Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been openly critical about his ex-coach Jose Mourinho’s management skills. The Portuguese said he is not bothered about Pogba’s recent remarks about him. Pogba and manager Mourinho have had a love and hate relationship. During his spell with Manchester United, the Portuguese urged the Untied management to break the transfer record to sign Pogba from Juventus. The duo played a great role in winning the English League Cup followed by the Europa League in Mourinho’s first season at the helm. However, things went south after a trophyless second season and a training spat involving…
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Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will hope to bounce back from their respective losses in their second game. Both sides got off to a winning start, but failed to carry on their momentum. DC were defeated by Rajasthan Royals, whereas, Punjab Kings suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings. Rishabh Pant’s captaincy came under a bit of scrutiny, as he failed to manage his bowlers, which cost them the match against RR. Chasing a total of 148 runs, RR found themselves reeling at a score of 42 runs for the loss of five wickets in just…
Deepak Chahar returned with figures of 4-1-13-4 to blow away Punjab Kings for a mere 106. Chennai Super Kings knocked off the target with little fuss and romped home with six wickets in hand and 26 balls to spare. It was probably the first proper thrashing of the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). After a succession of final over and nail-biting finishes over the last few days, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) blew away the Punjab Kings (PBKS) challenge as the MS Dhoni-led side got first points on board this season. Once again, the track at the Wankhede…
Ajay Jadeja felt that Rishabh Pant went from attacking to a defensive style of captaincy in the game against RR. The former India player said that DC could’ve attacked a little more with his frontline bowlers when RR were five-down. Delhi Capitals (DC) lost their first game of the season against Rajasthan Royals (RR). David Miller’s stunning 62 and some fierce hitting at the end from Chris Morris who struck four sixes in the last two overs and some poor death bowling from the Delhi bowlers helped Rajasthan get over the line. The DC bowlers were excellent upfront as they…
South Africa’s top-order fired, but the middle-order failed to capitalise as they crumbled to 144 and were bowled out in 19.3 overs. Fakhar Zaman’s 60 set up the chase for Pakistan, but the middle and lower middle-order huffed and puffed to get over the finish line. After being carted around more often than not in the first three T20Is, the bowlers finally came to the party and dominated a large part of the fourth T20I. It was a game that ebbed and flowed and swayed from one corner to the other, but in the end, Pakistan managed to hold their…
Manish Pandey hasn’t been able to steer SRH home in two successive run chases and he has faced a lot of criticism from all corners. Ashish Nehra feels the Karnataka batsman has failed to adapt under pressure, and that’s where the newcomers like Hardik Pandya Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav have leapfrogged him in the Indian team. Sunrisers Hyderabad haven’t had the best of the IPL 2021. The David Warner-led side have faltered in two consecutive run-chases, and they have failed to get the flourish at the end on sluggish tracks despite having set batsmen at the crease.…
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has admitted that the conversation over AB de Villiers’ international return is not yet over. The former wicket-keeper batsman also stated that he will have a chat with de Villiers at the end of the IPL. The murmurs around the international return of AB de Villiers are still going on. Before the pandemic, AB de Villiers had targeted an international comeback and expressed his desire to play the T20 World Cup in 2020. He wanted to see how he went in the 2020 season of the IPL and then take a call. However, the…
Jaydev Unadkat returned to the side and made a telling impact as he picked up three wickets to help RR restrict DC to 147. The RR top-order couldn’t fire, but David Miller’s 62 and Chris Morris’ unbeaten 36 took them over the line in a final over classic. It was expected to be a run-fest, and it was supposed to rain boundaries at the Wankhede. While there were a few struck, the match saw less than 300 runs across the two innings combined. However, there is little to complain as Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals played a thriller, and it…
In the 8th match of the IPL 2021, Punjab Kings take on Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. While CSK got off to a losing start for the first time since 2014, Punjab managed to win a thrilling game against Rajasthan Royals to get first points on the board. Punjab’s famed batting lined up lived up to the expectations as they smashed the RR bowling attack to all corners of the Wankhede as they racked up 221 in their 20 overs. While KL Rahul and Chris Gayle were expected to fire, Deepak Hooda, who was promoted ahead of Nicholas…
It’s been a pulsating T20I series between middling T20I teams that has swayed from one corner to the other. Like the ODI series, it was Pakistan who started with a nail-biting win before South Africa bounced back strongly in the second game. And in the third game, Pakistan roared back into form to take the lead. However, unlike the 50-over series, there is a fourth game in this T20I series. South Africa’s inexperience with the ball has come to the fore. Their only win came when the bowlers stepped up and delivered, restricting Pakistan to 140/9 in the second T20I.…