England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler compared Indian cricket fanbase to football in England and said he learnt from the IPL how the players dealt with the big pressure of fans. “It is like nothing else, the way Indian players are adored and supported, the level of fame is incredible. Only thing that (I) can link it to is football in England. It is fascinating watching how they deal with it, the media scrutiny. It is a privilege as well. Learned from the IPL how best players deal with, in a good way, with the chaos around,” Buttler told Humans of…
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In the match between RCB and Punjab Kings on April 20, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis put on their second century opening partnership in IPL 2023, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore innings never got the desired momentum. Kohli and du Plessis took 16.1 overs to score 137, which in the end, put a lot of pressure on their middle order. Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden said Kohli and du Plessis should not have wasted so many deliveries in the middle overs. “Can’t waste balls, even when one of these two decides to bat till the last five overs, the…
Virat Kohli is captaining RCB in the match against PBKS on April 20 as Faf du Plessis, who injured his ribs in RCB’s last match will not be able to field, but will bat (as an ‘Impact Player’) Virat Kohli taking the field as RCB’s captain after a long time has made fans emotional and they took to Twitter to share this moment. Here’s how the fans reacted to Virat Kohli captaining RCB against PBKS: Also read: IPL 2023 | RCB vs PBKS: Virat Kohli Recalls How He Rejected Other Franchise’s Offer in IPL Auctions to Stay with RCB
Riyan Parag has been a permanent member of Rajasthan Royals’ playing 11 for quite a long time. However, the right-hand batsman has failed almost every time to play big innings for his team. In yesterday’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, his innings of 15 not out off 12 balls at a strike-rate of 125 left fans infuriated. Parag’s knock was criticized by former India coach Ravi Shastri, who said that his innings killed whatever chances RR had. Also read: IPL 2023: Virat Kohli picks the most under-rated batter, greatest all-rounder and favorite rival franchise in IPL “They…
Rinku Singh gained immense popularity after hitting 5 consecutive sixes in the last 5 balls of the final over to give his team an impossible-looking victory over GT. If that wasn’t enough, Rinku followed it with a half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With scores of 46, 48 and an unbeaten 58, Rinku has become the story of this year’s IPL. Having said that, Rinku has received invaluable advice from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The former India captain feels that the 25-year-old needs to be a little cautious and make sure he deals with this overnight success better. Also read: IPL 2023:…
IPL 2023, most probably, will be the last IPL for MS Dhoni as a player. Many Cricket fans have even made up their minds and have gotten an idea that MS Dhoni might not play the next edition of the tournament. Every video you see, every page you read, questions regarding MS Dhoni’s retirement are always trending. But former India and CSK batter Murali Vijay had a different take on the situation and asked people out to put so much pressure on Dhoni. Speaking in an interview, he said, “It’s an individual choice. It’s high time people understand what a…
The Punjab Kings team is eagerly waiting for the fitness updates of both Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone. However, the team has got great news in the meantime. Both players reached the ground on Wednesday ahead of the match against RCB on Thursday. Punjab Kings has given an update of the practice of both the players on Twitter. However, no official statement has been issued by the franchise on the fitness of both the players. Also read: 3 Players to Avoid in Your Fantasy Team for PBKS vs RCB, Match 27 IPL 2023 Captain Shikhar Dhawan could not play in…
IPL 2023 has seen a huge rise in the average powerplay scores of all the teams so far this season with Chennai Super Kings dominating the chart and Rajasthan Royals leading the way with the highest score in the first six overs. Here’s is the average powerplay score of all the teams in IPL 2023: 1. Sunrisers Hyderabad (42.1) Sunrisers Hyderabad has been the least successful team in the powerplay overs in IPL 2023. Despite having some of the big names at the top, SRH’s top order flopped in most of the games in the season. 2. Delhi Capitals (47.1)…
Former English batsman Gary Ballance has announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket. Yorkshire released Ballance from his contract in December after the Zimbabwe-born player stayed out for an year to deal with mental health issues. Ballance took retirement four months after leaving Yorkshire following the racism scandal involving Azeem Rafiq. Ballance admitted in 2021 that he used racist language against former team mate Rafiq. He also apologized in person to Rafiq. “After much thought, I have decided to retire from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect,” Ballance said in a statement released by the Professional Cricketers’…
The connection between Bollywood and cricket is very interesting. The names of many cricketers have been associated with Bollywood actresses. Many couples like Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma have even got married. At the same time, famous cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has also named his favorite Bollywood actress during an interview. Describing the name of this beauty, he also called her the sexiest actress in the film industry. The name of this Bollywood actress has also been associated with Rishabh Pant, the star of the cricket world. Actually, in a candid interview, Ravindra Jadeja was asked the name of his favorite Bollywood…