Dinesh Karthik has retired as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, with Eoin Morgan replacing him. Karthik, a team statement said, wanted to focus on his hitting. The franchise made the announcement hours before their game against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The Knight Riders …
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With Dinesh Karthik stepping down from his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy midway through IPL 2020, we observed seven other occasions where IPL teams changed their captains mid-season, for reasons other than injuries or national team calls. Kumar Sangakkara joins Deccan Chargers (2012) With Deccan Chargers winning just one game in …
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New Delhi: India is now ranked 94th out of 107 countries in terms of hunger, and remains in the category of ‘severe’ hunger according to the Global Hunger Index 2020. According to the study, 14% of India’s population is undernourished. Last year, the GHI ranking of India was 102 out …
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New Delhi: In an interview that is likely to upset and even upset the government in the Center and starkly revealing the stark differences that still separate the Nagalim National Socialist Council (Isak-Muivah) from the Indian government, the general secretary of the NSCN (IM) has repeatedly said and strongly that …
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Dinesh Karthik handed the Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy over to Eoin Morgan midway through the 2020 IPL. Karthik said the decision would help him focus on hitting more. The Knight Riders are currently fourth on the points table, with four wins in seven games. “We are fortunate to have leaders …
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Just three days after watching AB de Villiers score an undefeated 73 of 33 while the rest of the hitters from both teams couldn’t score as freely, the Royal Challengers Bangalore pushed their best hitters to No. 6 on the same ground against the Kings XI. Punjab and later suffered …
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There are some big names, Chris Gayle and boss Imran Tahir among them, who have played few or no games so far in this IPL. But there is actually a strong logic for neglecting some of them. We have focused on five players who we think would make tactical sense …
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The DRS currently only allows players to review lbws and decisions involving edged shots. Should its scope be extended to allow revisions for wide shots and no balls for high full shots? Virat Kohli certainly thinks so. “I’m going to speak as captain,” Kohli said during a live Instagram chat …
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The unprecedented rains they left have left at least 13 people dead and several people in need of relief and rescue. Several residential areas in Hyderabad and its suburbs remained flooded on Wednesday as record rains left at least 13 people dead and several people in need of help and …
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The debate over the role of anchors in T20 was strong before the start of the 2020 IPL, and this edition in the UAE has provided more grind for the mill. To answer the question of whether we need an anchor in T20 cricket, we must start by defining the …
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