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Krishna, a multifaceted politician, urged the people to cast their votes for the BJP. He added that Modi’s government was stable, decisive and it needed another term. On the other hand, he termed Rahul Gandhi “immaturity unlimited” for the way he presents himself

 

Before the start of the tournament, the majority of the fans and pundits picked the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle and other destructive top-order batsmen as favourites to win the ‘Orange Cap’, but Andre Russell has surprised one and all with his hitting and more importantly consistency in the first week of IPL 2019

The appeal was initiated by Kings XI Punjab spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who was on the receiving end of a flurry of massive sixes from KKR's swashbuckling batsman Andre Russell in a recent IPL game

When CSK started their chase, it was expected that the slowness will be a factor but it seemed Shane Watson (44 off 26 balls) and Suresh Raina (30 off 16 balls) were batting on a different track. They showed positive intent which was singularly lacking in Delhi Capitals's batsmen. CSK cruised to second straight win in IPL 2019

Did Ashwin do anything wrong? No. He is not liable to give warning to the batsman, who has a previous history of walking out of his crease. Additionally, the law stands by what the bowler did in this situation, which is why the TV umpire ruled Buttler out as well. Was Buttler in the wrong? Yes

Ahead of their IPL 2019 clash against Mumbai Indians (MI), the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has been boosted by the presence of "Jasprit Bumrah", who was seen bowling at the home batsmen at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday

"On my part, it was very instinctive (mankading of Jos Buttler in IPL 2019). It wasn’t planned or anything like that. It’s there within the rules of the game. I don’t understand where the spirit of the game comes (in). Naturally, if it’s there in the rules it’s there," Ashwin said. Here is a full list of batsmen 'mankaded' in cricket since 1947

'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle is set to achieve another milestone in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The big Jamaican will become only the second foreigner in the league to amass 4,000 runs. The other overseas batsman who has done it before is David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant's 27-ball 78 not out powered Delhi Capitals to a 37-run victory over Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2019 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday

Though captain Virat Kohli confirmed that there is only one slot pending to be filled for the World Cup starting in England on May 30, Sourav Ganguly felt a reliable batsman in the mould of Rahul Dravid should get the nod for No 4 spot in ODIs

From Congress leader Tom Vadakkan's entry into BJP, Congress-JD(S) finalising seat sharing for Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, Lingayat leader Mate Mahadevi's death to Rohit Sharma becoming ninth Indian batsman to be in the elite 8,000-run club in ODIs, watch today's news in MyNation in 100 seconds. 

Overall, Rohit Sharma is the ninth Indian batsman in the elite 8,000-run club in ODIs, after Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Azharuddin

Australia, who were trailing 0-2 initially, made a remarkable comeback in Delhi to grab their first ODI series win in India since 2009. It is only the fifth instance that a team has won a series after being down 0-2. Usman Khawaja won the Man-of-the-match and Man-of-the-series awards

"Leg spinners provide option and variety. In particular, if you look at Kuldeep (Yadav), his strength is not how far he turns the ball but his strength is how the ball just like Shane Warne's deliveries arrive at the batsman. It has a distinct curve in the air," Matthew Hayden said