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“Half Of The Players Don’t Understand English”: Virender Sehwag Blasts RCB’s Foreign Support Staff | Cricket News
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“Half Of The Players Don’t Understand English”: Virender Sehwag Blasts RCB’s Foreign Support Staff | Cricket News

[ad_1] Another Indian Premier League (IPL), another disappointing run by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Every single season, the franchise instill hopes in the hearts of their fans, then end up breaking their hearts with their poor show on the pitch. The 2024 campaign has been no different, with RCB incurring 6 defeats in 7 matches to remain bottom of the 10-team points table. As pundits look to delve deep into the RCB machinery, many problems surface. Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag feels one of the biggest issues with the RCB is the lack of Indian support staff. (IPL 2024 Points Table) "If you have 12-15 Indian players, just 10 overseas and your entire staff is made of foreigners, that's an issue. Only a few of them are international players, rest are all Indians and half o...
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“Nobody Expected MS Dhoni To…”: Virender Sehwag, In Important Message For Ruturaj Gaikwad | Cricket News
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“Nobody Expected MS Dhoni To…”: Virender Sehwag, In Important Message For Ruturaj Gaikwad | Cricket News

[ad_1] Ruturaj Gaikwad in press conference© BCCI/SportzpicsRuturaj Gaikwad is off to a fine start as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings captian, leading the franchise to 3 wins in 5 matches. Gaikwad, who was chosen as MS Dhoni's successor, by the 'Thala' himself, hasn't disappointed though he would himself admit that his form with the bat could've been better. As CSK continue to take steps closer to playoffs qualification, Virender Sehwag gave an important piece of advice to Gaikwad, through the tale of Dhoni winning T20 World Cup 2007.In a chat on Cricbuzz, Sehwag shared certain important captaincy insights, highlighting that when India won the ICC World T20 in 2007, no one expected Dhoni to lead the national team to the title."I had predicted this long back that he would be the cap...
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“Haarne Ka Kaam Khud Karr Rahe Ho”: Mohammed Shami Blames Faf Du Plessis’ Captaincy For RCB’s Loss vs RR | Cricket News
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“Haarne Ka Kaam Khud Karr Rahe Ho”: Mohammed Shami Blames Faf Du Plessis’ Captaincy For RCB’s Loss vs RR | Cricket News

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru are having a tough time in the ongoing IPL as the Faf du Plessis-led team has won only one match out of five. Their latest defeat came against Rajasthan Royals, where RCB failed to defend a target of 184. The match, which was played in Jaipur, saw a century from Virat Kohli but a disappointing show from RCB bowlers took the match away from them. Apart from Kohli, RR opener Jos Buttler also smashed an unbeaten ton in 58 balls.Recently, Former India opener Virender Sehwag lashed out at RCB skipper Du Plessis and the team management for not rotating the bowlers properly."I don't understand the captaincy of Faf du Plessis. The bowler who should not have come in powerplay bowled the last over of powerplay - Mayank Dagar. Even Impact Player, they should have ...
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“Did Virat Kohli Bat Slow?”: Virender Sehwag Trolls Presenter For ‘Trapping Him’ | Cricket News
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“Did Virat Kohli Bat Slow?”: Virender Sehwag Trolls Presenter For ‘Trapping Him’ | Cricket News

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached a respectable total of 183 runs while batting first as they took on Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Saturday. Virat Kohli's 113 off 72 balls paved the way for the Bengaluru franchise to reach the total but Sanju Samson's Rajasthan didn't incur much trouble in chasing down the target, thanks to Jos Buttler's fiery hundred. While many reckoned that 183 would be enough on the tricky pitch, former India opener Virender Sehwag said during the mid-innings break that RCB were probably 20 runs short.But that verdict from Sehwag didn't come in an instance, with the retired opening batter taking a cheeky dig at the presenter for asking him the difficult questions around RCB's total and their players' performances."Tu bhi ...
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“Shivam Dube Has Put Pressure On Pant, Iyer, Suryakumar, Rahul”: Sehwag’s No-Nonsense Verdict | Cricket News
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“Shivam Dube Has Put Pressure On Pant, Iyer, Suryakumar, Rahul”: Sehwag’s No-Nonsense Verdict | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former India batter Virender Sehwag has backed Shivam Dube for a place in the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America. Dube has been in sublime for in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Playing as an impact sub, Dube has registered scores of 34, 51, 18 and 45 in CSK's first four games. Sehwag feels Dube's current form might be a bit concerning for players like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shreyas Iyer, who are also in contention to get a place in the squad for the T20 World Cup.Sehwag feels the management should pick in-form players, adding that Dube's selection is all but confirmed."I said before the match that the way Shivam Dube has been playing, his ticket sh...
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Virat Kohli’s “Strike-Rate Could…”: Virender Sehwag’s Straight Talk, Questions ‘Costly’ RCB Stars | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli’s “Strike-Rate Could…”: Virender Sehwag’s Straight Talk, Questions ‘Costly’ RCB Stars | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli waged almost a lone battle as Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored 183/3 against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday. Virat Kohli scored 113* off 72 balls at a strike-rate of 156.94. RR surpassed the target in 19.1 overs with Jos Buttler scoring an unbeaten 100 off 58 balls (strike-rate 172.41). Virat Kohli reached the triple-digit figure mark in 67 balls - the joint slowest IPL ton ever. Social media was abuzz with Virat Kohli playing such a 'slow' knock.Former Indian cricket team star batter Virender Sehwag was asked about Kohli's knock during the mid-innings break."I think RCB are 20 runs short. If I talk about Virat Kohli, the innings has been good. But the guys who had to accompany him, Glenn Maxwell, Cameroon Green, Dinesh Karthik did not come to bat, there was ...
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“Runs Dry Pretty Fast”: Virender Sehwag Tears Into Rishabh Pant’s Batting Approach Despite 22-Ball 55 | Cricket News
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“Runs Dry Pretty Fast”: Virender Sehwag Tears Into Rishabh Pant’s Batting Approach Despite 22-Ball 55 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Following Delhi Capitals (DC)'s 106-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), former India batter Virender Sehwag slammed skipper Rishabh Pant for his batting approach, despite the wicketkeeper scoring 55 off just 25 balls. Chasing an improbable 273, DC were reeling at 33/4 before Pant and Tristan Stubbs restored some pride with a 93 run stand for the fifth wicket. Pant and Stubbs hit half-centuries but DC were never in the chase, having lost four early wickets.Pant struck at 220 but he and Stubbs were left chasing shadows after KKR posted the second highest-total in the history of the IPL.However, Sehwag slammed Pant for throwing away his wicket, adding that the DC skipper should've batted till the end and scored a century."Yes, it (Pant's innings) was good. But you didn't score...
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India’s Squad For T20 World Cup – “Mayank Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami”: Ex-India Star On Pace Line-up | Cricket News
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India’s Squad For T20 World Cup – “Mayank Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami”: Ex-India Star On Pace Line-up | Cricket News

[ad_1] Mayank Yadav is ready to play for India at the T20 World Cup, feels Manoj Tiwary.© BCCIFormer India batter Manoj Tiwary feels that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav is ready to play for India at the T20 World Cup later this year. Tiwary's comments came after the Delhi-born pacer humbled the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter with his express. He clocked 156.7 kph during the game and bowled the fastest delivery in the ongoing edition and overall the fourth fastest in the history of the entire tournament. In his first two IPL games for LSG, Mayank has taken six wickets, conceding just 41 runs.Speaking after the match between RCB and LSG, Tiwary said that if he was the selector, he would pick Mayank as India's third-choice pacer after Jasprit Bumrah and Moh...
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“MI Lost 5 Straight Games Under Rohit Sharma”: On Hardik Pandya’s Sacking Speculation, Sehwag Speaks Out | Cricket News
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“MI Lost 5 Straight Games Under Rohit Sharma”: On Hardik Pandya’s Sacking Speculation, Sehwag Speaks Out | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Mumbai Indians captaincy is one subject that is dominating discussions in the IPL 2024. After Hardik Pandya replaced Rohit Sharma, there has been much debate over whether the decision was right or not. On top of that, the start of IPL 2024, has been nothing short of disastrous for Mumbai Indians. With three straight losses, MI find themselves at the bottom of the IPL 2024 points table. Hardik Pandya has been booed quite a lot too during matches, even at the Wankhede Stadium, which is MI's home ground.After MI's recent loss against RR, former Indian cricket team batter Manoj Towary said that Pandya may be sacked before the side's next game. To which, Virender Sehwag made an interesting comment."This statement about, I think this has been made in haste. This team had lost five s...
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“Even Virat Kohli Can’t Deliver…”: Virender Sehwag Blasts Overhyped RCB Batting After LSG Thrashing | Cricket News
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“Even Virat Kohli Can’t Deliver…”: Virender Sehwag Blasts Overhyped RCB Batting After LSG Thrashing | Cricket News

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru had yet another tough night on the field as they faced a 28-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. This was RCB's third defeat in fourth match and they are stuck at the ninth spot on the points table. Asked to bat first, LSG posted a total of 181/5 in 20 overs with Quinton de Kock smashing 81 off 56 balls. Later, the hosts stumbled in the chase and were bundled out for 153. Mahipal Lomror was the only batter in RCB's line-up who crossed the 30-run mark.Talking about RCB's flop show, former India batter Manoj Tiwary stated that the failure of the middle order is making Faf du Plessis and co miss the legendary AB de Villiers."They should have chased down this target. I think the absence of AB de Villiers is now hu...
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