With the penultimate week of IPL 2022 coming to an end there are now only 9 matches left to play in the league stage, but that too translates into 512 possible combinations of results. TOI looks at each of these possibilities to calculate the chances of individual teams making it to the playoffs. Although MI … Read more
MUMBAI: Adversities can make people see the lighter side of life and that’s what Virat Kohli is doing at the moment while trying to figure out how he is getting dismissed in every possible manner during this Indian Premier League, said Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis on Friday. RCB lost to Punjab Kings … Read more
NEW DELHI: Enduring a lean patch, a jaded Virat Kohli, in all likelihood, will be rested for the upcoming five-match Twenty20 series against South Africa. The break is expected to help Kohli recharge his batteries before the high-profile England tour. It has been learnt that the national selection committee, headed by Chetan Sharma, would allow … Read more
NEW DELHI: Out-of-form Virat Kohli says that he has a sure-fire way of drowning out his growing number of critics — he just mutes the television. The 33-year-old former India skipper has endured an extended batting slump for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and fell for his third golden duck of the … Read more
LONDON: One of T20 cricket’s all-time greats, Chris Gayle has revealed that he opted out of IPL 2022 because of lack of respect, saying he “wasn’t treated properly” in the last couple of years despite doing so much. The swashbuckling West Indian has been one of the top performers with the bat since the inception … Read more
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has not been able to score fluently in the IPL this season and it is a matter of concern that he is getting out to different types of bowlers, observed former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop. Kohli has managed just 175 runs with a top score of 58 at a strike … Read more
NEW DELHI: With IPL 2022 headed for the business end, it’s a good time to look back at some of the most impactful performances so far this season. There are a few players who have been head and shoulders above the rest in terms of their consistency and have hogged the limelight in the ongoing … Read more
Bowlers too star in Royals’ 29-run victory over RCBIn T20 cricket, 144 runs are generally not a comfort cushion for bowlers. But, it could be when you have a quality bowling attack and a batting side willing to gift wickets. Riyan Parag, with an unbeaten 31-b 56 (3×4; 4×6), played a defining innings for Rajasthan … Read more
Kohli gets back-to-back first-ball ducks as Jansen, Natarajan dazzleFor Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai turned into a haunted house on Saturday as they played out a horror show they won’t forget in a hurry. AS IT HAPPENEDAgainst Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fiery bowling attack, Faf du Plessis’ men came up woefully short in shot … Read more
NEW DELHI: In cricket, especially in the shortest format of the game, every run is important, so is every dot ball. Sometimes a single run could be the difference between winning and losing, triumph and defeat. Bowlers practice for hours just to get their lines and lengths right, but modern batters are almost always on … Read more