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IPL 2024: Tim David feels Hardik is the glue holding MI's batting together

Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Tim David on Wednesday defended skipper Hardik Pandya's scoring rate in the ongoing IPL, saying he has been the "glue" which is holding the batting together for the five-time winners. Even though Pandya has struck at 138.46 to get 108 runs in four matches so far while batting at different slots, his failure to go ballistic in the middle as well as lower order has been noticeable this season. In the first game against his former side Gujarat Titans, Pandya succumbed to pressure after a four-ball 11 in a tricky chase whereas in the next, the MI skipper could only manage a 20-ball 24 at No 5 against Sunrisers Hyderabad while chasing a monumental 278. Pandya did a commendable job on a tough pitch against Rajasthan Royals to top-score with a 21-ball 34 in a low-scoring game, but his 33-ball 39 (3x4s, 1x6s) was in stark contrast to the other MI batters who went hammer and tongs to help the team record its highest total of 234/5 at home in the last match. "We h

IPL 2024: Eoin Morgan feels Pant walks into India's playing 11 at T20 WC

Rishabh Pant has taken very little time to operate at his best after making a comeback from a horrific car crash and therefore, the X-factor player walks into India's playing eleven at the T20 World Cup, feels former England skipper Eoin Morgan. Pant, who is back in action after 14 months, has already smashed two fifties in five games and has a strike rate of 154.54. The other contenders for the wicket-keeper batter's slot are Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma but Pant has pushed himself at the top of the pecking order with his performance so far in the IPL. When asked why he would pick Pant over others, Morgan spoke with crystal clarity. " (I would pick him) because he is the player that he is. I don't see him being hampered in anyway coming back from his car crash. For me he is a very disruptive player. "As a leftie he can play a big role in the middle order and add a huge amount of pressure as opposed to generic right handers," said the ODI World Cup winning captain

IPL 2024: MI vs RCB head-to-head, Mumbai pitch report, weather forecast

Mumbai vs Bengaluru head-to-head: Out of the 34 matches played between the two teams, Mumbai have a clear advantage with 20 wins while Bengaluru managed to emerge victorious in 14 matches.

IPL 2024 RR vs GT Playing 11- Gujarat makes two changes, Rajasthan one

Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans Playing 11: Abhinav Manohar and Matthew Wade came into Gujarat's 11 while Kuldeep Sen was drafted into Rajasthan's in place of Nandre Burger

IPL 2024: RR vs GT head-to-head, Jaipur pitch report, weather forecast

Punjab vs Hyderabad head-to-head: Out of the five matches played between the two teams, Gujarat have a clear advantage with four wins while Rajasthan managed to emerger victorious in only one match.

Shashank Singh to Mayank Yadav: IPL 2024's top 5 uncapped Indian performers

Mayank Yadav with his speed, Yash Thakur with his accuracy, and Riyan Parag with his consistency have added more flavour of domestic cricket to the league

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB: Kohli's childhood coach slams his strike rate critics

Slamming 316 runs with the help of two fifties and a century, Kohli is the leading run-scorer of IPL 2024. However, his strike rate of 146.29, is only ahead of Sai Sudharsan among top five run-getters

IPL 2024 RR vs GT: Sai, Noor, Williamson and Wade; all the Titans' dilemmas

Kane Williamson, in both of his innings, hasn't shown his perseverance. He is known for playing the sheet anchor role but has failed to deliver

IPL 2024: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth joins SRH as replacement for Hasaranga

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday roped in young Sri Lanka leg- spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The 22-year-old Vijayakanth, who has played one T20I for Sri Lanka, is a like-for-like replacement for leg-spinner Hasaranga. He has joined Sunrisers for a base price of Rs 50 lakh. "Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Vijaykanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga for the remainder of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024," an IPL statement said. Hasaranga was set to turn out for SRH in the 2024 IPL after being bought by the 2016 champions for Rs 1.5 crore last year. However, chronic heel pain in his left foot ruled him out of the IPL this year. He previously played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He had a stellar 2022 season, taking 26 wickets with an economy of 7.54, but in 2023 he played only eight games and took nine wickets with an economy of 8.9.

IPL 2024 PBKS vs SRH highlights: Ashutosh-Shashank show in vain, Hyderabad win thriller

IPL 2024 LIVE TOSS UPDATES, PBKS vs SRH Playing 11: Daniel Vettori's men would aim to rectify their away form in a fascinating contest between Punjab and Sunrisers

IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad reveals when he was told about leading Chennai?

The charismatic Mahendra Singh Dhoni told Ruturaj Gaikwad to be prepared for Chennai Super Kings captaincy back in 2022 and he has been ready ever since even though there were no "deep conversations" between the two on how to lead one of the most successful IPL units. Gaikwad, who led from the front in the win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night, was stunningly appointed CSK captain a day before the IPL opener on March 22. The team's earlier leadership experiment with Ravindra Jadeja did not work but the CSK think-tank has been bullish about Gaikwad's long-term reign. Dhoni is known for his no nonsense approach and that is how he discussed the transition with Gaikwad. "To be honest, not really deep conversations. I feel it was in a very chilled state. Just one conversation I would say. Just we were practicing and he came and told me all this stuff," Gaikwad said in the post-match press conference after the seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here on ...

IPL 2024; Varun Chakaravarthy fells KKR could have assessed pitch better:

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakaravarthy says misreading the pitch contributed immensely to their downfall against hosts Chennai Super Kings here. The pitch used for the game on Monday behaved differently compared to the ones used for the first two games. KKR managed only 137/9 and CSK chased it down in 17.4 overs. "When I saw the wicket, it appeared to be a flat one. But the way it behaved was totally different," said Chakaravarthy in the post-match media interaction. "We could have assessed the pitch better because it was very slow initially. It was tough to connect the ball, but I felt 160 would have been a par score. "Also, there was a lot of dew. The last over that I bowled to (Shivam) Dube made a lot of difference since the seam was very wet, and I couldn't grip the ball much," said the mystery spinner. The seven-wicket defeat on Monday was KKR's first loss of the season. Chakaravarthy failed to get a single wicket, finishing with figures of 0/26, but he was the m

IPL 2024 RR vs GT: 5 reasons why Rajasthan is only unbeaten team in league?

Indian Premier League 2024: Rajasthan Royals have made the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur their fortress, not losing even a single game out of the three that they have played

IPL 2024: PBKS vs SRH Playing 11 - Livingstone still recovering from injury

PBKS vs SRH Playing 11: Dhawan informed at the toss that England all-rounder Liam Livinstone is still recovering and he might be fit for the next game.

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

Punjab vs Hyderabad head-to-head: Punjab and Hyderabad have came across each other in 31 occassions so far with the latter winning 14 matches. Punjab Kings have managed to win only seven matches.

IPL 2024: Fifty vs KKR to help Gaikwad's decision-making as captain- Morgan

Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad's 58-ball 67 against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL game here will not only make him a confident batter but also an assured captain, feels World Cup winning former England skipper Eoin Morgan. Gaikwad, who has taken over leadership duties from the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had scores of 15, 1, 46 and 26 in the first four games before striking big against KKR on Monday, whi was his first half-century of the current season. "This innings (67 vs KKR) will build a huge amount of belief and confidence for him (Gaikwad) in his game. Playing an innings like this, early in the tournament will give him a lot of reassurance on his decision-making and pass on a message to the team," Morgan, a JioCinema TATA IPL expert, was quoted as saying in a press release. Morgan, who had led KKR to the final of the 2021 IPL, was happy to see the CSK skipper in sublime touch. "He is a classy player, we have seen that for a long time now and it is great to

IPL 2024: Injured Mayank Yadav likely to miss LSG's next match on April 12

Young pace sensation Mayank Yadav in all likelihood will miss Lucknow Super Giants next IPL match against Delhi Capitals at home on April 12 because of an abdominal niggle which will require monitoring over the week, the franchise's CEO stated on Monday. Mayank suffered the niggle during LSG's 33-run win over Gujarat Titans at Lucknow on Sunday night. Mayank felt soreness in lower abdominal area and as a precaution we are managing his workload over the next week. We hope to see him soon on the field, said Vinod Bisht, the CEO of the Super Giants in a statement. However, the statement meant that Mayank might be a non-starter even in LSG's weekend game (April 14) against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. With Bisht being non-committal about his possible return to action, things aren't exactly looking great for the injury prone speedster. While one match absence is safely on cards, lower abdominal injuries for fast bowlers does take more time to heal. On Sunday night, Mayan

IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR highlights: Chennai Super Kings win by 7 wickets

Captain Gaikwad (67) then scored an unbeaten half-century to anchor the chase while Shivam Dube slammed 28 off 18 balls to take CSK to their third victory of the season and end KKR's winning run.

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

Thanks to their 33-run win against Gujarat, LSG move to third position in IPL 2024 points table. Rajasthan Royals is at the top. Virat Kohli has the orange cap and Yuzvendra Chahal has the purple cap

Virat Kohli to Jadeja: Top 15 players with most catches in IPL history

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Virat Kohli has the most number of catches in IPL history. Jadeja becomes the second Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player to take 100 catches