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IPL 2021: Skipper Rohit Sharma Fined Rs 12 Lakh For Slow Over Rate
The IPL organizing body has slapped a whopping fine of Rs 12 lakh on the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma for bowling at a slow over-rate. Rohit was fined for the April 20 match against the Delhi Capitals played at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Citing it as MI’s first IPL Code of Conduct breach for the season the organisers stated that the fine was "minimum over rate offences".
Tags: IPL, slow over rate, Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Sunrisers Loses Another Sitter; Mumbai Indians Win By 13 Runs
Sunrisers Hyderabad's unwanted losing streak in IPL 2021 has continued as it let go another sitter by 13 runs to Mumbai Indians. Winning the toss, Mumbai decided to bat first, although many teams have generally preferred to opt otherwise this year. With a solid opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock and a tremendous finishing from Kieron Pollard, MI managed to score 150 runs at the loss of five wickets at the Chepauk… read-more
Tags: IPL, BCCI, MI, SRH, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard
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Kohli Becomes First Cricketer To Conquer 3000-Run Feat In T20s
Indian skipper Virat Kohli on March 14 became the first cricketer to score 3000 runs in T-20 international matches. Kohli reached the feat as he hit the winning six in his match-winning unbeaten knock of 73 runs off 49 balls against England. Topping the T20 run-chart with an average of 50.86 runs in 87 matches, Virat is followed by Martin Guptill and Rohit Sharma with 2839 and 2773 runs respectively.
Tags: India-England T20, T20, Virat Kohli, Martin Guptill, Rohit Sharma
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Rohit Sharma, Ashwin Improve Their ICC Test Ranking; Pujara In Top 10
By scaling six places, Rohit Sharma has attained the eighth spot - his career-best - in the ICC Test rankings. Continuing his form, the Indian opener has scored 298 runs in the ongoing India-England Test series. While skipper Virat Kohli stood at fourth, Cheteshwar Pujara has secured 10th rank. Meanwhile, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also climbed to number 3, as he became the 2nd fastest bowler to reach 400-wickets.
Tags: Rohit Sharma, ICC Test Rankings, Virat Kohli, India vs England
Courtesy: India Today
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India Vs England: BCCI Allows Players' Families During Quarantine
Ahead of hosting India-England tour, the Indian cricket team on January 28 cleared their first of the three-round COVID-19 RT-PCR test. The BCCI has also allowed the players to be accompanied by their families. For this, a BCCI official said that coming from a wearying Australian tour, a hard and "lonely" quarantine could be extremely burdensome for the players. However, the board has mandated bio-bubble for all.
Tags: Indian Cricket, Covid-19 Test, RT-PCR test, Test Series, India vs England, Quarantine, Leela Palace Hotel, Family, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Mumbai Beats Delhi In IPL 2020 Final, Clinches Title For 5th Time
Mumbai Indians have clinched the IPL trophy for the fabulous record-extending fifth time by beating the Delhi Capitals in the final match of IPL 2020. Electing to bat first, Delhi got early setbacks as they were three down in the power play. However, with a fight back from 96-run partnership between Pant and Shreyas Iyer, Capitals were able to recover. While Pant scored 56 runs off 38 balls, Shreyas remained unbeaten on 65 off 50. Chasing 157… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Dream 11, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Dubai, IPL Winner
Courtesy: Brifly Exclusive
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Prodigious Bowling, De Kock's Heroic Help Mumbai Vanquish Kolkata
Mumbai Indians registered a scintillating 8-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders with 19 balls remaining in the October 16 encounter of the IPL 2020. Chasing a below-par total of 148, Mumbai 'Paltans' were unstoppable with an opening partnership of 94 runs off 63 balls between Rohit and De Kock. The southpaw De Kock, who struggled early this season, has comfortably played his role in his new camp MI by scoring 3 half-centuries in last 4… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Quinton De Kock, Deepak Chahar, Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma Becomes Third Batsman To Score 5000+ IPL Runs
The 13th match of IPL 2020 witnessed yet another batting record. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, by hitting a boundary on the very first ball of his inning, crossed the milestone of 5000 IPL runs. With scoring 70 runs in the match against Kings XI Punjab, Rohit has made 5068 runs in 192 IPL matches, having an above-par strike rate of 131.26. Interestingly, all the batsmen who… read-more
Tags: IPL, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
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IPL 2020: Records Rain At Scorching Abu Dhabi Ground In MI Vs KKR Match
As players battle for their best and leave no stone unturned, records at IPL are something that keep on breaking. While some are worth remembering, some become nightmares to players. The fifth encounter of IPL 2020, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, brought downpour of records. Not only MI got its first win in Abu Dhabi after 7 matches, it also registered most wins against an opponent, beating KKR 20th time in IPL. The… read-more
Tags: IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard
Courtesy: Brifly Exclusive
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ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli Maintains Top Position; Rohit on Second
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli remains on top in the International Cricket Council rankings for the One Day International that was updated on September 16. Kohli has retained the top spot with 871 points, followed by Rohit Sharma (855). England's Johny Bairstow and Australia's Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carrey gained in the ranking charts after putting a good performance in their recent ODI match.
Tags: ICC Rankings, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cricket
Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle
