‘All your expensive players are sitting in the dugout’ Varun Aaron on RCB before the match against KKR
The match will be played between KKR and RCB today in IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Image Credit- Twitter X) Two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is going to face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2024 to be released today on April 21. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played at the historic Eden Gardens ground of Kolkata. If RCB, which is ranked last in the points table, wants to qualify for the playoffs of the tournament, it will have to win at all costs. On the other hand, before this match, former Indian cricketer Varun Aaron has given a big statement about the RCB team. Aaron says that apart from Virat Kohli, other players in the team will have to perform, only then the team can get better results. Varun Aaron on RCB before the match against KKR Let us tell you that before the start of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match, Varun Aaron said on Star Sports Cricket Live – The only thing in IPL is that RCB is not able to find its rhythm. Domestic players are not performing for the team. If you look at any top or middle team, the domestic players are performing aggressively for them. Aaron further said- You cannot always trust Virat Kohli. Apart from Virat Kohli, other people will also have to perform. All your expensive players are sitting in the dugout. If you are not playing any player then you cannot spend so much money on him. Probable playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore against KKR: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Will Jack, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal. impact player: Suyyash Prabhudesai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammad Siraj, Karn Sharma.
IPL 2024: Big blow for RCB, Glenn Maxwell will not play even against KKR, reason revealed
Maxwell has scored only 32 runs in 6 innings this season at an average of 5.33. Glenn Maxwell (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 17th edition of the IPL has not gone well for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) so far. The team has been able to win only one of its seven matches. He is at the bottom of the points table. Glenn Maxwell’s injury has further increased his problems. It is difficult for Maxwell, who did not play against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), to play in the upcoming match also. The RCB all-rounder is struggling with a hip strain and is unlikely to play against KKR at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Maxwell has scored only 32 runs in 6 innings this season at an average of 5.33. I’ve actually got a bit of a strain on my hip – Glenn Maxwell Maxwell (Glenn Maxwell) said in ESPN’s ‘Around the Wicket’ show, actually I have a little strain in my hip, so I have got a few more days off for recovery. I have some time here and am training. Still trying to fix myself. If there is any vacancy, I will obviously make my place. He said that it is not that I have set a date that I will be out for three matches and then I will return whenever I am ready. It doesn’t all work out that way. I am not at a level that is good enough to ensure a place for someone else in the team. Let us tell you that Maxwell has also clarified his decision to request to be left out of the RCB line-up for the match against Hyderabad. He said that this has nothing to do with the need to take a long break from the tournament. He just thought that he does not see his place in the best XI. And requested captain Faf du Plessis and coach Andy Flower to stay out and talked about giving a chance to some other player.
“The most expensive player cannot be the weak link of the team” – Irfan Pathan said about Mitchell Starc
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has criticized the poor performance of IPL’s most expensive player Mitchell Starc. Mitchell Starc (Pic Source-X) In the mini auction held before IPL 2024, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 24.75 crore. With this he became the most expensive player in IPL history. Obviously, when a player is bought for so much money, the expectations from him increase a lot. However, Starc has not been able to perform as per expectations in the ongoing IPL season. Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has slammed IPL’s most expensive player Mitchell Starc for his poor performance. In the match played against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, Mitchell Starc could not take wickets and was also very expensive. Mitchell Starc has returned to IPL after almost 9 years. Against RR, Mitchell Starc gave away 50 runs in 4 overs and did not get any wicket. Irfan Pathan shared this post about Mitchell Starc Irfan Pathan tweeted on Twitter, “The most expensive player in the team cannot be your weak link.” Mitchell Starc Before the match against Rajasthan Royals, he had hinted at a comeback in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. He took three wickets in this match, where he took three wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs. Most expensive player in your team can’t be your weak link. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 16, 2024 Mitchell Starc gave 11 runs in the first over and 13 runs in the second over against Rajasthan Royals. He bowled both these overs in the powerplay. After this he gave eight runs in the 10th over. He gave 18 runs in the 18th over. Thanks to this over, Rajasthan was successful in making a comeback in the match. RR needed only 28 runs in the last two overs. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty could not defend 28 runs in the last 2 overs. Rajasthan won on the last ball of the match. Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets in a thrilling match on Tuesday. At one time Kolkata team was winning the match easily but no KKR batsman could dismiss Butler.
IPL 2024, SM Trends: Know about the trending tweet of April 17 which is going viral very fast
Rohit Sharma has shared a video from the official Insta handle. IPL 2024 Trending Tweet After the KKR vs RR match, Shahrukh Khan met the players of both the teams. Many videos are also going viral on social media. In a video, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks very excited to meet Shahrukh Khan. In the video, he can be heard saying ‘introduce Shahrukh sir se milwao yaar’. Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has shared a video from the official Insta handle. In this video he is seen preparing his bat. He himself puts sponsor stickers on his bat. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has posted two pictures from his social media handle during the IPL, in which he is seen with the Punjab Kings jersey. The name of his son Zoravar is written on the jersey. In the second picture, Dhawan is seen wearing a jersey with his son’s name on it. He wrote the caption, You are always with me, my boy. From this it can be guessed that he is missing his son a lot. Let us tell you that Dhawan has divorced his ex-wife Ayesha, but son Zoravar lives in Australia with his mother. The debate has once again erupted regarding Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing in IPL. Let us tell you that it is believed that this could be Dhoni’s last IPL season. Meanwhile, during a recent discussion on JioCinema, former CSK player Suresh Raina was asked about Dhoni’s future in IPL, to which he replied in one word, ‘Will play’. RP Singh also said, ‘It does not seem that this will be his last season.’ Inching closer towards Match 3️⃣2️⏳ @gujarat_titans @DelhiCapitals Are you hoping for another last over thriller like last night? #TATAIPL , #GTvDC pic.twitter.com/m2JizzzcYo — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2024 We are still reeling under last night’s Jos Buttler special 🌟 And we believe, so are his teammates 😉 Presenting RAW emotions captured on cam 🎥 post a fairytale finish!#TATAIPL , #KKRvRR , @rajasthanroyals , @josbuttler pic.twitter.com/9RO7XBKIaE — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 17, 2024 when Jos and Sunil met after 40 overs of monster behavior 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5UII9WHLUd — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 17, 2024 🔥 Khan, King 👑 pic.twitter.com/8ZntmMIqzI — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 17, 2024 Can’t get enough of #Rutkarsha Special 📽️ coming 🔜 of the #SuperCouple!@Ruutu1331 pic.twitter.com/0gfxt2BxEn —Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 17, 2024
This legendary female cricketer came to meet Shahrukh Khan during the KKR vs RR match; watch video
After the end of the match, Shahrukh Khan gave a motivational speech where he boosted the morale of KKR players and their mentor Gautam Gambhir. Shahrukh Khan (Pic Source-X) The 31st match of IPL 2024 was played on 16 April between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Thanks to Jos Buttler’s century, Rajasthan defeated KKR by 2 wickets. Jos Buttler single-handedly overpowered the Kolkata team which came out to chase the target of 224 runs set by Kolkata. Rajasthan successfully achieved the target of 224 runs and equaled the record of Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings successfully chased the target of 220 runs in IPL by losing 6 wickets. In today’s match, Rajasthan successfully chased 224 runs for 8 wickets and equaled this record. Like always, Shahrukh Khan also came to watch this match in Kolkata. Shahrukh has been with the KKR team since the inaugural edition and has seen his team go through many ups and downs. Shahrukh Khan’s face was sad after this defeat. Amidst the match, legendary female cricketers Jhulan Goswami and Shahrukh Khan met each other and then hugged. It can be seen in the video that Jhulan Goswami came to meet Shahrukh Khan and then greeted him. After this, Shahrukh Khan again shook hands and hugged him. Then there was some conversation between the two, along with Shahrukh Khan and Goswami, KKR Managing Director Venky Mysore was also present there. Watch video – Jhulan Goswami meets Shah Rukh Khan at the Eden Gardens during #IPL2024 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/s3aAxU1rzN — Women’s CricZone (@WomensCricZone) April 16, 2024 After the end of the match, Shahrukh Khan gave a motivational speech where he boosted the morale of KKR players and their mentor Gautam Gambhir. “There are some days in our lives, especially in sports, when we do not deserve to lose. At the same time, there come some days when we do not deserve victory. But there are days that change things. Today, we did not deserve to lose, we all played very well.” “We should be very proud of ourselves. Please don’t feel sad or disappointed. Feel as happy as we do every time we walk into this changing room.”
Sunil Narine made a big record in his name in IPL, joined this special ‘club’ along with Rohit-Watson
Narayan has become the third player to score a century and take a hat-trick wicket in the IPL. Sunil Narine (Photo Source X/Twitter) In IPL 2024, on Tuesday, Sunil Narine made a big record against Rajasthan Royals. He has become the third player to score a century and take a hat-trick wicket in IPL. There are two more names in this list, which also includes an Indian cricketer. Sunil Narine took a hat-trick wicket against Punjab in Mohali in the 2013 IPL season. He then took the wickets of David Hussey, Gurkeerat Singh and Azhar Mahmood in three consecutive balls. Now on 16 April 2024, Sunil Narayan scored his first T20 century against Rajasthan at Eden Gordon. Narayan joins Rohit-Watson’s club Narayan completed his century in 49 balls and played a key role in taking KKR to 223 runs in 20 overs. He hit 13 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. However, his innings went in vain as Rajasthan Royals won the match by two wickets. In bowling, Narayan took two important wickets giving 30 runs in four overs. Apart from Narayan, the names of Indian captain Rohit Sharma and former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson are also included in the list of those who scored a century and took a hat-trick in the IPL. Rohit Sharma has two centuries to his name. Apart from this, he took a hat-trick against Mumbai Indians while playing for Deccan Chargers in 2009. On the other hand, Shane Watson has scored 4 centuries in IPL. Apart from this, while playing for Rajasthan in 2014, he scored a hat-trick against Hyderabad. He had dismissed Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques and Karn Sharma. Talking about the KKR vs RR match, the target of 224 runs set by KKR was achieved by Rajasthan Royals with 2 wickets remaining thanks to a brilliant century by Jos Buttler. Butler remained unbeaten till the end and returned after playing an inning of 107* runs.
Shreyas Iyer violated IPL rules against RR, now KKR captain should be ready to pay a fine of 12 lakhs
Shreyas Iyer has violated the slow over rate under the IPL code of conduct and this is his first offense of the season. Shreyas Iyer (Image Credit- IPL/X) In the Indian Premier League 2024, an excellent match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals on 16 April at Eden Garden, Kolkata. In this match, Rajasthan Royals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets. The bowlers of Kolkata team failed to bowl well in this match and due to this they had to face defeat. However, apart from this defeat, the Kolkata team has suffered another big setback. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during his team’s match. Shreyas Iyer has violated the slow over rate under the IPL code of conduct and this is his first offense of the season. Let us tell you, a fine of Rs 12 lakh has been imposed on Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer was already very disappointed that his team, which was in a very strong position after the end of the first innings, lost the match against Rajasthan. However, now he will also have to pay a fine of Rs 12 lakh. Shreyas Iyer praised Sunil Narayan fiercely Kolkata team’s important all-rounder Sunil Narayan batted very well in this match and played a stormy inning of 109 runs. He hit 13 fours and six sixes during his innings. Not only this, Narayan also left his mark in bowling and took two wickets for 30 runs in four overs. After the match was over, Shreyas Iyer said, ‘Sunil Narine is an important aspect of our team and he has performed well in every match. I am very happy that Sunil is in our team. I gave the last over to Varun Chakraborty because at that time five fielders were inside the 30 yard circle and the pressure was on both of them. It was very hot here today. I have full hope that we will learn from our mistake and make a strong comeback. We have a break for a few days. In the end it was a very good match and I am very happy with all my players. 5 Australian players who scored half century in debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all the 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy? IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are creating havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Amazing records of Dhoni as CSK captain Captains of which teams were changed before the start of IPL 2024
IPL 2024 Latest Points Table: KKR vs RR, Match-31 Results, and latest status of points table
Know the latest status of the points table after the match between KKR and RR on April 16 in IPL 2024- KKR vs RR (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) The 31st match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). This match was between the two table topper teams of this season. In this high scoring match, RR won by 2 wickets. But after this victory, not much change has been seen in the points table. After this victory, like before, Rajasthan team is at number one in the points table while Kolkata is at second place. Talking about the top 4 teams of IPL 2024, Rajasthan is at number one with 12 points, while Kolkata team is at number two in the points table with 8 points. Whereas Chennai Super Kings is also present at number three with eight points. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad team is at fourth position with eight points. Talking further in the points table of IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants are at fifth place and Gujarat Titans are at sixth place. Both these teams have won 3-3 matches. At the same time, Punjab Kings is at seventh position and Mumbai Indians is at eighth position. Delhi Capitals is at 9th place. These teams have won 2-2 matches this season. At the same time, RCB is at tenth position, having won only one match. IPL 2024 Latest Points Table: Latest status of points table after match-30