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IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore by nine wickets
With this stunning win, the Eoin Morgan-led KKR rose to the fifth spot in the points table. The Virat Kohli-led side is still at third place in the points tally and looking good to qualify this year with six more games in hand. Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell were the stars for KKR as they scalped three wickets each which helped restrict the batting-heavy RCB to a paltry 92 runs in the first innings.
England cancel men's and women's tours to Pakistan
"The ECB has a longstanding commitment to tour Pakistan as part of the Men's Future Tours Programme in 2022. The ECB Board convened this weekend to discuss these extra England Women's and Men's games in Pakistan and we can confirm that the Board has reluctantly decided to withdraw both teams from the October trip," read the ECB.
Adaptability to conditions holds the key in IPL
Mumbai and Chennai are the two most accomplished sides in IPL history till date. It's fair to say that when they are up against each other, you expect nothing short of a cracker of a game. The last time these two sides faced each other was in Delhi, just prior to the adjournment of the tournament earlier this year. The sheer muscle power displayed by launching the ball into the stands to set up a high-scoring and entertaining affair was outstanding.
10 Reasons behind Virat Kohli's decision to step down as Indian Team captain
In the T20s, he has captained 45 times out of which team India won 29 matches while losing 14 matches. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy record has been another wonder to behold. Out of the 10 ODI matches he has captained, India won 8 of them. Meanwhile, out of the 19 T20 matches he captained India has won 15 matches.
BCCI announces schedule for India's busy home season in 2021/22
New Zealand and Sri Lanka will visit India for two Tests and three T20Is each in November 2021 and March 2022 respectively. West Indies will tour India for three ODIs and as many T20Is in February 2022. In between the home season, India is scheduled to tour South Africa in December-January for an all-formats series.
Rohit Sharma should be back for next match: MI's Jayawardene
Mumbai Indians face Kolkata Knight Riders on September 23 and the Sri Lankan head coach would be hoping Sharma leads the team following the 20-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings.
Situation was very tough and I had to take up the responsibility: Ruturaj
"Obviously the situation was very tough and all the top order batsmen has returned to the dugout, so I thought it was time to take up the responsibility and find a way out how to reach a respectable total of 120-130 from that situation," said the 24-year-old Gaikwad who scored an unbeaten 88 off 58 deliveries to guide CSK to a fighting 156/6 from 24/4 in the match against five-time IPL champions MI.
Hope NZ pullout won't have a lasting impact: Williamson
"They were obviously over there, ready to go to the ground. It is a sudden thing that happened. I certainly hope there is no lasting impact from it because it is a special place for cricket to be and there have been a lot of strides forward to see cricket go back into Pakistan and play there safely. We have seen that happen on a number of occasions, so hopefully, there is plenty more cricket there to come," Williamson was quoted as saying by the Sportstar.
India, Australia women all set to lock horns in multi-format series
While Australia will look to extend their record-breaking 24-match winning streak in ODI cricket, India, led by Mithali Raj, will hope to end the dominating run of the hosts by winning the match and start the series on a positive note.
Pressures of leading IPL team, young family could be behind Virat's call: Steyn
RCB announced late on Sunday that Kohli will step down as the captain of the team after the end of IPL 2021 season. The announcement was made through a video posted by the franchise on social media, three days after Kohli said that he will be quitting as India's T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE next month. Kohli will continue to be a part of the RCB squad.
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