NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals suffered a rude jolt on Saturday when their captain Rishabh Pant was handed a one-match ban for slow over rate ahead of their match against RCB on Sunday.Delhi Capitals are at the fifth spot in the points table and are eyeing a big win against RCB to keep their playoff hopes…
Team was a divided house after captaincy changeAfter the IPL auctions ended in Dubai in December and one looked at the team that Mumbai Indians had put together, the feeling was one of awe. Experts asked how any side could ever hope to stop the five-time champs from progressing to the playoffs.IPL ORANGE CAP |…
NEW DELHI: West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh expressed no surprise at India’s strategic move to include four spinners in their T20 World Cup squad, citing it as a strategic alignment with their strengths.India’s selectors recently announced the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja in their 15-man squad for the…
MUMBAI: Keeping in mind the conditions in the Caribbean, where the wickets are likely to be low, slow and sluggish, the unusually early start timings for India’s matches – 10 am local time – and perhaps also the ordinary form of their pacers barring Jasprit Bumrah, India have clearly devised a bowling plan for the…
NEW DELHI: Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody has raised concerns over Ravindra Jadeja‘s suitability as India’s No.7 batsman in the upcoming T20 World Cup, emphasizing the need for a player who can make a significant impact with a better strike rate at that position. Moody’s comments come amidst ongoing discussions about India’s squad composition for…
Axar in focus as hopefuls slog it out at training before DC-MI tie in sweltering conditionsNEW DELHI: Usually, halfway through an IPL season, the training sessions get shorter with several players opting to focus on recovery. With the summer sun getting stronger, one would have expected the same ahead of Saturday’s match between Delhi Capitals…
Axar Patel‘s staggering show with the bat while batting at No.3 for Delhi Capitals against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday has triggered a debate about whether India need to pick the lanky all-rounder over Ravindra Jadeja in the T20 World Cup team.Both are left-arm spinners, both are gun fielders, and both can bat well. But in…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals (DC) captain and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant has secured the fourth position among wicketkeepers with the highest number of dismissals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pant has achieved 92 dismissals in the tournament, while MS Dhoni, the former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, leads the list with 185 dismissals. Dinesh Karthik…
NEW DELHI: According to former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, Rishabh Pant ought to be included in the T20 World Cup team because he is capable of doing things that the majority of Indian wicket-keeper batters are not.IPL ORANGE CAP | IPL PURPLE CAP | IPL POINTS TABLEAfter a shaky 44 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pant was…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s unbeaten 88 powered the Delhi Capitals to a tense IPL victory over the Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, bolstering his chances of securing a spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad.Delhi set a formidable total of 224-4, courtesy of a 113-run partnership between Pant and fellow left-hander Axar Patel, who scored 66,…
