Rajneesh Gupta presents all the 'Firsts' in IPLs so far...
'The onus is on the batsman to stick to the crease until the ball has been delivered. That's the best way to look into it'
Delhi Capitals spinner Axar Patel has credited captain Shreyas Iyer for helping him adjust to his new IPL team smoothly after spending half-a-decade with Kings XI Punjab. The 26-year-old was picked up by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2019 Players' Auction for Rs 5 crore and picked up 10 wickets apart from scoring 110 runs in his first season.
The charity match between Ricky Ponting led World XI and Sourav Ganguly's Asian XI will be shown 'live' on SET MAX.
Rajneesh Gupta presents Mumbai Indians's record in the IPL over the years:
Australian spin great Shane Warne on Monday picked his fierce rival Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman to bat in any conditions and called his former skipper Steve Waugh a match saver rather than a match-winner.
'It is a tough tournament, we have probably lost the rhythm probably but we are looking to our next match against RCB, we hope to win that and qualify for the playoffs'
Ricky Ponting + Sourav Ganguly + Shreyas Iyer + Kagiso Rabada + Rishabh Pant + Shikhar Dhawan + consistent team selection. Dhruv Munjal on how Delhi Capitals achieved a remarkable turnaround in IPL 2019.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will get his first taste of coaching at the elite level against Sri Lanka later this month after being put in charge of the Prime Minister's XI for a Twenty20 match in Canberra.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik finds it extremely unfair that the legendary Vinoo Mankad's name is used in a negative manner for a dismissal which is absolutely 'legal'.
Speedster Brett Lee returned home as the richest Australian cricketer, taking home a whopping $80,000 per scalp for his four wickets from as many games in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. The paceman was bought for $900,000 at the IPL auction and earned more than $320,000 for his brief stint with Punjab Kings XI.
Australian great Adam Gilchrist doesn't see himself being a full-time coach with the Indian team but is very much open to making an IPL comeback in whatever role possible. Gilchrist, who played his last IPL in 2013 when he also doubled up as the coach of Kings XI Punjab, said he has loved his experience in the world's most popular T20 league. "Coaching a team full-time is probably unlikely. I am not really seeing myself as a coach but may be some involvement down the track in the IPL," Gilchrist told PTI.
The Indian batting legend reckons the pressure is now on Australia.
A confident Delhi are coming off two back-to-back victories against Royal Challengers Bangalore and a strong Kolkata Knight Riders outfit.
The Indian cricket team finally arrived in Canberra on Wednesday afternoon for their practice match.
Of the 10 times India have made a fourth innings chase under Kohli, they have won only 1 and lost 7, with 2 draws. Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers from a memorable game.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Vijay Shankar could well be the 'joker in the pack' if the Indian team management decides to try him
India declared at 321 for nine on day one of the three-day practice game against Australian Capital Territory XI.
Rajneesh Gupta presents statistical summary of Mumbai Indians and much more.
Raw pace and short-pitched bowling could be the undoing of England in the forthcoming Ashes series, said Australian test hopeful Shaun Tait.
What does Gideon Haigh, widely considered the finest cricket writer of our time, think of the man currently acclaimed as the finest cricketer on the planet?
'I believe Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Umesh, all four can play in the playing XI.'
The England all rounder was struck on the right wrist by a straight drive from Ricky Ponting.
The England all rounder was struck on the right wrist by a straight drive from Ricky Ponting.
Glenn McGrath returned to their side after being rested for the second match.\n
Ricky Ponting and John Wright inspect the wicket at the Melbourne Telstra Dome.
The master batsman scoffed at suggestions that Australia's domination of world cricket is drawing to a close.
Delhi Capitals have never reached the IPL final, never made the top-two, and ventured into the top-four for the first time since 2012.
India captain Virat Kohli and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah were the only two Indians who found a place in Wisden's T20 International team of the decade, which didn't feature ex-skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch was named captain of the team, which has two more Australian in Shane Watson and Glenn Maxwell, two England cricketers -- Jos Buttler and David Willey, two Afghanistan all-rounders -- Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, and New Zealand's Colin Munro and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga.
World No 1 India continued their rampaging form in Test cricket.
The IPL has produced many, many, memorable moments on the way.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar said he noticed the aggressive 'spark' in Virat Kohli when he made his India debut and that characteristic has rubbed off on the entire team.
The Australia leg spinner will return after a one-year ban to play against Sri Lanka President's XI.
Will Ravi Shastri be retained or will the BCCI opt for a new face?
Shikhar Dhawan said he discussed his batting with Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting which helped him get back among the runs and convert his 20s and 30s into centuries
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