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MELBOURNE :A slow start in the Indian Premier League put Mitchell Starc's record price tag under the microscope but the Australian all-formats hero underlined his worth as he lifted Kolkata Knight Riders to a third title.
After the exhilarating journey of more than two months, Kolkata Knight Riders stood tall against all the odds and emerged as the winners of IPL 2024. The Shreyas Iyer-led side registered a thumping eight-wicket win over the mighty Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had a marvelous season with the bat. In the summit clash, KKR comfortably dominated the proceedings as they bundled out SRH for just 113. Later, they chased down the target in just 10.3 overs and clinched their third IPL trophy.
Cricket, a popular pastime in the United States in the mid 1800s, makes a big-ticket return to North American shores through the T20 Word Cup but will it be able to leave an impression on the local audience that knows little to nothing about the gentleman's game? Cricket globally is driven by India but the International Cricket Council sees huge potential in the American market and claims there are already 30 million fans that follow the game in the massive country.
Kolkata Knight Riders registered a dominating eight-wicket win over SunRisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Sunday. The entire KKR management and players knew no bounds to their joy after the side clinched its third IPL title. Even KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir and all-rounder Sunil Narine, the two who are generally least expressive on and off the ground, were seen having moments of joy together. Sunil Narine lifted Gambhir on the ground after KKR's title victory and the mentor too lifted the star player in return.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya missed the plane to New York as the first batch of the Indian team's players flew across the continents for the T20 World Cup 2024. Hardik's absence from the first batch of players intensified the speculations around his personal life, with rumours suggesting all is not well between him and his wife Natasa Stankovic. As the couple continues to maintain silence on the 'divorce rumours', a report has suggested that Hardik has flown to an undisclosed overseas location for a vacation. He will join the Indian team directly in New York.
The first batch of Indian players who left for the United States ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 have reached New York to take part in the upcoming ICC event. Earlier on Saturday, the Indian cricketers including skipper Rohit Sharma, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and number one-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav left for the United States. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official social media handle and shared a clip of the players reaching the US for the upcoming T20 World Cup. In the video, the Indian cricketers were captured leaving the airport in New York and boarding the team bus.
Seeing Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday, one would have hardly believed that this man was hospitalised a few days back due to heat stroke. Maybe Kolkata Knight Riders' spirited display against SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final in Chennai in Sunday was a reason behind it. KKR topped the league stage and then showed absolute domination to cling their third IPL title in style. SRH was no match for KKR as they could manage just 113 which the latter chased down with more than nine overs to spare.
There has been a lot of speculations around the wicket-keeping position in the Indian cricket team when it comes to the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Ahead of the team selection, multiple players were in the fray but the selectors decided to go with Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant with KL Rahul becoming a high-profile exclusion. India captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that they were looking for middle-order batters when selecting wicket-keepers and that is why they excluded KL Rahul - someone who opened the batting for Lucknow Super Giants. Former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel named his pick between Samson and Pant for the playing XI in the T20 World Cup.