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Domination continues! Hardik Pandya remains no. 1 in latest ICC men’s T20I all-rounder rankings | Cricket News


Domination continues! Hardik Pandya remains no. 1 in latest ICC men's T20I all-rounder rankings
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NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released its latest men’s T20 bowling rankings, and India’s Varun Chakravarthy has dropped one position to the third spot.
Despite his impressive performances, Chakravarthy trails behind New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy, who occupies the top spot, and West Indies’ Akeal Hosein, who is ranked second.
Notably, India has a strong presence in the top 10 bowlers’ rankings. Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh have secured the seventh and tenth positions, respectively, while Axar Patel is placed at the 13th spot.
In the batting rankings, young Indian left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma continues to hold the second position, trailing behind Australia’s Travis Head, who leads the chart.
England’s Phil Salt occupies the third spot, while two other Indian batters, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
Hardik Pandya, India’s all-rounder, has maintained his top position in the all-rounders’ rankings with 252 rating points. He is followed by Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee and Australia’s Marcus Stoinis.
The ICC rankings are based on a comprehensive evaluation of players’ performances across various T20 international matches and tournaments.
These rankings serve as a benchmark for assessing the current form and abilities of cricketers worldwide, providing valuable insights into the competitive landscape of the sport.


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Track Work – The Hindu


Mighty Sparrow, Joaquin and Juracan showed out when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (April 2) morning.

Inner sand

600m: Ourense (Bhawani) 39. Moved freely. Pristine Glory (Bhawani) 39. Moved fluently. Chelsea (Trainer) 38. Worked well. Divine Star (A. Gaikwad) 38. Moved well. Foxy (T.S. Jodha) 42. Easy. Neutralist (A. Gaikwad), Ariyana Star (Shubham) 38. Former moved well and they finished level.

800m: Perfect Legend (A.R. Pradeep) 52, 600/39. Pushed. Rafael (Nirmal) 56, 600/41. Easy. El Greco (Trainer) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Win Win (rb) 56, 600/42. Easy. Bohemian Rhapsody (Shahrukh) 54, 600/42. Stretched. Mojo (rb) 56, 600/42. Easy.

1000m: Mojito (Parmar) 1-4, 800/50, 600/37. Pressed in the last part. Juracan (Trainer) 1-6, 800/52, 600/38. Responded well. Note. Phantasmique (A. Prakash), Crystal Clear (Neeraj) 1-8, 800/53, 600/40. They moved level freely. Joaquin (app) 1-5, 800/51, 600/37. Impressed. High Command (S. Kamble) 1-8, 600/39. Pressed. Pride’s Prince (Antony), Tyrannus (Neeraj) 1-9, 600/41. Former was easy while the latter was urged to end level. American Eagle (app) 1-8, 600/41. Moved well. Bashir (Bharat) 1-11, 600/41. Easy. Magileto (Shubham) 1-9, 600/40. Worked well. Celestial (Vivek G), Rosario (Kaviraj) 1-9, 600/41. They moved level freely.

1200m: Nostalgia (Neeraj) 1-22, 600/39. Good work. Superstar (Vivek G), Chagall (app) 1-23, 600/40. Former started five lengths behind and easily finished level.

1400m: Constable (Vivek G), Duesenberg (Ajinkya) 1-40, 600/41. Pair moved together freely.

1600m: Duke Of Tuscany (Vivek G), Tiepolo (Kaviraj) 1-54, 600/41. Former made up four lengths and easily finished level.

Gate practice (race track)

2000m: Dash (Mustakim), Giant King (S.J. Sunil) 2-12. Both jumped out well, with the former surging far ahead until the bend. However, he was eased up in the straight.



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‘Rishabh Pant has been a big shock, LSG have to … ‘: Former India cricketer | Cricket News


'Rishabh Pant has been a big shock, LSG have to ... ': Former India cricketer
Rishabh Pant and Zaheer Khan (BCCI/IPL Photo)

NEW DELHI: The Rs 27 crore tag seems to be continuously haunting star wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. With two defeats in three matches, Lucknow Super Giants are already under fire, and Pant is bearing the brunt. The LSG captain’s repeated failures in IPL 2025—both with the bat and in leadership—have become a hot topic.
LSG have two points from three games and are sixth in the points table. Pant has scored 0 against Delhi Capitals, 15 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and 2 against Punjab Kings, and his poor form has put him under immense pressure.

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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has suggested that LSG find a solution as soon as possible to address their Pant conundrum. Harbhajan termed Pant a “huge shock” for the LSG side.

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“Rishabh Pant wasn’t able to do much. His bat has been quiet. They will have to do something about him getting out early. He has been a big shock for the team,” he said on his YouTube channel.
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Barring Nicholas Pooran’s 44 and Ayush Badoni‘s 41, LSG batters struggled in the match against Punjab Kings.
LSG were restricted to 171/7, thanks to Arshdeep Singh’s three-wicket burst, and their bowlers failed to stop Punjab Kings batters during the chase. Punjab Kings reached the target with ease in just 16.2 overs.
Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Prabhsimran Singh helped Punjab Kings secure their second consecutive victory in the competition.
“LSG got stuck. After losing the toss, they didn’t score many runs and disappointed themselves. Nicholas Pooran played brilliantly, but he was trapped by Yuzvendra Chahal. So when Pooran got out, LSG’s back was pretty much broken. Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad provided some fireworks towards the end and got them to a total that was worth fighting for, but very tough to defend given just how strong Punjab’s batting is,” added Harbhajan.


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Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves Mumbai cricket for shock switch to Goa


Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary during day two of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India.

Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary during day two of the fifth cricket Test match between Australia and India.
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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to leave Mumbai, his domestic team that made him the cricketer that he is, citing personal reasons.

Jaiswal wrote to the Mumbai Cricket Association on Tuesday (April 1, 2025), expressing his wish to leave Mumbai for Goa, and the governing body has accepted his request.

Jaiswal’s shock move will see the left-handed 23-year-old play for Goa from the 2025-26 season.

“Yes, it is surprising. He must have thought of something to make such a move. He has requested us to relieve him and we have accepted his request,” an MCA official told PTI on Wednesday (April 2, 2025).

Jaiswal last played for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy Group A league round match from January 23-25 following the strict implementation of the BCCI directives that all India players should play domestic cricket if not on national duty.

In that game, Jaiswal had made his sole appearance in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season scoring 4 and 26 as Mumbai lost by five wickets to Jammu and Kashmir for the second time in the tournament’s history.

“He wants to play for us and we welcome him. He will be playing for us from the next season,” Goa Cricket Association’s secretary Shamba Desai told PTI.

Jaiswal could well captain Goa when is not on national duty.

“Yes, that can happen,” he replied when asked if Jaiswal could be a captaincy candidate for the state.

“He plays for the Indian cricket team so he can be the captain and we will work in the direction to appoint him. Regarding his availability (for the domestic competitions), we are yet to speak,” he added.

Jaiswal is the third cricketer from Mumbai in recent times to have moved to Goa after Arjun Tendulkar and Siddhesh Lad.

Lad and Tendulkar had moved to Goa ahead of the 2022-23 season.

The right-handed batter Lad served his cooling-off period before making a successful return to Mumbai last season in the Ranji Trophy.

Jaiswal has been India’s first-choice opener since making his Test debut against the West Indies in July 2023 and since then he has played 19 games, cementing himself with stellar performances on the biggest stage.

He averages more than 52 in Tests including four hundreds and 10 fifties.



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Yashasvi Jaiswal to move to Goa from Mumbai | Cricket News


Yashasvi Jaiswal to move to Goa from Mumbai
File photo of Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Mumbai: In a stunning development and a setback for Mumbai cricket, TOI has learnt that India’s Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to quit Mumbai and move to Goa. Jaiswal will captain Goa in the 2025-26 season.
“Yes, Jaiswal has decided to move to Goa. He will soon apply to the Mumbai Cricket Association for a No-Objection Certificate to move to Goa,” a source told TOI.
The 23-year-old made his first-class debut for Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium in January 2019 against Chhattisgarh, and has scored a majority of his 3712 first-class runs, including 12 hundreds and 12 fifties, in 36 matches for Mumbai.
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Even though he belongs to the Bhadohi village in Uttar Pradesh, Jaiswal has a deep emotional connect with Mumbai, where he has played all his cricket so far. As a kid, he used to sleep in the Muslim United SC tent at the Azad Maidan and sometimes sell panipuris in the evening to make a living, before his childhood coach/mentor Jwala Singh took him to his home in Santa Cruz.
He first attracted attention by making huge scores for the Rizvi Springfield School in the Harris Shield (inter-school competition for Under-16), and then did well for the Mumbai Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 teams, before being picked for the Mumbai senior team.

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Busy with his India commitments, Jaiswal could turn out in just one match for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy last season, scoring 4 & 26 in the five-wicket defeat to Jammu & Kashmir at the MCA ground in January this year.
The left-hander has been struggling for form while playing for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, where he has managed to score only 34 runs in three matches @ 11.33, with a strike rate of 106.25.
Jaiswal was one of the standout performers for India in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he scored 391 runs in five Tests @ 43.44 , with one century and two half-centuries.


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Kagiso Rabada EXCLUSIVE: ‘Even a No. 10 can hit a six… there’s no real mystery in the game anymore’ | Cricket News


Kagiso Rabada EXCLUSIVE: 'Even a No. 10 can hit a six... there's no real mystery in the game anymore'

Gujarat Titans speedster Kagiso Rabada. (Image: X/IPL)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter Nicholas Pooran is leading the six-fest carnival in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). In his three innings, the southpaw has already struck 15 sixes and is scoring runs at a strike rate of 219.76. In those three outings, Pooran has looked like he’s playing Brian Lara Cricket, a video game millennials grew up playing in the 90s and early 2000s.
He has simply looked to smack every ball out of the park. In IPL 2024, a total of 1260 sixes were hit in 74 games (average: 17.02 per match). This year, 255 sixes are already been hit in just 13 games (average of 19.61), and with the wickets being rolled out, the carnage is not going to stop anytime soon.

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To talk about the six-fest, the evolution of T20, and how with every game the balance has tilted more towards the batters, TimesofIndia.com caught up with South Africa and Gujarat Titans speedster Kagiso Rabada.
The 29-year-old spoke on a range of topics, from joining Gujarat Titans to working with franchise head coach Ashish Nehra, bowling yorkers, the new rules, and how, with time, the game is losing its mystery.
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Does getting acclimatised or pitch conditions still matter in T20 cricket?
What’s the point of playing if the conditions are just going to be the same?
Is cricket moving in football’s direction?
I hope not. It would take a lot out of the game. I don’t see it happening too soon, where the amount of international cricket will decline dramatically. But it’s definitely heading that way, that’s for sure. I would hope it doesn’t fully go that way. I think the way things are happening now are pretty good. But obviously, there’s money to be made by all the businessmen, so that will shape which way cricket goes. But I hope it just doesn’t become something generic.

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Last season, the IPL saw an unprecedented 1260 sixes hit by batters with varying skill sets. What’s your honest reaction when you see teams scoring 250+ consistently?
If wickets become too flat, then you might as well not call it cricket. You could just call it batting. ‘Let’s go play a game of batting, guys.’ It can’t get too flat. What’s the point? It becomes way too generic. I don’t mind higher-scoring games. You need those in cricket. But if conditions are too flat too often, then what’s the fun in that? There’s no point.
Do you think the ban on saliva usage will have any impact, or will the IPL continue to be a six-fest?
You know what? Let’s wait and see.

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What’s your take on the Impact Sub rule?
I think the Impact Player rule feels like a lifeline for teams. And when it comes to selecting a balanced team, I think that’s where it eliminates that challenge. It’s more like a lifeline. It does make things a bit interesting, but it takes away the gamesmanship of selecting a balanced team.
Why don’t bowlers bowl enough yorkers nowadays? Has it become a high-risk option?
100%. It’s a higher-risk, higher-reward situation. That’s how you measure it. But you have to be daring to do it. Like, talking about levelling the playing field, I think nowadays, anyone can hit a six. Even a number nine or number 10 can hit a six. Never mind a number six batting in the 16th or 17th over. There are so many stats; this guy does this, and this guy does that. There’s no real mystery in the game anymore. I guess that’s where you don’t really want to get too much of that. It’s difficult. But if it wasn’t difficult, then it would be boring. So it’s good that it’s difficult.
How has your experience with coach Ashish Nehra been so far?
He’s a belter. He’s such a rad person. Yeah, nothing really serious, gives very simple advice. Not rocket science. Just a good man, and he knows his cricket.
India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, Arshdeep Singh, once mentioned how playing with you for the Punjab Kings in the IPL helped him become a better bowler. You’re still 29 but already a veteran of the game.
I think when you look at the game of cricket, at its core, it’s mostly about giving what you’ve learned. Obviously, you won’t give everything, but you give what you’ve learned. And that’s the beauty about it. We’re all just cricketers trying to make it. And so, the same way that advice was given to me, if anyone asks for advice from me, I’ll give it to them. And hopefully, it works. I mean, it’s as simple as that. That’s something that the IPL has done, especially for the Indian youth.
Are you ready for the WTC final with Australia?
I think it’s going to be one hell of a showdown. And I think we have a young team that has stood up. It’s a pity that we haven’t been playing as much, where we could accelerate our learnings. But we’ve had to learn quickly, especially with some of the young guys. This will be a huge learning experience, getting into this final, playing against Australia. I don’t think it gets much better or harder than that. So that’s going to be very, very challenging. I just can’t wait for that. I think I’m itching for it. I think we can win it. But first, I must focus here. It would be nice to have two trophies in a row. Let’s go first with the IPL.


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New Zealand beats Pakistan by 83 runs and leads the 3-match series 2-0


Ben Sears took 5-59 as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 208 to win the second one-day. File

Ben Sears took 5-59 as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 208 to win the second one-day. File
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Ben Sears took 5-59 as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 208 to win the second one-day cricket international by 84 runs Wednesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series.

Faheem Ashraf top-scored for Pakistan with 73 and put on 60 for the ninth wicket with Naseem Shah, who made 51. Both posted their maiden ODI half centuries as Pakistan was dismissed in 41.2 overs.

Will O’Rourke softened up the Pakistan batters with an outstanding opening spell of 1-8 from six overs on a lively pitch at Seddon Park.

He twice hit Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan, once on the top hand and once on the biceps, and he later hit Haris Rauf on the helmet with a searing bouncer. Rauf retired hurt after failing a concussion test and was replaced by Naseem.

“We didn’t do well as a batting group because the start of the batting we didn’t utilize the swing and New Zealand bowled very well,” Rizwan said. “Later on Faheem and Naseem batted very well on a disappointing day for us.”

Jacob Duffy and Sears reaped the rewards. Duffy took 3-35 and Sears snared a five-wicket haul on his ODI debut.

Earlier, Mitch Hay was left stranded on 99 as New Zealand made 292-8 after being sent in. Hay hit 22 runs from New Zealand’s final over, including two sixes and two fours, as he chased a maiden ODI century.

Wasim took 1-15 and Sufiyan took 2-29, bowling tandem seven-over spells which seemed to have limited New Zealand’s total after it was 97-2 at the end of the 15th over. But Hay helped New Zealand to a highly competitive score, reaching his half century from 61 balls, then adding 49 from 17 deliveries.

New Zealand started well and the new-look opening partnership of Rhys Mariu, who made 18 in his first ODI, and Nick Kelly, who made 31 in his second, put on 54. Daryl Mitchell (18) kept up the momentum until wickets began to fall and run-scoring became increasingly difficult.

Newcomer Muhammad Abbas, whose 50 from 24 balls in he ODI series opener was the fastest half century on debut in ODI history, produced a contrasting innings notable for its slowness. He made 41 from 66 balls.

Pakistan struggled even more against New Zealand’s four-pronged pace attack, losing Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam with only nine runs on the board. Rizwan battled courageously against O’Rourke’s pace but made only 5 runs from 27 balls.

“It’s challenging conditions here,” Rizwan said. “If you look at their bowlers, they get swing and bounce, which is different from the Asian conditions. But we don’t make excuses.”

New Zealand won the first match at Napier by 73 runs. The third match is scheduled for Saturday at Mount Maunganui. New Zealand won the preceding Twenty20 series 4-1.



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Reliance Industries enters e-sports business in joint venture with BLAST


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Representational image of an e-sports competitor taking part in a tournament
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RISE Worldwide Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), and BLAST Esports Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BLAST ApS, have announced to form a joint venture to conduct e-sports business in India.

The JV will bringing BLAST’s globally recognised e-sports properties and production techniques to India while co-creating new tournament IPs tailored to the fast-growing gaming market, RIL said. 

BLAST is a European-based e-sports entertainment company and one of the biggest tournament organisers in the world. 

BLAST currently works with leading game publishers such as Epic Games, Valve, Riot Games, KRAFTON and Ubisoft to produce, market and deliver e-sports for popular titles in Rocket League, Fortnite, Rainbow Six, PUBG, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 – with all titles having a combined active monthly player base of over 350 million. 

The JV entity will bring together BLAST’s e-sports media production expertise, publisher relationships, popular IPs, and Jio’s technology expertise, distribution reach, and local relationships to host events on the JioGames platform.

Robbie Douek, CEO, BLAST, said, “India is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing gaming markets in the world, with a rapidly expanding e-sports audience and appetite for more competitive gaming experiences. By partnering with Reliance, a market leader with unparalleled expertise and reach in India, we have a unique opportunity to elevate the local e-sports scene to new heights. BLAST has a proven track record of delivering world-class tournaments and entertainment for global audiences, and we can’t wait to bring that expertise to India.”

“This joint venture will not only help grow the Indian e-sports ecosystem but also create new pathways for local talent to shine on the global stage,” he said. 

Devang Bhimjyani, Head of Reliance Sports, said, “We are very confident that with this partnership, India e-sports will be able to realise its full potential. With this JV, Reliance will extend its interest in sports into e-sports and leverage RISE’s ability to market and promote sporting events and teams, along with Jio providing its distribution and technology expertise.”

India is the fastest growing gaming market with a massive gamer base of more than 600 million (18% of the total gamers globally). India’s gaming market is projected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 19% to reach $9.2 billion by 2029 from $3.8 billion in 2024, RIL said. 

The global e-sports market is expected to grow to $16.7 billion by 2033 from $2.8 billion in 2024, exhibiting a CAGR of about 22%. India esports market is in the nascent stages and is expected to be a high growth market. The Government of India has officially recognised esports in the country by declaring it as a part of the “multi-sports event” category, it added. 



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Looked like Punjab curator prepared it: LSG mentor Zaheer Khan slams Lucknow pitch


Two losses in three games have hit Lucknow Super Giants hard, and team mentor Zaheer Khan did not hold back in his criticism of the home-ground pitch following the heavy defeat to Punjab Kings, remarking, it looked like the PBKS “curator out here”.

Chasing 172 on a track that offered grip and variable bounce, PBKS rode on opener Prabhsimran Singh’s 34-ball 69 to outplay the home side by eight wickets as LSG find themselves saddled at the No.6 spot with just one victory in three games and a net run rate in the negative.

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“What was a little disappointing for me here, considering it’s a home game, and you know, in IPL you’ve seen how teams have looked at taking a little bit of home advantage, you know,” said the former India pacer in the post-match press interaction.

“So yeah, from that point of view, you’ve seen the curator is not really thinking that it’s a home game. You know, I think maybe it looked like, you know, it was Punjab curator out here.” The former pacer, who was the global head of cricket development at Mumbai Indians before joining LSG, added that all this deprives the home team fans of watching their side dominating the proceedings.

“So, that’s (pitch) something which we’ll figure out. It’s a new setup also for me here. But I hope that this is the first and the last game when it comes to that, because you are disappointing the Lucknow fans as well.” “They’ve come up with so much expectations of winning the first home game here. As a team, we are confident, you know, we accept that we’ve lost the game, and we’re going to do whatever it takes to make that impact in the home leg. We still have six more games to go here,” he added.

Zaheer also said he will continue giving precedence to a “process-oriented setup” than a result-oriented one despite a big loss at home.

“This is the third game of the season, you know, so we’ve been very vocal about how the team is looking at this season. So, that’s something which is very important for us as a group. It’s a very process-oriented setup, not so much result-oriented.

“So, we’re going to definitely focus on the positives. Yes, there is some work to be done, which will happen in the due course,” said the former India pacer.

This was the first home game for LSG and a loss did come as a dampener to the fans but Zaheer said his main focus was on creating a “parameter” for the side to follow.

“See, that’s the nature of IPL, isn’t it? You will be on the go, you’ll be playing home games, away games. It was the first home game for us for this season, so yes, there were a lot of expectations and hopes. Punjab did outplay us, that’s how the game went.

“Like I said, you know, we are looking at the season in setting the parameters for us as a group. For us, it’s important that we look at the whole group as one and with one mission, one vision, going out there, finding ways to win games.

“So, when you’re looking at it that way, you know, there are going to be good days, bad days for us as we move along in the tournament. What matters is how we’re looking at things.” The former pacer added that he was not really bothered about injuries to some players, adding that the bigger plus for his side was that it had made a “impact” despite the losses.

“Yes, there were some injuries, but you look at the team which has taken the highest wickets in this tournament so far. You know, we’ve managed to create that impact, our first two games taking 18 wickets.

“This team has shown in the season so far, whatever little cricket is played, that we have the right outlook and the mindset to look at IPL, to look at the games. What you can expect is innovation, out of the box thinking, the fight, the hunger. And I think, you know, that sums up, you know, that sums up a team.

“And I think, you know, that’s something which we want to give it to the fans. We want to give it to the loyalists of Lucknow Super Giants. So that’s how we are looking at things.”



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