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Shikhar Dhawan’s 69 not out came off 47 balls and he hit six fours and two sixes as Delhi raced to 167-3 with more than two overs to spare. (BCCI/IPL/IANS photo) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — Shikhar Dhawan’s third half century in

Varun Chakravarthy (pictured above) and Sandeep Warrier of Kolkata Knight Riders are self-isolating after becoming the first players to test positive for COVID-19 inside the IPL bubble since the 2021 season started on April 9. (BCCI/IPL/ANI photo) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India —

Kieron Pollard of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Faf du Plessis of Chennai Super Kings during the match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi on May 1. (ANI

Opening batsman Prithvi Shaw’s six fours in the opening over of the run-chase helped Delhi cruise to 156-3 in 16.3 overs as the right-hander made a blistering 82 off 41 balls. (ANI photo) Associated Press NEW DELHI — Delhi Capitals and reigning

Deepak Chahar of Chennai Super Kings takes a catch during the match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi Aril 28. (ANI/IPL Twitter photo) Associated Press NEW DELHI — Chennai Super Kings returned to

Rishabh Pant, captain of Delhi Capitals, and Prithvi Shaw of Delhi Capitals. (BCCI/IPL/IANS photo) CHENNAI – Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in what was the first Super Over of the 2021 Indian Premier League April 25 at the M. A. Chidambaram

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli. (BCCI/IPL/IANS photo) MUMBAI – Royal Challengers Bangalore openers Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Virat Kohli for once put AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell to the background as they put up a record 181-run opening stand

Ravindra Jadeja (IANS photo) MUMBAI, India — Allrounders Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja spun out Rajasthan Royals’ middle order and led Chennai Super Kings to a resounding 45-run victory in the Indian Premier League April 19. Ali took 3-7 with his offspin

Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals takes a catch during a match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai April 18. (IPL Twitter/ANI photo) Associated Press MUMBAI, India — Royal Challengers Bangalore thumped Kolkata Knight Riders by 38

Indian skipper Virat Kohli plays a shot during the second ODI between India and England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune March 26. (BCCI/ANI photo) Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Virat Kohli’s 41-month reign as cricket’s leading batsman

Virat Kohli, captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, plays a shot during a match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai April 14. (IPL Twitter/ANI photo) Associated Press CHENNAI, India — Royal Challengers Bangalore remarkably

Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders reacts during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai April 13. (IPL Twitter/ ANI photo) Associated Press CHENNAI, India — Reigning champion Mumbai Indians pulled off

Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Royals plays a shot during the match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai April 12. (IPL Twitter/ANI photo) Associated Press MUMBAI, India — Sanju Samson’s blistering century on his captaincy debut for

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw of Delhi Capitals during match 2 of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2021 between Chennai Super Kings and the Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai April 10. (ANI photo/DC Twitter) Associated Press MUMBAI, India —

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gestures as he plays cricket during a London mayoral election campaign visit to Kingstonian Cricket Club in south-west London on April 9, 2021. (Niklas Halle’n/AFP via Getty Images) By NEIL BARKER/Associated Press LONDON — The mayor of London

Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore appeals for the wicket during match 1 of the Vivo Indian Premier League 2021 between Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 9. (ANI

Table tennis stars Kanak Jha (l) and Nikhil Kumar have qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Summer Games. (USA Table Tennis Facebook photos) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American table tennis stars Kanak Jha and Nikhil Kumar are among six elite players who will

File photo of Sachin Tendulkar, test cricket’s all-time leading run-scorer, who tested positive for COVID-19 March 27 and was hospitalized April 2. (IANS photo) NEW DELHI — India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar returned home April 8 after nearly a week in

File photo of Sachin Tendulkar at the Bushfire Cricket Bash T20 match between the Ponting XI and the Gilchrist XI at Junction Oval on Feb. 9, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Associated Press MUMBAI, India — Indian cricket great Sachin

India’s Shardul Thakur and Virat Kohli during the 3rd ODI between India and England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune March 28. (ICC/ANI photo) Associated Press PUNE, India — India held its nerve in the final over to win the

Star high school basketball player Ryan Agarwal has decided to play for Stanford. The Indian American basketball player said he has a “really good relationship” with Coach Jerod Haase. (Twitter photo/@RyanAgarwa1) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American Ryan Agarwal, a star high school

Sachin Tendulkar, Laureus Best Sporting Moment award winner, poses with the trophy on the red carpet after the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Berlin on Feb. 17, 2020. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images) Associated Press MUMBAI, India — Indian cricket

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Prasidh Krishna during the second ODI between India and England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune March 26. (BCCI/ANI photo) Associated Press PUNE, India — Jonny Bairstow hit a century and Ben Stokes missed out

India beat England by 66 runs in the first One-day International held March 23 in Pune. (BCCI photo) Associated Press PUNE, India — Prasidh Krishna became the first India bowler to take four wickets on his one-day international debut as the hosts

Virat Kohli of India lifts the trophy with teammates after victory in the 5th T20 International between India and England at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 20, 2021 in Ahmedabad, India. (Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — India thumped England

India's Shardul Thakur celebrates the dismissal of England's Eoin Morgan during the 4th T20 match between India and England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 18. (ANI photo/BCCI Twitter) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — India’s fast bowlers squeezed England in

With the victory, England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. (BCCI/IANS photo) AHMEDABAD – England bowlers' early strikes and tight bowling in the initial phase of the Indian innings followed by opener Jos Buttler's unbeaten 83 led their team

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan during the 2nd T20 match between India and England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Mar. 14. (ANI photo/BCCI Twitter) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — Captain Virat Kohli and young opener Ishan Kishan scored

England thrashed India by eight wickets in the first T20 international match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad March 12. (BCCI/IANS photo) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — England flattened India’s fancied batting lineup to win the first Twenty20 by eight

Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians arrives to open the innings during the final of IPL 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Nov. 10. (BCCI/IPL/ANI photo) Associated Press NEW DELHI — The IPL will return to India after nearly two

India's Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar during the fourth test match between India and England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Mar. 5. (BCCI/ANI photo) By KHURRAM HABIB/IANS AHMEDABAD — England's ineptness at playing spin ensured that India booked their ticket

India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the fourth test match between India and England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad March 5. (photo via IANS) Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India — A remarkable century from Rishabh Pant put India firmly in