Queen’s Challengers Virat Kohli of Bangalore is now the fourth-highest run-scorer in the T20 format. Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch was surpassed by the former India and RCB captain. Before to this game, the 34-year-old had 11368 runs to his name. After scoring this rapid score, Kohli surpassed Aaron Finch’s previous record of 11392 T20 runs. With 362 T20 games under his belt, Kohli has scored 11429 runs at an average of 41.11 and a strike rate of 133.17.
Last year, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians had the worst IPL record, and with two consecutive 2 losses, this season has been no different. MI were expected to win the IPL’s biggest match at Eden Garden, but the result went the other way as CSK easily defeated the five-time champions at their home ground on April 8. MS Dhoni and company chased down the total in 18.1 overs, forcing MI to reconsider their strategy for this season. Disappointed captain Rohit Sharma discussed the nature of the game and how they should prepare for the upcoming battles.
According to the Pakistan-based Business Recorder daily, the Pakistani government has detained several civil society activists as well as all of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s top officials, including its chairman Imran Khan, on charges of sedition. According to Business Recorder, it is impossible in any functional democracy to label criticism of a government or its dependent organisations as sedition, the crime of betraying one’s state.
Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKRneck-and-neck )’s match may not have gone well for the former, but Rashid Khan had an outstanding final over with a hat-trick, the first in IPL 2023. Khan gave up 35 runs in three overs before to his hat-trick without taking a wicket. Andre Russell (1), Sunil Narine (0), and Shardul Thakur (0) were all sent back to the pavilion when he came to bowl his final over in the 17th over with the KKR at 155 for four.
French President Emmanuel Macron has returned from a three-day state visit to China and is a man of innovation. In an interview with no holds barred, Macron stated that Europe must work towards ‘neutrality’ on the Taiwan problem and that the continent cannot be a puppet of either the US or China. Macron’s remarks come at a time when China is flexing its military muscles close to the island nation to send a severe message to rivals, while the US has been setting the stage for integrating Taiwan into society.
In recognition of her contributions to Indian cinema, actress Raveena Tandon was recently presented with Padmi Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour. The actress and her family attended the golden event of the Padma Awards, which was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Last IPL, Varun Chakravarthy produced a single figure. The 2022 season was equally forgettable because he had been retained by Kolkata Knight Riders before to the official player auctions, but it would ultimately teach him priceless lessons. Varun performed admirably against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, taking four wickets, including those of Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, and Akash Deep, to finish with figures of 3.4-0-15-4. After the recent hard work he had put in even with regard to increasing his fitness levels, this spell would have done him the world of good in terms of regaining his...
Following their impressive victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens on Thursday in the IPL 2023, Bollywood star and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan exhorted his team to trust in themselves even if the outside world does not. Once RCB decided to bowl, KKR found themselves in trouble at 89/5 until Shardul Thakur staged a remarkable comeback with his 29-ball 68 to propel his team to 204/7. At No. 7, Thakur scored the second-fastest fifty of the year off 20 balls and shared a fun 103-run wicket partnership with Rinku Singh off 47 balls...
To the dismay of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, US President Joe Biden will not visit Nagasaki, the second Japanese city bombed and decimated by America in 1945 as the Second World War came to a conclusion. Biden will instead travel to Hiroshima, Japan, for the G7 Summit. The Biden administration has reportedly chosen to use “schedule issues” as an excuse to avoid travelling to Nagasaki, according to a report by Japan Times that quoted diplomatic sources on the subject.
.In the eighth game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday, Shikhar Dhawan batted magnificently. After losing the toss and electing to bat first, the PBKS captain added 86 runs off 56 balls to the team’s total of 197 runs in 20 overs.
