Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya has heaped praise on Abhinav Manohar after his last-over heroics earned them a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai on Monday.
CAPE TOWN: Depleted hosts South Africa will face a buoyant Bangladesh when the teams start the first of two tests at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday (Apr 31), with more history in the sights of the visitors after their victory in the One-Day International series.
TOI takes a look at where things went wrong for Mithali's team at the World CupThe three-wicket loss to South Africa on Sunday signalled the end of India's campaign in the ICC Women's World Cup. The sight of a dejected Indian team walking off the Hagley Oval in Christchurch was heartbreaking. But when you keep emotions away, you realise India not just missed a trick or two, they fell short in many departments even before the start of the tournament.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul believes that Ayush Badoni is 'baby AB de Villiers' after the debutant smashed quick-fire 54 against Gujarat Titans on Monday here at the Wankhede Stadium. Fighting knocks from Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni guided Lucknow Super Giants to 158/6 in their assigned 20 overs before their fellow IPL debutants Gujarat Titans chased the target with two balls to spare. Lucknow who were at a spot of bother with 29/4 at one time were powered up by Deepak Hooda (55) and youngster Ayush Badoni who scored 54 on his debut. Mohammad Shami was a man on fire for Gujarat Titans as it was his sensational opening spell that yielded three wickets and left LSG in tatters.
Abhinav Manohar in the future," said Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya after the IPL debutant displayed remarkable hitting in the final over to ensure a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. With Titans needing 11 off the final over, Manohar smashed back-to-back fours off Avesh Khan to make the task much easier for his team. With the confidence he showed under extreme pressure, it did not look like he was playing his first game on a big stage like the IPL. "Manohar is someone to look at with the talent he has. He is someone who you are going to hear about in the future. Rahul Tewatia was sensational as well," said Hardik at the post-match presentation.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been in the Indian Premier League - since they joined late in 2013 - they have lost six of their opening fixtures. But that fact is likely to weigh less heavily on them as against the fact that they were way below par last season, when they finished last with just three wins and 11 losses. Kane Williamson's elbow injury and his non-availability, David Warner's poor form and their formidable bowling attack blunted by the form issues of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan's surgery may all have contributed to a wretched 2021 season. But like all teams, they too have refurbished their squad with some new personnel, some old and retained most of the young turks from the previous season.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Jos Buttler on run-outs, rivalries, player fatigue and playing together for Rajasthan Royals...We got two giants of the modern game, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England's Jos Buttler, to sit down for a chat ahead of Rajasthan Royals' opening game. Ashwin is known for his cerebral approach while Buttler has revolutionised white-ball batting. Of course, 'that' 2019 incident in which Ashwin ran out non-striker Buttler for backing up came up too! Excerpts...Do you think your little bust-up in the 2019 IPL played a part in the MCC legitimising the running out of non-strikers who are backing up? Now that it's no longer termed 'unfair play', will it become more acceptable?Ashwin: When the incident happened, I think it was Jos who felt deflated about it and quite upset.
