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Virat Kohli is in a great touch in IPL 2023– scoring four half-centuries already in just six innings. However, the former RCB captain has been criticized immensely for his poor strike rate. Talking on this matter, former English cricketer Michael Vaughan has made a blistering remark comparing Kohli with young Shubman Gill. In conversation with Cricbuzz, Vaughan launched an attack on KL Rahul, who has had a strike rate of a tick above 100 in the powerplay this season. He said: “In Tests, he is a beautiful player. I have no doubts about him in ODIs. But in T20 cricket…

CSK star all-rounder Ben Stokes has been out due to injury since the first week of April. The English all-rounder made his debut for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. However, after featuring in the playing XI of two matches the player got ruled out for a couple of weeks. CSK CEO, Kasi Viswanathan, earlier stated that Ben Stokes would be fully fit till the end of the month, “Ben is doing well, he is recovering fast, and should definitely be fit for the April 30 game. CSK will be playing against PBKS on…

On Friday, the 29th match of IPL 2023 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) was played at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. CSK won this low scoring match by 7 wickets. After the match was over, the captain of the host team Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) had a special meeting with Hanvika, daughter of Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler T Natarajan , whose video is going viral on social media. This video has been shared by the official Twitter account of Chennai Super Kings, which has been viewed more than one lakh times within an hour. At the…

IPL 2023: There is good news for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who defeated Punjab by 24 runs in their last match at their home. This news can bring a smile on the face of the team as well as crores of fans who support it. According to reports, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is fully fit and ready to play the next match. This news came in the beginning of IPL 2023 itself that Hazlewood will not be able to play the first few matches due to injury but will be available for the later matches. Now…

There has been one common question at the start of an IPL season over the last few years – Will this be Dhoni’s last tournament? IPL 2023 was no different. With Dhoni into his 40s, the question became more and more relevant with veteran cricketers and former teammates having mixed replies. However, Dhoni in the post match presentation after the match against SRH on Friday admitted that he is “in the last phase of his career”, a statement that left fans emotional all over social media. “All said and done, it’s the last phase of my career, however long I…

The Chennai Super Kings won their last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 21 very easily. Batting first, SRH set a low target of 135 runs. While chasing, CSK didn’t face any difficulty and chased down the target with 7 wickets left. Devon Conway played an unbeaten knock of 77 runs in the run chase. In that match, MS Dhoni scripted another wicketkeeping world record. He took his 208th catch in T20 cricket in that match– the most ever in the format as he edged past South African counterpart Quinton de Kock. Also read: IPL 2023 Yesterday Match Result CSK…

Sanju Samson has been an integral part of Rajasthan Royals for quite a long time now. No player has scored as many runs for Rajasthan in IPL as Samson. In 2009, KKR showed trust in Sanju Samson and included him in their side. In 2012, he was signed by the franchise, but did not get an appearance before he moved to Rajasthan Royals in the next year where he made his IPL debut. In a recent conversation with Star Sports, Samson revealed that he was taken for RR trials by veteran India cricketer Sreesanth, his Kerala teammate, who had joined…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the entire schedule and venue details of the IPL 2023 playoffs and final. Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium will host Qualifier 1 and Eliminator on May 23 and May 24. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier 2 and the IPL 2023 final on May 26 and 28 respectively. Schedule for IPL 2023 Play-offs: May 23rd – Qualifier 1 (Chennai) May 24th – Eliminator (Chennai) May 26th – Qualifier 2 (Ahmedabad) May 28th – Final (Ahmedabad) This will be for the second consecutive time that Ahmedabad will be…

The Punjab Kings faced a 24-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 2023 Indian Premier League match on Thursday afternoon. Batting first, RCB set a decent target of 175 runs on the back of brilliant half-centuries from both Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. Batting second, PBKS fought really hard, but unfortunately, lost the match by 24 runs. However, the side’s stand-in skipper, Sam Curran, gave his wicket away rather cheaply in the 10th over. A bit of lazy running cost Curran his wicket, and former India opener Virender Sehwag, who has worked with Punjab Kings, came down hard…

Virat Kohli captained RCB for the first time after 464 days in the match against PBKS on Thursday (April 20). The reason stated was the inability of Faf du Plessis to do fielding. While that made the internet go into a frenzy, there is a report on InsideSport that claims that Kohli could continue as the captain of the Royal Challengers for the next two IPL games. It could be done as Faf du Plessis suffered a rib injury in the match against CSK and RCB team management wants to give Faf some more rest. However, it could also be…