Indian star Hardik Pandya spotted with a new bald look

Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is known for turning heads with his fashion choices regularly, was seen sporting a new bald look along with a moustache at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru recently.

Pandya, 32, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a quadriceps strain and has been out of action since May, came to the CoE grounds to watch Day Two the Duleep Trophy semi-final between Central Zone and East Zone on Monday. newsbetting.cv

The star white-ball player’s India return has been delayed further due to a leg niggle and he has not been named in the squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan later this month.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Tridents CPL 2026: Mumbai Indians opener and Barbados Tridents batter Quinton de Kock created history in match no. 23 of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 against home side St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Warner Park on Tuesday. South African De Kock notched up his 10th T20 century to draw level with Indian legend Virat Kohli and former Australia opener David Warner but his ton was not enough for the Tridents to notch up a win.

De Kock posted a hundred off 54 balls with six sixes and 10 fours en route to scoring 106 off 57 balls as the visitors posted 217 for 4 in 20 overs after batting first. He put on 116 runs for the second wicket with Tridents opener Zachary Carter, who scored 57 in 36 balls with 7 sixes and 1 four. Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah was the pick of the Patriots bowlers, claiming 2/43 in 4 overs.

The record-equalling 10th T20 ton puts him in joint third place with Kohli and Warner. Only Pakistan’s Babar Azam with 13 centuries and former West Indies batter Chris Gayle with 22 have more T20 tons to their name.

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De Kock, who was bought for Rs 1 crore by Nita Ambani’s Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2026, has scored 12,867 runs in 457 matches and 433 innings at an average of 31.30 and a strike rate of 139.78, with 10 centuries and 84 fifties, with a best score of 140 not out. He is the ninth-highest T20 run-getter of all time, with West Indies legend Kieron Pollard at the top with 14,933 runs in 751 matches at an average of 31.77 and a strike rate of 151.17, including two centuries and 71 innings, with a best score of 104.

Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher set up Patriots win

Meanwhile, Johnson Charles and Andre Fletcher were the standouts for the home side, but they were backed up superbly by their teammates in a battle between two sides at the bottom of the table. Sent in to bat, the Tridents got off to a rocky start when Brandon King departed after just eight balls. That setback did little to slow the visitors, however, as Zachary Carter and de Kock took charge during the Power Play.

The Patriots knew they needed a flying start in the chase — and Charles delivered. The opener attacked from the outset, finding his rhythm during the Power Play. Then came a bizarre moment when Charles lofted a full toss towards deep midwicket and was caught.

The Patriots bench were furious that a no ball wasn’t given as Charles headed off. The third umpire intervened and overturned the decision, sending Charles back to the crease. To make matters worse for the Tridents, Charles promptly smashed the resulting free hit for six.

Charles and Kyle Mayers continued to keep pace with the required rate, but the Tridents eventually got a breakthrough through a slice of fortune. Rutherford deflected Charles’ straight drive onto the stumps, leaving Mayers stranded and run out.

The Tridents then appeared to take another major step towards victory when Charles was finally dismissed for a superb 78 by Mujeeb Ur Rahman. But the Patriots refused to buckle.

Instead, they dug deep and ensured they did not surrender cheap wickets. Dasun Shanaka, Jason Holder, Fletcher and Hasaranga all made valuable contributions to keep the chase alive and propel the Patriots towards what became the fourth-highest successful run chase in CPL history.

Fletcher has been the man the Patriots have repeatedly turned to when they need someone to finish the job — and once again, he delivered. The veteran smashed a towering six to bring up a sensational six-wicket victory with five balls remaining and sparked wild celebrations at Warner Park.

The Patriots will complete their home leg in two days’ time when they face the Saint Lucia Kings, while the Tridents return home to begin their own run of home matches on beginning on Saturday against defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders.

A 15-year-old teenage schoolboy from Kerala named Allen James has become an overnight internet sensation for his undeniable resemblance to Spain’s 2026 FIFA World Cup winning teenager Lamine Yamal. People on social media can’t help but compare the two after a video of Allen started circulating on Instagram.

The Kerala boy does not have one similar trait to Lamine Yamal, he has many. From his hairstyle to smile and facial structure to skin tone, Allen James almost looks like the Spaniard’s mini version, or as people are saying, the Indian version.

Allen has garnered over 38,000 followers on Instagram because of the same reason with one of his reels featuring crossing 14 million views with people only wondering as to how can he look exactly like the FC Barcelona number 10.

Allen James has become so famous that if you type “Lamine Yamal Kerala” on Google, the Kerala teenager’s name and photo will pop up at the top. It is certainly an unique achievement for Allen, who is a Class 10 student at Peruvazhi Government High School and is also a football lover.

There are photos of Allen wearing the Spain and Barcelona jerseys and he undeniably looks just like Yamal. However, there is one big difference between him and the star footballer. While Yamal is known for his attacking game, Allen plays in defense for his school team.

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Football is already part of Allen’s life. His brother also plays the sport and Allen has been playing since childhood. Despite the comparisons with Yamal, his favourite player is Lionel Messi and he supports Argentina.

“Many people have been telling me since long ago that I look like Yamal, but I never really paid much attention to it. I suddenly became noticed around the World Cup. After the video went viral, my life changed,” Allen told Indian Express.

The sudden attention has changed his social media presence as well. Allen had around 200 followers before the video became popular. His following has since crossed 30,000, while he has also started receiving invitations to local events.

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The teenager is now waiting for Lamine Yamal to notice him and get a message from the Morocco-born Spanish footballer on Instagram. Allen James also claimed that people in his locality are happy about it and that he does hear plenty of jokes about him but he doesn’t take them seriously.

“I would love to receive a message from Yamal. People in my locality are very happy. I also hear jokes and comments on social media, but I don’t take them seriously,” he said.

Allen also made it clear that football remains more important to him than the resemblance that has made him famous.

“I have been playing football since childhood. I prefer playing in defense. I like Yamal, but Messi and Argentina are my favourites,” he said.

On the comment section, users gave unique nicknames to Allen with some calling him “Lekshmi Yamal or Lamine Jamal”, others labelled him as “Lamine from Alibaba or Meesho”. Many users even affimed that the day is not far away when Allen gets invited to the Spotify Camp Nou Stadium and meet the Barca players.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's cameo sat well with fiery spells by Bengal pacers Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar, powering East Zone to the Duleep Trophy final with a four-wicket win over defending champions Central Zone on the third day of the semifinal here on Tuesday.

The 2012-13 season winners will face either South Zone or North Zone in the final at Chepauk, starting on September 6. Shami and Mukesh shared seven wickets among them to bundle out Central for 158 in their second innings, and then scaled down the 159-run target despite a mini slump in the middle. On a pitch that offered increasing turn to spinners, it was vital for East to make a solid start to hunt down the target of 159.

Sooryavanshi (40, 43b) played an innings of two faces - his first 15 runs came off 30 balls, a stark contrast to his 42-ball fifty in the first innings, and contained just a six off pacer Aryan Pandey. But the remaining 25 runs came in 13 balls which had another six and three boundaries.

However on the other side, his opening partner Abhimanyu Easwaran was outpacing him, scoring a six off off-spinner Saransh Jain over long-on. Sooryavanshi, who offered a broad bat to spinners, could only be awakened by the sight of pacer Yash Thakur, whom he had carted for four fours and two sixes in the first dig. In this innings, the left-hander blasted the pacer for three fours and a six in the 14th over.

But the 15-year-old perished in the same over, as Rajat Patidar took a stunning running catch off Thakur. The dismissal of Sooryavanshi covered East Zone innings' with a blanket of silence. They began to lose wickets at regular intervals as the chase suddenly appeared steeper than it was in the beginning. Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey jettisoned Kumar Kushagra and Anukul Roy in successful balls to reduce East to 124 for five.

But skipper Ishan Kishan (39 not out, 41b) played an assured innings in the middle-order to guide his side home without too many hiccups from that point. Earlier, Central resumed from 45 for three, and their outing did not get any better on the penultimate day either, losing the remaining seven wickets in the first session which was extended for 30 minutes after the fall of the ninth wicket.

Shami (3/56) and Mukesh (4/44), the two bowlers who are out of India's scheme, were the main tormentors. Mukesh, who bagged a seven-wicket haul in the match, was later adjudged the Player of the Match. The award will be a boost for the out of favour India seamer who had lost better part of the The two veteran players found the right lengths on a pitch that offered a hint of variable bounce to trouble the batters, reducing them to 97 for eight.

The Central managed to go past 150, courtesy a 43-run stand between Dubey and Arshad Khan for the ninth wicket. It stretched East but could not break them as they lined themselves up for a title for the first time since 2012-13. "From a personal point of view, and not only me, the entire team members are looking forward to playing in the final. It will be heartening if we can go on and win that title," said Easwaran after the match.

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