DTVHINDI‘He was number 1 in our list’, Venky Mysore explains the reason for Shreyas Iyer’s release
KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Venky Mysore and Shreyas Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders have released their captain Shreyas Iyer ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Iyer joined KKR in 2022 for Rs 12.25 crore and was made the captain. It was under his captaincy that Kolkata won its third IPL trophy in 2024. After this, several rounds of meetings took place between Iyer and the franchise, but things did not work out. After Shreyas Iyer’s release, KKR CEO Venky Mysore said that he was the number-1 choice for retention, but they could not agree on a deal. He also said that every player has complete freedom to go to the auction, so that they can earn more money. Venky Mysore told RevSportz, it is a matter of mutual consent. This is not a unilateral right of any franchisee. Players have to consider and agree on various factors. Somewhere, that agreement does not happen due to various factors – be it money or any other reason. He was at number-1 in our list. He was the captain, so everything has to be built around leadership. In the end people have the freedom to take their own decisions – Venky Mysore He further said that, we had selected him in 2022 and unfortunately he got injured in 2023. But as soon as he arrived, he was handed back the captaincy. We made it clear that when you come back, this will be your team. He was an integral part of the team and did a wonderful job. I have a personal relationship with him, but at the end of the day people have the freedom to take their own decisions. They decide what is good for them and which direction to go. Market value is also an important aspect. Let us tell you that on Thursday, October 31, KKR announced the retained players, in which KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh for IPL 2025.
“This is the template we want to play with”- Suryakumar explains India’s approach in the T20 format
India’s newly appointed T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav stressed the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and fearless approach after his team’s consecutive victories against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar has performed brilliantly with the bat on both days. The Indian team started the T20 series with a 43-run win on Saturday. They then won the second T20I by seven wickets at Pallekele on Sunday. Meanwhile, in the press conference after the match, Surya talked about the team’s future strategy in the shortest format and how Team India will approach the format in the upcoming matches. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with – Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Yadav said after the match, “We talked about what kind of cricket we want to play before the start of the tournament. This is the ‘template’ we want to move forward with.” He further said, “A score of less than 160 would have been good in bad weather. The rain helped us. The way the boys batted was fantastic.” Now the result of the last match of the series will not matter, so when Suryakumar was asked if there is a possibility of some players from the ‘reserve bench’ getting a chance, he said, “We will sit and decide. I am very happy for the boys. They performed very well in difficult circumstances.” India’s googly specialist Ravi Bishnoi was happy that his ‘wrong on’ ball is proving to be effective for him. Ravi Bishnoi, who became the player of the match in the second T20 against Sri Lanka, said after the match, “The pitch was a little different from yesterday. Today in the first innings it helped the spinners. I stuck to my plan. I like to bowl the ‘wrong on’ ball. It is a good responsibility because it means that the captain and management trust me.”
Why can’t Virat Kohli replace Sachin Tendulkar? David Lloyd explains the reason
Virat recently broke Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries in the World Cup 2023. Virat Kohli – Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Getty Images) There has been a debate going on for a long time as to who is better between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar made many records in a career spanning more than two decades, some of which are still unbroken. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has challenged his records with his consistency. Virat recently broke Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries in the World Cup 2023. Although, it is difficult to break the record of 100 centuries of the former Indian cricketer, but Kohli is just 20 centuries away from it. He is still very fit and has a lot of cricket left in him. So it is interesting to see how many records of Sachin he destroys. Former England cricketer David Lloyd has given his opinion on this debate. When he was asked to choose between Sachin and Kohli for the ultimate Test-playing XI, he termed the star Indian batsman as a “personable chap”. 95 percent said Sachin – David Lloyd I did a little research and found on social media that you can only have one,” Lloyd was quoted as saying by TOI. 95 percent said Sachin. Some are telling me, criticizing me, some are even asking questions. This is ridiculous. There is only one answer. One thing that came to light was that Sachin used to leave his ego at home. I think the other guy Virat Kohli is quite a personable chap. He further said, Virat Kohli is incredible, but I would have chosen Sachin. If I had a choice between Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara in a Test match, I would choose Lara. So Sachin and Kohli are two great players in test matches. There is no debate in choosing between the two.
Why is MS Dhoni called ‘Thala’? Sunil Gavaskar explains the reason
Mahendra Singh Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the season. Sunil Gavaskar And Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( Photo Source: Twitter) Many exciting matches have been seen so far in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The season has also been a mixed one for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) so far. Mahendra Singh Dhoni handed over the captaincy of the team to Ruturaj Gaikwad before the season and under his captaincy, Chennai has won three out of 5 matches. This is considered to be the last IPL for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and hence a huge crowd of fans is seen in every match of CSK. Meanwhile, great Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has talked about Dhoni’s impact, especially in the success of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Mumbai and Chennai are my favorite teams- Sunil Gavaskar Gavaskar even talked about his two favorite IPL teams. Gavaskar said in the IPL on Star show, my two favorite teams are Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai because I am from Mumbai and Chennai because it is none other than MS Dhoni. Gavaskar said that, this is why we call him Thala. Different teams have different players in IPL. In IPL your focus is to win the trophy and for that you sometimes have to leave out some of the best players, but you cannot make them feel bad and you have to show how important their contribution is. And no one can do it better than MS Dhoni. Hence, he is Thala. #SunilGavaskar has multiple favorites in the #IPL and it was not easy picking between #Mumbai and #Chennai He explains why Chennai holds a special place in his heart & how @MSDhoni was the reason behind their success 🙌 Tune in to #MIvCSK in #IPLOnStarTomorrow | 7:00 PM… pic.twitter.com/m9oqscNzhh — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 13, 2024 Talking about MI team, after a bad start, it has made a great comeback and has won both its last matches. The Hardik Pandya-led team will face Chennai Super Kings on April 14 at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai is in seventh place with two points.
Usman Khawaja explains the reason behind players giving priority to T20 cricket over Tests
The increasing popularity of T-20 cricket in the last few years has had an impact on the longest format of cricket. Usman Khawaja (Photo Source: Twitter) The increasing popularity of T-20 cricket in the last few years has had an impact on the longest format of cricket. For this reason, from time to time, voices have been raised to save Test cricket. In this sequence, Australia’s opening batsman Usman Khawaja has reacted. He says that international boards will take steps for the safety of Test cricket. Recently, great Australian cricketer Steve Waugh had given a statement regarding red ball cricket and he said that many cricketers are moving away from the longest format of the game. Usman Khawaja’s reaction came immediately after this statement. He says that despite the craze for T-20 cricket, the only way to save Test cricket is to pay good salaries to the players. Speaking to Fox Sports, Khawaja said, if I was a player from another country and was getting paid well to play international cricket, I would have got paid more to play T20 cricket. I’m sorry, but I’m going to play T20 cricket. Not because it doesn’t make sense, I love playing for my country, but it’s also a matter of taking care of your family. Cricket boards need transparency He further said that, in my personal opinion, unfortunately the pay to play international cricket is not as good as in some other countries. These are just raw facts. I know this because I have talked to players from other countries. I’ve asked them what their average salary is, what their match contracts are for their countries. Khawaja says that, we have to find a way to encourage other countries to play international and especially Test cricket. For this, all cricket boards need transparency so that they can find out how to pay the players in the best way. If you look, there is a huge gap for the Windies, they are struggling, they are not bringing in enough money, so world cricket needs to come together to help. But until you get that clarity and know 100% that the money isn’t misallocated, it’s hard to know. read this also- Inzamam’s nephew dismissed from Pakistan team, 21 year old player will get a chance to debut in the third test
