The second match of the IPL 2021 game ensures to be a cracker. We’ve seen quite a few thrillers in matches between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the past. Positively, we will see more witnesses tonight. Rohit Sharma and his men have missed both games they’ve performed in the 2nd leg so far. Similarly is the case with Kohli and his lads in red. With RCB vs MI have both these teams looking to begin their accounts in this 2nd half of IPL 2021, match 39 is definitely going to further end the weekend…
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Young Indian seamer Kartik Tyagi has admitted that he learned a lot from senior pacers same as Jasprit Bumrah and co. This was during his work as a net bowler with the senior team in Australia’s extreme winter. Tyagi revealed he was initially worried about going to Bumrah but the latter made something easy for him by taking the action. The young pacer praised it as a ‘big moment’ for him. In a virtual press conference, the Rajasthan Royals pacer said: “When I went to Australia, I didn’t go to Jasprit bhaiya because I was nervous but he came to me and…
Sunrisers Hyderabad leg-spinner Rashid Khan has said that the energy the players put in the middle matters more to him than the results. SRH are right now last in the IPL 2021 standings, with only 2-points to their name from 7-games. The Orange Army is up against the Delhi Capitals tonight in their opening game of the UAE leg. Speaking to the host commentator in an interview before the game against DC, Rashid Khan highlighted that the Sunrisers were looking forward to playing with a confident mindset in the upcoming matches. “As a team, I think we just need to…
However another remarkable revelation, Virat Kohli will quit as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after IPL 2021. The RCB captain made the release himself through the franchise’s official Twitter handle, in what has come as a shock to the RCB followers. Virat Kohli took charge as RCB captain in 2013 after Daniel Vettori renounced the position. Nevertheless, the 32-year old, despite his batting achievements, hasn’t been able to win a title for the franchise. The right-handed batsman’s best season as skipper was in 2016 during RCB reached the final. https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1439635618846281728 According to the video, Kohli can be seen thanking the fans for…
Mumbai Indians (MI) bowling coach Shane Bond admitted his team’s winning mentality and has said that the side is in great shape ahead of their opening encounter of phase-2 today (September 19). The former Kiwi speedster thinks MI’s one specialty is remembering how to win matches. The 2nd leg of IPL 2021 will begin with an epic battle between 5-time champions Mumbai Indians and 3-times champions Chennai Super Kings. The official Twitter handle of Mumbai Indians shared a video of a short interaction with Shane Bond, who was worried about playing in the UAE again. You can see the video…
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has high expectations from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Kane Williamson in the 2nd half of IPL 2021 in the UAE. Admitting that SRH is highly questionable to qualify for the playoffs, having won only one of their 7 games, Chopra also added that Williamson could boost the franchise’s resolution with some assured knocks. Williamson took over as SRH captain close to IPL 2021 was suspended in India after David Warner was dismissed following the franchise’s poor showing. SRH will begin the 2nd half of IPL 2021 in the modern position on the points table. Analyzing…
Delhi Capitals spinner Siddharth Manimaran miss the rest of IPL 2021 because of a quadriceps injury. The Tamil Nadu left-arm orthodox spinner is still to make his IPL debut. An unlucky injury during a practice session has now increased his wait further. Siddharth was earlier part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad as in earlier seasons. Delhi Capitals renewed their fans about the 23-year-old’s injury situation by uploading a post on their official Instagram profile. They captioned the post: “🚨 INJURY UPDATE 🚨 @siddharth.manimaran has sustained a quadriceps strain while training and has been ruled out of #IPL2021 as a result. We wish him…
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has said that he won’t be shocked if some of the Indian players, who flew in from the UK to the UAE for IPL 2021, test COVID positive in the upcoming days. The BCCI has strictly advised all players coming to the UAE from England to undergo a 6-day quarantine. Chopra said the though, considering the random nature of the virus, there is a chance of it hitting the IPL again. Speaking on his Official YouTube channel, Chopra gave the explanation of assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar, who tested negative and then positive in a span…
The international players for the greatest IPL franchises have landed in the UAE. Moreover, among them are Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) stars Kyle Jamieson and Dan Christian. The duo landed in the UAE and, before their mandatory quarantine, took some time off to talk regarding RCB and their thoughts on the future season. The franchise took to Instagram to post with a snippet of their 2-cents. The clip was captioned: “Bold Diaries: Kyle Jamieson and Dan Christian join RCB in Dubai. The trans-tasman all-rounders have arrived and begun their mandatory quarantine! But before that, they spoke to us about RCB and the team’s chances to…
South African leg spinner Imran Tahir showed his frustration over the treatment he received from officials of South African cricket. The 42-year old revealed that CSA director Graeme Smith talked with him the previous year and had affirmed him of a place in the T20 World Cup squad, which was supposed to happen in Australia last year. However, since then, there has been no discussion between Tahir and Smith. Talking to IOL, Imran Tahir opened up on the talks he had with Graeme Smith before becoming ghosted. Tahir said: “I am not feeling great that I am not in the…
Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara recently admired captain Sanju Samson for kepping things clear, simple, and direct as the captain of the side. The former Sri Lanka skipper went on to suggest that Samson does well when he holds to his natural game. Kumar Sangakkara also looked out how the youngster was handed the captaincy of the team under challenging situations. He also seemed positive about Samson’s future as captain of the inaugural IPL champions. The young gloveman struck the Sri Lankan veteran with his inspiring captaincy despite not having a full-strength squad at his direction. “I…
shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji have parted ways after 8-years of marriage, as per to a report in ANI. He married in 2012. however Dhawan is yet to confirm or discuss about it, Aesha, in a long description on Instagram post write: “I THOUGHT DIVORCE WAS A DIRTY WORD UNTIL I BECAME A 2 TIME DIVORCEE. “Funny how words can have such powerful meanings and associations. I experienced this first hand as a divorcee. The first time I went through a divorce I was soooooooo fu@kn scared. I felt like I had failed and I was doing something so wrong…
Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was impressed with the ability that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant performed during his best knock of 50 (106 balls) on the 4th day of the Oval Test. Speaking to CricBuzz, the left-arm seamer estimated that Pant can from time to time get absorbed into his role as a dasher. But, the 23-year-old assumed his defensive technique on the 4th day and formed his game based on the match situation. Khan said. “The ability to adjust your game according to the match situation is a sign of a good player and that is what Rishabh Pant showed…
Former Indian left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has heaped celebrated on Rohit Sharma for how the opener has changed his game as per the requirements of Test cricket. Speaking at CricBuzz Chatter, Khan reckoned that Sharma has made advances to his game which are now paying him profits for him in the Test arena. As per the to the Khan, Sharma has made a conscious attempt to set himself up at the crease which is enabling him to leave deliveries on and around the off-stump in seamer-friendly condition. Khan also added that the Indian opener should expand his ongoing innings in the Oval Test as much as…
Ajinkya Rahane lost his wicket before reaching the 20-run mark for the 3rd constant time in the ongoing 5-match Test series against England. Later two failures at Headingley, Rahane bat at number 6 in the first innings of the Kennington Oval Test on Thursday. The Indian Test team’s vice-captain took 44 deliveries to score 9-runs and then smashed a boundary through time off Craig Overton’s performance. But after the same over, Ajinkya Rahane edged one delivery and handed a catch to Moeen Ali at 3rd slip. It was disheartening to see the Indian vice-captain depart to the dressing room beginning…
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik jumped on the bandwagon asking for Ravichandran Ashwin’s formation in the team for the Oval Test. Karthik opined that India’s premier-choice spin bowler must play the decisive 4th Test against England, which starts on Thursday. In all 3-Tests so far, India has gone with 4-pacers as well as a lone spinner in Ravindra Jadeja, who has pipped Ashwin in the pecking request due to his superior batting technique. Nevertheless, the innings loss in Leeds has helped several experts to call for Ashwin to highlight at the Oval. Writing in his column for the Telegraph, Dinesh Karthik believes…
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that the one-year suspension handed to him by the ICC was a bitter pill to take. He further added that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the world to a stop, he did not miss a lot of international cricket. In October 2019, Shakib Al Hasan was banned from all forms of cricket for 2-years, with one year suspended, later he accepted 3-charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Reflecting on the hard times, the Bangladesh all-rounder described on media that while the one year away from the game was difficult, the support from near and dear…