Mohammed Shami has had a tough time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, and many are starting to worry, especially with India's Test tour of England coming up soon. Earlier this month, Shami nearly broke an unwanted record by conceding 75 runs in four overs against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
During the match against CSK, Shami's delivery, with a perfect seam position, induced an outside edge from Shaikh Rasheed's bat, removing the batter for a golden duck after being caught by Abhishek Sharma at slips.
Batters Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer have made their names to the list as the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2024-25 season (October 1st, 2024 to September 30th, 2025).
"We need some of these guys to be 100 per cent fit. We just have to make sure they come out of the IPL really well. This is the most challenging one -- I know it's only four overs, but you play today, you travel tomorrow, and then you play again. That's the tough part, because you're travell
During the innings, Shami conceded 75 runs in four overs and went wicketless. The most expensive figures in the history of IPL are by Rajasthan Royals (RR) pacer Jofra Archer, who went wicketless for 76 runs in four overs against SRH at Hyderabad.
The IPL campaign of SRH, last year's trailblazers, has started on an extremely poor note. After a hard-hitting win over Rajasthan Royals (RR), they have slipped down to the bottom of the points table with three losses, which consisted of batting performances way poorer than their firepower s
With this win, KKR's campaign is somewhat back on track as with two wins andtwo losses. They are in the fifth spot. SRH are at the bottom with a win and three losses.
SRH and KKR, the two trailblazers of last year's edition with plenty of high scores, power-packed knocks and sky-high run-rates, will be aiming to get their campaigns back on track with a crucial match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
With Matthew Short sidelined due to injury ahead of Australia's Champions Trophy semi-final clash, the team management made a bold decision to bring in Cooper Connolly as the opener alongside Travis Head, as per ICC.
While Connolly was dismissed early on from Mohammed Shami, the 21-year-old
New Zealand right-arm seamer Matt Henry, who missed the final against India due to a shoulder injury, ended the ICC Champions Trophy as the highest wicket-taker.
Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clarified his statement about bringing mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy early in the attack against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final and slammed the trolls for misinterpreting his remark.