The Mumbai Indians have signed on Parthiv Patel to join their strong network of scouts, just a day after the former Indian goalkeeper announced his retirement from the sport. Previously, Patel was part of the IPL-winning Mumbai Indians team and will now join the network of support staff. Parthiv Patel …
Read More »Twitter reacts to bizarre Dhawal Kulkarni incident, proving Sachin’s ‘mandatory helmet’ statement is correct
When God comes out and speaks, you better listen. 9 hours ago, Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to urge the ICC to force batters to wear helmets (no caps / hats) and well, an incident today proved his point. A rare Warner pitch hit Kulkarni in the head, but the …
Read More »IPL 2020 | Navdeep Saini hesitates for Mumbai crash after fractured straps
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacemaker Navdeep Saini is a dubious starter for his team’s all-important showdown against the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday after suffering a broken bowling hand. Saini is believed to have received stitches after injuring his hand in the CSK clash on Sunday. Still needing a win to secure …
Read More »Throwback Thursday | Dr. Dwayne Smith bombs Ben Hilfenhaus to help MI perform an impossible heist
Welcome to the series where we present to you a moment, a game in history that has shaped the way this sport has been played, in our weekly segment ‘Throwback Thursday’. This week, we revisit one of the great IPL finals of all time, Dwayne Smith’s blitzkrieg that blew a …
Read More »Twitter reacts to Ishan Kishan staying alive ‘miraculously’ after terrible confusion with Suryakumar Yadav
Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav were thrown into terrible confusion as the former ran towards the end of the striker, even though the latter stayed on his ground, but surprisingly did not finish. While Kishan hadn’t opened his account when this incident happened, Suryakumar was playing on the 19th. Chasing …
Read More »Marcus Stoinis’ ‘trouser style’ career leaves him furious with Shikhar Dhawan
Marcus Stoinis tried to take a double from long, but Shikhar Dhawan, unwilling to take the double, did not run, resulting in a similar ejection to Rishabh Pant, leaving Stoinis furious at Dhawan. Stoinis came out with a score of 13 of 8, unable to finish innings for his team. …
Read More »‘Excellent’ Manish Pandey makes up for silly drop with incredible blinding on the edge
After dropping Quinton de Kock earlier to give away a six, Manish Pandey made a huge comeback by taking a blinding boundary rope to fire Ishan Kishan in top form at the Sandeep Sharma bowling alley. De Kock was playing at 22 when Manish threw him against the ropes of …
Read More »What if Wednesday | What if CSK hadn’t bought Suresh Raina in 2008?
On February 20, 2008, at the first auction in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings made arguably the largest purchase in the history of the competition, taking home Suresh Raina for $ 650,000. But what if the franchise had decided to bypass the flamboyant southpaw? …
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