Kolkata, May 10 -- 2016 is widely acknowledged as the season where Virat Kohli finally came into his own, opening RCB's batting and almost shouldering it alone to stop 27 short of 1000 IPL runs in a s... Read More
Kolkata, May 6 -- There was no whirlwind innings, not at least in comparison to what has been passing for absurdly belligerent in this edition of the IPL. Nor did he take the most vital wickets, Tusha... Read More
Kolkata, May 5 -- Despair at home is a familiar sentiment for Punjab Kings. But Dharamsala was shaping up to provide relief to a dismal record of 10 defeats out of 12 matches since 2023 once Chennai S... Read More
Kolkata, April 29 -- Catches win matches. The ramifications of a dropped catch however can be wide-ranging. Here's Lizaad Williams' version: Having just conceded 23 runs in the opening over after Phil... Read More
Kolkata, April 26 -- We have been down this road, roughly two years ago, when Rohit Sharma had unequivocally identified Virat Kohli as the third opener ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. But he ... Read More
Kolkata, April 24 -- Chasing 210 at any other venue isn't the same as doing it at the Chepauk. But Marcus Stoinis probably didn't get that memo. Needing 17 off the last over, Stoinis carted an attempt... Read More
Kolkata, April 21 -- This is what Dinesh Karthik's IPL career has looked like: In the first three years with Delhi Daredevils, his batting strike rate never rose above 135. It dropped to 128 in 2011 w... Read More
Kolkata, April 17 -- No one could have engineered this turnaround but Jos Buttler. To lift an innings from 121/6, when 46 runs were still left after Rovman Powell - the last specialist batter in an ex... Read More
Kolkata, April 17 -- No one could have engineered this turnaround but Jos Buttler. To lift an innings from 121/6, when 46 runs were still left after Rovman Powell - the last specialist batter in an ex... Read More
Kolkata, April 15 -- You could fault Mitchell Starc for many technical errors in this IPL. The lengths, to begin with, weren't ideal in his first match at Eden Gardens and even more wayward at Bengalu... Read More