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While Kohli and De Villiers are the highest run-getters for RCB in IPL history, Chahal has bagged the most wickets for the franchise. They are expected to shoulder the responsibility of leading their respective departments in IPL 2021 as well. In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra named the pair of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers as RCB’s greatest strength. The reputed commentator observed the addition of Yuzvendra Chahal to the duo makes the team significantly stronger....

Jamieson was a hot property at the IPL 2021 auction, with many teams entering into a bidding war for his services. RCB ended up snapping up the tall pacer for a whopping INR 15 crore. However, Brad Hogg did not include the New Zealand quick in his RCB XI. While the exclusion might raise a few eyebrows, given Jamieson’s hefty price tag, the bowler has been far from impressive in T20Is....

Kagiso Rabada (3/37), Anrich Nortje (2/12) and Axar Patel (2/21) combined to restrict SRH to 134/9, bowling first after losing the toss. Shikhar Dhawan (42), Shreyas Iyer (47 not out) and Rishabh Pant (35 not out) then combined to ease DC home in 17.5 overs. Shikhar Dhawan got DC’s chase off to an impressive start, crunching Bhuvneshwar Kumar for two fours in the second over. At the other end, Prithvi Shaw also swung into action, smacking Khaleel Ahmed for a four to deep midwicket and top-edging a pull for another boundary....

The league stage of IPL 2021 was originally supposed to be held in Mumbai and Pune, with the playoffs taking place at the refurbished Motera. However, according to latest reports, the Indian cricket board has shortlisted six cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata – for IPL 2021. While the other five centres had been agreed upon earlier, Mumbai is the latest name on the list. The new arrangement hasn’t gone down well with franchise officials....

RCB currently sit at the third spot in the points table with five wins out of the first six games. The Bangalore franchise will be in action tonight as they take on the Punjab Kings. Speaking ahead of the game, Sanjay Bangar explained what has made the difference this season for the RCB in IPL 2021. The former India all-rounder further added: PBKS are coming in this game on the back of a loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders....

Like every new product, T20 cricket too had its detractors who feared the purity of cricket was at stake and that the bowlers would be deemed no more than a bowling machine. During the ten year history of the Indian premier league, we have seen numerous instances where the art of six-hitting is reduced to a mere mockery, where more sixes are hit in contrast to the boundaries. That said, in this blog today we’ll look at the matches with the highest sixes to fours ratio....

Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bowl first at Wankhede, on a pitch that was characteristically batting-oriented. The hosts started off in a strong fashion, with both their openers, Suryakumar Yadav and Evin Lewis, coming into the party and tormenting the RR bowling attack. They took the team’s total to 86-0 within the first ten overs of the game, with Mumbai looking set to reach at least 180 runs after the end of the first innings....

After being put into bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad put on a modest 132/6 in their 20 overs on a difficult batting pitch, courtesy of Manish Pandey fighting knock of 54 runs in 51 balls. Chasing a tricky score of 133, Kings XI Punjab openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle continued their good form with the bat and put on 55 runs partnership for the 1st wicket. But Kings XI Punjab lost their way once the openers were dismissed and were all out 119 runs in 19....

The hosts lost the toss and were put in to bat first by Ravichandran Ashwin. Their in-form batsman and skipper, Kane Williamson was dismissed for a duck and after the wicket, his team never looked like getting a high total throughout the innings. However, courtesy a painful half-century from Manish Pandey and a plethora of dropped catches from the Punjab franchise, SRH trudged to 132 for six after 20 overs....

Before the auction, teams were allowed to retain a maximum of 5 players through a combination of player retention and Right To Match Cards (RTMs). Mumbai, CSK, Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils have retained 3 players, Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders have opted for 2, while RR and the Kings XI Punjab have gone for one each. Over the years we have seen many lesser-known players make the headlines by fetching exorbitantly high amounts at the auction....

As cricket has become a batsman’s sport, we have seen some brutal hammerings of decent bowlers by some of the world’s best batsmen. Here, let’s look at the most expensive overs in IPL history. #3 33 runs, Ravi Bopara to Manoj Tiwary and Chris Gayle The joint second most runs conceded in an over in the IPL involved Chris Gayle and Manoj Tiwary. It was the 34th match of IPL 2011 and was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens....

But then, for all those who lit up the IPL, there were certain cricketers who turned out to be huge disappointments for their sides this season. In this article, let us look at three players who turned out to be huge disappointments for their respective franchises. #3 Shimron Hetmyer - Royal Challengers Bangalore Shimron Hetmyer was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore to lend additional firepower to the batting order that already consisted of Superstars like Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers....

Dhawan was unhappy with Sunrisers for not retaining him before the auction of 2018. He was bought back by the Hyderabad-based franchise in the auction through Right to Match for INR 5.2 crore. The southpaw was reportedly unhappy with the price tag, which relatively to the what his Indian team members were earning in the tournament. Confirming the reports that have been making rounds for a while, last season finalists have made it official with a press release....

They won their first match quite easily against Mumbai Indians because of their superstar Rishabh Pant, who smashed a 27-ball 78 to take them over the line. But they started facing trouble from match two as they stage fright made frequent appearances. DC lost against Chennai Super Kings by a mere three runs; CSK had managed to score only 150 but they defended the total to win the game....

The IPL 2019 auction saw a total of 60 players being picked up by various franchises in a bid to get the balance in their team right. There were many big buys as a total of ₹107 crores was splurged by the franchises to procure the services of these players. Many surprise signings were made while some of the renowned players went unsold. Each franchise of the IPL is given a budget of ₹82 crores to purchase or retain a total of 25 players....

So far in this season, RR have won one match and lost thee games. On the other hand, KKR has won three matches and lost one. Ahead of the encounter, let’s take a look at the head to head stats between the two sides and the probable playing XI for the match. Head-to-head stats The RR vs KKR rivalry has seen 19 matches being played in the tournament’s history so far....

RCB Strength Defending a small total against CSK, RCB’s bowlers showed a lot of heart. Yuzvendra Chahal gave away just 6 runs in his 4 overs, picking up one wicket. Also, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Siraj and Navdeep Saini bowled with a lot of fire. The bowling unit will have to come good once again against a strong Mumbai Indians batting line-up. Weakness Over-dependence on Kohli and AB de Villiers hurt RCB in their opening match....

Now that the date and venue are finalized, the teams can start planning things for the mega event. The auction for IPL 2019 happened in December and some of the franchises have made a major overhaul to their squad for the new season. Overseas players are always a big attraction in IPL and this year is going to be no different. In fact, IPL will have some exciting newcomers in the form of Sam Curran, Hardus Viljoen, Shimron Hetmyer, Oshane Thomas etc....

While speaking on Star Sports, Nehra and Irfan Pathan shared their views on the way forward for RCB after their loss to the Delhi Capitals (DC) yesterday. Ashish Nehra was asked about the RCB innings not being able to gain momentum in the middle overs. He responded by saying that the restrictive lines bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, in particular, had made it difficult for Virat Kohli to press the accelerator button....

With a strong Indian batting lineup complemented by a versatile spin attack, DC are easily one of the best teams on paper in IPL 2020. Under Shreyas Iyer, we could see the team make a run for their first-ever IPL final and they might even go all the way this year. 5 DC players who could finish IPL 2020 with the most Dream11 points Ahead of IPL 2020, we take a look at 5 CSK players who could end the campaign with the most Dream11 points....