“If Virat wants to win the trophy, he will have to leave RCB”- Kevin Pietersen gave a strange advice to VK
The former English captain further said, “I really think it should be Delhi (Delhi Capitals). Delhi is where Virat needs to go. Virat can go away, and stay at home most of the time, I know he has a house in Delhi. He has a young family. He can spend more time there. He is a Delhi boy, why can’t he go back? Delhi is also desperate like Bengaluru. I think it is time for Virat to think long term. Beckham is gone, Ronaldo is gone, Messi is gone, Harry Kane left Spurs and went to Bayern Munich.
VIDEO: RCB camp rejoiced after the victory against GT, everyone’s reaction from Virat to Jacques was worth seeing.
In the match against Gujarat, Will Jacques played an inning of 100* runs in 41 balls. Virat Kohli & Will Jacks (Photo Source: Today’s first match of the day in IPL 2024 was played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where RCB registered a one-sided victory by 9 wickets. Batting first, Gujarat had set a target of 201 runs for Bengaluru, which RCB achieved in just 16 overs with 9 balls remaining. In the 45th match of IPL, Jakes presented a spectacular batting display and hit 5 fours-10 sixes in 41 balls and scored unbeaten 100 runs at a strike rate of 243.90. Whereas Virat Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 70 runs in 44 balls. During his innings he hit six fours and three sixes. Thanks to these two batsmen, Bengaluru proved the target of 201 runs dwarf. There was a different happiness in the RCB camp after this victory. After the victory, Virat Kohli was seen in a different mood, while Will Jacques’ happiness seemed to have reached the seventh heaven. The players sitting in the RCB dugout were also jumping with joy after the victory. The video of their reaction is becoming increasingly viral on social media. A memorable chase from @RCBTweets A partnership of 1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣* between Virat Kohli & Will Jacks power them to 🔙 to 🔙 wins ❤️ Will their late surge help them qualify for the playoffs?🤔 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/SBLf0DonM7#TATAIPL , #GTvRCB pic.twitter.com/Tojk3eCgxw — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2024 Virat Kohli praised Will Jacques’ innings After the match, Kohli praised Jacques’ performance and described his innings as unprecedented. Kohli described Mohit Sharma’s over as important and expressed happiness over the team’s quick victory. Virat was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “Unprecedented, initially when he (Jaques) came to bat, he was angry that he was not able to hit the ball the way he wanted to. RCB’s hope of reaching playoffs is still alive After the win against GT, RCB is at 10th position after winning 3 out of 10 matches. He has 6 points. Although the net run rate is quite low. RCB has an NRR of -0.415. Now to qualify for the playoffs, it will not only have to win the remaining 4 matches by a big margin, but will also have to depend on the performance of other teams. RCB can have a maximum of 14 points. It will be interesting to see how much luck favors RCB.
“They have very talented players to choose from”- RCB head coach on Virat’s T20 World Cup selection
Virat Kohli played a brilliant century against Rajasthan Royals on 6th April, which everyone is praising at the moment. But he is also being criticized a lot for the strike rate at which he scored his century. After seeing this inning of his, now there is only one question in everyone’s mind whether he will get a place in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup to be held in June. Now RCB coach Andy Flower has given his opinion on this issue. Speaking about India’s T20 World Cup selection, the RCB coach said that, he does not know what the Indian selectors are thinking at the moment. However, he further said that, Kohli is currently on top among the players available for selection for this ICC event to be held in June. Andy Flower said, “Virat Kohli is a great player and the brilliant innings he played today was excellent. And it was actually really beautiful to see. I really won’t comment on the selection of the Indian team. I don’t know what they’re thinking. They have very talented players to choose from, you know, the team doesn’t have a better player than Virat Kohli in terms of experience.” The RCB coach was highly critical of the team’s batting performance as he felt that Kohli and captain Faf du Plessis failed to utilize the start they had given the team. Flower believes that the team started well with the ball but their momentum ended in the last over of the powerplay. He said, “To be honest, we were a little light in scoring runs. Given the head start we had, I felt that way. So if you look at the 12th over, I think we were at 107 without losing any wicket. I think we should have done that, after being in that position on a good pitch, we should have gone beyond 200, but it did not happen. We started well with the ball, Topli and Yash made a great start but the momentum went in their favor in the last over of the powerplay.
IPL 2021 Recap: The tournament was held in two phases, Dhoni’s CSK won the title for the fourth time by defeating KKR.
In IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings became champion for the fourth time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. CSK (Photo Source: X/Twitter) IPL 2021 Recap: IPL 2019 and 2020 were won by Mumbai Indians, but in the 2021 season, the defending champion Mumbai Indians could not show anything special. The team had won 7 out of 14 matches, and was ranked fifth in the points table. IPL 2020 was very bad for Chennai Super Kings. The team was ranked 7th in the points table with 6 wins and 12 points in 14 matches. But in IPL 2021, the team made a brilliant comeback and captured the fourth title. 8 teams participated in IPL 2021, this season was played in two phases, the first phase was played from 9 April to 2 May and the second phase was played from 19 September to 15 October. What special happened in IPL 2021, how CSK became champion, who won the Orange and Purple Cap, let us tell you- IPL 2021 Recap: Due to Corona, the tournament was held in two phases IPL 2021 started in India from April 9, but due to increasing cases of Corona, the tournament was stopped midway on May 4. Players of some teams were also found corona infected. At this time only 31 matches out of 60 matches of IPL were played. In the first phase of IPL 2021, the matches were played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Wankhede, and Chepauk. It was again announced by BCCI that the remaining matches of IPL will be played in UAE in September-October. The schedule for the second phase of IPL 2021 was announced in July 2021. The second phase was played in UAE from 19 September to 15 October. Delhi Capitals was on top in the points table Delhi Capitals (Photo Source: Under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals won 10 out of 14 matches and finished first in the points table with 20 points. Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore were at second and third place with 18 points each. The first phase of Kolkata Knight Riders was very bad, but after showing excellent performance in the UAE leg, the team finished fourth with 7 wins and 14 points in 14 matches. Chennai Super Kings had secured a place in the final by defeating Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets in the Qualifier-1 match. After defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets in Qualifier-2. With this victory, Kolkata Knight Riders made it to the finals. IPL 2021: CSK became champion by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders CSK (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The IPL 2021 final was played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 192 runs on the board at the loss of 3 wickets. Faf du Plessis played the highest innings for the team of 86 runs in 59 balls. While chasing the target, Kolkata Knight Riders could score only 165 runs at the loss of 9…