Author: Soorya G

Royal Challengers Bangalore bounced back after a loss to the Chennai Super Kings after securing a comprehensive victory over the Delhi Capitals, taking their tally up to eight points in this edition of the Indian Premier League. The Capitals will be disappointed with the loss after establishing the upper hand at the start of both innings, only to throw it away, eventually managing only a 16-run loss to Faf du Plessis’ men. The vastly experienced Dinesh Karthik continued his mercurial form in this year’s tournament, scoring a brilliant half-century when his side was in deep trouble to almost single-handedly salvage the game for the Men…

KL Rahul led Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable victory over five-time Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians, whose dismal record this season has been stretched to six consecutive defeats. Lucknow put up an excellent team effort in all departments, as they successfully defended their total of 199 against the Mumbai batting, after skipper KL Rahul led from the front with a magnificent century, taking his side to a match-winning total.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by IPL (@iplt20) Rahul was supported by his opening partner Quinton de Kock and his Karnataka captain Manish Pandey, who both played valuable innings for…

Two-time Indian Premier League winners Kolkata Knight Riders currently sit fourth in the ongoing edition of the tournament, but they have already played six matches, one extra than others, winning three and losing as many. Shreyas Iyer’s men have their task cut out in the upcoming games, and certainly, they need to solve the existing problems at the earliest. Former India cricketer and commentator Nikhil Chopra has listed out KKR’s death bowling as one of the issues. Their bowling hasn’t been up to the mark in the last few overs where the opposition batters target them. Even stalwarts Pat Cummins and Andre Russell have been taken…

Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to organise a T20 league for cricketers under 19 years of age. The board chairman Ramiz Raja announced the U19 version of the Pakistan Super League that will be called Pakistan Junior League, a first at the age-group stage level in the history of the sport. Junior players from across the world are expected to take part in the tournament, and the PCB chairman reckons it provides them the best opportunity and exposure early in their careers. “It is primarily aimed at providing exposure to the youngsters in an environment of competition, opportunity and professionalism.…

The Sunrisers Hyderabad’s resurgence continued with a huge win over the second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders, as the Orange Army won at a canter in a game that they completely dominated in all departments. Kolkata were trounced, as their top-order batsmen were kept relatively quiet, before their bowling was completely torn apart by the likes of former KKR man Rahul Tripathi and Proteas international Aiden Markram. The duo each got quick-fire half-centuries as they took their side to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory, making it three wins in the last three games for the 2016 champions. Kolkata were sitting second prior to the encounter at…

Sean Dyche has been sacked from his position as Burnley manager after nine years and 166 days in charge, the club confirmed on April 15. The Clarets are currently in a Premier League relegation, hoping to avoid the drop to the Championship.  Dyche has experienced these situations multiple times in his longstanding association with the club on many occasions taking them to safety as well. With just eight games left in the season, the veteran manager has been sacked, leaving the football world in a confused state of mind. He was the Premier League’s longest-serving manager at the time of his sacking,…

Catalan giants FC Barcelona crashed out of the Europa League after a 2-3 loss to their last-eight Eintracht Frankfurt, who dominated the entire game before conceding two stoppage-time goals and a red card to secure a place in the League semifinals, 4-3 on aggregate. The two teams had met just a week prior in a spirited 1-1 draw at Frankfurt. However, the second leg also felt like it was taking place at Eintracht’s home stadium, as 30,000 visiting fans flooded Camp Nou. It was a sea of white at the iconic venue in Barcelona, as the Frankfurt supporters revelled in…

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has rapidly risen through the ranks over the last year, and many are praising him for the way he is batting currently. The latest to join the bandwagon is former South Africa cricketer Dale Steyn, who has opined that Azam is the best batsman across all the formats currently. Steyn is presently in India, fulfilling his role of a bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. He decided to conduct a question and answer session for the followers on Twitter on April 14, a day before his side’s IPL clash against Kolkata Knight…

It was a night of lopsided encounters as the quarterfinals of the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League came to a close, with West Ham and Eintracht Frankfurt registering thumping victories against Olympique Lyon and FC Barcelona, respectively. Many expected a completely different result at the end of the two legs, with the Hammers not in the best of form in the Premier League and the Catalans finding a resurgence of late after coach Xavi Hernandez arrived at the club. West Ham brushed Lyon aside 3-0 away from home at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, as Craig Dawson, Declan Rice, and Jarrod Bowen all getting themselves on the scoresheet…

The clash between arguably the two best teams in this edition of the Indian Premier League saw Gujarat Titans emerge victorious over Rajasthan Royals. Hardik Padya’s side now go up to the top spot, a place they occupied during their undefeated run. Rajasthan, who were the table-toppers heading into the contest, moved to the third position in what was a massive hit to their flourishing net run-rate, now just barely below the Kolkata Knight Riders in third place. Pandya’s sterling campaign as a captain and as a player continued, as he put on a batting masterclass, scoring a magnificent 87* to take his…