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IPL 2024 - Pressure is to continue to play the way I'm playing: Head

Travis Head raised his career graph a few notches up in 2023 but the Australian batter understands that staying at that level is a challenging task, and the first stop for him in that journey is the upcoming T20 World Cup. Head's hundreds in two of the biggest cricketing occasions last year the WTC final and the 50-over World Cup summit clash were Australia's guiding force against India. But the 30-year-old now wants to be at his best-prepared self for the World Cup through the Indian Premier League experience. I've come a long way as a player. I guess owning a little bit of the style I want to play and the way I have played overseas too, I've been able to tick a few boxes. Now, the pressure is to continue to play the way I am playing, Head told PTI in an interview. I think in all formats, I need to make sure that I go back to what simplifies everything, which is my technique and my blueprint, he added. Head showed his adaptive skills while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the

IPL 2024 PBKS vs RR: Samson feels game cannot be taken for granted

Rajasthan Royals on Saturday surged ahead after their fifth win in six games this IPL but skipper Sanju Samson said he doesn't want to get ambitious as past experiences have taught him to never take things for granted. RR survived some tense moments before getting past a fighting Punjab Kings by three wickets to consolidate their position at the top of the points table. "You can never take it for granted. Last game, we did some really good things but ended up losing. Tonight, we made more mistakes and won. Cricket is a funny game, so you have to put your head down and just focus on the process, he said at the post-match presentation here. Despite chasing 148, Rajasthan made heavy weather of the target before crossing the line in the second last ball of the match, and Samson admitted they were tensed. "We all were (tensed). Games against Punjab in the last few overs, I don't know what it is, they are always close. It was a very funny game," he said. It was Shimron Hetmyer, who earn

IPL 2024: KKR vs LSG Playing 11 - Shamar Joseph find place in Lucknow's XI

KKR vs LSG Playing 11: Shamar Joseph gets the debut cap for Lucknow Super Giants. Devdutt Padikkal and Naveen-ul-Haq were dropped from Lucknow's Playing 11 after lacklustre performances.

Is Hardik injured? Here's why Doull said MI captain lying about his injury

Former New Zealand cricketer and ace commentator, Simon Doull questioned Pandya's bowling ability and thereby his fitness

IPL 2024: KKR vs LSG head-to-head, Kolkata pitch report, weather forecast

Kolkata vs Lucknow head-to-head: The Super Giants has the only game at the Eden Gardens between the two sides which took place in IPL 2023

IPL 2024 PBKS vs RR Highlights: Hetmyer the hero as Royals win thriller in Mullanpur

IPL 2024 LIVE TOSS UPDATES, PBKS vs RR Playing 11: Sandeep Sharma of Rajasthan and Liam Livingstone of Punjab are major playing 11 concerns as both can make a comeback after injury layoff

IPL 2024 PBKS vs RR Playing 11- Powell replaces Jos Buttler, Taide Dhawan

Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin were replaced by Rovman Powell and Kotain respectively in Rajasthan playing 11. Dhawan was replaced by Atharva Taide and Raza by Livingstone in Punjab playing 11

IPL 2024 LSG vs DC highlights: Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow by 6 wickets

Fraser-McGurk smashed five maximums in his 35-ball 55 and shared a 77-run stand with Pant (41 off 24 balls) as Delhi Capitals overhauled the hosts' 167/7 in 18.1 overs.

'No score safe' in IPL as batters dominate tournament in changing game

Even median batters are netting more runs than before and the room for bowlers appears shrinking

IPL 2024 points table, team rankings, highest run-scorers and wicket-takers

Virat Kohli has the orange cap, Jasprit Bumrah the purple cap while Rajasthan are at the top of the IPL 2024 points table ahead of PBKS vs RR match on April 13 in Mullanpur

IPL 2024: PBKS vs RR head-to-head, Mullanpur pitch report, weather forecast

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals head-to-head: Punjab and Rajasthan have come across each other in 26 matches. Royals have a slight advantage with 15 wins, while the Kings managed to win 11 matches.

IPL 2024: LSG vs DC Playing 11- Mukesh & Kuldeep return to Delhi's XI

LSG vs DC Playing 11: Arshad Khan replaced pace-sensation Mayank Yadav in Lucknow Super Giants XI against Delhi Capitals on April 12

IPL 2024 LSG vs DC: Mayank Yadav unlikely to play Lucknow's next two games

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is unlikely to play the next two games for Lucknow Super Giants as he continues his recovery from tightness in his hip, said head coach Justin Langer here on Thursday. LSG face Delhi Capitals here on Friday before travelling to Kolkata for the away game on April 14. Langer and Co. is hoping that Mayank regains full fitness before the home game against Chennai Super Kings on April 19. "That's the plan (to have Mayank fit for the match against Chennai Super Kings on April 19). We want him to play every game if possible," Langer said on the eve of the game against DC. "But he'll be working towards it; he's working very hard every day to be ready for whatever our next game is. He won't play tomorrow, it's unlikely... with the very short turnaround, it's unlikely that he plays these two games. But he's certainly working towards playing whenever he possibly can." Mayank, who became an overnight sensation by consistently bowling at 150kmph plus on his IPL debu

Jasprit Bumrah: Top 5 bowling performances in Indian Premier League history

With his figures of 5/21, Bumrah became only the second bowler after Lucknow Super Giants' Yash Thakur to record a five-wicket haul in IPL 2024

IPL 2024: Completely drained Adam Zampa reveals reasons for pulling out

Australia leg-spinner for limited-overs formats Adam Zampa says an exhausting run in 2023 left him "completely drained" which led to him missing the Indian Premier League this year for Rajasthan Royals. Zampa, who was a part of Australia's 50-over World Cup winning campaign in India last year, pulled out of IPL-17 citing tiredness and exhaustion from playing cricket regularly. "There are several reasons why the IPL wasn't for me this year. The most important one was the fact that it's a World Cup year and I'm completely drained from 2023," Zampa said on Willow Talk podcast. "I did the full IPL last year. Obviously, the World Cup was three months in India as well. I had the best intentions of trying to play the IPL again this year." "But once push came to shove, I felt like I just couldn't really offer the Rajasthan Royals the best version of myself and looking forward to the World Cup, that's what's more important to me, that's for sure," he said. Zampa's pull out did deplete ...

Top five highest successful run chases at Wankhede in Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians chased down 197 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 to achieve the fifth-highest successful run chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

IPL 2024:Watch Rohit's cheeky remark on Karthik for T20 World Cup selection

In the IPL 2024 season, Karthik, who has been balancing his commentary responsibilities and professional cricket, blasted his first fifty, hitting five boundaries and four sixes.

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Highlights: Surya-Kishan take Mumbai to huge win at Wankhede

Indian Premier League 2024 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Highlights: Mumbai chased won the target of 197 with 27 balls to spare as Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav smashed fifties

IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians sign Harvik Desai as replacement for Vishnu Vinod

Mumbai Indians on Thursday announced the signing of Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batter Harvik Desai as a replacement for Vishnu Vinod who was ruled out of the ongoing IPL with a forearm injury. This will be 24-year-old wicket-keeper batter's first stint in the IPL. Desai has played 27 T20s, 40 List A and 46 First Class games for Saurashtra. "Mumbai Indians announce that Harvik Desai will join the squad as a replacement for Vishnu Vinod," an IPL media release stated. The 30-year-old Vinod, who plays for Kerala in the domestic circuit, picked up an injury in his left forearm. Mumbai Indians are currently eight in the points table.

IPL 2024: LSG vs DC head-to-head, Lucknow pitch report, weather forecast

Lucknow vs Delhi head-to-head: Lucknow have dominated the meetings between the two sides, winning the only encounter at home while Delhi has had only 3 wins at BRSAVB Ekana Cricket Stadium