'The impact player rule has skewed the game heavily in favour of the batters.' 'The second factor is that all venues have BCCI-appointed curators as opposed to local curators.' 'This has essentially taken the home advantage out of the equation.'
'You guys watch, I will be lifting the World Cup also.'
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's thrashing by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru on Friday prompted former Australia cricketer Tom Moody to blame Virat Kohli's fellow-batters for the humbling defeat.
The likes of Andre Russell and Harshit Rana found it tough to describe the feeling of being IPL champions, even as they praised Nayar.
'Right from the 17th over, I had butterflies in the stomach! To be honest, I thought anything can happen in the last over'
KKR are currently at the top of the pecking order with 9 points following nine wins and three losses in 13 matches.
Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the 'puzzling' batting approach
In his last stint for SRH, he only played three matches, while at KKR too he may not be a regular as he's primarily seen as a back-up option for Sunil Narine.
Ab de Villiers, the former South African cricketer has played 114 Tests, scoring 8,756 runs at an average of 50.66, and two wickets. He has played 228 ODIs with 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50, and 7 wickets.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 10 in IPL 12: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Hyderabad.
Vaibhav Arora or Mitchell Starc? Whose bowling was the highlight?
Ricky Ponting said that he was embarrassed with his side's first half of the game and how his side conceded too many runs while bowling at a slow-over rate.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
While T20 is primarily a batsmen-dominated format, the bowlers have evolved over the years and left a mark with their clever innovations.
The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources.
Struggling KKR seek change of fortunes against RCB
Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.
KKR were in a similar position in 2021 when they had lost four in a row in the first phase before they bounced back in the second leg in the UAE to make it the final.
As captain, Gautam Gambhir won KKR its two titles. Now, as team mentor, can he inspire KKR to achieve glory?
Jadeja, Deshpande, Fizz were CSK's stars on Monday.
Did Phil Salt walk away with all the votes?
In the video, Shreyas is seen doing more than one step. Russell is challenging him very well with a dance routine imported from his native Jamaica.
Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them into match-winners, points out Vishal Menon.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya seemed to be at a loss for words to explain the reasons for his team's disastrous showing in IPL 2024 so far.
In two of the three games CSK has won this season, Noor Ahmad has won the Player of the Match award.
Heinrich Klaasen is the most expensive retained player in IPL history.
Resurgent KKR face struggling RR, aim to break into top-4
'One odd day doesn't mean much to us and he (Pat Cummins) bowled really well in this game, said opener Shubman Gill, after helping KKR beat SRH by seven wickets and register their first win in IPL 2020.
KKR struggled for stability in the last edition in the UAE, while a change of captaincy at the halfway stage did not help them either.
MS Dhoni blamed the dewy conditions for their loss and expressed satisfaction with Shivam Dube's performance
Gautam Gambhir's captaincy had once helped Kolkata Knight Riders carve its own niche with two IPL titles in the last decade and as the former India opener starts his new journey as a 'Team Mentor', the endeavour is to put them in a better position compared to current situation.
Playing in their first home game of the season, KKR clinched a crushing 81-run win over RCB.
Former Australia seamer Brett Lee and Sri Lanka opener Tilakratne Dilshan have backed the Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to clinch the IPL 2024 title.
Gambhir has ability to derive the best out of his players: Childhood coach Bharadwaj
India's left-arm spinner Axar Patel jumped 20 places to his career-best ranking of 13 in the International Cricket Council's Rankings for ODI bowlers while Jasprit Bumrah and Dhawal Kulkarni also made progress after conclusion of the three-match series against Zimbabwe.
Pant has scored 31 runs off 30 balls and has been dismissed three times by the leggie. Also, his strike rate against the KKR spinner is just 103.3.
