When the chips were down and Chennai Super Kings needed a hero, MS Dhoni became their saviour for the night against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in yesterday’s IPL 2022 fixture. In a virtual eliminator, where a loss would significantly dent either teams’ playoffs chances, Dhoni’s astute game awareness and brute hitting in the final over made a big difference. Despite the Super Kings needing 16 off the last four balls, the legendary batter managed to ace the hopeless equation and pull the game CSK’s way. Chasing 156 at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Chennai found themselves 102/5 at the end of the 15th over when Dhoni walked up…
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Coronavirus has entered the Delhi Capitals bio-bubble infecting multiple members of their contingent. Their physio Patrick Farhart was the first member to contract the virus. However, things turned worrisome on April 18 when the Rapid Antigen Test of Mitchell Marsh also returned a positive test. Soon, the entire contingent of the franchise was directed to go into their rooms and quarantine themselves. All of them underwent a fresh round of RT-PCR tests, even as Marsh returned a negative result on the first occasion. However, the all-rounder was tested positive in the second round and was soon admitted to the hospital.…
Kolkata Knight Riders ended up on the losing side in a thrilling contest against Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium on Monday. The head coach Brendon McCullum criticised his players for not holding their nerves in pressure situations as they lost the game by seven runs. Chasing a mammoth target of 218, Aaron Finch and Shreyas Iyer had put KKR in a position where they needed 40 runs off the last four overs with six wickets in hand. Yuzvendra Chahal snared four wickets in the 17th overs, including a hat-trick to turn the game on its head as KKR batters tried to take on the leg-spinner. https://twitter.com/cric_big_fan/status/1516121024130998280 Speaking after the…
Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has smashed 197 runs from six innings in the IPL 2022 at a strike rate of 209.6. Ex-New Zealand international Simon Doull believes he should be part of India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. After being dropped from India’s limited overs sides in a rather unfair manner, Karthik made a strong case for a comeback with spectacular performances in the IPL 2022. The 36-year-old has been perfect in his role as a finisher for RCB in the ongoing edition. Former Kiwi pace bowler turned broadcaster Doull has backed Karthik to make…
The 42-year-old former batter for England and Kent, Rob Key, was on April 17 appointed England’s new managing director of men’s cricket. His immediate appointment to one of the most wholesome jobs in the world game follows the decision to step down from his role in the Sky Sports commentary team. Key retired from the professional game in 2016 after playing 15 Tests, five ODIs and a single T20I for his country and a 17-year-old long stint at the first-class level. Following his retirement, he joined Sky’s TV and streaming team for broadcasting and commentary work. He will now bring his on and off-field experiences to…
Sri Lankan men’s team had new appointments made to their coaching staff on April 17, with their great left-arm pacer Chaminda Vaas joining the Chris Silverwood led backroom team in the interim bowling coach’s capacity and former batter Naveed Nawaz playing full-time assistant to the new head coach. Vaas, Sri Lanka’s greatest-ever fast-bowler, regains the bowling coach’s duties after having enjoyed several stints with the side in the past 10 years following his last international outing back in 2009. The 48-year-old played 111 Tests with 355 wickets and 322 ODIs with 400 wickets, apart from six scalps in his six T20I outings for the national team in an illustrious career that saw him…
Former England opener Mark Butcher shared thoughts about R Ashwin’s famous decision to retire out in Rajasthan Royals’ Indian Premier League 2022 game against the Lucknow Super Giants on April 10. Butcher believes Ashwin leading the bandwagon for tactical retirements is a “bizarre” addition to cricket’s complicated nature. He said while he has no moral issue with Ashwin and RR’s decision to call him back in the middle of an innings as it is part of the sport’s law books, he feels if more teams follow suit, the game of cricket and T20 will get more bewildering for audiences. “I don’t think…
In an interview with Sportskeeda, experienced Indian quick Umesh Yadav stated he is relishing a greater sense of role clarity on his return to the Kolkata Knight Riders camp for the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. Umesh is the leading fast-bowler in the wickets chart after the first three weeks of the tournament, and he believes the key to his revival has been the clear plans that the KKR think-tank has laid out for him. “No particular reason behind this good run of form, but according to the role given to me and the clarity behind it, that…
Chennai Super Kings fast-bowler Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2022 entirely due to back injury. The unfortunate development was confirmed on April 15 by the player via a statement on his official Twitter handle in a major blow to the four-time IPL champions. “Sorry guys unfortunately I will be missing out this season of IPL due to an injury. Really wanted to play but I will come back better and stronger like I always have. Thanks for always supporting me,”the right-arm swing bowler wrote. https://twitter.com/deepak_chahar9/status/1514958668080443394 While Chahar didn’t mention he is carrying a back…
21-year-old leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has already taken long strides in his short career ever since impressing many during the U19 World Cup 2020. He has already made four T20I appearances for Team India, having debuted in February. https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/1493940081584791553 He is currently featuring for Indian Premier League newcomers Lucknow Super Giants. While speaking on Sports Tak Youtube channel, he has stated that he is learning a lot from leg-spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Rashid Khan, who have already excelled at the top level. Bishnoi also revealed that Chahal has supported him and guided him a lot while calling the latter mentally strong. “I used to…