Chennai Super Kings have been the most dominant side in the history of IPL over years. The team has managed to reach playoffs on all the occasions bar two when they were not a part of the league whereas have played the final showdown on seven occasions. Their dominance is such that they are often stated as synonymous with the playoffs of the cash-rich league. However, things weren’t as easy for the MS Dhoni-led team this year and the ghost of 2020 affected them beyond bounds. After playing ten games, the side has won just three games and virtually became…
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Chennai Super Kings faced Sunrisers Hyderabad in their 8th match of the season in an extremely crucial game. Another loss against the Sunrisers could have ended their playoff hopes. The Chennai captain MS Dhoni threw arguably the last dice in his sleeves when he asked Sam Curran, primarily a bowler to open the innings for the side. Curran stabilized the innings after early fall of Faf Du Plessis who has been a pivotal figure in the side’s batting this year. His quick-fire 31 runs set the tempo of the game and earned a victory for CSK’s team. The decision to send…
Chennai Super Kings is the most successful team in the history of IPL and have been a part of playoffs in the all the seasons they have played. The franchise has made it seven times to the final of the mega tournament and is the undisputed kings of IPL. However, the current season has been nothing short of a disaster for them. The team has struggled and has lost five of the seven matches they have played. After their recent loss, the skipper of the side Mahendra Singh Dhoni accepted that the team has a few holes to fill in…
IPL started in 2008 as the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the father of IPL. The tournament has been the bed of invention since its inception 12 years ago. The player auction, strategic time outs and franchises were all foreign concept when the league started. However, cricket and especially T20 cricket looks incomplete without these now. IPL has come up with its latest invention in 2020, mid-season transfers. The tournament is currently undergoing in UAE with eight teams vying for the ultimate price. Mid Season transfer which was originally brought in last year has been revamped this year and is expected…
Kolkata Knight Riders faced Rajasthan Royals for their third game of the season. Kolkata lost the toss and was asked to bat first by the Royals captain Steven Smith. Eoin Morgan and Shubhman Gill played useful innings and the side reached a respectable total of 174 runs after bowlers ripped through the Rajasthan Royals batting line up stopping them from 137 runs at the end of their allotted overs. Kolkata Knight Riders won the game comfortably to move second on the table. However, despite the comfortable victory, there are a few visible loopholes in the team which might bite them…
For Tweeple to troll @AnushkaSharma for @imVkohli performance is disgusting. And the less said about Sunil Gavaskar the better. In fact, BCCI should remove him from the commentators’ panel for the MCP attitude. #BoycottGavaskar https://twitter.com/navikakumar/status/1309387185775210496?s=20 Famous journalist Navika Kumar tweeted this in the afternoon of 25th September 2020. Apparently, she was demanding BCCI to ban Sunil Gavaskar for an innuendo he used while being part of the Hindi commentary panel. Her demands were echoing with a lot of fans who were criticizing Sunil Gavaskar and were slamming him for the choice of his words which he made while commentating. There…
Suspension of South African cricket board As you guys know, The south African Cricket board is in deep trouble because of the Govt. South Africa suspended the cricket board on the 10th of September. Which is against the International Cricket Council ( ICC) rules i.e Any govt. Should not interfere in their respective cricket boards. As a result, ICC can ban South Africa for international cricket. Who’ll take over the cricket board? As for now the govt. banned Cricket South Africa (CSA) for 1 month. Everything related to the cricket board is handed over to SASCOC ( South African Sports…
Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most highly celebrated cricket tournaments in the World. It has managed to create an atmosphere of a festival that is one of the favorite cricketing events of the fans throughout the World. However, the Coronavirus pandemic created clouds of doubts on the 13th edition of the tournament. The tournament was scheduled to start towards the end of March in India. However, the countrywide lockdown coupled with a surge in Coronavirus cases throughout the country forced the BCCI to post the cash-rich event first to April and then indefinitely. However, considering the financial…
IPL started in 2008 as a mega league based on a franchise system. The first season saw eight founding members as franchise-based teams. Seven of the teams still participate in the IPL whereas the Deccan Chargers team was defunct. New management bought the Hyderabad franchise and rebranded it as Sunrisers Hyderabad. Out of the eight teams, some have received considerable success whereas a few have failed to find any substantial success. Out of all the sports played in World cricket is one of the few which has the maximum importance of cricket. Overall 48 players have captained one or more…
MS Dhoni recently announced his retirement with an emotional post on Instagram. The former Indian captain announced his decisions in one of the most unusual manner possible and shook the entire cricketing world. The player scheduled to represent Chennai Super Kings in IPL this season last appeared for the Indian team last year against New Zealand in a heart-breaking defeat. However, those who know Mahendra Singh Dhoni weren’t as surprised as the other players. MS Dhoni has had an illustrious career and has made many decisions that could be deemed as controversial, to say the least. Let us take a…
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a name which is often ridiculed in the World of IPL. The franchise has been the butt of several jokes in the league due to their dreadful finishes in the past few seasons. The team started their journey as one of the original eight franchises in 2008 and in one of the four franchises who haven’t witnessed many changes in the top management. The side is led by Indian captain Virat Kohli who took over the reins in 2013 after a dreadful finish in 2012. When Virat Kohli was named the captain of the side, fans…
IPL caught the attention of the entire World upon its commencement in 2008. Several star players from around the world showed an ample amount of eagerness to participate in the mega tournament. Since the start of the tournament Caribbean players have managed to capture the imagination of the league. The ever-present Calypso flavor found many takers in the tournament and has won several hearts with their performances and personality in the tournament. A set of players have engraved their names as the best ever set of players in IPL. Let us take a look at XI West Indies star who…
Wicket-Keeper is the only specialist fielding position in a Cricket team. The role of a wicket-keeper is inarguably the most important for any side, and the player donning the gloves can decide the game with a missed catch or a brilliant stumping. For most of the cricketing history, a wicket-keeper was just expected to portray his brilliance behind the wickets with no contributions with the bat. However, with the evolution of the game, several wickets-keepers became accomplished batsman and hence further strengthened the position of a wicket-keeper. A wicket-keeper is the only player on the field who cannot relax for…
List of Champions Trophy Winners ICC organizes the champions trophy. Initially, the name of the champions trophy was Knock out the tournament. From the year 2009, its revised rule is that only the top eight ranked teams can play the tournament. Also Read: Current ICC Players Rankings For ODI Batsmen 2020 Current ICC Players Rankings For Test Batsmen 2020 Current ICC Players Rankings For T20 Batsmen 2020 List of Champions Trophy Winners – Sort By Year The year 1998 In the year 1998, the host nation was Bangladesh. The winner was South Africa and the runner up West Indies. In…
Most Wickets Taker in IPL History | Best Bowler In IPL IPL (Indian Premier League) is the most popular game among the youth, or we can say all over the world. The criteria and the design of IPL are different from ICC, which makes this game more exciting and attractive among the people. So many players of various countries are playing under the one team which makes it unique, and today we are going to know about the best bowlers of IPL and their achievements. So before wasting time let’s begin the name of famous players and best bowlers of…
Top 10 Most Run Getter in IPL | Best Batsman for IPL Lifetime Indian Premier League is the most popular in all over the world. The format of this game is quite different from ICC ODI, Test Series, and T20. In this game, all the players are together and play in different teams. They are not playing for their country, but they are playing to earn more money. Due to this, they get more popular, and people get a chance to see more fun matches. Well, IPL gives opportunities to every player to score more runs and prove their skills.…
There was a time when IPL is not so much popular when it introduced in 2008. The IPL completes a decade, and now people are crazy and waiting for the next season of the game. They like the concept where players of different countries are playing in a single team. As we know about IPL history, there are so many things to remember about it. Well, today we are going to know about the best IPL team during all this time that takes a special place on the people’s heart. Usually, there are two types of teams first is the…