Cricket

BENGALURU: Wicket-keepers play an important role in any team’s prospects, but their importance increases manifold in the T20 format. Not only do they have to don gloves and acquit themselves with distinction, wicketkeepers are also required to come good with the bat and unfurl brisk innings. Here are the three best wicketkeepers of the IPL […]

BENGALURU: Former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds on Saturday night died in a car crash at the age of 46. The flamboyant all-rounder appeared in 198 ODIs and 26 Tests for Australia between 1998 and 2009. An audacious batsman, utility bowler and an electric fielder, Symonds was one of the most […]

BENGALURU: Apart from catastrophic performance, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a theatre of melee for Chennai Super Kings. Before the tournament started, their regular skipper MS Dhoni voluntarily relinquished captaincy and handed it over to the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. However, after the team performed miserably in the first half of the tournament, the […]

BENGALURU: Mumbai Indians are cutting a sad figure in the Indian Premier League 2022. The five-time champions are scraping the bottom of the barrel with 9 defeats in 12 matches. They are the first team to crash out of the tournament this season. There are myriad reasons behind Mumbai’s dismal performance one of them being […]

BENGALURU: The abysmal form of Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard is one of the talking points of the Indian Premier League 2022. The 34-year-old has managed to eke out only 144 runs in 11 innings at a poor average of 14.4. Known as an explosive batsman, even his strike-rate in the tournament has been merely 107.45. […]