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Players like Suryakumar, I shan Kishan resting on past laurels: Lara
Though Mumbai Indians defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Suryakumar's poor run continued, and with Ishan Kishan too being dropped due to performance-related issues, Lara came down heavily on both the cricketers for not showing the right intent.
After capturing Himalayas, ITBP bikers head towards Delhi
Embarked on August 27 from Gogra along Indo-China border, the bikers crossed one of the highest motorable mountain passes, the Marsimik la. The team crossed seven mountain passes en route till Kullu in Himachal Pradesh.
Belief inside dressing room our biggest asset: MI's Pollard after win over PBKS
The West Indian, who played a key role in the five-time champions' morale-boosting six-wicket victory on Tuesday against Punjab Kings after being down in the dumps following three successive defeats, when asked what is the mindset of the teams when there are must-win games, said, "I don't know if I can put it on record, but we don't actually plan for it to be like this because obviously there is a lot of pressure on us as cricketers to win all the games at the back end.
Appointing Dhoni as mentor is not to undermine anybody: BCCI
The two-time World Cup-winning skipper was named as the mentor for team India for the T20 World Cup, on the heels of the team announcement by the BCCI.
Last two IPL 2021 league games to be played concurrently: BCCI
This means that the afternoon match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi will be shifted to the evening slot of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in Dubai. Both matches will be played simultaneously at 7:30pm IST (6pm UAE time).
IPL 2021: Ashwin gets into heated argument with Southee and Morgan
KKR seamer Tim Southee dismissed Ashwin on the first ball of the 20th over during the Capita's' innings; Ashwin was caught at the deep backward square and as he was walking by the pitch, the Kiwi pacer had some words to say to him.
IPL 2021: Bowlers, Pandya power Mumbai to six-wicket win over Punjab
Chasing 136, Mumbai were given a double jolt in the fourth over when Ravi Bishnoi took out Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav on successive deliveries. While Sharma miscued a slog-sweep to mid-on, Yadav failed to read the googly and was bowled through the gate.
KKR beat Delhi by seven wickets in low-scoring match
After restricting Delhi Capitals to 127/9 in 20 overs thanks to some disciplined bowling after electing to field, Kolkata Knight Riders looked in trouble as Dinesh Karthik was out with score on 96/5. But Sunil Narine tonked Kagiso Rabada for 21 off the inning's 16th over and though the Knights lost another wicket, they managed to reach 130/7 with 10 balls remaining. Rana remained unbeaten on 36.
Moeen was more than his stats and did everything with team in mind: Hussain
On Monday, the 34-year-old Ali announced his retirement from Test cricket, ending a career of 64 matches starting from his debut against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2014. Ali scored 2914 runs at an average of 28.29, including five centuries and 14 half-centuries. He also scalped 195 wickets at an average of 36.66 with his off-spin.
T20 WC: BCCI worried over players' workload in IPL; Hardik's fitness a cause for concern
India have already named their squad for the T20 World Cup, which begins on October 17. While announcing the squad, chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma had said Pandya was fully fit and he would be able to bowl his quota of overs at the World Cup. However, the 27-year-old didn't play the first two matches for Mumbai Indians in the UAE, before making a comeback in Sunday's match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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