Amit Banerjee
Sports Writer at Firstpost
Sports writer, currently with @Firstpost | ex-@cricket_country | @ACJIndia alumnus | 'Probashi' Bong | Mostly tweet on cricket
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1 week ago |
firstpost.com | Amit Banerjee
Many, including commentatorsRavi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar, had believed Rohit Sharma had made the last of his Test appearances for India against Australia at the MCG after getting dismissed for scores of 3 and 9. Rohit, at that point, had collected just 31 runs at an average of 6.20 in what was a wretched tour Down Under, and 122 in what would be the last six Tests of his career at 11.09.
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3 weeks ago |
firstpost.com | Amit Banerjee
The ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed its fair share of redemption stories in recent matches, from Chennai Super Kings captainMS Dhoni finally producing a match-winning cameo against Lucknow Super Giants to former Mumbai Indians skipperRohit Sharma returning to form with an unbeaten 76, at the expense of Dhoni’s men though.
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3 weeks ago |
firstpost.com | Amit Banerjee
It’s been a season of sensational debuts so far in the2025 Indian Premier League, with Chennai Super Kings’ Ayush Mhatre becoming the latest youngster to become make an instant impression after smashing Ashwani Kumar for a four and two sixes within the first four deliveries that he faced at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
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3 weeks ago |
firstpost.com | Amit Banerjee
It’s been nearly a month since the brand new season of theIndian Premier League (IPL) got underway with a star-studded opening ceremony at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens that was followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s lopsided victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders. A total of 36 matches have taken place since then, the latest taking place in the double-header on Saturday in whichGujarat Titans andLucknow Super Giants defeated Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals respectively.
Freestyle Chess takes centre-stage in quick time, gives FIDE plenty of reasons to ponder over future
3 weeks ago |
firstpost.com | Amit Banerjee
“Yeah, I do think it’s definitely the future of the sport. Not the immediate near future but for the next-to-next generation, or maybe a century later, at some point in the future.
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