RCB assistant coach Malolan Rangarajan has said that Devdutt Padikkal has taken the bull by the horn and has done exceedingly well in IPL 2025. Padikkal has scored 230 runs in 8 matches for Bengaluru this season. “When Devdutt was with RCB, he had two stellar years. He scored close to 500 runs. He’s had…
Fighting for the survival in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024, Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals is facing KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants on Friday at Ekana Stadium. With the match proceeding in DC favour, an incident miffed Pant and he was utterly disgruntled. He was even seen having a lengthy argument with one of the…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian captain and Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, renowned for his candid talks, made a striking statement regarding Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batsman Virat Kohli. Shastri suggested that if the IPL were an individual sport, Kohli would have likely possessed the most impressive collection of trophies in his cabinet.RCB’s performance…
LSG eye season’s first win on home ground when they host Punjab Kings tonightLUCKNOW: After facing a setback in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will aim to register their first victory in the ongoing season when they face Punjab Kings at the Ekana international cricket stadium on Saturday….
NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul downplayed his team’s 20-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in their opening IPL game, suggesting that it’s too early to draw significant conclusions. However, he acknowledged that none of the teams have managed to decipher the Powerplay puzzle in the first week of the tournament.The introduction of the…
Foreigners now get more exposure to conditions here, says DravidDHARAMSHALA: An extraordinary set of bowlers may have made it seem like easy pickings in the fifth Test but head coach Rahul Dravid was at pains to underline that the 4-1 series scoreline in India’s favour was tougher than it appeared.Dravid said the manner in which…
Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot on Day 2 of the 5th Test match against England, at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, in Dharamsala on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI More than once, the ball off the outside edge of his bat flew out of fielders’ reach. Some misfields raised his boundary count. A couple of…
NEW DELHI: Last-minute inclusion Devdutt Padikkal, after an injury to Rajat Patidar, made a mark for himself as he hit fifty on debut before being bowled by England’s Shoaib Bashir on the second day of the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala.The left-handed batter impressed everyone with his exquisite cover drives as he hit 10…
NEW DELHI: Devdutt Padikkal‘s health challenges in the past two years prevented him from performing at his peak, but he views that phase as a source of increased motivation. Surprisingly, this determination led to an unexpected Test cap for him in Dharamsala.After his debut in a T20 against Sri Lanka in 2021, Devdutt faced setbacks…
When spin claims all 11 wickets on the opening day of a Test, it is not surprising to find the preparedness of the pitch under scrutiny. But the contrasting ways in which the two teams dealt with spin, soon put a lid on the simmering discussion. After England opted to bat, Kuldeep Yadav and R….
