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"He Is Not Overawed Bowling To Anybody": Ravi Shastri Praises Royal Challengers Bangalore Death Bowler In IPL 2022

Royal Challengers Bangalore produced a great bowling performance on Wednesday to skittle out a strong Kolkata Knight Riders batting unit for just 128, which set up their first victory in IPL 2022. Akash Deep and Wanindu Hasaranga did the damage up front but KKR has a long batting line-up and they had hopes of staging a recovery with the hard-hitting Andre Russell in the middle. It was at this stage that Faf du Plessis used his trump card. Harshal Patel, last season's purple cap winner and RCB's death bowling specialist, was brought on an he started creating problems for Russell immediately.

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Suggests One Shot Virat Kohli Should Start Playing With "Freedom"

Few know Virat Kohli as a cricketer as well as Ravi Shastri does, with the two forming a tight partnership during the latter's tenure as Team India head coach. The former India head coach had some tips for Kohli as the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season got underway. Kohli looked in good nick in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) first match of the season as he scored an unbeaten 41 off 29 deliveries to help them post a total of 205/2 against Punjab Kings.

IPL 2022 - "This Guy Is An India Player": Ravi Shastri's Big Statement About Young Fast Bowler

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri made a big statement about young paceman Umran Malik on Tuesday, after the fast bowler put in an impressive performance against Rajasthan Royals. It was a bad day in the office for the SunRisers Hyderabad bowlers but Umran shone bright with his raw pace and verve as he finished with figures of 2/39

IPL 2022: "Has Power To Clear Any Ground In The World," Says Ravi Shastri On Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson is known to hit big shots and going big comes naturally to him and this is the main reason why fans are always in awe when he is in full flow. Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri is no different and he praised the Rajasthan Royals skipper who scored 55 runs in no time in their win against the SunRisers Hyderabad. This knock enabled Rajasthan to post 210/6 and then bowlers displayed a complete performance to dismantle the SRH lineup.

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Pinpoints Lucknow Super Giants' "Tactical Error" That Cost Them Match vs Gujarat Titans

Lucknow Super Giants' Indian Premier League journey did not get off to the best of starts after they went down to fellow debutants in an IPL 2022 clash Wankhede Stadium on Monday. After being put into bat, Lucknow found themselves in all sorts of trouble, reduced to 29 for four. However, half-centuries from Deepak Hooda and young Ayush Badoni brought them back from the dead and helped the team post a fighting total. However, like their top order, their bowling too faltered in parts as Gujarat Titans chased down the target with five wickets in hand and two balls to spare.

IPL 2022 - "If He Is Fully Fit...": Ravi Shastri's Big Statement About Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya started his captaincy stint in the IPL with a victory as his Gujarat Titans edged out KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Hardik contributed with the bat with a knock of 33 runs. But it was his bowling that made everyone take notice.

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Wants CSK Captain Ravindra Jadeja To Bat "No Later Than..."

IPL 2022 is underway with the clash between CSK and KKR and it promises to be yet another glittering tournament. CSK have a new captain in Ravindra Jadeja and the in-form all-rounder needs to lead by example, just like his predecessor MS Dhoni. Jadeja has been in excellent batting form over the past few years and cricket fans and pundits have often felt that the southpaw bats a tad too low in CSK's batting order.

Virat Kohli took a smart decision to relinquish captaincy: Ravi Shastri

Shastri thinks Virat Kohli has taken a "smart decision" by giving up captaincy from all forms of cricket, paving the way to express himself better in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Shastri, who witnessed Kohli's leadership from close quarters during his stint as India coach, however, also feels the 33-year-old star batter could have continued as the captain in Test cricket. "I think this (giving up captaincy) could be a blessing in disguise, to be honest. The pressures of captaincy off his shoulders, the expectations that come with being captain no longer there, he can go out, express himself, play freely, and I think he'll look to do just that," Shastri said.

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"He Is Not Overawed Bowling To Anybody": Ravi Shastri Praises Royal Challengers Bangalore Death Bowler In IPL 2022

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Suggests One Shot Virat Kohli Should Start Playing With "Freedom"

IPL 2022 - "This Guy Is An India Player": Ravi Shastri's Big Statement About Young Fast Bowler

IPL 2022: "Has Power To Clear Any Ground In The World," Says Ravi Shastri On Sanju Samson

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Pinpoints Lucknow Super Giants' "Tactical Error" That Cost Them Match vs Gujarat Titans

IPL 2022 - "If He Is Fully Fit...": Ravi Shastri's Big Statement About Hardik Pandya

IPL 2022: Ravi Shastri Wants CSK Captain Ravindra Jadeja To Bat "No Later Than..."

Virat Kohli took a smart decision to relinquish captaincy: Ravi Shastri