If any team deserves to win IPL 2021, it was KKR: MS Dhoni
Although they might have fell short in the finale, the Men in Purple won everyone’s hearts with their incredible performances in UAE.
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Although they might have fell short in the finale, the Men in Purple won everyone’s hearts with their incredible performances in UAE.
MS Dhoni led side won their 4th IPL title to clinch the winners trophy, along with a prize money of INR 20 crores.
Soon after the result, the netizens flooded the microblogging website with humourous posts. Some also praised the champions- CSK.
All the CSK players were indeed delighted with their 4th ever IPL triumph.
With so much confusion around, the replays were shown on the big screen which clarified everything.
After the dropped chance, the KKR opener broke free and played some glorious shots to get his side off to a good start.
However, Bhatia added that Venkatesh should not be roped in into the national squad so early.
While Faf du Plessis (86 off 59) starred with the bat, Shardul Thakur took 3 crucial wickets with the ball.
Tripathi was replaced by Kamlesh Nagarkoti as a result, who took his place at deep mid-wicket.
The 55-year-old was full of praise for Thala for scripting a remarkable turnaround this season after their early ouster from IPL 2020.
Both sides would look to get off to a winning start so that they have a heads up to qualify for the Super 12 stage.
Pant and DC head coach Ricky Ponting are known to share a good bond with each other.
The former Indian captain shared the video on his Twitter account with a caption, “Heads, I’m fashionable. Tails, I’m still fashionable.”
Ahead of the the IPL 2021 final, KKR shared a video on social media where McCullum is seen motivating his players.
Given that it was Jaffer picking his team for the final on social media, the style of presentation had to be different from that of others.
With the mega auction ahead of next year, Warner is almost certain of going under the hammer.
While the Men in Maroon would want to become the first team to have successfully defended its crown in T20 World Cup, it is not going to be easy at all as the other 15 teams would also be looking to come up with their A-game and lift the trophy.
Virat Kohli-led RCB exited IPL 2021 after losing the Eliminator to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday.
Notably, Virat Kohli will become only the second captain to lead the Indian side in T20 World Cup after MS Dhoni.
As many as eight Indian players are participating in the ongoing Women’s Big Bash League.
While Dhoni has scored 114 runs in 11 innings in IPL 2021, Morgan only managed 129 runs in 15 innings.
With the Men in Blue likely to rest a few players for the 3-match T20I series against New Zealand in November, it opens up doors for few players to get an India call-up considering their recent performances in IPL 2021.
Veteran CSK bowler Dwayne Bravo needs 1 more wicket to surpass Amit Mishra’s wicket tally and become 2nd highest wicket-taker in the IPL history.
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The upcoming match between India and Pakistan in T20 WC 2021 would be the 200th instance of both teams facing each other in international cricket.
With only one stump to aim at, the youngster produced a moment of magic in Hobart.
While the 48-year-old was certainly baffled by kid’s bowling, he was also impressed with the attitude and passion of the youngster.
If the teams are allowed to retain 4 players, there might not be any option of ‘Right to Match’ cards during the mega auctions.
The 3-match T20I series is scheduled to take place from November 17 to November 21.
The 24-year-old also expressed his gratitude towards the team management and the fans who have been absolutely brilliant for Delhi Capitals.
The 43-year-old opined that the decision to not hand the final over to Kagiso Rabada during Qualifier 1 clash against CSK turned out to be the deciding factor for DC in UAE.
While Chennai defeated Delhi in Qualifier 1, Kolkata defeated Bangalore in Eliminator 1 and then beat Delhi in Qualifier 2 to book their place in the summit clash.
KKR skipper Eoin Morgan became the first player to register 3 ducks against the same team (Delhi Capitals) in single IPL season.
SRH won just two matches out of the seven that they played in the UAE during IPL 2021.
Rahul Tripathi’s six on the penultimate ball of the match over long off boundary sealed a three-wicket win for KKR in the Qualifier 2 against DC on Wednesday.
Notably, Sydney Thunder handed tournament favorites Melbourne Stars a thrashing defeat in the final last season at the North Sydney Oval.
Rahul Dravid also coached the young Indian team in the Sri Lanka series in July.
The Men in Blue will be seen donning the new jersey when they take on England and Australia in the warm-up matches for T20 World Cup 2021.
On a day when it looked like a rather one-sided contest, the netizens were thrilled as they were treated to some incredible drama towards the end.
India’s brilliant head-to-head record (5-0) against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup has also been talked about in the advertisement.
Gill’s brilliant effort went in vain as Varun Chakravarthy had marginally over-stepped while bowling.
A Twitter user shared the video of the hilarious incident with a caption, “24 year old kiddo.”
A reserve day is in place only for the final.
Around more than 13k tweets have already been posted under the hashtag on Wednesday.
One Twitter user also questioned if Yuzvendra Chahal was the new Ambati Rayudu, reflecting on the similarities between controversial exclusion of both players from India’s squad for an ICC event.
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Has Chahal done enough to force the management to take notice and rethink their decision?
Despite the team having a worth-forgetting season, some of its players showed some cricketing brilliance on the field.
Ambrose had said that Gayle would not be in his first choice West Indies Playing XI for T20 World Cup.
MI’s ouster ensured that at least their World Cup-bound Indian players could have an extra week to have rest and prepare themselves for the mega event.
India’s official kit sponsor MPL Sports has unveiled the new Men in Blue jersey which the Virat Kohli-led side will be donning at the mega event set to be staged across Oman and UAE.
The star all-rounder has already missed Bangladesh’s first warm-up match against Sri Lanka on October 12 and will even not be available for the game against Ireland either.
Notably, the winner of tonight’s clash will see Chennai Super Kings in the final of IPL 2021.
“I was not being explained why I was dropped as Hyderabad captain,” he said.
SunRisers Hyderabad had a forgetful season in IPL 2021 as the side only won 3 out of 14 games and finished at the bottom of the table.
Delhi will need to bring their A-game to the fore if they want to emerge victorious against an in-form Kolkata side.
For now, the 40-year-old wicketkeeper batter has his firm focus set on the Indian Premier League.
It could be difficult for the Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya to make a place in the India Playing XI purely as a batter.
There has been a slight change in India’s warm-up schedule than the one which was previously confirmed.
Fans were upset with all-rounder Daniel Christian’s performance in the IPL 2021 Eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders and some even resorted to abuses on his social media profile.
“I am so proud of the character shown by the boys,” Kohli posted.
Virat Kohli remains to be the youngest player ever to captain an IPL franchise.
Christian’s fellow Australian and RCB cricketer Glenn Maxwell also put out a message on social media to stop the trolls.
Harshal picked the wickets of both the Kolkata openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer to level Bravo’s record on Monday.
With victory over RCB on Monday, KKR became the first team to win 3 eliminator games in IPL history.
Kohli scored 39 in his final match as RCB skipper, the same score he had made in his debut game as RCB captain.
BCCI announced on Friday that Team India would be sporting a new jersey in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2021.
The social media trolls stooped to a new low when they hurled abuses at RCB all-rounder Dan Christian’s partner.
The right-handed batsman is the leading run-scorer in history of tournament with 6283 runs to his name in 207 appearances.
The netizens did not miss the opportunity to roll out some hilarious memes on social media to add misery on RCB fans, who would be devastated by seeing their team come so close but yet remaining so far from the trophy.
Notably, Virat Kohli was not very happy as he was seen involved in a heated discussion with umpire after the over, presumably asking for an explanation for the on-field call.
It has been reported that the wicketkeeper batsman has already been approached by few franchises.
The interesting incident happened during the 16th over of RCB batting.
Having already dismissed KS Bharat and Virat Kohli, Sunil Narine came to bowl the 15th over and produced another huge breakthrough for his side
The KKR mystery spinner has been a nightmare for batsmen this season as many players have failed to pick his deliveries on numerous occasions.
Sri Lanka also announced their final 15-member squad for the ICC event which is set to get underway from October 17.
Just when people in the theatre got to know about the sequence of events in Dubai, they echoed the cinema hall with ‘Dhoni Dhoni’ chants.
Hours before the start of the do-or-die match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata stars Shubman Gill and Lockie Ferguson reflected on the team’s journey to the final four.
“If I am unable to give 120 percent towards my responsibilities, then I would rather leave it,” Kohli said.
Glenn Maxwell has smashed 265 IPL runs from just 5 innings at Sharjah ground at a very impressive strike rate of 190.64.
With a win against DC, CSK became the only team to win at least 1 match against all other opponents in IPL 2021.
Coming in to bat in a difficult situation, Dhoni played a match-winning cameo of 18 runs from just 6 deliveries at a strike rate of 300 to help his team reach their ninth IPL final.
The CSK skipper wasn’t in the best of touch coming into this game but came in ahead of an in-form Ravindra Jadeja and finished the job for his team.
It was indeed a brilliant gesture from Virat Kohli as fans were delighted to see the incredible bonding between two of India’s greatest cricket captains ever.
His innings included 3 fours and one six.
As expected, MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 18-run knock off only 6 deliveries got the entire social media buzzing as fans were delighted to see the legend back in form.
With the match poised in such an intense situation, fans got to witness an exciting battle between experience and youth.
The DC skipper produced two memorable moments during his entertaining half-century on Sunday.
The former India captain had made the remark before Bangalore’s last league match against Delhi Capitals.
The 40-year-old was very vocal as he let the experienced Richard Illingworth know about his disagreement on the decision.
The on-air commentators also could not stop laughing as they opined that some of the players might have gone slightly sleepy for a moment.
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The fan judged the trajectory to perfection and got himself in a nice position to complete an outstanding catch.
Other than Shakib who has been used sparingly in Kolkata’s campaign in IPL 2021, Mustafizur Rahman has also been asked to join the national team by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
The winner of the game would advance to Qualifier 2, while the loser will have to return home.
With very little to choose between the two teams -both in terms of head-to-head and recent form- this should be a great game of T20 cricket.
Having made his debut in 1999, the 39-year-old has represented his national side in 35 Tests, 287 ODIs and 116 T20Is.
Dinesh Karthik ended with an unbeaten 29 off just 8 balls to win the Man of the Match award later in the finale.
The 5-match Test series is scheduled to take place from December 8, 2021 to January 18, 2022.
Warner bid farewell to his fans at the club and thanked them in a recent social media post.