Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma Rohit said the rest of his team’s batters need to follow the ways of Suryakumar Yadav, who has looked MI’s only player in the pink of health with the bat in hand so far in the 2022 Indian Premier League. On April 10, the five-time IPL champions suffered their fourth defeat of the tournament against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Yadav, however, played a fantastic knock of 68 not out off just 37 deliveries in MI’s paltry 151/6 in 20 overs, defending which the side went down by seven wickets on a good batting surface in Pune. Credit; IPL In the previous outing against the Kolkata…
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Kashish Chadha
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Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody was delighted to see their opener Abhishek Sharma play a match-winning knock opening the innings in yesterday’s Indian Premier League encounter against Chennai Super Kings. Contrary to all the opinions, Hyderabad stuck to their plans despite the left-hander’s failure in the first two matches and their decision reaped dividends. Changes at the top of the order wasn’t much on the minds of the SRH management, especially Moody. After the match, the Australian stated the team management recognised at the mega auction that Sharma would be opening the innings for them. “We recognised right at…
Head coach Stephen Fleming indicated there is a sense of lost belief inside the change room for defending champions Chennai Super Kings after their fourth straight loss in the Indian Premier League 2022. The New Zealander said the nature of defeats faced in the tournament so far have led to a dip in confidence within the CSK ranks. CSK went down by eight wickets after making an insignificant score in their match on April 9 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. This preceded two losses by a margin of six wickets and one by 54 runs. Also read 👉 Harshal, Rawat, and Kohli steamroll Mumbai Indians as record…
Rajasthan Royals wristspinner Yuzvendra Chahal recalled a story back in 2013 when he was a newcomer to the Indian Premier League. Speaking on RR’s YouTube channel, the 31-year-old claimed he was dangled from the 15th floor of a hotel balcony by a fellow Mumbai Indians player, who was intoxicated. Speaking to teammates Ravichandran Ashwin and Karun Nair in an interaction where each of them had to talk about dealing with one tricky off-field episode, Chahal recounted inappropriate behaviour from this unnamed player, who was part of the Mumbai Indians squad that season. “This dates back to 2013, when I was with Mumbai Indians. We…
The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed the schedule for India’s tour of England later this year in July. The Men in Blue will get to play two warm-up matches ahead of the limited overs series against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. However, both these fixtures will clash with the rescheduled fifth Test match between India and England, which is set to be played at Edgbaston from July 1 to 5. The first warm-up game will be played at Incora County Ground in Derby on July 1, while the second will be hosted by the County Ground in Northampton on July 3. Prior to this,…
Australia’s historic tour of Pakistan was a grand success according to the Pakistan Cricket Board, who claim to have made a profit of two billion rupees from the series. The board’s Chairman Rameez Raja expressed his elation and said that Pakistan are right on track in commercial aspects. The Aussies toured Pakistan for the first time in 24 years, playing three Tests, a T20I and three ODIs on a month-long tour from March 4 to April 5. Aaron Finch’s side the Test series 1-0, after the first two Tests resulted in draw. They also clinched the one-off T20I match to cap off the tour. The…
Dean Elgar responded to the visiting side’s vocal expression against his team’s sledging in the first Test in Durban, with the message from him being to “harden up” and play the game at a level which the tourists are perhaps not used to. Elgar’s remark came after the Bangladesh think-tank had publicly expressed their issue and alleged the umpires of ignoring multiple on-field complaints against the hosts’ sledging and inappropriate comments over the five days of play at the Kingsmead. Also read 👉 Confirmed: Bangladesh to lodge complaint against umpiring in Durban Test But while the visitors declared their intention to lodge…
Prominent names from top full-member countries will join hands with leading women cricketers from the associate nations in the first-of-its-kind Fairbreak Invitational T20 event in Dubai, starting May 1. The tournament will see players from 35 countries featuring in what is essentially a private-funded six-team event by Fairbreak, which is a gender-equality operational firm. The competition will be played in a single round-robin format before the playoffs or the knock-outs, leading to 19 matches in 15 days. “There’s never been a cricket tournament like it. As far as I know, there’s never been 36 [35, if the Indians don’t take part] countries involved in any…
Former New Zealand cricketer and the current highly renowned commentator Simon Doull landed in hot water for his on-air comments in the Indian Premier League 2022. During Rajasthan Royals’ recent clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he said Riyan Parag is a social media star, but it doesn’t count on the field. A fan on Twitter called Doull out for his statements, and in response, the commentator clarified the comments did not come out as intended. “Simon Doull on-air questioning RR’s decision to play Riyan Parag who has a modest record. I think that is a fair opinion. But then he…
Robin Uthappa, who received his opportunities for Chennai Super Kings in the later stages of the previous Indian Premier League season, opened up on his first interaction with modern-day great MS Dhoni went in the franchise. The 36-year-old joined CSK from Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2021 edition of the tournament and was benched for the majority of the season but made the most of his opportunities at the back end of the campaign, scoring 115 in four games, including a 43-ball 64 in the Qualifier 1 against Delhi Capitals. Credit: YouTube / Ashwin In a conversation on Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel, Uthappa revealed that Dhoni had told him…