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Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf Du Plessis has copped a Rs 12 lakh fine, while Punjab Kings captain has been penalised 50 per cent of his match fees for their respective offences, the IPL announced on Monday. Du Plessis was fined for maintaining a slow over rate during RCB's thrilling one-run loss, their seventh of the ongoing season, to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana backed star fast bowler Mitchell Starc to turnaround his performance and said that they have full faith in the 34-year-old speedster. A century stand by Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar could not prevent another heartbreaking loss for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as they agonisingly fell short by just a run against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
MONTREAL: A 17-year-old from India will become the youngest player to challenge for the World Chess Championship crown after winning a major tournament in Canada.
In a bid to turn their season around, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squared off against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl in their IPL 2024 match against Kolkata. However, at the toss, an interesting incident took place with Faf in focus once again. The RCB skipper was seen smiling after the the cameraman zoomed into the coin to show the side. This comes after a huge toss controversey erupted following the match between the RCB and Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Director of Cricket and former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly opened up on the need to adopt a fearless approach in T20I cricket by Team India and praised star batter Virat Kohli, saying that he has the ability to get a 40-ball century. Delhi Capitals is currently at eighth place in the points table with six points after three wins and five losses. They lost their last game to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
The chess community went into a frenzy as it hailed India's D Gukesh as a potential "future world champion" after he etched his name in the history books by winning the prestigious Candidates tournament in Toronto. Gukesh drew with American Hikaru Nakamura in the final round to not only win the prestigious tournament but also become the youngest ever challenger to the world title at 17. Five-time world champion and the only other Indian to win the Candidates, the legendary Viswanathan Anand was one of the first people to congratulate the teenager.
Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has lashed out at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli's controversial during thier IPL 2024 match at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. During the third over of the RCB's 223-run chase, Kohli ended up mishitting a full-toss from pacer Harshit Rana, who completed an easy caught and bowled dismissal. While KKR cricketers celebrated, Kohli went for a review as he was convinced that the ball was above his waist on contact with the bat.
The ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a run fest so far. In just 35 matches so far, teams have breached the 250-run mark five times, with SunRisers Hyderbad (SRH) achieving three of those totals. SRH have also broken the record for the biggest-ever IPL total not once but twice. Amid the run fest in IPL 2024, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has warned the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), suggesting measures for protection of bowlers.