MS Dhoni downplays captaincy as Chennai win in IPL
MS Dhoni downplayed his return as Chennai Super Kings captain and the team's comfortable Indian Premier League victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday as a mere "coincidence".
India Sport News
IPL 2022: What Suryakumar Yadav Said On His "Sweet Banter" With Yuzvendra Chahal During RR vs MI Clash
Mumbai Indians finally registered their first win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season after defeating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Saturday. Suryakumar Yadav played a knock of 51 off 39 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes and this enabled Mumbai Indians to chase down the target of 159 with four balls to spare. In the eighth over of the innings, Chahal along with skipper Sanju Samson opted for a review when the on-field umpire had given Suryakumar Yadav not out.
IPL 2022: CSK batter Ruturaj Gaikwad doesn't believe in anything like being 'in form'
Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad doesn't believe in anything like being in form, saying that one has to start every game from zero. Gaikwad, who struggled throughout CSK's first eight games of this Indian Premier League (IPL) season, was at his best on Sunday as he powered six sixes and as many fours before missing out on a well-deserved century against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Gaikwad scored 99 off 57 balls and stitched a 182-run partnership with Devon Conway (85 not out), which is now CSK's highest opening stand in IPL history.
IPL 2022, KKR vs RR: Kolkata Knight Riders look to stem the rot
Kolkata Knight Riders. Languishing at the bottom half of the points table, the least the Shreyas Iyer-led side has to do now is to win the last five matches to stay in contention for a playoff berth. But it will take no less than a Herculean effort on their part to rise and deliver after suffering five straight losses. Their job will be particularly more difficult against Rajasthan Royals who are operating as a well-oiled unit. KKR, however, can take heart from the fact that an out-of-form Mumbai Indians managed to beat RR on Saturday. They themselves got close before falling short by just seven runs in the earlier encounter this season against the same rivals.
"Would Be Fuming That...": Kevin Pietersen On Virat Kohli's 58-Run Knock vs Gujarat Titans In IPL 2022
Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli returned to form on Saturday as he scored 58 runs off 53 balls against Gujarat Titans and this helped the side post 170/6 in 20 overs. However, the total did not prove to be enough as Gujarat Titans reached the target with six wickets in hand and three balls to spare. Former England captain Kevin Pietersen said that Kohli would be fuming over the fact that his runs were not enough for RCB.
IPL 2022: Sunil Gavaskar's Advice To Counter Umran Malik Is Pure Comedy Gold
Umran Malik has been in blistering form for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season and is currently third in the Purple Cap race with 15 wickets. During SRH's previous outing against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Mumbai, the pacer picked his maiden five-wicket IPL haul but couldn't prevent a defeat for his side. Malik accounted for the dismissals of Wriddhiman Saha, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, David Miller and Abhinav Manohar. Ahead of SRH's fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday, Sunil Gavaskar had some hilarious advice to batters on facing the bowler.
IPL 2022, SRH vs CSK: Chennai Super Kings call the shots as Rutuaj Gaikwad strikes form
Chennai Super Kings as MS Dhoni led them to a 13- run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the return leg of their IPL match. CSK and Ruturaj Gaikwad felt quite at home at the MCA Stadium in Pune and the Pune lad’s blistering 99 (57b, 4x6, 6x6) on Sunday night provided the answers to many of Chennai struggles this season.
"Was Having An Effect On His Game": MS Dhoni On Ravindra Jadeja Captaining CSK In IPL 2022
Chennai Super Kings registered their third win of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season after defeating SunRisers Hyderabad by 13 runs at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Sunday. MS Dhoni is back leading the side and his first match as captain this season turned out to be a winning one as the franchise registered their third victory this season. Speaking after the game, Dhoni said that the burden of captaincy started affecting Jadeja's on-field performances and hence a change was made in terms of leadership.