Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma Sunday described IPL as a funny tournament in which any team can beat any other on a particular day while also asserting his team’s habit of coming back stronger in the later stages of the league.
Author: PTI
Rohit Sharma struck an unbeaten 55 to lead Mumbai Indians to an easy 9-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders, which gave them the pole position in the IPL table and also ensured a lucky fourth place finish for Sunrisers Hyderabad, here Sunday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s aim was to take the game against KXIP deep and ensure a top-two finish for defending champions CSK once he realised that the KL Rahul blitzkrieg has sealed the deal for the home team.
K L Rahul’s scintillating 36-ball-71 paved the way for a consolation six-wicket victory for Kings XI Punjab here Sunday but not before CSK ensured a top-two finish with chance to play the first IPL Qualifier at their happy hunting home ground Chepauk.
Royal Challengers Bangalore endured another disappointing IPL campaign but their performance in the second half of the season has given them something to beĀ proud of, skipper Virat Kohli has said.
Jofra Archer insisted he had received a warm welcome into the England set-up but stressed he would have no complaints if he failed in a late bid to make it into the tournament hosts’ WorldĀ Cup squad.
Not known to pull back punches, Gautam Gambhir hit back at Shahid Afridi, offering to take him for a session with ‘a psychiatrist’ after the former Pakistan captain wrote a few uncharitableĀ things about the Indian opener.
BJP president Amit Shah today cited a media report to attack Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over a defence deal under the UPA government in which an alleged business partner of Rahul had got an offset contract.
In a heated courtroom drama that lasted for almost two hours, former Union Minister M J Akbar today recorded his statement and was cross examined in a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani.