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Kings XI Punjab opener Mandeep Singh, who is grieving the loss of his father, was in awe of Chris Gayle’s power-hitting against Kolkata Knight Riders, and described the Jamaican as the “greatest T20 player” of the game. Casing 150 on Monday night, Gayle, who was overlooked and was also ill in the first phase of the IPL, showed why he is called the ‘Universe Boss’ during his innings of 51 off 29 balls. Gayle’s and Mandeep, who anchored the chase with an unbeaten 66 off 56 balls, shared 100 runs…

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Rajasthan Royals’ star England all-rounder Ben Stokes is hoping that his swashbuckling return to form with a hundred would not just rejuvenate his side but also give some happiness to his family as it copes with his father Ged’s battle with brain cancer. Rajasthan rode on a blistering 107 by Stokes and an equally aggressive 54 by Sanju Samson to overhaul a 196-run target set by defending champions Mumbai Indians with 10 balls to spare on Sunday. The duo forged an unbeaten 152-run stand for the second wicket. “It’s a…

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Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted his side failed to perform to its potential from the second game onwards as they suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians in a lop-sided IPL match here. With the loss, CSK are all but out of reckoning for a place in the play-offs with just six points from 11 matches. They remained rooted at the bottom place in the IPL points table. “What you need to see is what are the things that are going wrong. Specially…

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