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  [[{“value”:” KKR after winning IPL 2024 Final (PC: IPL) Biryani, my friends tell me is usually prepared on slow fire, but Sunrisers Hyderabad painfully discovered on Sunday that its goose could be cooked in a jiffy as well. The Indian Premier League final at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium was an anti-climax for the side …

KKR forces SRH to bottle up miserable emotions and go through the motions in IPL final Read More »

  [[{“value”:” KKR skipper, Shreyas Iyer receiving the IPL Trophy (Image: IPL) It was just days after he suffered a debilitating shoulder injury that I had a chat with Shreyas Iyer. He was in pain, but the resolve had not gone away one bit. While he was still unsure if he needed surgery, his focus …

Shreyas the captain stands tall after rebounding from setbacks Read More »

  [[{“value”:” The Champions of IPL 2024 Kolkata Knight Riders’ formidable attack put on a masterclass with the ball in hand, as they romped home to a thumping eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash of IPL 2024. When Venkatesh Iyer scored the winning run in just the 11th over, he and Shreyas …

Clinical KKR romp home to third IPL title Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Mitchell Starc for KKR (Image: IPL) Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai Why did Abhishek Sharma take first strike instead of Travis Head in the IPL final? For all of Abhishek’s pyrotechnics, Head is an established international player, a World Cup winner. Yes, the last few games didn’t go well for the Aussie, but it …

Strac, Rs 24.75 crore, value for money Read More »

  [[{“value”:” W.V Raman (Image: BCCI) Subhayan Chakraborty in Chennai It’s that time of the year when the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) takes precedence in the world of cricket. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), two-time IPL champions, will take on SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), winners in 2016, in the summit clash at the MA Chidambaram …

WV Raman Interview: Gautam Gambhir is great, but Shreyas Iyer has done a grand job for KKR Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Umesh Yadav for KKR (Image: IPL) Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai The 2014 IPL saw the mother of all comebacks, from Kolkata Knight Riders. After a poor start, they won 10 matches on the spin to win the title. The record still stands. Umesh Yadav, who now plays for Gujarat Titans, was one of …

Umesh Yadav all praise for Gautam Gambhir, having made his IPL debut under the KKR legend Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Kavya Maran (Image: IPL) All of a sudden, there is a buzz around the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team, on and off the field. If it’s skipper Pat Cummins who has led from the front and piloted the team into the IPL 2024 final for a date with Kolkata Knight Riders, Kavya Maran, the …

Kavya Maran – the off-field face of Sunrisers Hyderabad Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Piyush Chawla for KKR in 2014 (PC: X) Subhayan Chakraborty in Chennai Kolkata Knight Riders will take on SunRisers Hyderabad in the final of IPL 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While KKR’s consistently attacking brand of cricket and team chemistry has stolen the show so far, they would be looking to …

‘Gautam Gambhir is KKR’s ‘X-Factor’: 2014 IPL Final Star Piyush Chawla Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Source: X In April 2015, the contrast could not have been sharper. On the one hand, there was the Indian Premier League, where Chris Gayle was trying to blast Trent Boult and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar in front of a raucous Bangalore crowd. And on the other, his West Indies teammates – Jerome Taylor, Kemar …

Celebrating Brand IPL Read More »

  [[{“value”:” Pat Cummins (PC: BCCI/X) Pat Cummins has been a delightful study in leadership with empathy during the Indian Premier League 2024 season. It is well known that he had led Australia to ICC titles with aplomb, but the IPL is a different beast, having demands of its own from leaders and players alike. …

Pat Cummins’ captaincy a delightful study in leadership with empathy Read More »