Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has backed star Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav to be the permanent batter at number three because of his brilliance against pace and spin.
Praising Royal Challengers Banagalore all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for his match-winning fifty against a quality Rajasthan Royals bowling attack, former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh claimed the win reflected RCB and Maxwell's character.
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh cautioned Mumbai Indians to bring their A-Game in the match on Friday against a strong Gujarat side which looks pretty balanced and has a superior bowling attack
In 11 matches, Rinku Singh has scored 337 runs at an average of 56.16 and a strike rate of 151.12. He has scored two half-centuries this season, with best score of 58*.
The rivalry week kick-started on May 6 with one of the exciting of IPL when Chennai Super Kings locked horns with MI and now the second biggest contest as Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.
The finalists of IPL 2022 have carried their form to this season and looked like the team to beat this year as well. RR - who are being led by Sanju Samson - and Hardik Pandya's GT look front-runners in the playoffs race. It will be the final game before IPL 2023 witnesses the rivalry week.
The four-time IPL-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's statement was enough to trigger a debate over his retirement rumours. Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh while commenting on MS Dhoni's IPL future stated only Dhoni knows when he will retire.
The biggest strength of Gujarat Titans is that they don't rely on the performance of one player. However, young opener Shubman Gill is giving his team good starts consistently, which is crucial for any team in this format.
Harbhajan recalled that incident after a verbal spat surfaced between the Lucknow Super Giants bowler Naveen-ul-Haq and Royal Challengers Bangalore star batter Virat Kohli. LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir became the central figure as he was seen having an animated conversation with Virat after the
Tim David's three consecutive sixes in the final over of the match sealed the game for MI and gave them another day to live in IPL. Hailing the Australian all-rounder's performance, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said Tim David is finally turning out to be the potential Kieron Polla
In what was a double delight for the spectators, the IPL hosted its landmark 1000th game while Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma played at his home ground on his 36th birthday.