David Warner led Sunrisers Hyderabad has started the IPL 2021 on a very bad note as it has lost its first two matches and both of them were pretty close games. The Hyderabad franchise is sitting at the seventh position after losing the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs and yesterday it lost its second match by 6 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In the SRH vs RCB match, the toss was won by David Warner led team and it decided to bowl first. The SRH bowlers performed pretty well as they restricted RCB at a small score of 149/8. The highest scorer for RCB was Glenn Maxwell who scored 59 runs in 41 deliveries (5 fours & 3 sixes) and the skipper Virat Kohli also made a useful contribution of 33 runs but other than these two, no other RCB batsman was able to face the SRH bowlers effectively. Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers for SRH as he took 3 wickets in his 4 overs and gave 30 runs.

The start of SRH batting was disappointed as Wriddhiman Saha got out at the score of 1 after playing 9 balls but skipper David Warner along with Manish Pandey stabilized the innings. While David Warner scored 54 runs in 37 balls (7 fours & 1 six), Manish Pandey made 38 runs in 39 deliveries (2 fours & 2 sixes) before getting out. However after these two got dismissed, no other SRH batsman was able to play a big innings and as a result, SRH lost the match by 6 runs.

The former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has given a piece of advice to the orange army by posting a photo of the New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and quoting a song from Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Main Hoon Na” which is sung by Sonu Nigam. Virender Sehwag wrote, “Kiska hai yeh tumko intezaar, Main hoon Na”.

Here is the tweet:

Kiska hai yeh tumko intezaar,
Main hoon Na #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/5ra0ZlUt90

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 14, 2021

In simple words, Viru wants to suggest SRH that their batting problems can be solved by including Kane Williamson in the playing eleven.

However in an interview earlier, the head coach of SRH Trevor Bayliss said that Kane needed some more time to recover from the left-elbow injury that he sustained in the series against Bangladesh.

According to Trevor, they may have played Kane in place of Jonny Bairstow but as of now, Kane Williamson is still not completely recovered and he also needs to spend some time in the nets. But Trevor has made it clear that Kane Williamson will certainly come in picture as the tournament proceeds.

SRH will be playing their next match against the defending champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday.

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Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper, is one of the best batsmen of all the times and his statistics are more than enough to prove this statement. In fact, he has proved his supremacy over the other batsmen by retaining the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI rankings for record 1258 days.

However as per the latest development, the skipper of Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam has acquired the number one spot because of his superb performances in the three match ODI series against South Africa. In those three ODIs, Babar Azam scored total 228 runs (103, 31 and 94) with an average of 76. After he played the brilliant knock of 94 in the last ODI which helped his team in winning the match, Babar Azam earned 13 points because of which his total points increased to 865, leaving behind the Indian skipper on the second spot with 857.

The batsman on the third spot with 825 points is also from India and he is none other than Rohit Sharma, the vice-captain of team India in the shorter format.

The former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer who has made a reputation of posting funny tweets on various matters took the opportunity of congratulating the Pakistani skipper but he also gave him some words of caution citing the love of Virat Kohli for chasing.

Wasim Jaffer shared ICC’s tweet with the caption, “Congratulations @babarazam258 , well deserved. But don’t get too comfy at the top, you know how much Virat Kohli loves chasing”.

Congratulations @babarazam258, well deserved. But don't get too comfy at the top, you know how much Virat Kohli loves chasing #ICCRankings https://t.co/Zl2i8DFHG8

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) April 14, 2021

Babar Azam is presently leading his team in the four match T20I series against South Africa. In the third T20 which was played at Centurion, he played a match-winning knock of 122 runs for which he played only 59 deliveries and ensured that his team achieved the target as the hosts put up a total of 203/5 after batting first. Pakistan is leading the series by 2-1 after winning the third T20I.

On the other hand, presently Virat Kohli is leading his team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2021 which is sitting at the top in the points table with 2 wins in the 2 matches.

Virat Kohli needs to wait a little in order to regain his position in the ICC ODI rankings because the next ODI series that India will play is scheduled in June against Sri Lanka.

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of those Bollywood actors who have made it big in the industry without any Godfather and over the time, he has also proved that he is one of the most talented and versatile actors of the entertainment world. Nawazuddin used to work as a chemist in Vadodara but his love for acting brought him to Mumbai and his journey was quite difficult as he did small roles in many movies before working in lead roles.

While talking to a leading daily, Nawazuddin advised the young aspiring actors that they should not lose their originality. The “Lunchbox” actor has also taken a jibe at superstars by saying that the superstars do fake acting so the young actors should not get influenced by them.

He adds that he will like to see only acting of only those who will have something original and good to show. Nawazuddin further questions as to why he should see someone act who acts like the superstars as there will be no originality.

The 46 years old actor also talked about the rising popularity of digital platforms and said that initially it was all about the cause and the passion of the actors who want to make big on these platforms.

Nawazuddin goes on to say that now the big actors are also getting interested in OTTs because the cinema halls are closed due to lockdown and some big OTT platforms are also taking the big actors which is not good. The “Scared Games” star also questioned as to why these big actors didn’t come earlier on OTTs.

We hope that the young aspiring actors will definitely listen to the advice given by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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Social media offers a great platform to all and sundry, be it celebrities or common people, and just like a coin, it too has two sides and it depends on a person how to use it. There are many people on the virtual world who spread hatred, they especially target celebrities for their dressing sense, their work, etc. But sometimes all the limits are crossed when the haters make cheap comments about the kids of celebrities. It is the time when proper action has to be taken against them and the actress Mandira Bedi did the right thing when someone targeted her adopted daughter.

Last year, actress Mandira Bedi and her hubby Raj Kaushal adopted a four years old girl and they made an announcement regarding it on the social media networks. The couple who also has a son Vir named their new family member as Tara Bedi Kaushal.

Recently, an Instagram user made a derogatory comment on one of the photos posted by Mandira Bedi on her Instagram account. He wrote, “Madam from which slumdog centre did you adopt your prop daughter?” and further added, “The adopted street kid looks completely out of place… u greedy narcissists are scarring the slumdog for life.”

This is not the first time that Mandira has been trolled on the social media but this time, she was in no mood to let the person go without public shaming him. She took the screenshot of the comment and posted it on her stories with the caption, “People like this need to be given a special mention @bollywoodforevaa. You got my attention, you piece of s**t.”

She further added, “More from the model citizen. He calls himself Rajesh Tripathi, which definitely isn’t his name because sickos like this are the biggest cowards too, who only know how to wag their tongues behind the shield of anonymity.”

Targeting kids is disgusting and appalling and such haters deserve a mouthful! Shame on such people!

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Fans of Kolkata Knight Riders must be very disappointed as yesterday their team lost a match against Mumbai Indians and what must have hurt them the most is the fact that at one point of time, KKR seemed to be sure shot winner of the match.

The co-owner of KKR Shah Rukh Khan was also very upset with his team’s performance and he made a tweet in which he apologized to the fans for such a dismal performance of the team. SRK tweeted, “Disappointing performance. To say the least @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!”

Disappointing performance. to say the least @KKRiders apologies to all the fans!

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 13, 2021

The match was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, and KKR decided to bowl first after winning the toss. The bowlers of KKR bowled superbly as they limited the defending champions to a small score of 151. Andre Russell was the highest wicket taker with 5 wickets in his 2 overs and he gave only 15 runs. The highest scorer for MI was Suryakumar Yadav who scored 56 runs in 36 balls (7 fours & 2 sixes) while the skipper Rohit Sharma also made a useful contribution of 43 runs in 32 deliveries (3 fours and 1 six).

KKR had a great start in batting too as their openers played brilliantly and shared a partnership of 72 runs for the first wicket. While Nitish Rana scored 57 in 47 balls (6 fours & 2 sixers), Shubman Gill made 33 runs in 24 deliveries (5 fours & 1 six) but no other KKR batsman was able to contribute properly. As a result, KKR managed only 142 runs in their stipulated 20 overs and MI won the match by 10 runs.

However, there was a time when KKR was in a very strong position as at the end of 15 overs, they were 122/4 which means that they needed to score 30 runs in 30 balls with 6 wickets in hands. Rahul Chahar was the highest wicket-taker for MI as he sent 4 KKR batsmen back to the dug-out in his 4 overs and gave 27 runs and he was also adjudged as the player of the match for his superb performance.

During the post-match virtual press conference when Andre Russell was asked about the apologizing tweet of the co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, the cricketer says that he supports his tweet but in the end, it is a game of cricket and nothing can be said about it until the last ball is bowled.

Russell is known for his hard-hitting batting style but in yesterday’s match, he was not able to score runs at a quick rate as he made merely 9 runs in 15 balls before getting out. Talking about the match, he says that they are certainly disappointed but it is just the second match so they will take lessons from it and he is still proud of his team as they have played good cricket.

On the question of the sudden collapse of his team, Andre Russell says that he has played many T20 games and he has seen many times that a team which is in the driving position suddenly loses wickets and the new batsmen find problem in scoring runs and this is what has happened in this match as well. Talking about the wicket, Russell says that it is not an easy pitch to bat on, especially for the new batsmen and it is difficult to start hitting shots from the first ball. As per him, no matter how good a batsman may be, he will certainly need a couple of balls to settle over there.

The match between MI and KKR has proved that T20 cricket is not always about hard-hitting and sometimes the bowlers can also dictate the terms. What do you say?

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Sanju Samson set a great example when he led from the front in the first match of the IPL 2021 in which Rajasthan Royals played against Punjab Kings (earlier Kings XI Punjab). Though RR lost the match, there is no doubt that Sanju Samson won many hearts on that day including the hearts of his critics.

Batting first, Punjab Kings put up a huge total of 221 runs for the loss of 6 wickets on the score board with the help of skipper KL Rahul’s 91 and Deepak Hooda’s 64. On the other hand, RR had a bad start to batting and wickets kept on falling on a regular basis but Sanju Samson kept one end secure and also scored the runs at good pace. He made 119 runs before getting out with which he also became the first batsman to score a century on his captaincy debut in the IPL.

However, he also became a part of controversy when he refused a single and sent Chris Morris back on the fifth ball of the last over of the Rajasthan innings. On the last two balls, RR needed 5 runs to win, Samson played a shot on the bowling of Arshdeep Singh but refused to take a single as he wanted to keep the strike for hitting a six on the last ball of the innings.

Though Sanju Samson tried his best to hit the maximum, he ended up giving a catch to Deepak Hooda and as a result, RR lost the match by 4 runs and all the efforts of Sanju Samson also went into vain with this.

While many people felt that what Sanju Samson did was absolutely correct as he should have kept the strike, there were many who slammed him for refusing to take the single. Now, the legendary West Indian cricketer Brian Lara has given his opinion on this matter and he seems to be in complete agreement with Sanju Samson. According to Brian Lara, the decision was right as if anyone had to hit the boundary, it would have been Sanju Samson.

While talking with Star Sports, Lara said that he would not be pointing fingers at Sanju Samson because there was no chance of taking second run for keeping the strike as it would have given a chance of run-out to the opposition so what Sanju did was right. Lara further praised the RR skipper and called the innings of Samson as a tremendous one.

What is your take on the whole matter?

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Glenn Maxwell, the Australian cricketer must be quite happy as his start in the IPL 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore was pretty decent. He is undoubtedly one of the costliest cricketers of the IPL 2021 as RCB purchased him for a huge amount of Rs. 14.25 crore in the auctions and he has been slammed for his poor performances in the tournament in recent past. Glenn Maxwell was released by Punjab Kings (Kings XI Punjab) ahead of the IPL 2021 auctions after his dismal show in the IPL 2020.

Even before being bought by RCB, Maxwell had expressed his desire of playing with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli as he admires both of them, so now the RCB fans will hope to see Maxwell playing an important role in making his team win their first IPL title. There is one more RCB player with whom Glenn Maxwell shares a good bond and that cricketer is Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal who is also known for his funny nature and good sense of humour.

During an interview, Maxwell talked about his friendship with the Indian spinner Yuzi, saying that he was looking forward to play with his little friend and also revealed that Chahal had already played some pranks on him. He added that they both have been good friends for a long time now as they used to play for Mumbai Indians in 2013 and since then, they have been pretty close to each other.

He also says that the feeling is the same every time they played against each other and big hug is a must before the game. Maxwell says that they always like to have fun and keep a smile on their faces. He adds that it is quite nice to play against competitive players and try to be a winner but still it can be fun and at the same time you can show the fans that you are enjoying.

RCB will play its next match on Wednesday against Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

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