Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals and KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants will be facing each other in a blockbuster on April 19. However, just before the match, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag issued a fresh warning to Sanju Samson and Co. Sharing his views during a discussion on Cricbuzz, Sehwag warned RR that the hosts don’t have any threatening fast bowler apart from Trent Boult. “KL Rahul is back in form. He scored runs in the previous match. Yes, his strike rate may not have met people’s expectations, but his form is a great sign. Rajasthan doesn’t have any other fast…
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IPL 2023 is all set to witness history as the match between Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, April 30, will mark the 1000th match of the tournament, and to make this match special, BCCI is planning a grand celebration. An event management company has been contracted by the IPL for the job. Both Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have been a part of this tournament since its inauguration. MI is the most successful team in the history of the championship. The Mumbai-based team have won five titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. Whereas, on the other…
A video of Pakistan Super League 2023 is spreading like fire on the internet. After watching this video, fans are alleging spot-fixing in PSL. It is being said that Shadab Khan fixed Babar Azam’s wicket in PSL. This video is from the first eliminator of PSL 2023 in which Islamabad United took on Peshawar Zalmi on Thursday night. Shadabad Khan was the captain of Islamabad United, while Babar Azam was leading Peshawar Zalmi. In the video, Shadab Khan could be seen putting bails on the stumps and telling the umpire that ‘Babar is out in this over’. The matter shocked…
Delhi Capitals: Troubled by consecutive defeats, another difficulty has arisen for Delhi Capitals. Team players’ belongings have been stolen. According to the news of the Indian Express, 16 bats, pads, thigh pads, shoes and gloves went missing from the kit bags of Delhi players. The Delhi team had left for the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday and reached back to Delhi on Tuesday. The team has to play its next match against Punjab in Mohali. According to the news, the players whose bats were stolen include team captain David Warner’s three, Mitchell Marsh’s two and wicket-keeper batsman Phil…
Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs in an IPL 2023 game on Wednesday. Arjun Tendulkar, who made his IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, kept his cool and defended 20 runs off the final over, and also took the wicket of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Also read: Sawai Mansingh Stadium Pitch Report, RR vs LSG Today Match IPL 2023 After the match, Arjun’s maiden wicket was lauded by several former cricketers and celebrities. After taking his first wicket, Arjun talked about Sachin’s inputs on his game. “Obviously it was great getting my first IPL wicket. I just had…
Cricket Australia has unveiled their 17-member squad for the World Test Championship Final against India at the Oval and the Ashes. The team management has called back all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, and opening batter Marcus Harris ahead of the English summer. Pat Cummins, who missed the third and fourth Tests of the BGT to take care of his unwell mother, will take over as captain of the team. Steven Smith, who led Australia in the final two tests, has been reappointed as Vice-Captain. David Warner, who suffered an elbow injury during the Test series against India in February, has…
Who is a better batsman – Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli, has been the longest-standing debate in cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar has been hailed as the ‘God of Cricket’ by fans while Virat Kohli is considered a ‘modern-era great’. However, Kohli, on Monday, made an ‘embarrassing’ revelation on being compared with Sachin all his career. Also read: IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to lead RCB in absence of Faf du Plessis? Know Here Speaking to Robin Uthappa in an interview on Jio Cinema, Kohli said: “I say this to people all the time that I had talent but the most complete…
RCB captain Faf du Plessis injured his rib while fielding during the match against CSK. “Early on in the match, I was diving around and I thought I went at it with my rib, that was the cause of discomfort,” He added: ”I lost a little bit of power towards the end, was disappointed as I got stiff.” During his knock, he was seen getting heavily strapped around his stomach after the 13th over. Though the extent of the injury is still unknown, a few reports state that Faf is likely to be rested in RCB’s next match against PBKS…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy and batting are both shining in IPL 2023. A day earlier, under the captaincy of Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings defeated RCB after scoring 226 runs at their home. Dhoni did not need much batting in this match. In this season, Dhoni has played just 28 balls in 5 innings and has scored 59 runs at a strike rate of 211. Dhoni has also hit 6 sixes. Seeing Dhoni’s power hitting, every bowler is scared of him. His fellow bowler Deepak Chahar is also included in this. A glimpse of this was seen in the match against…
The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 got off to a rocky start for RCB as the side has won only twice in the 5 matches they have played so far in the season. While Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell put on extraordinary batting performances in RCB’s last game against CSK, the rest of the batting line-up failed miserably. Touching upon the same, former India pacer Zaheer Khan came forward to point out a major flaw in the side’s batting lineup. He opined that if Dinesh Karthik is unable to regain his form, the problems could…