A great cricket captain is the one who shoulders the responsibility of guiding his team with excellent leadership skills and planning without losing his composure and necessary aggression to take bold decisions to win the match. MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh had these qualities that elevated them to become perhaps the most fantastic skippers in the history of cricket. They commanded their troops from the front to take the game head-on and used their defeats as the stepping stone for the success to come. If you wonder what features these legends possess, you are at the right place…
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DC vs RCB, the match 27th of Tata IPL 2022, is scheduled to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on 16 April 2022. Team Updates: Delhi Capitals are in peril due to the unavailability of Mitchell Marsh and the injuries of Anrich Nortje. They cannot fill up their required quota of 4 overseas players in the playing XI appropriately. However, Mitchell Marsh has joined the Capitals camp and is expected to play the game against RCB. This will boost their batting and bowling unit as the all-rounder is a hard-hitter and can chip in with…
MI vs LSG, the 26th match of Tata IPL 2022 is scheduled to be played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from 3:30 PM IST on 16 April 2022.
MI vs PBKS, the 23rd match of the tournament, was won by Punjab Kings by 12 runs to hand Mumbai Indians its fifth consecutive loss in Tata IPL 2022. MI vs PBKS Highlights: Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first. Both teams remained unchanged from the previous game. PBKS Inning: Punjab had a great start with both openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal, going on to score half-centuries. Mayank Agarwal played the aggressor and scored 52 off 32, while Shikhar Dhawan anchored the dining and made 70 off 50 in the MI vs PBKS clash. Johnny Bairstow…
SRH vs KKR, the match 25th of Tata IPL 2022, is scheduled to be played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on 15 April 2022. Team Updates: Sunrisers Hyderabad is riding high on confidence with a win against Gujarat Titans in their previous encounter in the tournament. SRH has won two matches on the trot, and everyone from their batting and bowling unit has performed well in the previous two matches. Kane Williamson and Nicholas Pooran’s return to the form is the most promising feature for them in the tournament. Rahul Tripathi is also playing well as…
RR vs GT, the match 24th of Tata IPL 2022, is scheduled to be played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST on 14 April 2022. Team Updates: Rajasthan Royals are comfortably sitting at the top of the table with 3 wins in 4 games. They have unearthed a new talent in Kuldeep Sen in their previous encounter against Lucknow Super Giants in the tournament. Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna have been phenomenal for them with the new ball. Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Ashwin are equally effective in the middle overs. Their batting unit is somewhat concerning,…
CSK vs RCB, the 22nd match of the tournament, saw CSK registering their first win of the tournament after four consecutive losses. CSK completely dominated Royal Challengers Bangalore in all three aspects of the game to register a thumping victory by 23 runs. Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube were the stars for Super Kings with the bat. They helped Chennai reach a massive total of 216/4 in the 20 overs. In reply, Bangalore could only muster 193/9 in their 20 overs. CSK vs RCB Highlights: Royal Challengers won the toss and opted to ball first owing to the due factor…
Bad Umpiring is ruining the reputation of the biggest T20 league in the world, IPL. Many controversial and match-defining bad decisions have already happened, with only one-third of the tournament done. IPL thrives on its quality in every department against the other T20 leagues globally. However, bad umpiring is downgrading the coveted stature of IPL in the cricketing fraternity. Instances of bad umpiring in IPL 2022: 1- The third umpire wrongfully gives Kane Williamson out The incident happened in Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Rajasthan Royals game. SRH was chasing a massive total of 210, and their skipper Kane Williamson had a…
SRH vs GT, the match 21st of Tata IPL, saw Sunrisers Hyderabad registering their second consecutive win of the tournament. Hyderabad defeated Gujarat Titans by chasing down 162 with 11 balls to spare. SRH was clinical in their approach and cruised towards the victory without much problems in the SRH vs GT clash. SRH vs GT Highlights: Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to ball first at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. GT Inning: Gujarat Titans had a miserable start with their superstar Shubman Gill departing early in the innings with only 7 runs to his name. Mathew Wade…
MI vs PBKS, the 23rd match of Tata IPL 2022, is scheduled to be played at MCA Stadium in Pune from 7:30 PM IST on 13 April 2022. Team Updates: Mumbai Indians are in dire need of a win. They have lost four consecutive matches with no victory to show for it. They are tied for the last spot with CSK in the points table and have to find a way to get back into the mix for the top four. Their batting has been sub-par, and apart from Suryakumar Yadav and young Tilak Varma, no other batter has been…