NEW DELHI: England captain Jos Buttler praised Abhishek Sharma for his incredible 54-ball 135 in India’s 150-run victory in the fifth Twenty20 International in Mumbai. He called the record innings one of the best displays of “clean ball striking.” With 13 sixes, the most in an innings for any Indian player, and the second-fastest T20I…
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma‘s extraordinary performance of 54-ball 135 set new benchmarks, achieving the second-fastest century and highest score by an Indian in T20Is, as India overwhelmed England by 150 runs in the fifth T20I, securing the series 4-1 on Sunday. After England chose to field, Abhishek’s aggressive batting propelled India to their highest T20I…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have explained their decision to release Faf du Plessis before the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah last month. Delhi Capitals subsequently secured du Plessis for Rs 2 crore.RCB released a video detailing their rationale. Mo Bobat, RCB’s director of cricket operations, highlighted fan input.“All of you voted (fans voted via…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s emotions were on full display as he celebrated Nicholas Pooran‘s dismissal with great enthusiasm in the Indian Premier League match between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. He was later observed providing strategic advice to KKR captain Iyer by gesturing and offering words of wisdom to the player…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders registered a commanding victory over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens on Monday, propelled by the explosive batting of Phil Salt. As the dust settled on the scintillating encounter, it was former KKR skipper and current mentor Gautam Gambhir‘s social media post that encapsulated…
NEW DELHI: Bollywood icon and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan shared a special moment with former India captain Sourav Ganguly during the IPL clash between KKR and Delhi Capitals at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday.Ganguly, who played a pivotal role as KKR’s star player and inaugural captain in the 2008…
NEW DELHI: In a dominating display, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cruised to a commanding seven-wicket victory over the formidable Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens on Monday.Despite DC’s recent high-scoring performances, including two instances of surpassing the 220-run mark in their last three games, they faltered to a…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders explosive batsman Phil Salt etched his name into the record books, breaking a 14-year-old milestone previously held by none other than Sourav Ganguly at Eden Gardens.It was the IPL season of 2024 when Salt’s dazzling performances lit up the stadium and captured the imagination of fans. In just six innings,…
NEW DELHI: Phil Salt, the stumper-batter, believes that Virat Kohli‘s dismissal off a high full toss was a fortunate call for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), contributing to their narrow one-run victory against RCB in a high-scoring IPL match.The use of the new Hawk-Eye technology to determine the height of the delivery played a crucial role,…
NEW DELHI: In an electrifying IPL showdown, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) narrowly edged past Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by a mere one run, surviving a thrilling late charge by the RCB batsmen.Opting to field first at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, RCB conceded 222/6, with Phil Salt‘s explosive 48 off 14 balls, which included seven fours and…
