Cricket is one of the most popular games of the world and it won’t be wrong to say that the main reason behind the game’s popularity are the great cricketers who have mesmerized us with their skills over the years and one such cricketer is the West Indian legend Brian Lara.
Today is certainly a very special day for the former West Indian cricketer and his fans as it is the birthday of Brian Lara but he has chosen not to celebrate the occasion because of the crisis that the whole world is facing as of now.
This news was shared by the Journalist Clayton Murzello when he tweeted, “Brian Lara refuses to celebrate his birthday. ‘Not in these times.’ Well done, BC Lara. You have a heart.”
Brian Lara is one of the greatest batsmen of all times and he made his international debut in the year 1990. He has represented West Indies in 131 test matches and has scored 11,953 runs at an average of 52.9. His highest score in test cricket is 400 not out and he has scored 34 centuries and 48 fifties. If we talk about ODIs, he has played 299 ODIs for West Indies and scored 10,405 runs at an average of 40.5 which include 19 centuries and 63 fifties.
This is a tough time for the world, especially for India as the country has been hit by the second wave of COVID-19 and the cases are increasing at a very high rate. More than 3.19 million people worldwide have lost their lives due to the lethal virus and though the situation is not so grave and things are getting back to normal slowly in other countries, India is still going through a very difficult phase.
As far as the situation in India is concerned, more than 216K people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic and presently, the most affected states or union territories are New Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. The biggest problem that the Indian patients are facing is that the hospitals are completely full and there is lack of oxygen in many hospitals despite the fact that the central government and the state governments are trying their best to increase the supply and help from the foreign nations has also been provided.
Hopefully, Brian Lara will be able to celebrate his birthday next year in a grand manner! Happy birthday legend!
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The IPL match between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings which was played yesterday at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi, will always be remembered as one of the most exciting and thrilling matches of the IPL history.
MI which is the most successful team of the league as it has won the title five times may have won the match by 4 wickets but it was quite a close game and the fortunes kept on swinging till the last delivery on which MI’s Kieron Pollard sealed the fate of the match by making his team win it.
The toss in this hyped match was won by MI and it decided to bowl first and their decision seemed to prove correct when Ruturaj Gaikwad got dismissed early. However, Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali not just stabilized the innings but also wreaked havoc on the MI bowlers as they both shared a partnership of 108 runs for the second wicket. Faf du Plessis scored 50 runs in 28 balls (2 fours & 4 sixes) and Moeen Ali scored 58 runs for which he faced 36 deliveries (5 fours & 5 sixes) but the man who enabled CSK in crossing the 200 mark was Ambati Rayudu.
Ambati Rayudu ripped apart the MI bowlers and completed his half century in 20 balls. Rayudu remained not out at 72 runs (27, 4 fours & 7 sixes) and CSK put up a score of 218/4 on the scoreboard which was certainly a huge one.
In response, MI made a steady start with their openers Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma sharing a 71 run partnership for the first wicket. Quinton played useful knock of 38 runs in 28 deliveries (4 fours & 1 six) and the skipper Rohit Sharma also played a good innings of 35 runs for which he played 24 balls (4 fours & 1 six). Another batsman who batted well was Krunal Pandya as he scored 32 runs in 23 balls (2 fours & 2 sixes) but the star of the night was Kieron Pollard who was no less than a nightmare for the CSK bowlers as the West Indian batsman scored 87 runs of just 34 deliveries and his innings included 6 fours and 8 sixes.
MI needed 2 runs on the last delivery of their innings and Kieron Pollard ensured that the match did not go into the super over by taking two runs and making his team won the match. Pollard was adjudged as the player of the match as he performed well not only with bat but with ball too as he took 2 wickets in the 2 overs that he bowled and gave 12 runs.
Twitterati also went berserk after watching this match as 437 runs were scored in the 40 overs, both the sides hit 30 fours and 30 sixes and some big names such as Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Lungi Ngidi, etc. were hammered mercilessly. One thing that also made this match special was the fact that it was the first time that MI successfully chased the target of 200 or more in the IPL history.
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Wow… What a match!!!
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The IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered its second defeat in the IPL 2021 yesterday in the match against Punjab Kings (earlier Kings XI Punjab) which was played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. RCB is on the 3rd spot with 5 wins and 2 defeats in the 7 matches while PBKS is at the 5th position with 3 wins and 4 defeats in the 7 matches that it has played till now.
The toss was won by Virat Kohli-led RCB and it decided to bowl first. Though PBKS lost their opener Prabhsimran Singh early, the skipper KL Rahul and Chris Gayle ensured that they took their team towards a big total. While KL Rahul remained not out at 91 runs in 57 balls (7 fours & 5 sixes) and Chris Gayle scored 46 runs in 24 deliveries (6 fours & 2 sixes), no other PBKS batsman managed to make a good score. The only other PBKS batsman who contributed well was Harpreet Brar who scored 25 runs for which he played 17 deliveries (1 four & 2 sixes). PBKS put up a score of 179/5 in its stipulated 20 overs which was not a great one considering the batting line-up of RCB.
It won’t be wrong to say that it was Harpreet Brar’s day because after scoring a quick 25, he weaved magic with ball as he took three important wickets (Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers) for his team. The Bangalore franchise managed only 145/8 in 20 overs and PBKS won the match by 34 runs. Harpreet Brar was adjudged as the player of the match for his superb performance with both bat and the bowl.
The social media handles of all the IPL franchises are also pretty active nowadays and they leave no stone unturned in having some fun and making their fans laugh. After the match, the official Twitter handle of PBKS posted a funny tweet which had an image featuring Chris Gayle and Yuzvendra Chahal posing together without shirts while Sachin Baby was clicking both of them. The image was shared with the caption, “If we have to summarize #PBKSvRCB”.
Will PBKS be able to win their first IPL title this year?
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Virat Kohli led IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore has been performing pretty well in the IPL 2021, though it has lost its last match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) which was played yesterday at the Narendra Modi stadium, Ahmedabad. RCB is at the third position in the points table with 5 wins and 2 defeats in the 7 matches that it has played till now.
Virat Kohli has been leading from the front and performing well in the IPL 2021 but if we take a look at his international career, he has not been able to make a big score for quite some time now. The last time when Virat Kohli scored a century was in Nov 2019 against Bangladesh in a test match which was played at Kolkata.
However, the former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf has come in support of the Indian skipper, saying that Virat is just 32 years old and this is time when the top batsmen hit their prime, adding that it is just a matter of time that Virat will start scoring centuries again. Yousuf goes to say that whatever Virat has already achieved is really great and scoring 70 International centuries in both the formats (ODIs and test matches) is certainly extreme.
During an interview to a leading daily, Mohammad Yousuf also talks about the comparison between Virat Kohli and the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Yousuf adds that how much we praise Virat Kohli, it is not sufficient (jitney praise karo isko kum hai) but there is no comparison between him and Sachin Tendulkar.
According to Mohammad Yousuf, Sachin Tendulkar is of different class and scoring 100 international centuries is a big achievement plus we should also not forget the bowlers whom he faced.
The former Pakistani cricketer accepts that the Indian batsmen are technically more sound in comparison to the Pakistani batsmen when they have some great icons to look up to. He concludes by calling himself lucky enough to be coached by former Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad and also added that he took inspiration from great Pakistani batsmen – Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-Ul-Haq.
We are also quite sure that it is just a matter of time that Virat Kohli will start hitting hundreds once again. What do you think?
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Mumbai Indians is certainly facing a tough phase in the IPL 2021 as the 5 times IPL winner is on the fourth position with 3 wins and 3 defeats in the 6 matches that it has played. However, we still just can’t deny the fact that it is the most successful team of the league and recently Scott Styris, the former New Zealand cricketer, has revealed the reason behind MI’s success.
Scott Styris is of the opinion that MI has been pretty good in scouting talent and then the youngsters are not only given opportunity at the right time but they are also provided training by the franchise. Scott Styris also gives the examples of three youngsters – Jasprit Bumrah and Pandya brothers.
Jasprit Bumrah joined the Mumbai camp when he was quite young and in 2013, he got the chance to play for the team. In 2015, Hardik Pandya made his debut for MI and next year in 2016, his elder brother Krunal Pandya was also included in the squad. The training that these youngsters got while playing for MI also helped them in securing their places in the Indian squad.
According to the cricketer turned commentator Scott Styris, the manner in which MI does scouting is pretty similar to what basketball and baseball teams do in United States of America. Styris states that he is a big fan of American sports and scouting is done in a big manner over there. He goes on to say that because of scouting, MI has been able to find and develop talents like Jasprit Bumrah and Pandya brothers.
While speaking on a show, Scott Styris says that MI has a big team for scouting which includes Kiran More and recently Parthiv Patel has also joined. He is presently working as a commentator but if he is not doing commentary, he is engaged in scouting talent all over the world.
MI has recently picked up a young South African pacer Marco Jensen who has not even found a proper place in the domestic circuits of the SA cricket, leave aside the international circuit. Scott Styris adds that the MI scouting team searches for talent even below the first class level and if a team wants to be consistently successfully, it should have a good scouting team.
MI won the IPL in 2013 for the first time and then they won the league in 2015, 2017, 2019 and last year as well.
So scouting is the secret of MI’s success!!! Other teams, are you listening?
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The IPL 2021 is not just one of the biggest cricketing events of the world but it is one of the most competitive tournaments as well. While many big names of the cricketing world remained unsold during the IPL 2021 auctions, there are a number of big players who have not been able to make a place in the playing eleven despite the fact that each team has played their 6-7 league matches.
Jimmy Neesham, the New Zealand all-rounder who was purchased by Mumbai Indians in the auctions for the league, is also waiting for his turn to get included in the playing eleven. Jimmy is also known for his online presence and for his wittiness which he displays while having banter with his followers or colleagues.
Recently, a fan asks Jimmy to improve his hard-hitting skills so that he can find a place in playing XI. The fan also says that it is highly disappointing not just for Jimmy but for his fans that he is warming the bench.
This is what the online user tweeted, “You should work on your hard hitting abilities. You are a perfect ODI All-rounder but you need to improve your hard hitting abilities to cement a place in the t20 playing XI. It’s so disappointing for you and us as well that Player like you warming the bench.”
Well, Jimmy Neesham knows how to give a perfect reply and he responded to the fan by sharing a tweet by Wisden Cricket which showed his stats on the basis of which Jimmy was signed by Essex Cricket for the County Cricket 2021.
Here is the tweet:
As far as Mumbai Indians is concerned, the defending champion is going through a very tough phase as it is on the 4th spot with 3 wins and 3 defeats in the 6 matches that it has played. Rohit Sharma led five time champion is not looking like the team which was the favourites to win the IPL 2021 at the beginning of the tournament.
The reply by Jimmy Neesham was quite good! What do you say?
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The central government of India and the state governments are finding it really difficult to break the chain of coronavirus and as a result, the number of COVID-19 positive patients is increasing at a very high rate. Though many states have now taken some strict actions such as night curfew, weekend lockdown, lockdown like restrictions, etc., the situation is still out of control as more than 3 lakh COVID-19 positive cases are getting registered in every 24 hours for the past few days.
Madhya Pradesh is also one of the most affected states of India but a small village of the same state is showing the whole country right way to control the second wave of COVID-19.
The name of this village is Chikhalar and you will be surprised to know that not even a single case has been recorded in this village, that too at a time when the whole country is finding it difficult to control the virus. The credit for this amazing achievement goes to the women of Chikhalar who have taken the responsibility of saving their village and villagers from COVID-19 by imposing lockdown and by prohibiting the outsiders from entering their village.
The photos of this village are going viral and in the pics, women draped in sarees holding lathis can be seen guarding the borders of their village which they have sealed with bamboos. Moreover, a poster has also been hanged in which they have stated that the entry of outsiders in the village is prohibited due to COVID-19.
Not just this, the women of the village are also keeping an eye on those who are travelling through the state highway and passing through the village.
Two people have been assigned the duties of going outdoors and completing the important work of others so that the other people don’t have to leave their houses.
There can’t be a better example than this for the whole nation, agree? Well done ladies!
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