Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has recently made a revelation that may shock many fans. Hardik Pandya, who ended as the side’s highest run-scorer in IPL 2022 (the first IPL season of Gujarat Titans), has revealed that he was close to joining Lucknow Super Giants ahead of its debut season because of his good relationship with KL Rahul (captain of LSG). “I did get a call from the other franchise (Lucknow Super Giants) as well, which was a new franchise in IPL. Someone who I knew (KL Rahul) was leading the team. For me, it was very important, considering the…
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The Gujarat Titans secured a close win against Punjab Kings on Thursday. Their opener Shubman Gill was the star for GT with the bat, as he scored an important 67 off 49 deliveries, smashing seven fours and a six. Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja was very impressed with Gill’s batting and expressed his agreement with the popular opinion that Gill could succeed Virat Kohli’s as India’s next top-batter across all formats. “He has so much potential, he has so much time. He looks so naturally beautiful when he plays. When he drives, there’s a curve on the shot. He has…
Rinku Singh went into God mode in the last over of the chase in the match against Gujarat Titans as he struck five sixes to help his side complete 205-run chase. Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has now compared Rinku Singh with MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar while making a staggering comment on his never-seen-before feat in IPL. “There is a belief in KKR team that Rinku Singh is still there. When MS Dhoni had started finishing off games, there was a belief that Dhoni is still there. In the 90s, it was if Tendulkar is there the match can…
KKR team won the IPL trophy twice under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir, but the team failed miserably to perform well last season. This time the team is being led by Nitish Rana. In IPL 2023, KKR has so far won 2 out of three matches. Now in the midst of IPL 2023, a young player has entered the KKR team. Let’s know about this player. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Aarya Desai for the remaining IPL 2023 season. He plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He has played three first-class matches and has 151 runs to his credit.…
In the 19th match of the IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hosted Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 14, 2023. In that match, SRH star batsman Harry Brook hit the first century of IPL 2023. The English batsman kept thumping the KKR bowlers all over the Eden Gardens hitting 12 fours and 3 sixes in his knock, and finally reached the 100-run mark in 55 balls despite being tired a lot due to heat in Kolkata. Also read: Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today Match in IPL 2023?…
Yash Dayal, who was hit for 5 consecutive sixes in the final over of the match between GT and KKR by Rinku Singh, didn’t feature in GT’s next match against PBKS which was played on April 13. Talking on this matter, Rahul Tewatia, who meted the same treatment to Punjab Kings pacer Sheldon Cottrell in IPL 2020, said that Dayal would come back strong. “He was one of our main bowlers. We became champion last season and he played a massive role in it. He bowled well with the new ball as well in the death last year,” Tewatia told…
In yesterday’s match between PBKS and GT, Shubman Gill was 17 off 9 balls in the powerplay. Gill’s strike rate was around 200 despite batting till the last over of Gujarat Titans’ chase. This has been the problem with Gill’s batting in white-ball cricket, especially in T20s. Legendary Indian opener Virender Sehwag pointed out Gill’s strike rate and said he should not think about reaching personal milestones and instead start treating the game according to situations. “He scored 67 off 49 balls but when did he reach his fiifty? He reached his fifty off maybe 41-42 balls so in 7-8…
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has recently revealed that MS Dhoni is nursing a knee injury. This was clearly since the start of IPL 2023 as Dhoni was seen doing practice wearing a knee cap. The CSK captain was also seen in pain on several occasions in the ongoing IPL. Recently, CSK shared a video of their legendary captain however, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Dhoni was limping in the clip that has gone viral on social media. No doubt, the condition doesn’t seem right and MS Dhoni could miss a few games for CSK in IPL 2023 due…
The craze of franchise cricket leagues are continuously increasing all over the world. After the success of IPL, in the last few years, franchise leagues have started in countries like West Indies, Bangladesh and Pakistan and have also been successful. In the same year the T20 franchise league started in UAE and South Africa as well. These leagues are also getting good responses. Meanwhile, the government of Saudi Arabia also wants to set-up the world’s most expensive T20 league here. For this, they held talks with the IPL franchise owners. According to a report in ‘The Age’, representatives of the…
RCB will wear green jersey on 23rd April during their home game against Rajasthan Royals Sharing details about their green game in IPL 2023, the Bangalore franchise tweeted: “Green Game will be played on the 23rd of April, against Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy stadium. Our special green jerseys are made of 100% recycled material and you can now get your hands on them, on the RCB Website and App. #PlayBold #ನಮ್ #IPL2023 #GoGreen” RCB introduced the green jersey as part of their “Go Green” initiative in 2011, aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and creating awareness about ecological issues. They…