Delhi Capitals bowler Ravichandran Ashwin and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan were involved in a heated exchange after the former was dismissed by Tim Southee in the last over of Delhi's in the Indian Premier League match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, on Tuesday.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga feels the opportunity to earn 10 times more money with less damage to the body is the reason why cricketers around the world are making a career as T20 specialists. The explosion of T20 cricket in the last decade has seen a growing breed of young cricketers forging a career as T20 specialists and Ganga said it is hardly surprising.
Images from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Photos from the ongoing IPL 2022 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 opening game between CSK vs KKR in Mumbai, on Saturday
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings vs KKR in Kolkata on Sunday.
Smith top-scored with 73 not out for Rajasthan Royals in their relatively meagre total of 139 for three in Jaipur.
'Sometimes we arrange a Zoom call just for him to say hello to the players, that's about it.' 'But otherwise, no, no direct talk, it's never happened, even in a normal year.' 'After the game, you win, you lose, SRK is there to encourage the team, give them hugs.'
A play-offs spot having sealed after a resounding victory in their previous match, Kolkata Knight Riders would aim for a top-two finish with a win when they take on an inconsistent Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match, in Mohali, on Tuesday.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes his former IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders doesn't have enough back-up options and the team management could have gone for all-rounders in the players' auction to provide the squad more depth. Gambhir said KKR don't have the bench strength to deal with any injury crisis in the top order.
Deepak Chahar was once again terrific with the ball for CSK as he took 4 for 29 from his four overs.
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Their fate hanging in balance, a loss in the penultimate league round match may virtually sound the death knell for one of the two teams.
The West Indies laid down a significant marker ahead of the ODI series as they comfortably beat England by 21 runs in their sole Twenty20 fixture at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, in Abu Dhabi.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik rued his side's inability to defend the 179-run target they set Delhi Capitals in Friday's IPL match, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, saying they fell short by 10-20 runs and also did not bowl.
Lockie Ferguson's inclusion gave the much-needed impetus to the side, but KKR are still struggling with their star all-rounder Andre Russell who capped yet another flop show with the bat.
A new captain in the saddle, Kolkata Knight Riders would look to sort out their batting woes and strive for consistency when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in an intriguing mid-table Indian Premier League clash, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
Ravindra Jadeja, who played a major role in Chennai Super Kings' two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, revealed that transition to T20 format after playing Test cricket was 'difficult'.
Russell was on three off five balls when he was bowled by Mohammed Shami with an inch-perfect yorker on off-stump but it was declared a no ball because the side had three fielders, instead of the mandatory four, inside the circle in the 17th over.
Pravin Tambe made his IPL debut at the age of 41 in 2013.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan praised rookie opener Venkatesh Iyer for batting fearlessly in only his second game.
For KKR, the biggest cause of concern will be the availability of big-hitter Andre Russell, who hurt his knee when he dived into the advertisement boards after missing a catch on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is aware that it might be possible to retain only three to four players before IPL's mega auction but given a chance he would love to enter the next season with almost the same team he has now.
Chris Lynn's half-century and a fine spell of bowling from young Prasidh Krishna helped Kolkata Knight Riders ease past Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets to seal their place in the play-offs in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between SunRisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Abu Dhabi.
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Morgan (68) found runs all over the ground and seemed in a hurry from the get go as the net run rate would have been on his mind.
Kolkata Knight Riders would look to usher in a fresh era under new captain Dinesh Karthik with a victory when they open their Indian Premier League campaign against heavyweights Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Uthappa made it clear that with KKR's batting order, it was not possible for young Shubman Gill to bat higher up.
Darren Bravo scored an enterprising century as West Indies rallied from a poor start to reach the final of the triangular one-day international series with a commanding 100-run victory over South Africa in Barbados on Friday.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, on Wednesday, became the first bowler to reach the mark of 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
Stephen Fleming rued that their batsmen let it 'slip' despite having so much resources.
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Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, in Dubai.
Sunil Narine and Kemar Roach took three wickets each as Bangladesh were bowled out for 70 to give West Indies victory in the second one-day international by 177 runs on Friday.
An in-form Delhi Capitals will fancy their chances of securing a play-off berth when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League in Sharjah on Tuesday.
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Images from the IPL match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday.
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