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From setbacks to success: Shreyas Iyer’s journey to IPL victory

May 27, 2024 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Shreyas Iyer celebrates after winning the Indian Premier League 2024 final match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on May 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak When Shreyas Iyer recreated Lionel Messi’s famous World Cup celebration after lifting the IPL Trophy as Kolkata Knight Riders captain in Chennai, it was nothing short…

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IPL-17 Qualifier 2 | Fatigue played a part at the back end of IPL, admits RR’s Director of Cricket Sangakkara

May 25, 2024 admin

Rajasthan Royal’s Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket Qualifier-2 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Rajasthan Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that fatigue played a big part…

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Justin Langer drops India coach plan after Rahul’s caution

May 24, 2024 admin

Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer with captain K.L. Rahul | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer was enticed by the prospect of becoming India’s head coach but K.L. Rahul’s word of caution regarding the “pressure and politics” that come with the job dissuaded him from pursuing the “amazing” opportunity. Langer, who…

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IPL-17 Qualifier 2: Shahbaz, Abhishek do the star turn for Sunrisers

May 24, 2024 admin

A splendid bowling effort, masterminded by left-arm spinners Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma, helped Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday and march into its third Indian Premier League final. Needing 176 to win, RR seemed on course at 65 for one, only for Shahbaz (4-0-23-3) and…

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IPL-17: From red to white, Ashwin masters the balancing act in royal fashion

May 23, 2024 admin

Rajasthan Royals bowler Ravichandran Ashwin. | Photo Credit: AP R. Ashwin couldn’t have asked for a better build-up to this year’s IPL. Before the T20 extravaganza, the off-spinner had a memorable Test series against England at home. He reached significant milestones, becoming the second Indian bowler to take more than 500 Test wickets and also…

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RR vs RCB, IPL Eliminator: Rajasthan desperate to arrest slide against Bengaluru

May 21, 2024 admin

The in-form Royal Challengers Bengaluru against a side who are on a slide viz. Rajasthan Royals in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator in Ahmedabad on May 22, 2024 | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash When Rajasthan Royals won its eighth match of the IPL season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had just two victories. Where RR seemed set…

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IPL-17: SRH vs PBKS: Confident Sunrisers Hyderabad take on a depleted Punjab Kings

May 18, 2024 admin

High on confidence after making their first playoffs in three years, Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim for a second-place finish in the IPL points table when they take on Punjab Kings in their final league game in Hyderabad on May 19. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has already qualified for the playoffs, takes on…

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IPL 2024, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals aim to snap losing streak and secure No. 2 spot against Kolkata Knight Riders

May 18, 2024 admin

Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL game in Guwahati on May 19. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam An alert from the National Disaster Management Authority bears grim prognoses about impending thunderstorms,…

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IPL 2024: Will the fickle Bengaluru weather spoil the Kohli-Dhoni shoot-out?

May 17, 2024 admin

Rain clouds hover around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, during training ahead of the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in Bengaluru on May 17, 2024 | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Bengaluru’s weather is so notoriously fickle that its tantrums have acquired cult status. On May 18, the…

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IPL-17: MI vs LSG: Pooran’s pyrotechnics help Super Giants finish on a high

May 17, 2024 admin

It’s not for nothing that Nicholas Pooran is rated so highly in white-ball cricket. At the Wankhede Stadium against Mumbai Indians on Friday, the Caribbean power-hitter’s blitz (75, 29b, 5×4, 8×6) piloted Lucknow Super Giants to 214 for six and set up an 18-run win in its final IPL fixture of the season. A slow…

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