There was a time when a strike-rate of over 80 per 100 balls was considered a very good one but the scenario has completely changed with the advent of T20s. With only 20 overs at their disposal, the players try to send every second ball over the rope. And so it is not surprising at […]
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IPL 2017: Five Players With Most Hatricks In The History Of The IPL
Hattricks are fascinating. While everyone loves watching the ball fly over the boundary ropes for a six, the rare occurrence with the ball provides an equal amount of excitement to the viewers. The T20 format, with its extra friendliness to the batsmen, gives the fans many such opportunities. However, there are times when the bowler completely […]
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IPL 2017: Royal Challengers Bangalore All-time XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore had a nightmarish start to their IPL journey. The star-studded side was at the receiving end of the demolition staged by Brendon McCullum wearing the Kolkata Knight Ridders jersey in the opening match of the inaugural season which later ended in a first-round exit. It was bad reputation for them straightaway. However, […]
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Stats: Top 5 Leading Wicket Takers In IPL
In T20s the basic key to success lies in strangling down the opposition and making use of the scoreboard pressure while defending any target. While batting first, the motive remains the same, of restricting the opposing side to the lowest total possible. In order to do so, one doesn’t need rocket science and the […]
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IPL 2017: Top Five Run Scorer Of Indian Premier League
In 2008, a T20 revolution struck India when BCCI announced the commencement of Indian Premier League (IPL). From the past nine seasons, IPL has become an integral part of every cricket fan and for non-cricket fan’s schedule. If we call it like summer vacations from international cricket, it won’t be wrong. In past nine seasons, we […]
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IPL 2017: The Injured XI
Fans across the world are eagerly waiting for another season of the Indian Premier League which will kick off from April 5. But even before the tournament has started, it is in danger of losing its shine as some of the biggest names have been either ruled out of the season due to injuries or […]
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IPL 2017: Russell’s Absence Should Not Put Us On Backfoot: Yusuf Pathan
Bowling has always been Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) strength and the two-times champions have bolstered it further by buying some quality bowlers in this year’s players auction. The KKR management picked up England’s Chris Woakes, New Zealand’s Trent Boult, Australia’s Nathan Coulter-Nile and highly-rated Caribbean all-rounder Rovman Powell. They already have the likes of Umesh Yadav, […]
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IPL 2017: Our Batting Has To Be Top-Class: Gautam Gambhir
Over the last few year’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have heavily defended on slow and turning tracks to achieve success in the Indian Premier League (IPL). With some of the finest spinners at their disposal in addition to some quality batsmen of spin bowling, the Kolkata-based outfit has tasted remarkable success in the league. However, […]
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IPL 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders All-Time XI
Kolkata Knight Riders are easily one of the strongest sides ever in the league. With the Shah Rukh Khan as the brand face and the charismatic Sourav Ganguly as the Captain, Kolkata Knight Riders was all about perfection in the opening edition. In a sense, KKR can be credited to be the team that gave […]
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Sportzwiki Exclusive: “Maturity Level And State Of Mind Help You In Dealing Difficulties In Life,” Says Manoj Tiwary
Since the day Manoj Tiwary arrived on the international scene, the luck has not been on his side as despite proving his mettle on minimal occasions, Tiwary has never been given games at a stretch for the national team. Manoj Tiwary forced his way into the Indian team riding on a superlative show in the […]