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Hes (Samson) such a talented player. I have seen a lot of talented cricketers in my time but watching Samson bat in the nets, being around him, speaking to him over the years and now watching him evolve, I mean he is something else. He is a very special talent and I hope he hits the international stage very soon, Shane Warne said. (Photo | Modified PTI image)

Shane Warne confident that Sanju will make Team India if he keeps...

The clamour to have the enormously gifted Kerala batsman play regularly for the national team has grown over the years.

30 Sept 2020 9:17 PM IST

To bowl yorkers is not easy and to execute it under pressure is another thing. That is because he works on it. He (Natarajan) does it regularly in events like TNPL and is now showing he can do it at the highest level, Avinash Khandelwal, fielding coach of the Tamil Nadu team, said. (Photo | iplt20.com)

Natarajan's yorkers hit the spot, and his life story strikes a chord

Sharing his fortune, he built his parents a house, educated his sisters, and opened a cricket academy in his village in...

30 Sept 2020 7:17 PM IST

It has been a tough one and a half year for me, first my dad expired and then my mom (in June this year). And it took a bit of time for me to come back. My mom was my biggest fan, especially in the IPL and when I was the Man of the Match, she would always talk to me through the night, recalled a teary-eyed Rashid at the post-match presentation. (Photo | PTI)

Rashid dedicates his Man of the Match performance to his late mother ...

Rashid's triple strike is what allowed the Sunrisers to defend 162 for their first win of the Indian Premier League...

30 Sept 2020 4:52 PM IST

Put in to bat, Bairstow (53 off 48) scored his second fifty of the tournament, while David Warner (45 off 33) and Kane Williamson (41 off 26) also came up with valuable contributions, helping Sunrisers Hyderabad post a competitive 162 for four. Defending the total, leg-spinner Rashid (3/14) returned with three crucial wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/25) scalped two and T Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed (1/43) claimed too chipped in to restrict Delhi to 147 for 7 in 2 for a deserving win. (Photo | PTI)

Hyderabad Sunrisers pull up their socks and open their account with...

With Delhi needing 59 runs from 30 balls, all eyes were on Marcus Stoinis (11) but a well placed yorker from Natarajan...

30 Sept 2020 12:39 AM IST

Australias paceman Mitchell Marsh. AFP Photo

Extent of Mitchell Marsh's ankle injury not known as scans get lost in...

We don't know what happened with the scans in the UAE...it's bit of a weird situation, he said.

29 Sept 2020 11:08 PM IST

Put into bat, Warner and Bairstow were circumspect with the pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada (2/21) and Anrich Nortje maintaining their line and length. The result was Sunrisers could only score 38 in the powerplay, which yielded just two fours and a six all hit by Warner (in pic). (Photo | PTI)

Hyderabad post 162/4 against Delhi, riding on Bairstow's 50, Warner's...

Making his IPL debut, Jammu and Kashmir's Abdul Samad (12 off 7) blasted a four and six in his useful cameo.

29 Sept 2020 10:19 PM IST

When I was not able to hit, I was under pressure, but Sanju told me that its a matter of one hit and I was waiting for that one hit, Tewatia said about his match-winning knock against KXIP. (Photo | Instagram - rahultewatia20)

Playing in the Ranjis with three India spinners helped my game: Rahul...

The Rajasthan Royals batsman has played domestic cricket with Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra and Jayant Yadav at various...

29 Sept 2020 8:00 PM IST

I only focus on my game, what I can do, how I can do it best and how I can win matches, the Keralite added on the eve of his teams match against Kolkata Knight Riders here. (Photo | Instagram - imsanjusamson)

'I never think of playing like Dhoni, no can play like him,' Sanju...

After Sanju Samson's recent IPL exploits, Congress MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, called him the...

29 Sept 2020 6:41 PM IST

Rajasthan Royals batsman Sanju Samson plays a shot during a cricket match against Chennai Super Kings of IPL 2020, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in Sharjah of United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. (Photo | PTI)

KKR set to face underdog-turned-formidable-opponent Rajasthan Royals...

In two wins from two matches, the Royals have got past the 200-mark with ease.

29 Sept 2020 12:57 PM IST

Virat Kohli after three bad matches did the needful in the end as Jasprit Bumrah coudnt defend a seven-run target with India captain winning it with a last ball boundary. (Photo | PTI)

RCB snatch it up in Super Over, but it's MI's Kishan and Pollard that...

Kishan put up a powerhouse performance scoring 99 off 58 balls with nine sixes while Pollard's 60 off 24 saw them match...

29 Sept 2020 12:34 AM IST

AB de Villiers turned the clock back with his magnificent hitting in the death overs, after Australias white ball skipper Aaron Finch scored 52 off 35 balls to get his team off to a flying start, and the elegant Padikkal upped the ante in the later half with some delightful big hits, scoring 54 off 40 balls. (Photo | PTI)

De Villiers turns around death-overs to pull RCB to 201/3 vs MI with...

In an unbeaten 55 off 24 balls, taking the score past 200-run mark, his innings had four sixes and as many boundaries.

28 Sept 2020 10:10 PM IST

Rishabh Pant and skipper Shreyas Iyer have looked in good nick, after rescuing the team from a spot of bother in the first game. The two pitched in with valuable runs against CSK too. (Photo | PTI)

Delhi to take on struggling Hyderabad with the confidence of having...

Sunrisers are the only side yet to get a win, having lost both their games, so David Warner and team will be desperate...

28 Sept 2020 9:02 PM IST