Both teams have made positive starts to the season, winning four of five games. However, RCB come into this game on the back of a crushing defeat to CSK, while DC eked out a nervy Super Over win against SRH. RCB bowled first against CSK after losing the toss and did a decent job with the ball for most of the innings. They kept picking up wickets at regular intervals....
One possible reason IPL franchises would look to pick Associate nation players is that their low base price will be a good return on investment. Here’s a look at 3 players from Associate nations who could be valuable picks at the 2022 IPL auction: #1 Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman) The Pakistan-born Oman skipper is perfect T20 material. A left-arm spinner and opening batter, he is capable across all departments. In their first round opening game of the T20 World Cup, he took 4-20 to help restrict Papua New Guinea to 129/9....
Team Lucknow has gone for two former Punjab Kings players in opening batter KL Rahul and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, as well as Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. Rahul is set to lead the franchise, commanding a fee of INR 15 crore, while Stoinis and Bishnoi will be paid INR 11 crore and INR 4 crore respectively. According to the rules of the auction, each franchise is entitled to a total purse of INR 90 crore, which means Team Lucknow will be able to spend INR 60 crore in the auction....
Despite their campaign coming to an end, the T20 World Cup allowed several South African stars to shine bright. Kagiso Rabada finished the tournament in style with a hat-trick, while Anrich Nortje was economical and lethal throughout. In the batting department, Aiden Markram continued to showcase his new power-hitting avatar. These performances might appear to be in vain, but with two new teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and a mega-auction on its way, they will be noticed....
Fans of the unsold players were disheartened after the IPL 2022 auction. However, the unsold names can still return as replacements to play in the 15th edition of the mega T20 event. On that note, here’s a look at five unsold Indian batters who could return to IPL 2022 as replacement signings: #1 Suresh Raina Suresh Raina was the biggest name to go unsold in the batters’ category at the IPL 2022 mega auction....
Cautious start for RR Slow starts and lacklustre powerplays have been the order of the day in this year’s IPL (except for the Kings XI Punjab against Pune), and this match was no different. The Rajasthan Royals’ batting started on a cautious note and managed only 35 in the first six overs for the loss of one wicket. ‘The Wall’ was breached immediately after the powerplay, when Dravid tried to work a straight Bhatia delivery across the line and missed....
Some new talents have also been unearthed from the various T20 leagues around the world and franchises have earmarked them. It may happen that one of the more settled teams might also go all in for those players. So before we get ready to watch all the franchises battle it out for the players, here are the areas of major concern for each franchise and which players can help them solve it:...
The auction for the 2020 IPL edition took place at Kolkata on December 19. Australian paceman Pat Cummins was the most expensive player, purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 15.5 crores. Leggie Piyush Chawla was the most expensive Indian player - bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 6.75 crores. Among batsmen, Australian big-hitter Glenn Maxwell was sold to his former franchise Kings XI Punjab for INR 10....
Also read: IPL Results 2016: Scores, Updated Points Table and Fixture Schedule on April 20 Mumbai have a strong team and Martin Guptill will feature in his first IPL game as Pollard is unfit for the game. Having lost to the Rising Pune Supergiant’s and Gujarat Lions, Mumbai will have to pick up their performances if they want to retain their title or even make it to the Qualifiers. Mumbai do always bring their A-game during the business end of the tournament, but they cannot rely on performances to pick up towards the end each and every time....
The talks have been ongoing in Vienna, Austria for weeks, with the unofficial goal for the U.S. to rejoin the agreement before Iran holds national elections in June. Speaking to reporters ahead of discussions, Araghchi said that good progress had been made on an agreement between Iran and the senior diplomats from China, Russia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom serving as a go-between with U.S. delegates. Araghci said key issues still remain in contention, and those will need to be discussed with Iranian government officials not involved in the talks....
Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning following his death sentence on October 23, according to the news agency Mizan Online. The 23-year-old was reportedly convicted of “waging war against God” for stabbing a member of the Basij paramilitary force during a protest in Tehran on September 25. It was the first execution connected to the protests publicly reported by state media. A Revolutionary Court was told Shekari had used a machete to attack a member of the Basij force, which is linked to the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) often deployed to quell protests....
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was recently sanctioned by the State Department for speaking on behalf of his government, tweeted Tuesday that “74 yrs after US became first & ONLY regime to deploy a nuclear weapon—on a city, designed to maximize casualties—it is STILL targeting civilians.” He argued: “This time, with #EconomicTerrorism, violating a historic nuclear deal & punishing those who seek to adhere to it.” Since pulling out of a 2015 nuclear deal limiting Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief last year, President Donald Trump has imposed heavy economic restrictions on the Islamic Republic, frustrating the deal’s other signatories—China, the European Union, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom....
The Ryder Cup was last hosted by Ireland in 2006, with Europe cruising to victory over the United States by nine points at The K Club. And, after a memorable week for Irish golf saw Shane Lowry win the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, it has been revealed Ireland will host the showpiece tournament for a second time. The County Limerick venue will follow on from the events played at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin (2020), Marco Simone in Italy (2022) and Bethpage Black in New York (2024)....
“I have to say that I am very lucky to have played alongside two batsmen, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar. I had to bowl them in the nets and they were the best. Talking about internationally, I feel Adam Gilchrist and Inzamam-ul-Haq were the toughest to bowl to. Especially Gilchrist, he could hit you for a pull shot, he could loft you (and) the margin of error was quite small....
Coleman underwent surgery on Saturday after suffering the injury in Republic of Ireland’s 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw against Wales on Friday. Taylor’s tackle 21 minutes from the end of the match resulted in a red card for the Aston Villa man, a challenge which left the Everton defender with a fractured right tibia and fibula. Taylor ‘despondent’ after horror tackle The tackle even drew attention from Kenny, who is in Rome for a European Union summit....
In a video posted to Twitter by Dr. Cara Augustenborg, an assistant professor at University College Dublin, the protesters can be seen waving Ukrainian flags and chanting that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a liar.” In several other videos posted to Twitter, the protesters can be seen surrounding the car and chanting “go home.” The video also shows one protester draping a Ukrainian flag over the car as it is attempting to travel toward the embassy....
When the winding down announcement came out a few weeks ago, Levine acknowledged that many great employees would soon be on the job market and that other studios shouldn’t waste any time trying to headhunt and recruit the talent. During the last week of February, the folks at Irrational Games did their best to help out the 75 former employees that are back on the job market by facilitating some mass interviews....
But he returned to form at his own hunting ground later that same year. He has since that 2017 Australian Open loss has, lost another Australian Open Final to a different arch-rival but in a very devastating manner, won a hat-trick of French Opens, a couple of US Opens and reached consecutive semis at Wimbledon. This leaves us at the cusp of history with Nadal, for the first time in his career, trailing Roger by a single Grand Slam....
For the extra $ 360 it would cost me for the data plan, I could go with a dumb phone and put that $360 into an Ipod Touch for the wi-fi/apps combo. Before I make my final decision, can anyone tell me if they were thinking similarly, which way they went, and if they were happy or had any regrets ?
The competition, which pits Africa’s biggest and best against each other, has been in existence since 1964, and has undergone changes over the years. Last year’s Champions League saw an increase in teams in the group phase from eight to 16 divided in four groups, meaning for the first time ever, Africa’s premier club competition had the quarter-final stage. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the two-legged final, with teams competing at the respective homes of the two finalists for every edition bar the first, and two in which the contest went to a third playoff match....
