Why Kuldeep Yadav lost his rhythm… — and 3 more from the IPL
2 short reads across IPL: Why Kuldeep Yadav lost his rhythm, and what Laxman Sivaramak • Rajkumar Sharma, who played first…
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• Why Kuldeep Yadav lost his rhythm, and what Laxman Sivaramakrishnan told him to change.
• Did you know? Cricket icon Virat Kohli joined West Delhi Cricket Academy on very first day in 1998 - Lesser known fact. Rajkumar Sharma, who played first-class cricket for Delhi, opened the doors of his West Delhi Cricket Academy in Paschim Vihar on May 30, 1998. Roughly 250 youngsters enrolled on that first day, and a young Virat Kohli was one of them.
• Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has strengthened his hold on the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI bowling rankings. Meanwhile, West Indies captain Shai Hope has broken into the top 10 of the T20I batting charts after a century spree.
• Sunil Gavaskar says West Indies’ match-winners still don’t get their due in the IPL. He notes they are truly the entertainers, yet they hardly receive the applause or pay cheques that players from SENA countries receive, and wonders whether an old complex is at play.