On 23rd April 2013, Chris Gayle etched his name in annals of history as he smashed almost all the major records that were set in T20 cricket batting. Gayle not only broke the set records, but he raised them to such standard that no one can even dare to think about breaking them. His innings of 175* on this day against Pune Warriors at the Chinnaswamy Stadium […]

Kolkata, Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will both be high on confidence after registering morale-boosting victories in their respective previous games when they clash in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. While KKR got the better of Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in Jaipur, […]

Kings XI Punjab unleashed their Universe Boss on the best bowling attack so far in the tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a taste of the assault from Chris Gayle as the left-handed opener smacked 104* from 63 balls to take the first innings total of Punjab to an impressive 193/3. Worse-hit was Rashid Khan who has […]

After withstanding the early Rahul-storm and Gayle-storm, Chennai Super Kings managed to hit back against Kings XI Punjab at the PCA Stadium, Mohali. At one stage, Punjab’s score looked like soaring a well over 210-220 but quick wickets by Chennai pegged them back to eventually hold below 200. KXIP have scored 197/7 in their 20 overs. […]

Chris Gayle, the Universal Boss; Virat Kohli, the undisputed King of modern day Cricket, and AB De Villiers, the bewitching Mr.360. All three of them, on their day, can blast any bowling attack into smithereens. Forget their day, even on an odd day, they can decimate bowling attacks, such unreal and exciting is their talent. […]

The league phase of the Indian Premier League allows every Team to play fourteen games, two against every other seven Teams, one home and one away. Out of the fourteen games, you need to win at least eight of them to ensure qualification. Yes, in a rare occurrence, CSK, back in 2010, qualified with just […]

It’s been a week since the IPL 10 kicked off in Hyderabad, where the IPL 9 finalists, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore battled it out. In the end, SRH beat RCB. It’s a new season, but the challenge, it seems remains the same for the RCB. In most of the editions of the IPL, […]

A new season; a new setup; but the woes remain the same for Royal Challengers Bangalore. They ended up conceding 207 and when they walked into chase, four of their batsmen got off to starts but couldn’t capitalise on them. RCB dearly missed the intrinsic Virat Kohli and the mesmerising ABD, two batsmen who were […]

In a jam-packed stadium, right after a spectacular opening ceremony, the Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field, putting the Sunrisers Hyderabad in to Bat on a flat deck and a fast outfield. By theory, it would have normally been straight-forward on this wicket – win the toss, bat first, score briskly […]