Author: Sandip Pawar

Rajasthan Royals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, May 2. Two former champions of the Indian Premier League are currently struggling in this edition of the tournament. Two teams are languished at the bottom of the table, with RR holding seventh place while SRH at the last position. The rivalry between these two teams have always been competitive. They have faced each other on 13 occasions, with SRH holding a slight edge by seven wins to RR’s six. Rajasthan Royals have had a painful season so far from all corners. They have played…

Royal Challengers Bangalore have roped in New Zealand pacer Scott Kuggeleijn as a replacement for Kane Richardson for the remainder of IPL 2021. Richardson had pulled out on Monday due to personal reasons as the Covid-19 situation in India continues to worsen. Richardson and Zampa flew back to Australia via Doha on Tuesday after leaving the IPL bio-bubble and staying in Mumbai. Zampa didn’t get an opportunity to play for RCB this season while Richardson played one game against Rajasthan Royals where he returned with figures of 1/29 in his 4 overs.  Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Zampa expressed…

The Pakistan Super League to hold a Draft for replacement players ahead of the resumption of the sixth edition. The franchises will get an opportunity to pick from 134 players to plug holes in their squad. The Pakistan Super League will be conducting a replacement draft for teams to replace their missing players and complete their depleted squads ahead of the resumption of the sixth edition of the tournament. The PSL 2021 is set to resume in June after being postponed on March 4 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The remainder of the tournament is slated to be played between…

Kolkata Knight Riders’ batsman Shubman Gill has found the support from David Hussey after an underwhelming season performance in IPL 2021. David Hussey, the chief mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders has backed Shubman Gill to turn things around after a string of failures in the early part of IPL 2021. In five matches so far, Gill has scored 15, 33, 21, 0, 11 at a below par strike rate of 121. Gill has failed to give KKR the starts they need at the top of the order and as a result, the team has often found itself in losing…

Pakistan cricket team is getting slammed from all corners including Shoaib Malik, Ramiz Raja after Zimbabwe skittles them out for 99 and pulls off a historic win. Zimbabwe pulled off a monumental victory over Pakistan in the second T20I in Harare on Friday, beating them by 19 runs. Chasing just 119, Pakistan were cruising at 78/3 at one stage but Luke Jongwe rattled them with his 4-wicket haul to bowl Pak out for 99. Shoaib Malik was among the many prominent figures who lambasted the Pakistan Cricket team for this embarrassing loss. Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik laid into the coaching…

Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in tremendous form this season, and are the only unbeaten team remaining in the tournament. Since the start of the season, RCB have beaten Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. The Kings come into Sunday’s clash on the back of three consecutive victories and are currently second in the table. CSK started their campaign with a loss against Delhi Capitals, but they have bounced back in style. The Men in Yellow have won their last three games against Punjab Kings, RR and KKR. The Challengers secured a 10-wicket victory over the Royals owing to an…

South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen is likely to join Rajasthan Royals franchise as the team’s overseas players, Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone have been ruled out of the ongoing edition of the IPL.Rassie’s availability will be confirmed once he clears the fitness test. Sanju Samson’s RR have had a tough start to the tournament. They have already lost three out of four matches and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. Moreover, the team’s superstar players Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Liam Livingstone have been ruled out of the entire 2021 edition of the IPL. Reports suggest that South Africa batsman Rassie van der Dussen is…

Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan who had a sore knee has been ruled out of the 2021 edition of IPL and will undergo rehab in National Cricket Academy. Sources from the Board of Control for Cricket in India have disclosed that the pacer will have to report back to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. At what stage the knee injury became serious is not clear, but Natarajan didn’t play against Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Natarajan, who spent two months at the NCA after the Australia tour, played his last IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 11. The NCA physios have been monitoring Natarajan’s fitness and…

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings handsomely on Wednesday, but the skipper Warner has expressed his displeasure with the Chepauk pitch. Sunrisers Hyderabad finally opened their account on the points table after losing the first three games as they beat Punjab Kings without a sweat. SRH tasted the victory by nine wickets in a low-scoring affair. The pitches at Chepauk have been under the pump for being extremely difficult to bat on and have already witnessed multiple collapses. SRH used the conditions to their advantage by taking the pace off consistently and were able to bowl out PBKS for 120. SRH…

The remainder of the Pakistan Super League is scheduled to resume from June 1 but highly likely that the top foreign cricketers could miss the tournament. The PSL 2021 had commenced in February, but the PCB suspended the tournament in early March to the breach in bio-bubble and a surge in Covid-19 cases among the players and officials. The PCB have planned to restart the sixth edition of PSL between June 1 to June 20 at the National Stadium in Karachi. The players are required to assemble at their team hotels on May 22 as they will need to undergo…