Troubled Kolkata Knight Riders seem to be getting a lifeline after regular captain Shreyas Iyer’s injury and Shakib Al Hasan’s sudden withdrawal from the tournament. Two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday brought in England opener Jason Roy for almost double his price. KKR did not say whether Roy would be available for the IPL home match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. KKR suffered a major setback when Iyer was ruled out of the entire season due to a back injury, while Shakib pulled out citing personal and national commitments. Also read: IPL 2023: List of Injured and Replaced…
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IPL has returned to its old color this season. Due to Covid for the last three seasons, this league was organized with many restrictions. The home and away format of IPL has returned this season. But once again the shadow of Covid has fallen on this league. Covid has not caught any player but has caught former Indian opener Aakash Chopra, who is included in the commentary panel. While posting on Tuesday, Chopra wrote that he has once again come under the grip of Covid. He said that although the situation is under control, he will stay away from commentary.…
Mumbai Indians faced an embarrassing defeat in their IPL 2023 opener, losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru by eight wickets on Sunday. Talking on this matter, former Australian cricketer Tom Moody questioned MI’s squad and felt that the playing XI consisted of ‘too many holes’. “I’m concerned (for MI) because I sort of called it before the start of the IPL that I didn’t think they’d be anywhere near the finals. I just feel there are too many holes amongst their team and I don’t think they’ve got a balance in their squad either. They don’t have the domestic…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) problems don’t seem to end as after injury concerns of some of their main players, their senior all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has pulled out of the tournament due to international commitment and personal reasons. Here are 3 players who can replace Shakib Al Hasan in KKR’s squad: 1. Riley Meredith Riley Meredith has represented a few teams in the IPL before. Apart from that, Meredith has also been a consistent performer in the Big Bash League (BBL). Though he is not a spinner, he could be a perfect replacement for Shakib Al Hasan as he can…
After the jersey gesture for Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals is planning to give tribute to Rishabh Pant in a different way. Delhi Capitals will honor Rishabh Pant by inscribing his jersey number on all players during a game. This is when the team wears a different color in one game. However, it will be cut in one corner, so there will be no infringement on players’ jersey numbers. Also, during the team’s first home match against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, Rishabh Pant will likely watch the game from the stands at Arun Jaitley Stadium. In the opening game against Lucknow…
Chennai Super Kings won their second game of IPL 2023 against Lucknow Super Giants in front of the massive Chepauk crowd. However, after the match, CSK captain MS Dhoni didn’t look impressed with the bowling performance of the Yellow Brigade as the Deepak Chahar-starrer bowling attack bowled three no-balls and as many as 13 wides in that match. Tushar Deshpande, who has bowled four out of the five no-balls from CSK. Last evening, understood that bowling no-ball in this format is a crime, but also pointed out how he is trying to not dwell over it too much. Also read:…
In the opening game against Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals hung their skipper’s jersey No. 17 on the roof of the dug-out as a gesture that he is “always with the team in spirit”. However, it seems that the BCCI is “not very happy” with DC’s jersey gesture in the 1st match. An IPL source said that it has been made clear from the BCCI’s end that such a gesture seemed a “bit over the top” and was at one level “uncalled for”. Also read: IPL 2023: Good news for Delhi Capitals fans; Rishabh Pant to join the team for…
Before the match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 4th April, Delhi Capitals team has received great news. Actually, Rishabh Pant, the regular captain of Delhi Capitals, is going to rejoin the team. Last year on December 30, 2022, he had become a victim of a car accident. He had suffered serious injuries in that car accident, due to which he had to undergo his surgery. Pant is currently recovering from his injury. But according to a report, he will be seen in the stadium in the upcoming match against…
Kolkata Knight Riders lost their first match of IPL 2023 and they will be playing their second match on April 6 against the very dangerous Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, with less than a few days left for the match to begin, bad news has struck the KKR camp. Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has opted out of IPL 2023 due to availability issues. Shakib was recently named in the squad announced for the only Test against Ireland starting April 4. Shakib was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.50 crore at the mini-auction held in December 2022. Also read: IPL…
The sixth match of the 16th season of IPL will be played between Chennai Super Kings captained by MS Dhoni and Lucknow Super Giants captained by KL Rahul at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The match will be played on Monday, April 3 at Chepauk Stadium at 7:30 PM. However, before this match between CSK and LSG, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni fans have started a fierce war on social media. Before the match between these two teams, a cold war has been created between the users on social media. The fans of Lucknow say that Gautam Gambhir’s team playing mind…