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IPL 2023: There can be no bigger news than Virat Kohli's return to form for RCB, says Irfan Pathan
Former India left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan called Kohli's unbeaten knock to be a piece of great news for RCB, who are in a quest for their maiden IPL trophy. "Virat Kohli is the biggest superstar of TATA IPL. He's shining brightly like a full moon and Indian fans can't be happier. He's started this season on a positive note."
IPL 2023: After Kohli-Chinnaswamy reunion, get ready for emotional return of Dhoni's CSK at Chepauk
Virat Kohli's masterful knock along with captain Faf du Plessis and their third century stand in IPL ensured RCB didn't have to break much sweat and claimed an emphatic 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
We need to be on top of our game against Jamshedpur FC: Mumbai City FC's Des Buckingham
After a historic campaign in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), the Islanders have now shifted their focus to the task at hand against the Red Miners with an eye on the premier competition of Asian football. Even though Mumbai City FC have secured a win and a draw against Jamshedpur FC in the Hero ISL league stage this season, the Aidy Boothroyd-coached side made things hard for the Islanders on both occasions.
IPL 2023: 'The fact that he can't bowl puts him under more pressure', says Michael Vaughan on Stokes playing as pure batter for CSK
Prior to the commencement of the league, CSK batting coach Mike Hussey has confirmed that the England Test captain, who has had issues with his knee in the recent past, will go purely as a batsman from the start and he won't be bowling much at all in the first few games of the tournament.
Seeing Ronaldinho's game made me fall in love with football: Ritwik Das
Ritwik Kumar Das joining Jamshedpur FC, has become a key player for the club, scoring important goals and also creating chances for his teammates. In his first season with the Red Miners, he scored four goals and provided one assist in 17 appearances, helping the club win their first-ever League Winners' Shield.
Australian women cricketers to earn big in new pay deal
The top CA-contracted women's earnings will peak at more than $800,000 per year by the end of the MOU (including their WBBL contract, match fees, and marketing payments), while at the other end of the scale, the minimum WBBL retainer immediately jumps by 30 percent.
Those messages kill your motivation: Mohammad Siraj opens up on online trolling
Siraj began his IPL 2023 well with an economical bowling display in RCB's game against Mumbai Indians, where he dominated the MI batters with the new ball. He conceded 21 runs and picked up a wicket. Since his impressive performance in the Australia 2020/21 Test series, Mohammed Siraj has experienced a sensational rise, He also reached the top of the ODI bowlers' rankings before the Australia series earlier this year.
Virat, Faf are going to feed off each other perfectly: Chris Gayle
Virat Kohli (82 runs; 49b, 6x4, 5x6) and skipper Faf du Plessis (73 runs; 43b, 5x4, 6x6) put on a stellar show for the opening wicket, compiling 148 runs, as RCB romped home in only 16.2 overs. In the process, Tilak Varma's sensational 84 off 46 balls that included nine fours and four sixes was not enough to shield MI as the visitors failed to defend the 171.
He makes a statement by hitting him over mid-off: Dinesh Karthik lauds Kohli for his attacking game against Jofra Archer
Jofra Archer put down Kohli on his first ball of the match. Kohli then followed it up with a boundary through the third man and smacked a six over long-off. Kohli was in sublime touch to be 82 not out off 49 balls, laced with six fours and five sixes to chase 172 in 16.2 overs to get their IPL 2023 campaign off to a winning start.
'He used his bouncer beautifully, gave us nothing to hit', says Shane Bond on Siraj's opening spell against MI
Siraj finished with 1-21 in his four overs, with a crucial wicket of opener Ishan Kishan, who gave MI an excellent start. He got the early breakthrough for RCB as he had Kishan caught at third man in the third over. He had bowled a tight first over, giving away just two runs.He could have had the big wicket of Rohit Sharma inside the powerplay as the MI captain top-edged a pull but a miscommunication between Siraj and Dinesh Karthik led to a collision and the ball fell between them.
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