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IPL 2022: Feel like Shane Warne is watching me from heaven, says Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals' leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Monday credited his success in IPL 2022 to the closely knit group and said playing for the franchise has made him feel that legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who had led the team in the inaugural season to winning the trophy and died unexpectedly in March this year, has been watching him bowl from heaven. In the league stages of IPL 2022, Chahal has picked 26 wickets at an average of 16.53 and economy rate of 7.67, leading the bowling charts in the tournament. He has a chance to add more to his tally when Rajasthan face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

2022 Vitality Blast: All you need to know ahead of 20th tournament

The Vitality Blast kicks off on Wednesday night with a mouth-watering match-up between defending champions Kent and Somerset in a repeat of last year's final - live on Sky Sports Cricket from 6.30pm - and here's our handy guide to the 2022 tournament... Hoping to impress the new England coach

IPL 2022 Eliminator, LSG vs RCB: SWOT Analysis

LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTSStrengths: A productive and destructive opening pair in KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock. Together they have scored 1039 runs and have made the Powerplay overs count with rapid stands. A varied pace attack of Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Dushmanta Chameera and Jason Holder always allows them to attack. Weaknesses: An untested middle order. Most of the run-scoring has been done by Rahul (3x50, 2x100), de Kock (3x50, 1x100) and Deepak Hooda (4x50). Between them they have 10 of the 12 fifties scored by the franchise. Evin Lewis and Ayush Badoni have scored the other two. Opportunities: For LSG to make better use of Marcus Stoinis. The square-shouldered Victorian hulk has faced only 97 balls in 9 innings, hitting seven fours and 12 sixes. Seven times he has batted after the 14th over. 17 balls vs Royals is the most deliveries he has faced in an innings. Threats: They are a bat-first team and in a tricky chase, if Rahul, or de Kock or both fall early, the batting could implode. A closer look at the games LSG have lost will tell you that when both fail, they have lost the match. Time for Holder, Krunal and Gowtham to contribute more.

IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya - 'I have started to balance things in my life'

Hardik Pandya has come to the fore during this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Gujarat Titans' (GT) skipper feels he has finally learnt to strike a balance on and off the field. Under Hardik, Gujarat Titans, a first-time franchise, have reached the final in its inception year, and Pandya's 453 runs in 15 games and seven wickets have played role, apart from his calm demeanour as the captain. "I've started to balance things in my life. It has been a constant effort through the last couple of years," Pandya, who was once known for his flamboyant attitude said after the Titans' comfortable seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in first qualifier.