The newly-formed Mumbai selection committee, led by former India cricketer Raju Kulkarni, on Friday named 35 probable players, including big names like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav for an off-season training camp scheduled to be held in Mumbai next week. Besides, India captain Rohit and Suryakumar, the list also includes Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. …
Team India’s new training kit© Twitter The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday unveiled Team India’s new training kit, ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be facing Australia from June 7-11 for the prestigious ICC event at the Oval. As the current sponsor Killer …
KKR skipper Nitish Rana© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders kept their hopes for the playoffs alive with a thrilling victory over Punjab Kings on Monday. Chasing 180, KKR lost some initial wickets but a fiery half-century from the skipper Nitish Rana and a brilliant partnership from Andre Russell and Rinku Singh, guided them to a five-wicket …
The self-destructing batters let Sunrisers Hyderabad down again to hand a Kolkata Knight Riders a much needed five-run win in the IPL here on Thursday, keeping the Nitish Rana-led side alive in the tournament. Rana and Rinku Singh came up with a fruitful 61-run partnership to help KKR post 171 for nine and then their …
Shardul Thakur in action for KKR in IPL 2023© Twitter Calcutta: Specialist seam bowler Shardul Thakur not being given a single over in KKR’s seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans on Saturday raised eye-brows but opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz said that fitness might not be the issue. Asked if fitness was a concern for …
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Shardul Thakur dominated the news headlines with his power show in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. Shardul’s blazing knock of 68 runs off 29 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes. While the fans in the stadium witnessed a …
Kolkata Knight Riders produced an emphatic all-round show on Thursday against Royal Challengers Bangalore, blowing apart the Faf Du Plessis-led side by 81 runs. Reeling at 89/5 at one point in time, the Knight Riders saw a show of fireworks by the ‘bowling all-rounder’ Shardul Thakur who smoked 68 runs off just 29 balls while …
Chasing 205, RCB crashed to 123 all out in reply as the home team’s spinners ran amok.© AFP West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players after the two-time champions defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. All-rounder Shardul Thakur slammed a 20-ball half-century, before …
Kolkata Knight Riders had a night to remember on Thursday as they registered a comfortable 81-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL 2023 match. Asked to bat first, KKR were 89/5 when Shardul Thakur (68) Rinku Singh (46) stitched a long partnership and took their side to a total of 204/7 in 20 …
Shardul Thakur smashed a counter-attacking half-century before the spinners played their part to perfection as Kolkata Knight Riders made a memorable homecoming with an 81-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL at Eden Gardens on Thursday. KKR found themselves tottering for 89/5 before Thakur led a superb recovery with his 29-ball 68 to …