IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan On Verge Of Beating Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma To Achieve Massive Feat

15.04.2023 - 12:23 sports.ndtv.com

Shikhar Dhawan is on the verge of creating history in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and a fifty-plus score against Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday will take him ahead of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in an elite list.

The Punjab Kings skipper has 49 half-centuries in the tournament till now and he can become the first Indian batter ever to score 50 fifties in IPL.

While Kohli has 47 half-centuries till now, Rohit has only 42. Dhawan has been enjoying a tremendous run of form in IPL 2023 till now with two fifties in three matches and the onus will be on him to provide a good start to PBKS.

After a flying start to the new season with two wins, the Dhawan-led Punjab Kings endured two back-to-back losses following their failure to post good totals on the board.

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Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir are two very big names in world cricket. However, they have a history of on-field altercations in the IPL. The latest one happened during an IPL 2023 game on Monday between the Gambhir mentored-Lucknow Super Giants and Kohli's team Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB won the low-scoring match as Kohli could be seen celebrating animatedly the LSG batters' dismissals. He even had an argument with LSG player Naveen-ul-Haq, though it is not clear who started the fight. Then things looked like going out of hand as Gambhir had a heated exchange with Kohli after the match ended.

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A number of Mumbai Indians players returned to top form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. In what was a high-scoring thriller, a number of MI players got respectable scores, including the likes of Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Tim David. However, the skipper Rohit Sharm couldn't make the most of batting-friendly conditions as he could only muster up 3 runs from 5 balls. However, a few videos of Rohit's dismissal have surfaced on social media, prompting fans to investigate whether the MI skipper actually out.

What Prompted Clash Between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir? The Story Behind Post-Match Storm

A low-scoring thriller between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants ended with Faf du Plessis' men securing an 18-run victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Sunday. However, instead of RCB's bowling heroics in the match, what became the central talking point was the clash between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. The two cricketing stalwarts had a heated exchange after the match over certain incidents that took place during the final phase of the match. However, the foundation of the clash seemed to have been laid a few overs earlier.

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The Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday was a perfect high-scoring thriller. Chasing a 213-run target, MI got home in the final over but not before a controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. RR pacer Sandeep Sharma smartly outplayed MI opener Rohit Sharma with a knuckle delivery on the final ball of the second over of the innings. The ball deceived Rohit, who was not at all ready for it, and clipped off the bail of the middle and off stump.

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"CC Ritika Bhabhi": Yuzvendra Chahal's Hilarious Wish On Rohit Sharma's Birthday Is Viral

India's all-format skipper Rohit Sharma turned 36 on Sunday. This right-handed batter has entertained and mesmerised audiences worldwide with his classy strokeplay and calm mindset while batting or captaining his side. On the occasion of his 36th birthday, fans and fellow cricketers took to social media to extend birthday greetings. However, a specific greeting that has gone viral on the internet is from India and Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Rohit and Chahal share a vibrant bond that has been witnessed by fans on a number of occasions, both on the field and on social media. This was another occasion.