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IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer wants KKR to play fearless cricket in remaining matches
On Thursday, Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 146/9 in their allotted 20 overs, and then Delhi Capitals romped home to a four-wicket win thanks to vital knocks by David Warner (42), Axar Patel 34 and Rovman Powell (33 not out). KKR captain Shreyas Iyer said, "We started off really slow and lost a couple of wickets. The wicket was holding a bit at the start but I still feel that the total was pretty low on this wicket and obviously the way we played in the first half, there are no excuses for that. We need to go back and assess where we went wrong," Iyer said in the post-match comments on Thursday night.
Maxwell again misses out on Australia Test berth for Sri Lanka series
Andrew McDonald's first tour as permanent head coach has come with notable changes in across all three formats. Pacer Pat Cummins will captain a 16-member squad to play in the two-Test series in Galle, while Aaron Finch will continue to lead an extended white-ball group. After losing his place at the top of the order to Usman Khawaja during the Australian summer, Marcus Harris has missed out on a place in the Test squad altogether.
I've always played cricket my way: Master of the square-cut Gundappa Vishwanath (Book Review)
Having been dismissed for 242, India had the visitors on the back foot at 85/4 when Bob Taylor was adjudged caught behind off Kapil Dev but the Indian captain had his doubts, consulted his colleagues, walked up to the umpire and declared: "Sir, I am withdrawing my appeal". The decision was reversed.
IPL Turning Point: Kuldeep's strikes halt KKR's progress, set up Delhi's win
KKR had slumped to 35/4 after the departure of Sunil Narine (0) and their downfall was brought about by their former player Kuldeep Yadav, who had represented KKR from 2018 to 2020. Kuldeep again turned the match on its head when he got rid of Shreyas Iyer, caught by Rishabh Pant with a wrong �un fired in a way that that took an edge and the wicketkeeper pouched a low one-handed catch.
Real Madrid can seal title in Spain's Matchday 34 this weekend
The 34th round of matches in Spain has several other key matches in the battle for European places and also to avoid relegation, but most attention will be on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium where a point for Real Madrid against Espanyol will seal them this season's title.
Anderson, Broad available for selection for 1st Test against New Zealand: Rob Key
Despite their combined haul of 1177 Test wickets, the futures of both Anderson, 39, and Broad, 35, had been up in the air ever since England's 4-0 Ashes loss. They were not picked in the England squad for the West Indies tour, where Joe Root's side lost 1-0. However, Key -- speaking for the first time in his new role -- said that he had taken soundings from Root's newly appointed successor, Ben Stokes.
Sub-jr women's academy nationals: SAI to meet Madhya Pradesh in final
The two teams registered comprehensive wins over their respective rivals in the semi-finals -- SAI beating Smart Hockey Academy, Raipur 10-0 while MP Academy getting the better of Rloundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy 3-0.
IPL 2022: Pant says 'was not worried even at 84/5 in match' against KKR
David Waner (42) and Lalit Yadav (22) had rescued Delhi from a 17/2 to guide them to 82/1 before they lost three wickets for two runs and looked in trouble. Axar Patel (24) and Rovman Powell (33 not out) then did enough to pull them through to 150/6 in 19 overs after Kuldeep Yadav (4/14) and Mistafizur Rahman (3/18) shared seven wickets to restrict Knight Riders to a modest 146/9 in 20 overs.
CLOSE-IN: Are Indians true cricket fans?
Cricket is a game of many uncertainties and as one says one is as good as ones last inning. This is what makes cricket so challenging and interesting to play and follow. Somehow, the millions of Indian fans and followers seem to be unaware of the characteristics of the game. One wonders whether we Indians are true cricket fans or ones who are not mature enough to understand the game at all.
I-League: Sudeva Delhi confirm survival, extend Real Kashmir woes
In the opening stages of the game, Real Kashmir spent most of the time in Sudeva Delhi's half. Malemngamba Meitei saw a lot of the ball on the right flank as he tried to pick out Bernard Kouassi with a cross but could not find the striker after multiple attempts.
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