IPL 2020: Great to have Pollard in such terrific form, says MI bowling mentor Zaheer Khan
4 years, 3 months ago

IPL 2020: Great to have Pollard in such terrific form, says MI bowling mentor Zaheer Khan

The Hindu  

Kieron Pollard’s blazing form at the onset of the Indian Premier League is a “great sign” for the Mumbai Indians as it has been the case over the years, says bowling mentor Zaheer Khan. CSK vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2020 Live Updates “It is great to have the big man in such form since tournament in Caribbean and he is continuing with that form, which is very important and we are always banking on him,” Zaheer said in a flash interview posted on MI twitter handle. “Pollard, when he comes to the party early, it’s always a great sign for us,” Zaheer added. “Shane Bond works very hard so that all the bowlers are updated with the plans, good to have experienced pace battery we have.” Left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya and leg spinner Rahul Chahar’s superb bowling in the middle overs also received special mention.

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'I just focus on...' - KL Rahul reveals his mantra of success with bat in overseas Tests after Gabba heroics

India TV News  

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IPL 2024: Rajat Patidar 'happy' to lead RCB if given an opportunity
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IPL 2024: Rajat Patidar 'happy' to lead RCB if given an opportunity

India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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IPL 2025: How Vignesh Puthur earned an unexpected call-up to Mumbai Indians
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IPL 2025: How Vignesh Puthur earned an unexpected call-up to Mumbai Indians

The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Quint  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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IPL 2025: Virat Kohli retained by RCB for staggering ₹21 crore – ‘Very special feeling’
2 months, 1 week ago

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Live Mint  

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KL Rahul left stunned, looks at Gautam Gambhir in awe after Shubman Gill's thunderous pull shot during 1st Test
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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad eclipsed by ruthless Kolkata Knight Riders
7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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IPL 2024 Final: It’s Knight Riders’ cup of joy as Sunrisers fall flat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

IPL 2024 Final: It’s Knight Riders’ cup of joy as Sunrisers fall flat

The Hindu  

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals bowling trio set up win over RCB for spot in Qualifier 2

Hindustan Times  

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Virat Kohli tipped to break all-time IPL record in playoffs 2024 by Matthew Hayden: 'He is so committed'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Virat Kohli tipped to break all-time IPL record in playoffs 2024 by Matthew Hayden: 'He is so committed'

Hindustan Times  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir' tipped for blockbuster IPL 2024 final after RCB's stunning run to playoffs

Hindustan Times  

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IPL 2024, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals aim to snap losing streak and secure No. 2 spot against Kolkata Knight Riders
7 months, 3 weeks ago

IPL 2024, RR vs KKR: Rajasthan Royals aim to snap losing streak and secure No. 2 spot against Kolkata Knight Riders

The Hindu  

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IPL’s emerging stars: Mayank Yadav’s fast break into India’s consciousness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

IPL’s emerging stars: Mayank Yadav’s fast break into India’s consciousness

Hindustan Times  

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IPL 2024: DC's Ishant Sharma reveals special bond with 'elder brother' Ricky Ponting
7 months, 3 weeks ago

IPL 2024: DC's Ishant Sharma reveals special bond with 'elder brother' Ricky Ponting

India Today  

DC fast bowler Ishant Sharma opened up on his relationship with head coach Ricky Ponting after his match-winning spell against LSG in Match 64 of IPL 2024. Following his marvellous bowling display, Ishant was lauded by head coach Ponting, against whom he had several memorable battles on the field. IPL 2024 Full Coverage | IPL 2024 Points Table and Standings …

'Cheete ki chaal...': Rohit Sharma gets 'T20 World Cup' backing after being shown no mercy over abysmal IPL 2024 run
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Cheete ki chaal...': Rohit Sharma gets 'T20 World Cup' backing after being shown no mercy over abysmal IPL 2024 run

Hindustan Times  

It was his diminishing returns with the bat over the last few IPL seasons that led to Mumbai Indians removing Rohit Sharma from the captaincy role for the 2024 season. Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata, India, Saturday …

History-maker Virat Kohli becomes first player to achieve massive milestone in IPL for RCB against DC – India TV
7 months, 4 weeks ago

History-maker Virat Kohli becomes first player to achieve massive milestone in IPL for RCB against DC – India TV

India TV News  

Virat Kohli scripted history in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, May 2 as he became the fourth player in the tournament's history to play 250 matches and the only one to play all of them for just one team as he took the field for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the Delhi Capitals. Kohli became the fourth player after …

Virat Kohli rues RCB depending on other results for IPL 2024 playoffs qualification
8 months ago

Virat Kohli rues RCB depending on other results for IPL 2024 playoffs qualification

India Today  

Virat Kohli has rued the fact that RCB has to depend on other results to ensure their qualification for the IPL 2024 playoffs after they beat PBKS in Dharamsala on May 9. PBKS vs RCB: Highlights | Scorecard Need to raise our level: Kohli Kohli went on to say that RCB would need to keep raising their level as if …

Virat Kohli sets up massive win for RCB, knocks PBKS out of IPL 2024
8 months ago

Virat Kohli sets up massive win for RCB, knocks PBKS out of IPL 2024

Hindustan Times  

Virat Kohli has eight IPL hundreds to his name. Ashutosh Sharma had ample time to get into a good position after Kohli’s miscued hoick off Vidwath Kaverappa sent the ball swirling in the air. Kohli paced his innings like only he can—his first two sixes coming in the initial 6.1 overs before taking the aerial route again from the 15th …

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli's Dharamsala special keeps RCB in playoffs hunt, knocks out PBKS
8 months ago

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli's Dharamsala special keeps RCB in playoffs hunt, knocks out PBKS

India Today  

Virat Kohli was the star of the show with the bat as RCB kept their playoff hopes alive with xx-run win over PBKS in the IPL 2024 on May 9, Thursday. Kohli would have a lucky start as the PBKS fielders gifted him two lives and the RCB batter would capitalise on it. Kohli ended up scoring 92 off just …

Sanjiv Goenka vs KL Rahul: LSG owner crosses the line of professionalism against one of Indian cricket's very best
8 months ago

Sanjiv Goenka vs KL Rahul: LSG owner crosses the line of professionalism against one of Indian cricket's very best

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Premier League has come a long way since 2008, when cricket was almost a sideshow. Sanjiv Goenka during LSG's IPL 2024 match Over time, the realisation dawned that the IPL’s success would hinge entirely on the quality of cricket. In the post-Lalit Modi era, cricket became the IPL’s USP – as it should always have been – and …

RR coach lavishes praise on captain Sanju Samson's management: 'It's exciting to see his leadership'
8 months ago

RR coach lavishes praise on captain Sanju Samson's management: 'It's exciting to see his leadership'

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Royals bowling coach Shane Bond lavished praise on skipper Sanju Samson for his leadership in the ongoing season of IPL. Sanju Samson has impressed Shane Bond with his leadership Samson, who was criticised for his inconsistency in the last few seasons, played with a lot of maturity this edition and scored 385 runs in 10 matches including four half-centuries. …

IPL 2024: No plans to rest Bumrah yet ahead of T20 World Cup, says MI batting coach Pollard
8 months ago

IPL 2024: No plans to rest Bumrah yet ahead of T20 World Cup, says MI batting coach Pollard

The Hindu  

Mumbai Indians has no plans to rest ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the T20 World Cup even though it is out of contention for the Indian Premier League playoffs, said batting coach Kieron Pollard. “I certainly haven’t had any discussions about that,” Pollard told media after the game when asked if there are any plans to rest Bumrah …

'Rohit Sharma just fell off the radar': India captain's 'worrying' IPL form, glaring weakness exposed ahead of T20 WC
8 months ago

'Rohit Sharma just fell off the radar': India captain's 'worrying' IPL form, glaring weakness exposed ahead of T20 WC

Hindustan Times  

Rohit Sharma has failed to find consistency in the ongoing season of IPL 2024 as former cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that his form is a worrying sign for the Indian team ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma's form is a big concern for India ahead of T20 World Cup 2024. I want the Indian team's T20 captain to …

'Rohit Sharma integral part but...': Mumbai Indians fired mega-auction warning as 5-time champs on brink of IPL exit
8 months ago

'Rohit Sharma integral part but...': Mumbai Indians fired mega-auction warning as 5-time champs on brink of IPL exit

Hindustan Times  

If Rohit Sharma opts to part ways with Mumbai Indians one day, there will be no shortage of Indian Premier League teams who will go for him at the auction. Not long ago, former Chennai Super Kings batter Ambati Rayudu weighed in on the Mumbai Indians captaincy saga and claimed that Rohit could ‘go wherever he wanted to go’ after …

IPL 2024: Naveen-ul-Haq urges LSG to move on after defeat against KKR
8 months ago

IPL 2024: Naveen-ul-Haq urges LSG to move on after defeat against KKR

The Hindu  

Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen-ul-Haq urged his team to brush past the resounding 98-run defeat it suffered against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2024 game at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Naveen, who was LSG’s best bowler with figures of 3/49 in four overs, admitted that Sunday’s surface favoured the batters while also conceding that his team’s …

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Starc takes 4, Kolkata beat Mumbai by 24 runs
8 months, 1 week ago

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Starc takes 4, Kolkata beat Mumbai by 24 runs

Hindustan Times  

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Knight Riders spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy strangled the Mumbai Indians batters in the first 10 overs as the hosts chase a target of 170. Earlier, KKR's top order was shredded apart by MI inside the first seven overs of their innings after Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first …

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Starc takes 4, Kolkata beat Mumbai by 24 runs
8 months, 1 week ago

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Starc takes 4, Kolkata beat Mumbai by 24 runs

Hindustan Times  

IPL 2024, MI vs KKR Highlights: Knight Riders spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy strangled the Mumbai Indians batters in the first 10 overs as the hosts chase a target of 170. Earlier, KKR's top order was shredded apart by MI inside the first seven overs of their innings after Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first …

IPL 2024 match today: SRH vs RR head-to-head record, stats, most runs, and most wickets list in IPL
8 months, 1 week ago

IPL 2024 match today: SRH vs RR head-to-head record, stats, most runs, and most wickets list in IPL

Hindustan Times  

Table-toppers Rajasthan Royals will eye 5 wins on the trot against the fiery Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins with teammates during a training session Inaugural edition winners RR downed the Lucknow Super Giants by 7 wickets where skipper Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel propelled their team past the 196-run target …

IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad looks to return to winning ways against high-flying Rajasthan Royals
8 months, 1 week ago

IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad looks to return to winning ways against high-flying Rajasthan Royals

The Hindu  

Table-topper Rajasthan Royals take on fifth-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad as the home team desperately needs to regain the winning touch in the Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Thursday. Royals’ batting line-up consists of openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler in top form, captain Sanju Samson at number three, who is always there to chip …

India's T20 World Cup squad: The best 15? Pedigree and reputation bear testimony, though form might suggest otherwise
8 months, 1 week ago

India's T20 World Cup squad: The best 15? Pedigree and reputation bear testimony, though form might suggest otherwise

Hindustan Times  

Selecting an Indian squad, especially for a tournament as high-profile as a World Cup, requires delicate tightrope-walking. Perhaps the fact that India will play all their initial league matches in the US influenced his selection as much as his tally of 13 wickets from nine games for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, though it must be kept in mind that …

Mohammed Siraj replaced by Harshit Rana; KL Rahul loses spot to Sanju Samson in India's T20 World Cup squad by Katich
8 months, 1 week ago

Mohammed Siraj replaced by Harshit Rana; KL Rahul loses spot to Sanju Samson in India's T20 World Cup squad by Katich

Hindustan Times  

Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich has been the latest addition to bandwagon of experts and veteran cricketers to pick their preferred Team India squad for the impending T20 World Cup which will begin from June 1 onwards in the West Indies and the USA. Simon Katich has dropped Mohammed Siraj from his India T20 World Cup squad Chief selector Ajit …

KL Rahul out of T20 World Cup race as Sanju Samson finds two fresh competitors ahead of India squad announcement: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

KL Rahul out of T20 World Cup race as Sanju Samson finds two fresh competitors ahead of India squad announcement: Report

Hindustan Times  

The biggest debate surrounding the potential T20 World Cup squad for Team India among the veteran cricketers and experts has been around the wicketkeeping spot. While Rishabh Pant made himself a certainty as the first-choice wicketkeeper following his exploits in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, the discussion has solely pertained to the backup position, with the battle boiling down to …

Ashwin sends 'save the bowlers' SOS to BCCI amid calls of 'worst IPL' after PBKS, KKR combine to amass over 520 runs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ashwin sends 'save the bowlers' SOS to BCCI amid calls of 'worst IPL' after PBKS, KKR combine to amass over 520 runs

Hindustan Times  

So what’s next in the IPL? There’ve simply been far too many 200-plus scores this season, with last evening’s game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings leasing the way, which saw PBKS gun down KKR’s 261 to record the highest chase in T20 cricket, let alone IPL, with eight balls to spare. R Ashwin's plea after Punjab Kings and …

IPL-17: LSG vs RR | Table-topper Rajasthan Royals look to set one foot in playoffs zone
8 months, 2 weeks ago

IPL-17: LSG vs RR | Table-topper Rajasthan Royals look to set one foot in playoffs zone

The Hindu  

Far from the pack occupied in the mid-table scrap for the playoffs spots, Rajasthan Royals will indulge itself in the prospect of strolling its way in when it visits Lucknow Super Giants at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow in the Indian Premier League on April 27. Taking cognisance of Rahul and Marcus Stoinis’ telling contributions in the Super …

Spinners help IPL's lowest ranked Bengaluru defeat Hyderabad
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Spinners help IPL's lowest ranked Bengaluru defeat Hyderabad

Hindustan Times  

Indian spinners Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh took four key wickets to help IPL's lowest-ranked Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in Hyderabad on Thursday. Spinners help IPL's lowest ranked Bengaluru defeat Hyderabad Earlier, Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and scored a par 206-7, setting a 207 run target for Hyderabad's in-form batting unit which …

Kohli's continuing middle-phase puzzle
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kohli's continuing middle-phase puzzle

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: When Sunrisers Hyderabad opened the bowling with Abhishek Sharma against Virat Kohli, it was a no-brainer. Spin is a negative match-up against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter up front and every one in the cricketing fraternity knows it. Kohli went on to charge at Pat Cummins and flick him for four and then lofted the Australian inside out — …

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