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Rampant Rajasthan lock horns against the Rejuvenated Delhi 

A mouth-watering clash awaits cricket fans as Rajasthan Royals will go head-to-head against Delhi Capitals in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tonight at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Jos Buttler, the current orange cap holder of the ongoing season, has been the top run-scorer for the team with 375 runs. With both the teams keen on sustaining the winning momentum in the tournament, we are in for another cracking contest at Wankhede Stadium. 

Ricky Ponting says no English head job offer 

It has been a disappointing last six months for the England national cricket team. In the Ashes 2021/22, they lost 0-4 to Australia, which forced the board to sack the then head coach Chris Silverwood.

In the latest news development, the former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has rejected a proposal to be the coach of the England team. According to the England Director of Cricket Rob Key, Ponting is not interested in the role.

Ollie Robinson breaks his silence on his racist remarks 

Ollie Robinson was fined 3,200 pounds ($4,400) and handed an eight-game ban, five of which were suspended for two years. Robison, meanwhile, recently opened up on the incident and said he was "living a bit of a drunk life", and now he understands how people must have felt after reading all the tweets he had done between 2012-2014.

"When the tweets resurfaced. I felt like I was different already. But I looked at myself and thought: 'Do I still have those views? Am I still that person?" said Robison while speaking to Wisden. 

"I might have turned a corner four or five years ago, but have I got better? Are there bits of those tweets that are still in me?

Mahela Jayawardene backs Rohit and Kishan's dry run.

Top-order woes continue to haunt Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians. But the Paltans' head coach, Mahela Jayawardene, does not seem to be too concerned with the dry run of the skipper and the southpaw, Ishan Kishan.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Jayawardene said, "It's been a bit up and down, to be honest. Ishan batted really well in the first couple of games. And then a bit of a slide. Ro has been hitting the ball really well. He gets good starts. 15-20 runs, he looks good, and then he has not been able to convert."

Cate McGregor still regrets her decision of playing Women's Cricket 

A prominent Australian transgender writer, commentator and army officer, Cate McGregor, has expressed her regret about featuring in the women's cricket as a female. McGregor felt that she had an unfair advantage over female-born cricketers.

"I was boiling over with the idea that I was living the wrong gender. I can't convey. I don't have the language to explain what it was like to live in that turmoil, but it was a nightmare. I could barely sleep."

This controversy has hogged the limelight due to the transgender sports ahead of May 2021 federal election.