mandeep Singh (KXIP)
• 2013 – Sanju Samson (RR)
• 2014 – Axar Patel (KXIP)
• 2015 – Shreyas Iyer (DD)
• 2016 – Mustafizur Rahman (SRH)
• 2017 – Basil Thampi (GL)
• 2018 – Rishabh Pant (DD)
• 2019 – Shubman Gill (KKR)
• 2020 – Devdutt Padikkal (RCB)
• 2021 – Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
• 2022 – Umran Malik (SRH)
• 2023 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)
• 2024 – Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH)
• 2025 – Sai Sudharsan (GT)
• 2026 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) 🌟

🔥 From Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — a look at the IPL’s brightest young stars through the years.

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🚨 Matheesha Pathirana has undergone surgery on his left hamstring and is recovering in France :

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🚨🗣️JOE ROOT ON CAPTAINING ENGLAND AGAIN:

"The only thinking that came to my mind is what is the best thing for this team is it going to have a big effect on me.

My personal life and which outweighed the other. The fact is it felt like it was the right thing to take this on, so i tried to make it as simple as that.

I think i am in a very different place to when i finished (as test captain the last time). to be captaining this group of players is a really exciting opportunity."

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🚨🗣️ SRIKKANTH: “IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO WRITE OFF RAVINDRA JADEJA”

The former India opener believes Jadeja should remain in contention for the 2027 World Cup alongside Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

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🚨 SEVEN INFAMOUS ON-FIELD CLASHES INVOLVING INDIAN CRICKETERS 👀

• Gautam Gambhir vs Shane Watson, 2008 — Gambhir elbowed Watson while running between the wickets and received a one-Test ban.

• Virat Kohli vs Sam Konstas, 2024 — Kohli appeared to shoulder-barge the Australian debutant and was fined 20% of his match fee.

• Ravindra Jadeja vs James Anderson, 2014 — A heated argument allegedly turned physical in the pavilion corridor, but both were cleared due to insufficient evidence.

• MS Dhoni vs Mustafizur Rahman, 2015 — Dhoni dropped his shoulder into the bowler while completing a run and was fined 75% of his match fee.

• Gautam Gambhir vs Shahid Afridi, 2007 — The pair collided mid-pitch and exchanged words, with Gambhir fined 65% and Afridi 95%.

• Ishant Sharma vs Dhammika Prasad and Dinesh Chandimal, 2015 — A fiery confrontation ended with Ishant receiving a one-match suspension.

• Sreesanth vs Michael Vaughan, 2007 — Sreesanth deliberately shoulder-barged the England captain and was fined 50% of his match fee.

From Gambhir’s elbow to Kohli’s shoulder barge, tempers have often come at a heavy cost.💰

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🚨 BREAKING: BCCI will not take any action against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly sanctioned Vishen Halambage. 👀 @htTweets

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🚨🗣️ BCCI SECRETARY DEVAJIT SAIKIA SENDS MESSAGE TO INDIA A PLAYERS:

“They should concentrate on their game rather than getting distracted by any collateral issues.

Our only concern is that they give their best performance so that India can come out with a victory in the tri-nation series.”

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🚨 JUST IN: SMRITI MANDHANA AND TEMBA BAVUMA NAMED AMONG TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN SPORTS FOR 2026 🌍

Mandhana and Bavuma feature in the “Titans” category alongside global sporting icons including Cristiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy and Erling Haaland.

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🚨 “MATCH OVER… NOW GO HOME” — REPORTED TAUNT THAT SPARKED VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI CLASH 👀

Sri Lanka A’s Vishen Halambage reportedly directed the remark at Sooryavanshi after the Super Over.

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🚨 BREAKING: UMPIRES REPORTEDLY BROKE THEIR AGREEMENT WITH INDIA A 👀

Officials had indicated play would stop if the light worsened — but the Super Over continued despite poor visibility.

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🚨 KL RAHUL IS INDIA’S ODI MIDDLE-ORDER PROBLEM SOLVER 🇮🇳📊

Since 2024 while batting at No. 5 or 6:

• 579 runs
• Average: 64.33
• Strike rate: 111.13
• Highest average among batters with 10+ innings
• Second-best strike rate in that batting group
• Boundary every 9.14 balls
• Strike rate of 140.09 in the slog overs since 2025

KL Rahul could be one of India’s most important players at the 2027 World Cup. 🔥

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🚨📊STAT: VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI’S AVERAGE DROPS 46% AFTER IPL 2026 👀

- IPL 2026
• 776 runs
• Average: 48.50
• Strike rate: 237.31

- Sri Lanka tri-series
• 79 runs in three innings
• Average: 26.33
• Strike rate: 164.58

His scores so far: 14, 44 and 21.

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🚨 STAT: Joe Root has more test experience than the rest of his team COMBINED:

▪️ Joe Root — 164 Tests
▪️Ben Duckett — 44 Tests
▪️ Harry Brook — 36 Tests
▪️ Jamie Smith — 21 Tests
▪️ Jofra Archer — 18 Tests
▪️ Jacob Bethell — 7 Tests
▪️ Josh Tongue — 10 Tests
▪️ Emilio Gay — 1 Test
▪️ Matthew Fisher — 1 Test
▪️ Jordan Cox — 0 Tests
▪️ Sonny Baker — 0 Tests

Root alone (164) has more Test experience than the rest of the XI combined (138). 👀

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🚨🗣️NATHAN LYON ON BEN STOKES :

"I'm really hoping this isn't the end of ben stokes' career. i've got nothing but respect for ben,

if i'm being brutally honest. i think ben's going to go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game, and

I really hope that his career's not finished yet."

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🚨🗣️ RACHIN RAVINDRA ON KANE WILLIAMSON'S RETIREMENT 🇳🇿:

“It was always tough when probably our greatest player calls time.

He was one of my idols, and I was so lucky to share the crease with him and enjoy some cool partnerships."

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🚨🗣️ BRENDON MCCULLUM ON BEN STOKES' FUTURE AS ENGLAND CAPTAIN

“I'm worried about Ben. That's it. I'll leave it at that.”

[@SkySports]

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🚨 BREAKING: ASHOK SHARMA JOINS INDIA A SQUAD 🇮🇳

Ashok Sharma has been added to the India A squad for the remainder of the Tri-series after Yudhvir Singh was ruled out with an injury.

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