Author: Sahil Jain

CSK suffered a defeat in their first game of the season against DC who strolled through during their run chase of 189. The CSK bowlers had no answer to the onslaught of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw as they conceded 190 runs in just 18.4 overs. Moreover, they could pick up just three wickets. It wasn’t the best start to the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League for the three-time champions Chennai Super Kings. Their middle-order did an excellent job of helping the side recover from 7/2 and post 188 while batting first in their opening game against the…

Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi smashed quickfire half-centuries, which helped KKR get to 187 in the IPL match against SRH. In reply, Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow struck fifties for SRH as well but they fell 10 runs short as the their pacers combined to bowl well at the death. Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team in this 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League to defend a total successfully. Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi were the stars with the bat as their quick half-centuries set up the game for KKR before the entire bowling attack combined to restrict…

The respective IPL franchise owners and management entourages have been limited to just 15 inside the stadium on match days. There are strict protocols in place for them as well as the franchise needs to give the names to the BCCI 48 hours prior, and they also need to return with negative reports of the RT-PCR test done 48 hours earlier. As the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League, the 2021 season also started behind closed doors. With the worsening situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, there have been constant concerns over the safety of the tournament. However,…

Sunil Gavaskar opined that Rishabh Pant should make sure that MS Dhoni doesn’t put his arm around his shoulders when they walk out for the toss. The former India skipper and legendary batsman feels that Pant should walk away from Dhoni and not get overawed by the situation. The match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, which was game number two in the IPL 2021, was Rishabh Pant’s debut game as Delhi Capitals captain. He couldn’t have had a better game for his captaincy debut as it came against his mentor MS Dhoni. Before the game, the 23-year-old wicket-keeper…

The DC opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw stole the show as they pummelled the CSK bowlers all around the Wankhede Stadium. CSK’s middle-order resurrected their innings and helped them post 188, but the Dhawan-Shaw duo made light work of it as the two batsmen made 85 and 72 to help DC earn a comfortable win. If the first game of this season went right down to the wire, this second game was as good as around the second innings’ halfway mark. Such was the dominance of the Delhi Capitals openers as they helped the team cruise to…

RCB recorded a stunning last-ball win over defending champions MI in the 2021 season opener to get first points on the board. After Harshal Patel’s five-wicket haul helped RCB restrict MI to 159/9, Glenn Maxwell’s middle-order exploits to go with AB de Villiers’ magic at the death ensured RCB crossed the finish line on the final ball. The IPL 2021 a rocking start. It was a nail-biting final ball finish in the tournament opener as Royal Challengers Bangalore just about managed to hold their nerve against five-time and defending champions Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Virat…

Bangladesh have announced a 21-member preliminary squad for their upcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka. They have included three uncapped fast bowlers in Mukidul Islam, Shahidul Islam and Shoriful Islam. Moreover, the chief selector Minhajul Abedin said that they will announce a squad after their intra-squad practice match. The trio of Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar and Hasan Mahmud who were a part of Bangladesh’s squad that played against West Indies at home have been excluded. Rajasthan Royals have picked Rahman for the IPL 2021, and he is already in India. Meanwhile, Shakib Al Hasan decided long ago that he will…

The current Mayor of London Sadiq Khan who is contesting for a second term in the Mayoral election on the 6th of May has said that he will work with the cricket authorities to try and host group stage matches in London. The Kia Oval and the Lord’s are the two regular international venues in the capital city for England. In his re-election campaign, Khan admitted that he wants to make London better after the pandemic and getting the IPL to London is a part of his plan. It is also understood that the England and Wales Cricket Board would…

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has said that a lot of people are going through tough times and the cricketers are lucky to do what they like and he is happy playing cricket. He admitted that players need to try to get the best out of their bubble life as well. It hasn’t been the easiest of times and for more than a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has haunted the world. Cricket was affected big time as well. Ever since the game has returned, players have constantly been in bio-secure bubbles and they have had massive restrictions. A lot…

RCB skipper Virat Kohli is happy about IPL being back in India. Playing in neutral venues is a positive thing as the strength of the squad comes to the fore, he said. The 2020 season of the Indian Premier League was moved to the United Arab Emirates due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising cases in India. Every team had a bio-bubble in either Dubai or Abu Dhabi, and they travelled only on match days to either of the three venues – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The entire tournament was played behind closed doors, and the viewership records…