The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League will be starting from March 31 and the last league match will be played on May 21. Defending Champions Gujarat Titans will be facing Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter. IPL has witnessed some exciting contests over the years and the upcoming season is expected to throw the same kind of thrilling moments. Here Are 3 Teams Who Are Expected To Reach The Playoffs Of TATA IPL 2023: 1. Punjab Kings Punjab Kings have one of the best chances to make it to the playoffs as this time the franchise let…
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Punjab Kings (PBKS) has qualified for the IPL finals only on 1 occasion. However, with some big guns on their side in IPL 2023, Punjab Kings come into the tournament as one of the strongest teams on paper. Here 3 reasons why Punjab Kings might qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023: 1. Talismanic Captain – Shikhar Dhawan Punjab Kings let go of Mayank Agarwal and appointed Shikhar Dhawan as their new skipper for IPL 2023. Shikhar Dhawan, who has captained Team India on several occasions, has a huge pool of experience, and is also one of the most dependable…
Delhi Capitals have some of the most impactful all-rounders in their squad for IPL 2023. Their list of all-rounders includes Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, and Axar Patel. Even Rovman Powell can also bowl a few overs if needed. However, Axar Patel’s role would be more important than any other all-rounder in the team as the left-armer is likely to play at number 4 for Delhi Capitals. Why will Axar Patel bat at number 4 in IPL 2023? Axar Patel usually bats at number seven or eight in the IPL. However, the batsman’s significant improvement in the past few…
India and Australia are facing each other in the 3rd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Day 1 of the Test went to the visitors as Australia dominated India in all the 3 sessions. Batting first Team India failed to set a big total as the entire team got restricted to 109 runs in 33.2 overs. The highest run scorer from India’s innings was Virat Kohli who scored 22 runs in 52 balls before giving his wicket to the young Todd Murphy. Australia came to bat and put on a solid batting show as Usman Khwaja and Marnus Labuschagne took…
While speaking on RCB Podcast Season 2, the second of the 10 episodes, du Plessis revealed how he learnt the captaincy art from various cricketers like Graeme Smith, Stephen Fleming, and MS Dhoni. “I always had this leadership perspective of learning from great leaders, it (leadership) was always something that I was fascinated about. When I initially came into the South African team, Graeme Smith was the captain. I was like, Wow, this guy’s got an amazing presence when he speaks — like this big, blinding roar at you, and he just dominated the room while speaking. So I was…
India and Australia are facing each other in the 3rd test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. India opted to bat first at the Holkar Cricket Stadium but nothing went the hosts’ way as the Aussie spinners starred on Day 1. Team India got all out at just 109 runs in 33.2 overs. However, a very interesting thing happened when India were 8 down and Umesh Yadav and Axar Patel were on the crease. Team India was in a difficult situation when Umesh Yadav hit a powerful six. While Virat Kohli showed his excitement towards…
India and Australia are facing each other in the 3rd test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. India opted to bat first at the Holkar Cricket Stadium but nothing went the hosts’ way as the Aussie spinners starred on Day 1. Team India got all out at just 109 runs in 33.2 overs. However, Kohli, who scored 25000 International runs in the 2nd Test in Delhi, has now joined another elite list of star Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. The former Indian captain has become the third Indian cricketer to play 200…
The Indian batting unit is falling like a house of cards on Day 1 of the 3rd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. After the end of the 1st session Team India were 84/7 with the highest run scorer being Virat Kohli who played a crucial knock of 22 runs in 52 balls in this low scoring innings. Team Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was found in front of the stumps at the 4th delivery of Nathan Lyon during the 11th over. The batter played for the spin and was deceived as the ball hit his pads. Umpire Nitin Mennon raised…
Team India is currently facing Australia in the 3rd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. India is currently leading the series by 2-0, and a win in the 3rd Test will take them directly to the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. However, half of Team India returned to the pavilion at just 45 runs. Australia’s leading spinner Nathan Lyon took 2* wickets and became the highest wicket-taker among visiting bowlers in Asia. Also read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test:…
CSK captain MS Dhoni is likely to play his last IPL this year. Hence, the question arises, who will be CSK’s captain after MS Dhoni? 3 players are currently in the race for captaincy of CSK: Can Jadeja become CSK’s captain once again? Jadeja, who has been with the franchise since 2012, became the third player to lead the Super Kings side, after Dhoni and Suresh Raina. Dhoni had handed him captaincy at the start of IPL 2022. However, Jadeja later handed the role back to MS Dhoni after the team lost six out of its eight matches in the…