Some young Indian players have taken promising steps towards stardom and a possible India berth this season.Some young Indian players have taken promising steps towards stardom and a possible India berth this season.
Virat Kohli is not new to defeats in the IPL. But rarely in his 16-year stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore has his team lost when 'King Kohli' got going in the manner that he did on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Virat Kohli is not new to defeats in the IPL. But rarely in his 16-year stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore has his team lost when 'King Kohli' got going in the manner that he did on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag believes that on the spin-friendly Chepauk track, Gujarat Titans will heavily depend on their star spinner Rashid Khan. Sehwag also termed Rashid as the trump card for the defending champions.Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag believes that on the spin-friendly Chepauk track, Gujarat Titans will heavily depend on their star spinner Rashid Khan. Sehwag also termed Rashid as the trump card for the defending champions.
Akash Madhwal's emergence has come as a pain-reliever for Mumbai Indians when they were reeling due to the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and an off-colour Jofra Archer.Akash Madhwal's emergence has come as a pain-reliever for Mumbai Indians when they were reeling due to the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and an off-colour Jofra Archer.
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Shubman Gill's dazzling 52-ball 104 not out trumped Virat Kohli's sumptuous unbeaten 101 as Gujarat Titans edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring thriller by six wickets in the final league game of the IPL season in Bengaluru. With the heartbreaking defeat, RCB's journey in this year's competition came to an end. With Mumbai Indians winning the afternoon game, Faf du Plessis and co. needed an outright win to qualify for the knockouts but Gill smashed his second consecutive century of the season, dashing the hosts' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.Shubman Gill's dazzling 52-ball 104 not out trumped Virat Kohli's sumptuous unbeaten 101 as Gujarat Titans edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring thriller by six wickets in the final league game of the IPL season in Bengaluru. With the heartbreaking defeat, RCB's journey in this year's competition came to an end. With Mumbai Indians winning the afternoon game, Faf du Plessis and co. needed an outright win to qualify for the knockouts but Gill smashed his second consecutive century of the season, dashing the hosts' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.
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"No worries sir, we will make 200 in 13 overs, kya ho gaya (what happened?)," Mumbai Indians' talisman Suryakumar Yadav said in jest, when prodded about his team's Net Run Rate being inferior to Royal Challengers Bangalore, and a few other teams, on the eve of the five-time IPL champions' last league, and must-win game of this season, on Sunday afternoon against wooden spooners Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium."No worries sir, we will make 200 in 13 overs, kya ho gaya (what happened?)," Mumbai Indians' talisman Suryakumar Yadav said in jest, when prodded about his team's Net Run Rate being inferior to Royal Challengers Bangalore, and a few other teams, on the eve of the five-time IPL champions' last league, and must-win game of this season, on Sunday afternoon against wooden spooners Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium.
