Chennai Super Kings opener Ambati Rayudu scored his maiden ton in the IPL as his fantastic innings gave the MS Dhoni led team a win over table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other side, Jos Buttler shined for Rajasthan Royals once again as his unbeaten 95 gave the Ajinkya Rahane led team a win over defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab after setting up a mammoth target for 245/6 for the R Ashwin side to chase, however, Punjab lost by 31 runs after a valiant effort by the batsman. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Delhi Daredevils by five-wickets to keep the playoffs hope alive.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was seen playing football in a video, but unfortunately, the batsman fell while kicking the football. Take a look
KL Rahul is easily among the few standout performers of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 which has reached its business end. The right-handed batsman has hardly put a foot wrong in the cash-rich league and has scored prolifically for his franchise - Kings XI Punjab. In the 10 matches, he has played this season, Rahul has scored 471 runs at an impressive average of 58.88. His strike-rate of 156.48 has also made a huge difference for Punjab at the top of the order. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
The Board of Control for Cricket of India (BCCI) has named Virat Kohli as Team India skipper for the Ireland T20Is, however, the 29-year old will be playing for Surrey in County cricket at the time. In the IPL 2018, Mumbai Indians thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders to climb to the foruth spot on the table.
Rajasthan Royals lived to fight another day with a 15-run win over Kings XI Punjab as KL Rahul's unbeaten 95, coming amidst a surprise batting meltdown, went in vain in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Opting to bat in this must-win game, Rajasthan Royals could only muster 158 for eight despite Jos Buttler's blazing 58-ball 82 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
Karnataka middle-order batsman Karun Nair on Tuesday replaced skipper Virat Kohli for the one-off Test against Afghanistan from June 14-18 in Bengaluru, making an unexpected comeback to the squad. Ajinkya Rahane will be leading India in the historic one-off Test with almost all the Test team specialists being a part of the 15-member squad.
Kings XI Punjab opener Lokesh Rahul said he was really satisfied with his match-winning performance against Rajasthan Royals. Rahul smashed a classy unbeaten 84-run knock after young off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman's exploits with the ball to guide Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable six wicket win over laggards Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League 2018 match in Indore on Sunday. "For me personally I think this is the first knock I am really satisfied with because I won the game for the team and stayed till the end," Rahul said. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
An MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings once again added a loss to Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore's tally whereas, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Daredevils with ease to top the IPL 2018 table.
Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya delivered in desperate times as Mumbai Indians stayed alive in the Indian Premier League with a tense six-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in Indore on Friday. Captain Rohit (24* off 15) and Krunal (31* off 12) shared a match-winning 56-run stand off just 21 balls as Mumbai Indians reached the 175-run target in 19 overs. The three-time champions needed 75 runs off the last seven overs but eventually got over the line rather comfortably. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
A fan of MS Dhoni came out of nowhere to touch the feet of his idol during Chennai Super Kings' IPL 2018 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Friday. A young fan reached CSK's dugout, breaching all the security bravely to touch the feet of Dhoni. The former India captain displayed no signs of surprise and give him a formal blessing. On Thursday, captain Dhoni's unbeaten 43-run knock went in vain as Chennai lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
Chasing a revised target of 151 to win in 12 overs, Rajasthan Royals failed to cross over the finish line against Delhi Daredevils in the rain-curtailed contest of Indian Premier League (IPL) at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on Wednesday. Royals suffered their fifth defeat in eight games and fell to seventh in the points table. With the victory, Daredevils jumped to sixth in the standings with six points. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
The Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated rivals Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium as they eye the play-offs after going a rank up in the IPL table.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly strongly believes that his successor Rahul Dravid had no role in then-coach Greg Chappell's decision to evict the left-handed batsman out of the Indian cricket team. The infamous Ganguly-Chappell dispute started in late 2005 and resulted in the removal of Ganguly as captain. Then vice-captain Dravid replaced Ganguly as India skipper in November 2005.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said they didn't deserve to win against Kolkata Knight Riders and blamed the sloppy fielding for their six-wicket loss which has jeopardised their IPL 2018 campaign. RCB slumped to their fifth defeat in seven games after failing to defend 176 against KKR last night. "If we look back, we didn't deserve to win. I don't think we're trying hard enough, we need to be hard on ourselves. We don't deserve to win if we field like that. We can't afford to field like that and let singles go to boundaries. We were just not good enough tonight," he said. For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
After cementing his position as India regular in the limited-overs squad, Kuldeep Yadav is now putting in the hard yards to establish his reputation as a classic spinner instead of a mystery one. Speaking to India TV in an exclusive chat, the young spin sensation from Kanpur revealed his ambitions and his future goals, saying: "I'm right now focussing on my basic skills and constantly looking to improve them. In future, I see myself as a classic spinner rather than being called as a mystery spinner." For more sports news and updates: https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports
Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Daredevils to their second win in seveb matches after taking charge as captain with his blistering unbeaten knock, helping the Daredevils win at home, whereas, Chennai Super Kings welcome Mumbai Indians to their new turf in Pune.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik believes that there are a few aspects on which the team needs to improve if they want to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs in this season. Karthik didn’t hesitate to accept the fact that KKR bowlers haven’t been up to the mark in the season so far.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik said that he wanted the team to have fun this season and take each match one at a time before directly jumping to think about the 2018 Indian Premier League play-offs.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a surprisngly low scoring target set by the Kane Williamson side. On the other hand in a high octane clash, the Royal Challengers Bangalore will host Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 25.
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