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Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a crucial match in IPL 2022 on Wednesday as Faf du Plessis' team looks to bounce back from a demoralising defeat to Punjab Kings in their opening encounter. One man who could be crucial for RCB in this match is wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik, who knows a lot about KKR, having played for team and even led them in the past.
Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Nayar, who has been with the KKR franchise for a while, heaped praise on the 27-year-old Shreyas and compared his captaincy style to that of India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. The Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team began their IPL 2022 campaign on a high, with a big win vs defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on March 26. "In terms of personality traits, Shreyas is very much similar to Rohit Sharma. He is just like Rohit in terms of his personality, in terms of being easy-going, in terms of empowering the cricketers. He empowers the players to play the style of game they want to play," Nayar said in response to a question by TimesofIndia.com in a media interaction.
Bangalore will look to put their house in order against KolkataOver the years, bowling has been Royal Challengers Bangalore's Achilles' heel. It came back to bite them in the IPL 2022 opener against Punjab Kings, where they failed to defend 205.
Sanju Samson led from the front with a blistering 55 as Rajasthan Royals opened their season campaign in the IPL with an emphatic 61-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 6 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Both sides have already played a match this season but have had different starts to their respective campaigns. KKR defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2022 season opener by six wickets and are currently third in the points table. Meanwhile, RCB lost to Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets in Match 3 and are ninth in the 10-team table.
Ahead of Rajasthan Royals' (RR) IPL 2022 campaign opener against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Sanju Samson received some valuable wicketkeeping training from Kumar Sangakkara. RR face SRH on Tuesday, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and Samson will be hoping to challenge for the playoffs. Rajasthan took to social media to post a video of the training session which also included Lasith Malinga watching on.
Mohammad Kaif has spent a lot of time coaching youngsters and has played a key role in developing some of them in the Delhi Capitals' squad during his coaching stint between 2019-2021. Earlier, Kaif was roped by the franchise as an assistant coach. The former India batter has revealed one bizarre request he received from swashbuckling batter Prithvi Shaw during the 2019 edition of the Indian T20 league.
Punjab Kings would be "more than interested" if they are offered to own a team in the proposed Women's IPL next year, their co-owner Ness Wadia said on Monday. In an IPL Governing Council meeting last week, a five to six team Women's IPL was proposed for next year with the existing franchises getting first preference to be part of the competition. "We would be more than interested in that (Women's IPL). IPL for women is long overdue and it would be very special when it happens. Women's cricket has really developed over the years," Wadia told PTI.