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India skipper Rohit Sharma acknowledged that he could not match the expected batting standards in the ongoing IPL but instead of indulging in over-thinking, his endeavour was to stay in the right zone and keep working on his flaws. The five-time IPL winning skipper endured a wretched form in the second-half of the season, struggling to cross even a score of 20 in six matches for Mumbai Indians.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday announced Jitesh Sharma as the captain for their final game of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), set to take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday. Jitesh will take charge from Sam Curran, who has returned to England for international duty. Curran was named in England's five-match T20 series squad against Pakistan and will join the team for the first T2OI, scheduled on May 22 at Leeds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.