All-rounder Glenn Maxwell said that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli had first floated the idea of him joining the franchise during the limited overs leg of India's tour of Australia last year.
Brian Lara slammed KKR's approach in 10-run defeat to Mumbai. He expressed surprise at Kolkata Knight Riders’ approach in the middle-overs during their failed chase of 153-run against Mumbai Indians in Match 5 of IPL 2021.
Virat Kohli became a father on recently and since then he has opened up on his new role for the first time.
Eoin Morgan smashed a whopping 47 runs in just 21 deliveries for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
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The RCB vs SRH contest will be defined by the rivalry between the two captains - Virat Kohli and David Warner. Both of them were at their peak of their prowess in 2016 and ended as the highest run-getters that season with the two teams contesting the final in the edition.
David Warner did not have a great start to the season and also wasn't at his destructive best in IPL 2020 in the UAE. However, the Australian is the highest run-getter amongst overseas batsmen in the history of the IPL.
The AB de Villiers vs Rashid Khan battle will be a mouth-watering contest which can decide the outcome of the match in the middle overs.
In IPL 2020, SRH won two games while RCB won one out of the three times whenever they crossed paths.
Despite the aforementioned facts, the team winning the toss will fancy fielding first as it is believed that there can be a factor of dew in the second innings of the match which can make things easy for the batting side.
Devdutt Padikkal is fit after suffering from Covid-19 and will open the innings with skipper Virat Kohli. The left-hander outscored both the King and AB in the UAE last year and was in scintillating from in the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In a free-wheeling chat with Jemimah Rodrigues, Rohit Sharma opened up on a lot of interesting things about his persona.
New Zealand's modern-day great Kane Williamson continued to dominate the cricketing scenes in the Kiwiland.
While some hailed Sanju Samson's magical spell as the debutante captain, some were quick to disparage at his decision of refusing Chris Morris a single.
Shoaib Malik continues to commit the same mistakes as far as wishing his wife on a special day is concerned.
The cricketing world was divided as Sanju Samson refused to take the single in a tight contest against Punjab Kings. This made sure Morris, IPL 2021's most expensive players, didn't get a chance to put bat on ball in an intense finish.
Virender Sehwag branded the manner in which Kolkata Knight Riders lost to Mumbai Indians from a winning position as shameful.
Wankhede Stadium is set to host ten games with the last game being hosted on April 25.
Rohit Sharma is all praises for Suryakumar Yadav for his fearless batting considering the fact that MA Chidambaram pitch was tough for batsmen to play strokes
The cricketing world was divided as Sanju Samson refused to take the single in a tight contest against Punjab Kings. This made sure Morris, IPL 2021's most expensive players, didn't get a chance to put bat on ball in an intense finish.
King Khan has apologised to the fans after KKR's epic choke at Chepauk with the team losing the contest against Mumbai Indians by 10 runs.
Rahul Chahar produced an inspired spell picking 4 wickets in as many overs in the middle overs for the Mumbai Indians changing the match on its head which ultimately gave his team a stunning 10-run win against the Knight Riders.
Suryakumar Yadav played an uncharacteristic 56-run knock which had a gigantic six, which shocked Hardik Pandya to the core.
The Hardik Pandya vs Varun Chakravarthy face-off can potentially decide the contest in the middle overs. Hardik is one of the most destructive batsmen in the IPL with the second-highest strike rate, both, in IPL 2019 and IPL 2020. Hardik may take on Chakravarthy and heave him over mid-wicket or go with the turn over cover.Rajasthan Royals team director Kumar Sangakkara has backed Sanju Samson's decision to retain strike for the last ball during a stiff run-chase against Punjab Kings, says it's encouraging.
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The KKR cricketer defended his teammate Kuldeep Yadav, who's form hasn't been top-notch off late
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Glenn Maxwell, the RCB all-rounder has said that the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) performance made people in Australia believe that he was a sub-continent specialist. In IPL 2014, Maxwell played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings).
Kieron Pollard looked a touch rusty and not himself against RCB in the season opener. He was not getting the timing and the big hits away at the death. Pollard would be keen to make amends against KKR. He had the highest strike in IPL 2020 in the UAE.
With 13 needed in the final over of Rajasthan Royals' innings, Punjab Kings handed over the responsibility to defend the target to Arshdeep Singh.
After losing their opening game against RCB, the Mumbai Indians have their task cut out against a confident KKR unit as the two IPL giants clash in Chennai on Tuesday. MI have dominated the recent head to head and have a 4-1 record against KKR in the last five matches.
Chetan Sakariya gave an impressive performance on IPL debut returning figures of 3/31 vs Punjab Kings.
In the video, Ashwin is even heard telling his DC teammates, "Maine do baar kiya hai (I have done it twice)."
Chahal is widely credited to restrict the opponent team’s run rate and picks up wickets at crucial junctures.
The 25-year-old will be next seen playing for KKR in their second IPL 2021 game against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday in Chennai.
He was brought on to bowl the difficult overs and got the job done for his captain Rishabh Pant.
IPL 2021, RR vs PBKS: With 5 runs needed to win off the final two deliveries, Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson refused a single off the penultimate delivery despite an able batsman in Chris Morris at the other end.
Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Steve Smith, Ajinkya Rahane and Chris Woakes had some fun shaking their legs
The skipper's first time leading the Rajasthan Royals seemed to be a memory he wished to bookmark with a memento - much to the surprise and amusement of onlookers
Had it not been for visiting duo Babar Azam, and Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan would have folded up much earlier.
The SRH all-rounder has been released from COVID-19 constraints just in time to help his team regain momentum after a disappointing last performance
The Punjab Kings captain touted Hooda as an example for the batting standards he wants to set for his franchise.
That was India's first Asia Cup title and since then, the Men in Blue have gone on to win the Asia Cup seven timesEven though he could no get his team over the line, he won the hearts of the fans and social media was in awe of Samson's incredible knock, with Michael Vaughan even hailing the innings as one of the great knocks of IPL.
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Rana had an explosive start to his innings against SRH as he started the game by hitting a boundary off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's bowling.
Pant remained not out in the first match for his team, scoring 15 off 12 balls after Prithvi Shaw (72) and Shikhar Dhawan (85) set up the 189-run chase.
In the death overs, Pandey scored only one maximum, hitting the last ball of the match. However, Hyderabad lost the game by then.
Both the sides have locked horns on 21 occasions where Rajasthan Royals won 12 matches while Punjab Kings have won 09 matches.