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Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara joined Donald Bradman on Monday in having a set of gates named in their honour at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with all visiting players passing through them to access the field of play.
SunRisers Hyderabad face Chennai Super Kings challenge in their IPL 2023 game at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Friday. SRH would be expecting their batting unit to click and the onus would be on captain Aiden Markram to rise to the occasion. The other batters in the line-up need to step up if Hyderabad hope to upset CSK's applecart at Chepauk. Loss of wickets in the powerplay has set Sunrisers back and head coach Brian Lara said after the defeat to MI that someone in the middle-order needs to bat deep and finish off games.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is a cricket tournament where the best of cricket minds assemble. The costliest cricket tournament in the world has seen widespread interest from top stars in the last decade and half. While the Indian cricketers are the center-pieces of the cash-rich league, the overseas talent on show is also marvelous. It's not limited to the players alone, cricket legends like Brian Lara, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar are associated with various franchises. Australia great Ricky Ponting to is the coach of the Delhi Capitals franchise. Recently, Ponting met RCB and India star Virat Kohli on the sidelines of the tournament. Their meeting had another special person joining too, Fletcher William Ponting - Ricky's son.
Captain Shikhar Dhawan's rollicking 99 off 66 balls could not help Punjab Kings win their IPL game against Sunrisers Hyderabad but batting legend Brian Lara was mighty impressed with the knock, describing it as one of the best T20 innings he has ever seen. Dhawan was the lone warrior as PBKS posted 143 for 9 after being sent in to bat. Sam Curran was the next best batter with 22 as all the others scored in single digit figures. SRH, of which Lara is the head coach, chased down the target with 17 balls to spare. Rahul Tripathi top-scored with a 48-ball 74 not out and captain Aiden Markram chipping with an unbeaten 37.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's inability to hold their wickets against quality bowling came to the fore in the match against Lucknow Super Giants, and their chief coach Brian Lara pointed out that "losing a lot of wickets in clumps" was not helping matters. SRH lost their second consecutive game in IPL 2023, suffering another big defeat on Friday, with the team managing to put just 121 runs on the board and LSG racing to the target in just 16 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will kick off their IPL 2023 campaign with a match against Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. Aiden Markram is their skipper for the season but he would be missing the first game and it will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will be leading the side in the opening encounter. Having won the title in 2016, SRH's biggest issue has been their captaincy, with Australian opener David Warner and charismatic New Zealand batter Kane Williamson having to pay the price for the team's debacle in the last two editions.
Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 66 runs in the third T20I on Monday and but lost the three-match series 2-1. Asked to bat first, Pakistan posted 182/7 in 20 overs after Saim Ayub smashed 49 while Shadab Khan scored 28 off 17 balls. Later, Afghanistan were bundled out for 116 as Pakistan claimed a comfortable victory by 66 runs. In the entire match, pacer Ihsanullah emerged as the most impressive player as he not only took three wickets but also troubled the Rashid Khan-led team with his blistering pace. As the young quick has been receiving a lot of praise from all over the world, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar also did not shy away from praising the Ihsanullah in unique way.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are all set to begin to their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 campaign against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Led by new skipper and South Africa batter Aiden Markram, SRH will be coached by West Indies legend Brian Lara. Having won the title in 2016, SRH's biggest issue has been their captaincy, with Australian opener David Warner and charismatic New Zealand batter Kane Williamson having to pay the price for the team's debacle in the last two editions.