Delhi Capitals off-spinner didn’t take the aftermath of the confrontation with Kolkata Knight Riders skipper lightly and gave a strong response to the opposition captain’s remarks made against him over a deflected throw and attempt to run. The matter is related to Tuesday’s Premier League game in Sharjah where Eoin Morgan and Ravichandran Ashwin indulged in a heated exchange upon the latter’s dismissal near the close of the DC innings in the first half. That altercation was on show at the start of the 20th over but was triggered out of an incident that took place on the last ball of the 19th over. …
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MI and SRH were due to play in the afternoon on October 8 in Abu Dhabi from 3:30 IST, followed by the night encounter between RCB and DC in Dubai from 7:30 IST. On Monday, BCCI and IPL governing council confirmed these two matches will be played concurrently, which is unprecedented in IPL’s 13-year-long game transforming history. “In a first for the IPL, the last two league matches before the VIVO IPL 2021 Playoffs will be played concurrently,” “On the last day of the league stage (08.10.2021) of the ongoing season, instead of having one afternoon match and one evening match,…
Trevor Bayliss refrained from making any clear comment on David Warner’s future with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL going forward. Speculations are rife that Warner has potentially already played his last match for Sunrisers, a franchise that the Aussie left-hander has given his best to as a batter and captain over the years. It was under Warner’s captaincy that the franchise lifted their only Premier League title to date in 2016. Credit: News18 But with the experienced left-hander’s batting returns being on the wane since last year, twice now in IPL 2021 he has been dropped from the playing XI…
Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper has explained what instigated the verbal altercation between his team’s captain Eoin Morgan and Delhi Capitals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin during Tuesday’s IPL 2021 encounter in Sharjah. Ashwin and Morgan, usually two calm personalities on the field, indulged in a rare heated exchange near the close of the first half, where the Capitals were batting after losing the toss to KKR. Credit: Fox Sports The two individuals shared a few angry verbal volleys at each other in the final over of the DC innings, just after Ashwin had been dismissed off the first ball facing pacer Tim Southee. …
Despite heading into the contest after having a complete contrasting campaign in the tournament so far, the precariously placed KKR defeated their top-table rivals DC by three wickets in a low-scoring match on Tuesday. Spinners Sunil Narine (2/18) and Varun Chakravarthy (0/24) did the major damage for the Riders, as they not only kept the brakes on run-scoring but also chipped away at the wickets column. In this instance, Chakravarthy’s excellent variations on a turner forced DC batters to take a few more risks against Narine, who was also bowling superbly on the day and hardly gave away a thing himself. Credit: IPLT20…
According to ESPNcricinfo, Inzamam-ul-Haq had been complaining of chest pain for the last three days before in a medical test on Monday, it was confirmed that he had suffered a heart attack. Immediately rushed to the hospital for surgery, the former Pakistan international had angioplasty performed on him and came out unscathed. “According to his agent, Inzamam was stable but under observation,” the ESPNcricinfo report stated. https://twitter.com/bhogleharsha/status/1442601743112499209 Fondly known among his fans and well-wishers as “Inzi”, he is one of the greatest batters that Pakistan have ever produced. Rising to fame with his exploits at the 1992 World Cup under the inspiring captaincy and mentorship…
The battle for the playoffs spots has intensified as we head into the back end of the league stage. The struggling RR side will take on the third-placed RCB at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. After three consecutive losses, Virat Kohli’s men brought their season back on track with a remarkable victory over Mumbai Indians in the last game. They have played 10 matches, winning six of those and are sitting fairly comfortably in third position with 12 points. RCB had lost against Punjab Kings by 34 runs before the postponement and didn’t get off to a good start in the UAE losing by six…
On Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad finally got back to winning track in the Premier League as Jason Roy, and Kane Williamson navigated the side through a run-chase of 165 against Rajasthan Royals. Playing his first match for SRH after coming on board, Roy had an excellent debut in the ‘orange army’ shirt as he played a measured and vital knock of 60 from 42 deliveries. He stitched a crucial stand of 57 at the top with his opening partner Wriddhiman Saha, who also made a valuable cameo of 18 from 11 balls. Once Saha was dismissed, the English batter was joined by captain, and they went about…
England’s spin all-rounder Moeen Ali explained the reason and the rationale behind his decision to quit Test cricket at the age of 34. On Monday, Moeen opted to call time on his international career in Test whites despite having returned to the side only earlier this year following an extended absence since the summer of 2019. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, the cricketer cited the realisation over his inability to fully concentrate in the Test game on a comeback after playing only limited-overs cricket for two full years as one major reason behind his decision. https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1442383570450911236 This realisation hit Moeen hard during the…
While the exact extent of Andre Russell’s injury is not yet confirmed, Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor David Hussey has informed that the premier all-rounder “felt something pop in his leg” as he completed his fielding save in the IPL 2021 match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Hussey strongly indicated that Russell has picked up a hamstring issue after the Jamaican made a valiant attempt to save a boundary at the mid-wicket region but left the field in angst and pain only moments later during the 17th over of the game against CSK in Abu Dhabi. Credit: The Hindu Speaking at…