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IPL 2019: Top 4 contenders for the Orange Cap this season

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IPL  is one of the biggest tournaments in any cricket calendar. Though this year is a World Cup year, the craze for IPL is no less than the previous ones. High scoring games are becoming routine these days. The race for the Orange Cap is also going till the last week of the tournament every year. Let us look into the top four players who can win the orange cap this year. The complete article is published for Sportskeeda .

How introducing the card system in cricket can solve controversies like Mankading

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IPL 2019  has heated up the Indian summer in just three days. Ravichandran Ashwin "Mankading" Jos Buttler in Monday's RR vs KXIP clash is the hottest topic of discussion in the cricketing world. The act by the Kings XI captain has both supporters and critics. But everyone would agree that we need a long-term solution to address the issue of Mankading in the future. Let us look into the arguments of both sides before getting into the solution. The complete article was published in the website Sporteskeeda

IPL 2019: Kohli not winning the trophy is a loss for IPL, not for him

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India's biggest cricketing festival -  IPL 2019  - is just a few hours away. The fans who were bleeding blue for the past 10 months will now switch to different colors.  India's two best players will lead their side in the season's opener. The question of whether Virat Kohli's  RCB  will ever win IPL has surfaced again. Kohli will be determined to answer it this time with a positive start against the defending champions,  CSK . There is no batsman in cricket at this moment who is as consistent as Kohli. No matter what format of the game or what conditions, Kohli will be there with a big score. The complete article was posted for Sportskeeda

IPL 2019: 4 reasons why the tournament will miss Gautam Gambhir

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Gautam Gambhir is one of the best openers India has ever produced. He is one of the few players who performed at their peak irrespective of the game's format. With aggression in his eyes and elegance in his shots, Gambhir has always been a treat to watch for cricket fans. But all great things have to end, and Gambhir is not an exception to that. After 11 long years in the tournament, fans will not have the Delhi lad playing his classic cover drives in  IPL 2019 . The complete article was published for Sportskeeda .

Cristiano Ronaldo: Top 3 revenge gestures

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The world's most active volcano is Mt. Etna in Italy. Football's most active volcano erupted again in Italy to send smokes around the whole world. Cristiano Ronaldo did a Champions League wonder yet again. Since his peak days at Manchester United, every time Ronaldo faced criticism, he answered them with some brilliant performances. Criticism has been his driving tool since his early days. He has been brutal to everyone who doubted him and gave the lessons which they will never forget in their life. The complete article was published in Sportskeeda

UEFA Champions League 2018-19: Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer repeat his Camp Nou heroics from 20 years ago?

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The date was 26 May 1999. The packed crowd in Camp Nou was getting ready to see  Bayern Munich  lift the Champions League trophy. Bayern were leading 1-0 after 90 minutes of regulation time. The German team were three minutes away from holding Europe's biggest football prize. But Manchester United had other plans. The complete article was published in  Sportskeeda

Arsenal vs Manchester United: The most important match for Emery and Arsenal

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Arsenal  will welcome a confident  Manchester United  side this Sunday, March 10. The team that wins will have a high chance of finishing in 'Top 4' this season. After the humiliation against Manchester United a month ago in the  FA Cup , Arsenal fans will be waiting for revenge against their rivals.  Manchester United come into the game after a historic comeback at Paris in  Champions League . On the other hand, Arsenal is trying to be back to winning ways after the shocking loss to Rennes in  Europa League .  The complete article was published in  Sportskeeda

UEFA Champions League 2018-19: Europe's power centre returns to England

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Liverpool  beat  Bayern Munich  in Round of 16 of this year's Champions League. Liverpool qualified for the quarterfinals for the second time in a row since 2008/09 season. Liverpool's qualification meant that there are four Premier League teams in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since the 2008/09 season. Three other teams then were  Manchester United ,  Arsenal  and  Chelsea . Manchester United lost in the final to  Barcelona  in that season. The loss of Manchester United to Pep Guardiola's golden squad that season opened the door for Spanish clubs to dominate Europe's elite club competition. Spanish teams have crowded the quarterfinal line up since then. The complete article was published in Sportskeeda

Opinion: Firing Manchester United's odd man out

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Manchester United  are on fire since  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer  took up the job. Two months back, naming the best starting eleven of Manchester United was a challenge for any football pundit around the world. No one in the world knew which player was playing well. If the same challenge is tabled today, the task is still difficult. The difficulty today will be which XI to chose from the well-performing group of twenty players. Despite the tough situation, all fans will find one task to be easy. That is to leave out  Alexis Sanchez . This article was originally published for Sportskeeda