<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/t20/indian-premier-league/ipl-2023/" rel="nofollow">IPL 2023</a>: MS Dhoni got the silver bat as an award from BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow during an IPL match between Lucknow and Chennai on May 3rd.



For the first time, Indian cricket team captain and legendary player Dhoni played a cricket match at <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=ekana+cricket+stadium" rel="nofollow">Ekana Cricket Stadium</a>, Lucknow. On this occasion, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla awarded the silver bat to Dhoni for his valuable contribution to Indian cricket.



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Dhoni already announced that IPL 2023 is his last IPL, and he has already taken retirement from International cricket. Under the Leadership of Dhoni, India won the ICC T20I World Cup 2007, ICC World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Dhoni is considered as the most successful cricketer in the history of Indian cricket. MS Dhoni won four IPL trophies as a captain of Chennai Super Kings in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021.



The BCCI honored him with a silver bat for his wonderful cricketing career. MS Dhoni came to Lucknow to play the IPL match of LSG vs CSK. At this beautiful moment, the BCCI decided to give the award to Captain Cool. MS Dhoni Captained team India for more than 10 years.



Ekana was chosen as the home ground of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023; it was a great moment for Lucknow to host IPL matches. Ekana hosted Chennai Super Kings for the first time in the IPL. As part of our tradition and culture, when any legendary players come for the first time at any new stadium, to show our respect to him by giving Awards to legendary players.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">MS Dhoni International Career:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Format</td><td>Mat</td><td>Inns</td><td>Runs</td><td>HS</td><td>Ave</td><td>100s</td><td>50s</td><td>Ct</td><td>St</td></tr><tr><td>Test</td><td>90</td><td>144</td><td>4876</td><td>224</td><td>38.09</td><td>6</td><td>33</td><td>256</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>ODI</td><td>350</td><td>297</td><td>10773</td><td>183*</td><td>50.57</td><td>10</td><td>73</td><td>321</td><td>123</td></tr><tr><td>T20I</td><td>98</td><td>85</td><td>1617</td><td>56</td><td>37.6</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>57</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>FC</td><td>131</td><td>210</td><td>7038</td><td>224</td><td>36.84</td><td>9</td><td>47</td><td>364</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>List A</td><td>423</td><td>364</td><td>13353</td><td>183*</td><td>50.38</td><td>17</td><td>87</td><td>402</td><td>141</td></tr><tr><td>T20</td><td>362</td><td>320</td><td>7181</td><td>84*</td><td>38.19</td><td>0</td><td>28</td><td>208</td><td>84</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>







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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni awarded with Silver Bat by BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla at Ekana Stadium

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Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report (Batting or bowling): The 63rd match of <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/t20/indian-premier-league/ipl-2023/" rel="nofollow">TATA IPL 2023</a> will be on May 16th between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/ipl-team/lucknow-super-giants/" rel="nofollow">LSG </a>won their last match against SRH by seven wickets at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. LSG's batsmen changed the momentum of the match by playing fantastically in the last few overs of the match. The Finishers of LSG played well in the last match and helped his team to chase the target of 180 runs against SRH. 



The Youngster Prerak Mankad played a match-winning inning of 64 runs in just 45 balls with seven fours and two sixes. After winning the last match, LSG came to the 4th spot on the points table with 14 points. LSG played 12 matches this season, in which they won 6 and lost five matches.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-team/ipl-team/mumbai-indians/" rel="nofollow">MI </a>defeated the table topper Gujarat titans in the last match by 27 runs at Wankhede Stadium. The Batsmen and bowlers of MI performed outstandingly in the last match against the strong side of Gujarat. Suryakumar Yadav knocked his first century of his IPL career, and he played 103* runs innings in just 49 balls at a strike rate of 210.20 with 11 fours and six sixes. 



Mumbai played twelve matches, in which they won seven and lost five matches. Mumbai is at the third spot on the points table with 14 points. This match will be important for LSG to secure their position in the playoffs.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report:</h2>



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The Pitch of Ekana Stadium is good for bowling, especially for spin bowlers, who can get good turns and low bounce on the slow and dry surface. Fast Bowlers may get some assistance from the Pitch at the start of the inning but later on, spinners will dominate the game.



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report Batting or bowling?</h3>



As per recent matches on this ground, It is difficult to bat on this ground as the Pitch is slow and dry, and Average Score on this ground is around 140 runs. Sometimes, it is suitable for batsmen to bat on this Pitch, but it is rare. If there is no dew, then the Team, who won the toss will choose to bat first because in the second inning, the Pitch will get slower and challenging to play.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ekana Stadium IPL Records:</h2>



Matches Played: 6



Batting 1st won: 3



Batting 2nd won: 2



Highest Score: 193/6 by Lucknow SuperGiants



Lowest Score: 121/8 by Sunrisers Hyderabad



Average score: 145



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ekana Cricket Stadium Details:</h2>



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<li>The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 50,000 spectators, making it one of the largest cricket stadiums in India.</li>



<li>Ekana Stadium hosted the IPL matches for the first time in the IPL history. The Stadium has hosted several international matches of Team India, including the T20I match of India vs New Zealand in 2023, in which India won by six wickets.</li>



<li>Ekana Stadium is the home ground of Lucknow SuperGiants Franchise in the Indian Premier League. Lucknow played a total of six matches in IPL at this venue, in which they won two games and lost three matches, with one match having no result.</li>



<li>The Ekana Stadium witnessed some memorable matches, including Rohit Sharma's inning of 111* runs against West Indies in T20I cricket, with this inning, he became the first player who scored four centuries in T20 International.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ekana Stadium Lucknow Weather Report:</h2>



The Weather in Lucknow will be sunny and sky will be clear. During the day, the temperature will rise to 45 degrees celsius, and In the night, it will drop to 37 degrees celsius. The Wind will flow at 17 Km/h, which is relatively high.



During the match, the humidity will be approx. 11%, and There is no chance of rain in this match. The weather will be good to play on this ground.



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Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report (Batting or bowling) | LSG vs MI: IPL Records &amp; Stats, Weather Report for IPL 2023

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The IND vs ENG 3rd ODI currently played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad marked a special sight witnessed by fans who have adorned the stands as well as those who are watching online, as all are curious to know about the ongoing incident in the match. 
The fans were greeted with the unique sight at the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Modi_Stadium"> Narendra Modi Stadium</a> as both Indian and England stars took to the field wearing green armbands on the 12th of February. Never-seen-before green bands have stirred doubt into the heads of fans, as the black bands worn before have often signified a mark of tribute. 
<h2 dir="ltr">The real truth behind BCCI’s unique initiative</h2>
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The special initiative marked a revolutionary move from new ICC Chairman Jay Shah and was backed by the Indian Cricket Board, BCCI. This green band signifies an awareness program on the importance of organ donation. 
Before the beginning of the match, Indian head coach <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautam_Gambhir">Gautam Gambhir</a> decided to pledge his organs to the ‘Get a Life’ campaign, a unique resolve to spread awareness for the donation of organs. While the likes of players like Mohammed Shami, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill also voiced their support in favor of the video. 
As a result of this campaign, Gunjan Umang Dani and Deepti Vimal Shah, two of the organ recipients, accompanied the two skippers of the Indian and English teams during the toss. This raises the information about organizing the organ donation drive in the city of Ahmedabad. 
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IND vs ENG 3rd ODI sets unique sight as players come out with green armbands

Indian and English players were green armbands to the field during the 3rd ODI as a unique initiative of BCCI and ICC

IND vs ENG 3rd ODI sets unique sight as players come out with green armbands.

What do the green bands on the arms of Indian cricketers in the IND vs ENG 3rd ODI imply? - Details

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The morning of 12th February started off on the worst possible note for Indian fans as they were shocked after hearing the news of Team India's elite seamer Jasprit Bumrah being ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025. A lot of fans were really sad and unhappy but something else happened which triggered them even more. 
The National Cricket Academy (NCA) revealed the medical report of the pacer and as soon as the report came out, a stir was created on social media. It's reported that Bumrah is completely fit and despite this, he has been excluded from Team India's squad for the marquee ICC event of this year. Let's take a look at who is the person responsible behind taking such a huge call. 
<h2>Bumrah is completely fit</h2>
The NCA is the place where injured Indian players go to complete their rehabilitation under the supervision of a highly skilled medical team and Bumrah was present at the NCA too. According to a news report of the PTI, the NCA had declared the 31-year-old completely fit, however, match fitness of the pacer was a completely different benchmark of concern. 
According to the report, Bumrah has not yet bowled with full intensity in a competitive environment, due to which fielding him in the tournament was a huge risk &amp; gamble. 
<h2>Who took the decision of leaving out Bumrah? </h2>
A top official of the BCCI told PTI, " His (Bumrah) medical scan report was clear and he had completed his rehabilitation process as per schedule. However, the NCA let the selectors make the final decision on the inclusion of Bumrah in the team as he had not taken part in any sort of match-condition". 
In accordance to this statement, we get to know that the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is the one who decided to leave out Bumrah from the Champions Trophy squad as they didn't want to take a risk with him and feared he might pick up a bigger injury. 
<h2>Who has replaced Jasprit in India's Champions Trophy squad? </h2>
On the night of February 11, the BCCI gave an update on the changes in the Champions Trophy. Declaring Jasprit Bumrah injured, the BCCI has included Harshit Rana in the squad in his place. Apart from this, young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal was also dropped from the squad, but Varun Chakraborty got a chance in his place. Shivam Dube is also not a part of the team.
<h2>Champions Trophy 2025: Team India's full confirmed squad</h2>
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (WK), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami and Varun Chakaravarthy. 
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Jasprit Bumrah of Team India (L) and Ajit Agarkar, the Chief Selector of the Indian Team | Image Credits: Getty Images

Jasprit Bumrah's fitness update is what every Indian fan was waiting to hear ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 and the NCA even declared him as fit but, Ajit Agarkar and the other selectors opted to not include him in Team India's Champions Trophy squad.

Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit by the NCA but the Ajit Agarkar-led Selection Committee decided against including the pacer in India's Champions Trophy squad. They feared that he might pick up a new injury if he was risked

Jasprit Bumrah was fit to play in the Champions Trophy, but this individual chose not to select him. Know all the details

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Indian superstar batter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubman_Gill">Shubman Gill</a> made a statement comeback to ODI cricket ever since his return to the format after a long gap against England in the ongoing 3-match ODI series. The opening batter has been a star performer for India, gearing up for the big fifties and Player of the Match awards. 
Coming with already the series won with a 2-0 lead at Cuttack, Gill seemed filled with confidence on a track of the Narendra Modi Stadium to which he is well adapted. Shubman scored a stellar hundred after almost 14 innings or, more notably, 500+ days without scoring a ton in the 50-over format internationally. 
<h2 dir="ltr">5 records broken or made by Shubman Gill in ODIs at Ahmedabad:</h2>
<h3 dir="ltr">1. Fastest to 2500 runs in One-Day International cricket </h3>
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Shubman Gill leaves Amla behind with the fastest to 2500 ODI runs (Image Credit: X)
The Indian opener surpassed the previous record of legendary Protea batter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashim_Amla">Hashim Amla</a> in scoring the fastest 2500 runs in international ODI cricket. Amla, who achieved it in 51 innings, was surpassed by Gill, who completed his 2500 runs in just his 50th ODI match. 
<h3 dir="ltr">2. Fastest Indian to complete 7 ODI hundreds</h3>
Shubman Gill is now the fastest among Indian batters to have reached the milestone of 7 ODI hundreds in international cricket. He has played the last innings to reach this great feat, as he is also the second world batter currently to have scored the most hundreds with all formats combined ever since 2023, leveled with Joe Root with 13 hundreds overall. 
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<h3 dir="ltr">3. Shubman Gill is among the elite list of batters with a hat trick of 50+ scores in a series.</h3>
Shubman Gill, who already backed himself with a player of the match winning an 87-run inning in the first ODI and a quick 60 in the second, became the seventh Indian batter to have scored three consecutive half-centuries in continuous matches played in a 3-match bilateral ODI series. 
<h3 dir="ltr">4. Fourth to score a hundred across three formats in a single venue</h3>
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Shubman Gill enrolls himself among elites of World Cricket with this unique record (Image Credit: X)
Shubman Gill also became the fifth batter in the world to have acquired this unique record of having scored centuries across all formats at a specific venue. Gill joined the elite list of batters, David Warner [Adelaide Oval], Quinton de Kock [Centurion], Faf du Plessis [Wanderers], and Babar Azam [Karachi], to have scored 100 at the same venue at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. 
<h3 dir="ltr">5. Only Indian batter to score a hundred in his 50th ODI</h3>
Shubman Gill is now the only Indian batter to have scored a hundred in his 50th One-Day International match, which seems a compelling achievement in the longer white-ball format of the game.
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Shubman Gill rewrote record books with iconic hundred at Ahmedabad

Shubman Gill becomes the fastest to 2500 ODI runs and earns this major century record in the history of cricket.

5 records broken by Shubman Gill during his impactful hundred at Ahmedabad before the ICC Champions Trophy

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India's Virat Kohli (2R) celebrates with Shubman Gill (L), captain Rohit Sharma (2L) and KL Rahul after taking the wicket of Netherlands' captain Scott Edwards during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup | Image: Getty Images

The ICC announced the latest updated ODI Player Rankings and three Indian players have benefitted in the latest update. Two Indians are also closing in on dethroning Babar Azam from the top spot.

ICC ODI Rankings: Gill close to overtaking Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma slips by one spot despite scoring a century in Cuttack while Virat Kohli drops down by two places

ICC ODI Rankings: Gill close to overtaking Babar Azam, Rohit slips despite scoring a century, Kohli slips by two places

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Chennai Super Kings, one of the most iconic franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has unveiled its new jersey for the IPL 2025. This new jersey show blends the signature yellow with a sleek design and a camouflage patch honoring India's armed forces.
The five-time champions of IPL match CSK moving forwards for 6 wins with a new energy after unviel new jersey for Ipl 2025. 
The new jersey of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have unveiled their new jersey for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, CSK featuring a significant of Etihad Airways' logo has been prominently moved to the front of the jersey. That shows the good partnership between CSK and Etihad Airways, which was began in 2024 with the airline's logo. On that time this logo put in back of jersey but this year we see in front of the new CSK jersey.  
https://x.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1889301517456547886
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The new CSK jersey for IPL 2025 is available soon to purchase and available in online store to buy for fans, showcasing the Etihad logo at the front. CSK fan's will buy new jersey from online store as well as it's official website <a href="https://www.chennaisuperkings.com/shop/products?page=1&amp;limit=12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.chennaisuperkings.com</a> 
Chennai Super Kings Fans and MS Dhoni fnas can look forward to engaging activities at upcoming matches in Chennai, that also including opportunities to join the Etihad Guest loyalty program and win Guest Miles redeemable for flights. Not only that Etihad will distribute 'whistles with wings,' miniature aircraft-shaped souvenirs, that help CSK fans to get more engaged in IPL Season and show love and respect to its team. 
This collaboration Between Chennai Super Kings and Etihad Airways underscores Etihad's commitment to the Indian market, where  Etihad Airways operates 181 flights per week across 11 gateways, including 21 flights per week to Chennai.
This new jersey of Chennai Super Kings shows the world its strong leadership and honoring India's armed forces, that showcases the power and respects to country of Chennai Super Kings in IPL season 2025.
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Chennai Super Kings Unveil New Jersey For IPL 2025 | New Jersey Of CSK 2025

Chennai Super Kings is his new Jersey for the IPL 2025. In New Jersey CSK featuring a significant update: the Etihad Airways logo.

Chennai Super King New Jersey for IPL 2025 announced.

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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni awarded with Silver Bat by BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla at Ekana Stadium

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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni awarded with Silver Bat by BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla at Ekana Stadium

Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report (Batting or bowling) | LSG vs MI: IPL Records &amp; Stats, Weather Report for IPL 2023

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