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"Can't Heavily Rely On Buttler": This Ex-England Great Sounds Warning Bells For Rajasthan Royals. Find out Why

Rajasthan Royals (RR) have been in great form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. With six wins in nine matches, the Sanju Samson-led RR are currently third in the 10-team table with 12 points. RR face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday. While their opponents are eighth in the table with just three wins in nine matches, RR can qualify for the playoffs of they can win two to three more matches. Their batting ahs been great while their bowlers too have performed.

"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.

It was a much needed confidence-booster fifty for Kohli, says Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar said on Saturday that Virat Kohli's half-century against Gujarat Titans in the IPL game on Saturday will work as a much-needed confidence booster for the batter as well as his team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Several former cricketers, including ex-India coach Ravi Shastri, have suggested Kohli should take a break from the game, but in the match against Gujarat Titans, the former RCB captain showed signs of returning to form. Kohli, after enduring a series of failures (0, 0, 9 in his previous three innings), finally scored a half-century and Gavaskar said the fifty came at the right time for him and it will work as a confidence booster for the beleaguered batter.

IPL 2022: Kuldeep Yadav needed positive environment, love and attention, says Ricky Ponting

Kuldeep Yadav required a "positive environment" filled with a lot of "love and attention" to blossom and that's what was given to him by Delhi Capitals, head coach Ricky Ponting said. The left-arm wrist spinner, who is currently second in the list of wicket-takers with 17 scalps, had a rough three years prior to this IPL edition after being confined to bench by the erstwhile national team management and also not getting enough support from his previous IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. Add to it, he had a major knee surgery that ruled him out of last IPL.

"Showing Those Qualities": Sunil Gavaskar Gives Big Compliment To This IPL Team Skipper, Likens His Captaincy To Rohit Sharma

Buoyed by their thrilling win over SunRisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans stand on the cusp of becoming the first team to reach the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs in their debut season. Hardik Pandya, especially, has impressed several current and former cricketers with his leadership skills. With GT leading the IPL 2022 points table, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that Pandya reminds him of Rohit Sharma when he was first made captain of the Mumbai Indians, adding that the added responsibility of leadership has transformed the all-rounder into a much-improved batter.

IPL 2022: I see Hardik Pandya recreating Rohit Sharma's 2013 success story, says Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has pointed out that the leadership responsibility is doing the same thing to Gujarat Titans' (GT) captain Hardik Pandya as it did to Rohit Sharma back in 2013 when he was made Mumbai Indians' (MI) skipper. The captaincy responsibility transformed Sharma into a five-time IPL-winning leader and now Gavaskar feels that same script is panning out for Hardik. In IPL 2022, Gujarat have been a force to reckon with, winning seven out of eight matches to be on top of the points table with 14 points.

IPL 2022: Shikhar Dhawan deserves all the accolades he's getting, says Ravi Shastri

Ravi Shastri believes that Punjab Kings' senior opener Shikhar Dhawan deserves all the accolades which have been coming for him. Shastri added that while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have received a lot of attention with their batting, Dhawan has been a serious player sandwiched between the two talismanic batters. Dhawan has been in rollicking form for Punjab in IPL 2022, amassing 302 runs in eight matches at an average of 43.14 and strike-rate of 132.45.

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"Can't Heavily Rely On Buttler": This Ex-England Great Sounds Warning Bells For Rajasthan Royals. Find out Why

"Would Be Fuming That...": Kevin Pietersen On Virat Kohli's 58-Run Knock vs Gujarat Titans In IPL 2022

IPL 2022: Sunil Gavaskar's Advice To Counter Umran Malik Is Pure Comedy Gold

It was a much needed confidence-booster fifty for Kohli, says Gavaskar

IPL 2022: Kuldeep Yadav needed positive environment, love and attention, says Ricky Ponting

"Showing Those Qualities": Sunil Gavaskar Gives Big Compliment To This IPL Team Skipper, Likens His Captaincy To Rohit Sharma

IPL 2022: I see Hardik Pandya recreating Rohit Sharma's 2013 success story, says Sunil Gavaskar

IPL 2022: Shikhar Dhawan deserves all the accolades he's getting, says Ravi Shastri