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KP compares Kohli with Ronaldo, says the two are legends in terms of greatness
Following a prolonged lean patch for RCB in IPL 2022, Kohli finally broke the jinx, scoring 58 off 53 balls against Gujarat Titans on April 30 at the Brabourne. And while the half-century came in a losing cause -- RCB lost by six wickets -- Pietersen felt it was an important juncture for Kohli in his cricketing career, given his lean patch.
Madrid Open: Murray overcomes Thiem in first clay-court challenge in two years
Murray was ranked world No. 1 in the ATP Rankings when he last took the court at the Madrid Open in 2017 and his performance against the Austrian on Monday night belied his current world ranking of No. 78. It was the two-time Madrid champion's first victory on the surface since the 2017 French Open quarterfinals, when he beat Kei Nishikori of Japan.
O'Sullivan seizes seventh title at Snooker Worlds
The world number one returned to the table on Monday evening with a 12-5 lead from Sunday, but the 2019 world champion Trump fought hard to close the gap within three frames at 14-11. In the final session, the Rocket dominated the table again, winning the world title at the age of 46 to become the oldest champion in the season-ending tournament.
When Devon Conway had the best seat to enjoy Ruturaj Gaikwad's innings
Conway was Gaikwad's opening partner in the game and the duo went about dismantling the SRH bowlers as the defending IPL champions notched up a 200-plus total and then restricted the Kane Williamson-led side to 189. While Conway himself contributed an unbeaten 85 off 55 deliveries, the Kiwi batter said he was left amazed with Gaikwad's power-hitting.
IPL 2022, Day 38 Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 7 wickets. Before that match, KKR were struggling as they lost their 5 matches in a row. RR is in the top 4 of the point table as they have brilliant bowling as well as batting attack.
Jasprit Bumrah in Sri Lankan great Jayawardene's dream T20 Top-5 picks
The Mumbai Indians head coach has also said that he would like to call on West Indian stalwart Chris Gayle if he could choose one star at their prime to join the dream T20 side. Jayawardene told the ICC Review that Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan was an ideal spinner who could bat lower down the order. Rashid has so far played 58 T20I and taken 105 wickets at 12.92 runs a piece, with an economy rate of slightly above six.
IPL 2022: Rinku Singh's remarkable journey to IPL success
Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh became the latest entrant in this list after he scored a brilliant unbeaten 42 off 23 balls, hitting six fours and a six to help KKR win by seven wickets. Rinku raised 66 runs for the unfinished fourth-wicket partnership with Nitish Rana (48 off 37, 4 x 3, 6 x 2) as Kolkata Knight Riders reached 158/3 in 19.1 overs to overhaul Rajasthan Royals' score of 152/5 in 20 overs.
IPL Turning Point: Timely partnerships, tight bowling help KKR beat Royals
Thus partnerships and some tight bowling by the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling unit -- particularly Sunil Narine (who conceded seven runs in two overs in middle overs) while Umesh Yadav and Anukul Roy too gave away runs in single digits in two overs -- meant Rajasthan Royals fell short by at least 15-20 runs.
IPL 2022: Samson blames batting failure for 7-wicket defeat to Knight Riders
Samson said with his batters failing to master the KKR bowling on a slow track, they fell short by 15-20 runs. "I think the wicket was a bit slow and they bowled really well, but with the batting we have, I would have liked to score a few more boundaries at the end. I think we were short 15-20 runs," said Samson in the post-match presentation on Monday.
IPL 2022: To bounce back after five defeats shows character, says KKR coach McCullum
After starting with a win against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the opener on March 26, KKR lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore but bounced back to win the next two matches against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. They then suffered a five-match losing spree, going down twice to Delhi Capitals and once each to Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans. Their second match of the season against Rajasthan Royals proved a turning point as they won by seven wickets.
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