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Vaibhav Suryavanshi won a swag of awards for dominating the IPL.

Whiz kid, 15, dominates IPL awards, but he’s too young to drive the prize

A day after Australia’s ODI team was thrashed in Rawalpindi, Josh Hazlewood and Tim David helped Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore lift the IPL trophy for the second time in as many seasons.

  • Daniel Brettig

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Teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates his 50 in the IPL clash against the Sunrisers.

Sixes, records and an ugly 0-64: The teenage phenom who just tore apart Pat Cummins

Earlier in the tournament, Cummins had lavished 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi with praise, calling him his “new favourite player”.

  • Daniel Brettig
The Renegades and Scorchers are frontrunners to launch the BBL season in Chennai.

‘We’d love to be part of that’: Why this Melbourne team wants to play a BBL game in India

The Melbourne Renegades and the Perth Scorchers are frontrunners to travel to Chennai for the opening Big Bash League game this summer.

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Indian teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi has captivated the cricket world.

He’s 15, hitting Pat Cummins into the stands, and just getting started

Indian whiz kid Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken down the world’s best bowlers in the IPL. Now the question is, how far will his prodigious talent take him?

  • Daniel Brettig
A ripping Pat Cummins yorker knocks over Riyan Parag in the IPL.

Cummins conjured this searing yorker, but was still upstaged by Indian wonder kid

Pat Cummins went head-to-head with the teenage batting phenom Vaibav Suryavanshi and lived to tell the tale as he led Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory in his comeback.

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Mitchell Starc in full flight during the fifth Ashes Test in January.

Cricket bible honours Mitchell Starc, lashes England team for Ashes capitulation

The esteemed cricketing journal described England as “feckless, reckless and legless” on its bumbling Ashes tour to Australia.

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Sam Konstas has been left of the Cricket Australia contract list.

Konstas was the fresh face of Australian cricket. Now he’s lost his contract

Sam Konstas has been formally relegated to the fringes of Australian cricket after being cut from the list of central contracts handed out by Cricket Australia on Wednesday.

  • Daniel Brettig
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showcased his precocious talent with a 15-ball half-century in the IPL.

Birthday bash: Cricket prodigy smashes 50 off 15 balls in IPL days after his 15th birthday

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already made a name for himself in the world’s richest cricket competition, and now he’s off to a flyer in his second season at Rajasthan.

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Steve Smith salutes during this summer’s BBL.

Why Cricket Australia’s $800 million plan is on the verge of collapse

Cricket Australia bosses want to sell multimillion-dollar stakes in every Big Bash League club, but not everyone is happy with the plan.

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India lifts the World Cup trophy.

When will their dominance end? India’s batters monster Kiwis in World Cup final

With the spur of 2023 to help them, India are now making the very most of their unrivalled talent pipeline, and hoovering up global trophies as quickly as the ICC can put them up

  • Daniel Brettig