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Shane Warne always had constructive conversations, he was a positive person, says Virat Kohli

Shane Warne was a learning experience, according to India and RCB batter Virat Kohli, who felt the spin legend always had constructive conversations. One of the all-time greats of the game, Warne died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on March 4. "I have tried to copy his actions at some stage or the other. That's the impact he had on the game of cricket, and he was an amazing human being as well. I had a chance to speak to him quite a bit off the field as well," Kohli said on RCB Bold Diaries. "He was always positive and none of his conversations were random. It was always constructive, that you can learn from and spoke very passionately about Test cricket and cricket in general, he just loved the game."

IPL 2022: Umesh Yadav has everything in his arsenal right now, says Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan praised Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Umesh Yadav, for his lethal form in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Umesh has picked up 10 wickets in five matches for KKR and is the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament after Rajasthan Royals' spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. While speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports Irfan said, "Umesh has everything in his arsenal right now.

IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians in rebuilding mode, you will see great players coming out in few years, says Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav urged one and all to show some patience with an out of sorts five-time champions Mumbai Indians as it currently undergoing a transition phase which will yield results in coming seasons. MI have already lost their first five matches and it is now near impossible for them to get back into the reckoning for play-offs as they would need to win at least eight of the remaining nine games. "As you have seen, it is a fresh auction and we are building this team for the next three-four years, coming a few years down the line, you will see some great players coming out from this team," Surya said at the virtual pre-match press conference which was an indicator that MI's current season could well be over even before it reaches mid-phase of the league.

IPL 2022: Was very nervous but didn't let it get the better of me, says Gujarat Titans' Yash Dayal

Gujarat Titans' (GT) 24-year-old left-arm pace bowler Yash Dayal has said that nervousness of playing his first Indian Premier League (IPL) game could have gotten the better of him on Thursday, but he was happy that he could complete the task assigned to him to the satisfaction of his skipper Hardik Pandya. Dayal emerged as the new bowling sensation in the IPL, taking 3/40 in his four overs as Rajasthan Royals (RR) were restricted to 155/9, falling short in the chase by 37 runs. The Titans had earlier made 192/4, thanks mainly to skipper Pandya's unbeaten 52-ball 87 and Abhinav Manohar's 28-ball 43. It was Gujarat's fourth win of the IPL 2022 season and they climbed to the top of the points table with eight points.

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IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya has kept amazing team environment, taken brave decisions as skipper, says Rashid Khan

Hardik Pandya has been leading from the front with inspirational performances and is also going out of his way to create a happy team environment leading to a good start by Gujarat Titans in its maiden IPL campaign, feels Rashid Khan. Gujarat are now on top of the table with four wins from five games and Hardik is currently second in list of run-getters and is also bowling well in every game.

IPL 2022: People will have plans against me, it's bound to happen, says KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy on his quiet start to the season

Varun Chakravarthy was the highest wicket-taker for Kolkata Knight Riders last season, claiming 18 wickets in 17 matches. KKR retained him for Rs 8 Crore ahead of the last player auction. But the mystery spinner from Tamil Nadu, who has the ability to bowl as many as seven different variations, has not really got going in the ongoing 15th edition of the Indian Premier League. He has played 5 matches in the tournament so far and managed to bag just 4 wickets. In the 20 overs he has bowled so far, he has given away 146 runs, at an economy rate of 7.30. With KKR, who are currently in second place on the points table, set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) later today at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Varun though is not worried about the quiet start.

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Shane Warne always had constructive conversations, he was a positive person, says Virat Kohli

IPL 2022: Umesh Yadav has everything in his arsenal right now, says Irfan Pathan

IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians in rebuilding mode, you will see great players coming out in few years, says Suryakumar Yadav

IPL 2022: Was very nervous but didn't let it get the better of me, says Gujarat Titans' Yash Dayal

The highs and lows of Root's England Test captaincy

USFL's first season nears kickoff: What you need to know

IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya has kept amazing team environment, taken brave decisions as skipper, says Rashid Khan

IPL 2022: People will have plans against me, it's bound to happen, says KKR mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy on his quiet start to the season