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"Disrupted The Balance": Virat Kohli's Honest Take On Impact Player Rule

Echoing India skipper Rohit Sharma's sentiments, star batter Virat Kohli has criticised the Impact Player substitution rule and said it is "disrupting the balance" of the game. The mid-innings substitution rule, adopted in the previous edition of the IPL, has sparked a row with Rohit expressing his displeasure in a podcast last month. Now, Kohli has urged for a rethink of the rule. "I agree with Rohit. Entertainment is one aspect of the game but there is no balance," Kohli said on Jio Cinema.

"Virat Kohli We See Today Is Because Of MS Dhoni": Sunil Gavaskar's Stunning Statement

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has credited legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni with playing a major role in star batter Virat Kohli's transformation into a modern-era legend. Kohli has established his legacy as a world class modern-day batter and is regarded by many as the greatest player of his generation. However, Gavaskar pointed out how Dhoni backed Kohli during the early stage of his career despite the the 35-year-old having a "start-stop" form. Gavaskar's remark came after rain stopped play during the Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) IPL 2024 match at the Wankhede Stadium.

RCB vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2024: Rain Threat Looms Over Do-Or-Die Match Between RCB And CSK

RCB vs CSK Live Updates, IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore face Chennai Super Kings in a do-or-die game at M Chinnaswamy Stadium tonight. Both the teams will be fighting for the final playoff spot.

"I Know What I Can Do": Virat Kohli Blasts Critics, Internet Says India Great Is The Target

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli insisted that he doesn't necessarily need to react to criticism on him from former players and experts. Questions were raised over Kohli's batting approach and strike-rate in the intial phase of the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season. However, Kohli has managed to silence his critics with some solid knocks in the last games, helping RCB stay alive in the IPL 2024 playoffs race. He currently tops the run-scoring charts in IPL 2024 with 661 runs in 13 matches.

IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma Receives Special Medal For His Knock Against LSG

Mumbai Indian (MI) opener Rohit Sharma received a special medal after playing an explosive knock of 68 runs in a match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. MI fans had mixed emotions on a bittersweet evening at the Wankhede Stadium. While they were thrilled with Rohit's explosive knock of 68 runs, they also witnessed their team suffer their 10th loss of the year and drop to the bottom of the points table. Rohit was presented the special medal by team Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani at the MI dressing room.

Majority Of India's T20 World Cup-Bound Players To Leave For New York On This Date

The majority of the Indian players along with the jumbo support staff will be flying out to New York on May 25, with the rest leaving for the T20 World Cup only after the May 26 IPL final. Earlier, the members of teams failing to qualify for the play-offs were supposed to leave for New York on May 21, two days after the final league game of the IPL on May 19 but it has since been learnt that there has been some change in plans and now the first batch will leave on May 25.

How Can RCB Beat CSK To Enter IPL Playoffs? Sunil Gavaskar's 'Virtually Impossible' Mantra

Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Chennai Super Kings in a crucial IPL 2024 encounter on Saturday with both of their playoff dreams heavily dependent on the result. While CSK have a slight advantage with 14 points from 13 matches, a good win for RCB can guarantee a spot in the Top-4 for the Faf Du Plessis-led side. Legendary India Sunil Gavaskar believes that CSK are extremely dangerous in these kind of situations due to their experience of playing on the big stage and he advised RCB to make it 'virtually impossible' for the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side to reach a position where they can 'turn the game around'.

Watch: Shubman Gill, Pat Cummins Play Rock-Paper-Scissors. The Winner Is...

The IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans got washed out due to heavy rain in Hyderabad on Thursday. This resulted in SRH acquiring the third place and getting qualified for the playoffs. This was GT's second match in the same week, which got abandoned due to rain. Earlier, their match against Kolkata Knight Riders was called-off due to relentless rain in Ahmedabad. GT, who won the title in 2022 and were the first runners-up in 2023, failed to qualify for the Playoffs this season.

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"Disrupted The Balance": Virat Kohli's Honest Take On Impact Player Rule

"Virat Kohli We See Today Is Because Of MS Dhoni": Sunil Gavaskar's Stunning Statement

RCB vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2024: Rain Threat Looms Over Do-Or-Die Match Between RCB And CSK

"I Know What I Can Do": Virat Kohli Blasts Critics, Internet Says India Great Is The Target

IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma Receives Special Medal For His Knock Against LSG

Majority Of India's T20 World Cup-Bound Players To Leave For New York On This Date

How Can RCB Beat CSK To Enter IPL Playoffs? Sunil Gavaskar's 'Virtually Impossible' Mantra

Watch: Shubman Gill, Pat Cummins Play Rock-Paper-Scissors. The Winner Is...