DTVHINDI“Defence Minister”- LSG himself publicly trolled KL Rahul for his slow strike rate.
Lucknow defeated Gujarat Titans by 33 runs. KL Rahul (Photo Source: Getty Images) On April 7, in the 21st match of IPL 2024, the teams of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) were face to face. In this match, Lucknow captain KL Rahul scored 33 runs in 31 balls. Fans are criticizing him on social media for this slow innings. However, this did not cause much loss to Lucknow as the team ultimately won the match by 33 runs. After defeating Gujarat, LSG team has now reached the third position in the points table. Meanwhile, a video is becoming increasingly viral on social media in which a person after the match is seen calling KL Rahul the Defense Minister. After this, the reaction given by LSG opener KL Rahul was quite funny. KL Rahul even asked him that you are making fun of my strike rate. LSG shared a funny post about KL Rahul Actually, a video was shared on the social media account of Lucknow Super Giants, in which a creator from their social media team is congratulating KL Rahul that he has won the match. This person says to KL Rahul that I think you should be the next Defense Minister of India. On this, KL Rahul says, “Man, will you also make fun of my strike rate?” On this the person says, Oh no…you easily defend the target of 160 plus, that is why I am calling you Defense Minister. Fans are liking this video of his very much. 13-0 when defending 160+ 💙🔥 pic.twitter.com/Zt67qS7p15 — Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 8, 2024 It is noteworthy that in the history of IPL, Lucknow team has defended the target of 160 or more runs 13 times. This is only the third season of Lucknow team and they have achieved this feat in three seasons. Whereas, if we talk about KL Rahul, his strike rate is a matter of concern for the team. Rahul has scored 126 runs so far this season and his strike rate is 128.57. This season too, he has definitely scored a half-century, but in that innings too, KL had scored 58 runs in 44 balls.
Steve Smith came to Hardik’s defence, said- no one knows what he is going through
Nothing is going well for Hardik Pandya right now in IPL 2024 Hardik Pandya and Steve Smith Nothing is going good for Hardik Pandya at the moment in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Mumbai Indians have lost their first matches under his captaincy. At the same time, he has had to face bad behavior from fans. However, meanwhile, Hardik has been suggested by Australian batsman Steve Smith to stop the BOO. Steve Smith believes that this behavior of the fans towards Hardik is ‘irrelevant’, because no one knows what the player is going through. He also said that the MI captain needs the support of his teammates, including former captain Rohit Sharma. There is no one from outside in that changing room – Steve Smith “I would try and just say stop it,” Smith said on ESPNcricinfo’s timeout show. This is all irrelevant. No one outside knows what you are going through. There is no one from outside in that changing room. He further said that, personally it does not bother me. I do not care. But of course players hear these things and hear things and everyone has their own feelings and a right to have that reaction. So is it affecting them (heartily)? It is possible it’s possible. Steve Smith talked about his experience of playing in IPL 2017 and said that, it was an enjoyable season and I think we had some success that year (2017), which also helped us. But MS was very good at whatever he did. He was supportive, he helped me in every possible way.
IND vs ENG: “He will have to work on his defence” – Sanjay Manjrekar’s statement regarding the weaknesses of Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill was a flop in the two-match Test series against South Africa. Sanjay Manjrekar And Shubman Gill (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Team India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Team India’s top order batsman Shubman Gill should work on strengthening his defense during the ongoing five-match home Test series against England. Cricketer turned commentator Manjrekar said that after continuous poor performance in the red ball format Shubhman Gill How is under question. He said that young players cannot rely only on their aggressive game, especially in India’s spin-friendly conditions. You should have strong defense in test cricket- Sanjay Manjrekar While talking to ESPNcricinfo, Sanjay Manjrekar said that, “He is under pressure, not only in Test cricket but also in T20 cricket. I think a crowd is gathering around him, which is making his life a little difficult. In the 50-over format, I think he is ready at the moment.” In Test cricket, you need an inevitability, unless you are batting at No. 6 or No. 7, but still, you need it, especially with the kind of pitches that India have had recently. I have made it on my home ground. , where you need a good defense. The former batsman further said, “If you can’t defend and if you want to attack to get out of trouble, it works in 50-over cricket and T20 cricket, but in Test cricket, You need very good defence, and that is what Shubman has said. Gill should focus on this.” Shubman Gill failed to perform with the bat during the recently concluded two-match Test series against South Africa and was dismissed after scoring 74 runs in four innings. Overall, he has 1040 runs in 20 Test matches at an average of 30.58.
