Going back to 2004 when MS Dhoni made his debut for the Indian cricket team, Parthiv Patel feels that they lost their place because he and Dinesh Karthik didn't play up to their full potential.

Having last played a Test match way back in 2010, Karthik, during all these years of soul searching, was honest in his analysis as to why he didn't get a chance to wear the white flannels.

Karthik was all praise for what the war-ravaged country has achieved on the cricketing arena but reminded rival captain Stanikzai about why Indian spinners are far ahead of T20 sensations like Rashid and Mujeeb.  

The BCCI named Karthik as Saha's replacement for Afghanistan's debut Test match to be held in Bengaluru starting June 14.

Karthik had last played a Test match way back in 2010 against Bangladesh but has had a prolific first-class record with 27 hundreds and over 9000 runs.

Karthik's wife and ace Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal shared a love-soaked picture of her husband on his 33rd birthday.

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will be leading the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.

The duo of Lynn and Rana were going great with 87/1 before Rashid Khan triggered the collapse in the ninth over with a fine throw from deep midwicket to dismiss Rana for 22.

Rashid (34 not out off 10) first played a late cameo with the bat to help Sunrisers overcome a wobbly start and post a challenging 174/7 and then returned with a 3/19 spell from his four overs to guide his side to their second IPL final appearance.

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On Wednesday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Ajinkya Rahane’s Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator of IPL 2018 to book a berth alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 clash on May 25.

While KKR ticked all the boxes during the business end of the tournament with four wins on the trot, table-toppers SRH have slipped after finishing on top of the league table.

KKR beat RR in the eliminator match of play-offs by 25 runs.RR captain Ajinkya Rahane said that 170 was a chaseable target but their batsmen weren't able to hang on for long.

Dinesh Karthik said KKR were under pressure in the Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals but eventually came up trumps to win by 25 runs.

On a day KKR star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicketless, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven.

Skipper Dinesh Karthik (52) led from the front as Andre Russell (49 not out), Piyush Chawla (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/18) starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) see off Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens.

Katich further showered praise on skipper Dinesh Karthik who led by example and has filled in the void created by their most successful skipper, Gautam Gambhir.

The Knight Riders have outplayed Rajasthan both in the home and away games this season and will ride into this encounter with the confidence that they could pull off a win once again.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) booked their place in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League with a five-wicket victory over table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a crunch game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday.

Chasing a stiff target of 173 to win, Chris Lynn (55) and Robin Uthappa (45) starred with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets to storm into the playoffs of IPL 2018.