Ranajit Dhar 
It had to happen one day. The timing of it though — just 24 hours after making the T20 World Cup cut — can’t go unnoticed. Shivam Dube has scored a duck for the first time this season, bringing an end to a stupendous run that produced 350 runs at a strike rate of over … Read more
Leading the Chennai Super Kings from the front in match No.49 of the Indian Premier League, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad played a gritty knock for the MS Dhoni-starrer side against Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Asked to bat first in the recently concluded encounter, Gaikwad’s CSK posted a challenging total of 162-7 … Read more
Hardik Pandya’s tale of woe is well documented in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League. From breaking the hearts of Gujarat Titans fans to upsetting Rohit Sharma faithful by taking over the captaincy reigns, Pandya has been facing the wrath of jeering fans in the IPL 2024. Becoming a staunch critic of Hardik, … Read more
He has been the linchpin of the CSK middle-order in the last two seasons. He is the biggest six-hitter in the IPL since 2023. He is amongst the best players of spin in the country. The rise of Shivam Dube and his dramatic transformation has been one of ‘the’ success stories of the Indian Premier … Read more
A seven-wicket victory against Chennai Super Kings saw Punjab Kings climb to seventh position in the IPL 2024 points table, on Wednesday. Chasing 163, PBKS raced to 163/3 in 17.5 overs courtesy of Jonny Bairstow’s 30-ball 46. For CSK’s bowling department, Shivam Dube, Richard Gleeson and Shardul Thakur took a wicket each respectively. Initially, a … Read more
Punjab Kings produced a fine performance on Wednesday as they comprehensively defeated top-four contenders Chennai Super Kings to keep their playoff chances alive in IPL 2024. After asking the Super Kings to bat in the latter’s home turf, PBKS restricted Ruturaj Gaikwad’s men to 162/7 before chasing the target down with 13 balls to spare. … Read more
On Wednesday, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad once again lost the toss, making it the ninth time in 10 matches this season. Gaikwad was announced as CSK’s new captain on the eve of IPL 2024’s opener replacing MS Dhoni. But in terms of toss, it hasn’t worked out for Gaikwad as Lady Luck has … Read more
MS Dhoni may be the greatest finisher of all time, but sometimes even the best don’t get it right. And that’s exactly what happened last evening when the Chennai Super Kings legend was batting at the fag end of the innings. Dhoni, who has been outstanding with the bat in IPL 2024, was facing Arshdeep … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer has given an injury update on star pacer Mayank Yadav, stating that despite undergoing “perfect rehabilitation”, the youngster still has soreness in the same area that kept him out of action for over three weeks. Langer further said the young pacer will also undergo a scan. Mayank … Read more