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The gravity-defying save Nicholas Pooran pulled off on Sunday night stunned the cricketing world, but the Kings XI Punjab player was nonchalantly casual about his effort that prompted his fielding coach Jonty Rhodes to give him a standing ovation and the cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar to call it the “best save he has ever seen”.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) Aaron Finch is confident that the team will be back on the winners’ list soon. RCB has so far played two matches in this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), registering a win and a loss.

His nearly “500 international match experience” gives him the right to speak and guide any player “be it Shreyas Iyer or Kohli”, Sourav Ganguly hit back at his detractors who made allegations of Conflict of Interest against him. Iyer had in an interview spoken about contributions from Ricky Ponting and Ganguly in helping him evolve as a successful player.

His India career never really took wings like it did in the IPL but veteran Delhi Capitals leg-spinner Amit Mishra says he has stopped thinking about why he didn’t get what he “should have”. Despite being one of the most highly rated leg-spinners in the country, Mishra has played just 22 Tests, 36 ODIs and 10 T20Is for India. His last Test and ODI appearance was in 2016.

The franchise’s decision to change the name of the team last season to Delhi Capitals also brought some change in fortunes, as they made their way to the knockout phase after a seven-year hiatus before losing to Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 2.

Fans of cricket’s fastest and shortest format love to see fours and sixes, but it’s actually the bowlers that can set up T20 wins either by limiting teams to average totals or striking at crucial moments during a run-chase. TOI looks at some of those key names who can strike it rich with the ball on the tracks in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, which are expected to get slower.

Rohit Sharma’s defending champions Mumbai Indians will be locking horns with MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in what is likely to be a fittingly exciting opening showdown. The tournament, which has been shifted to the UAE due to five million plus Covid cases in India, is a ‘TV-only event’, expected to be lapped up by all and sundry who crave for cricket and Bollywood in equal measure during prime time.

England head coach Chris Silverwood has no doubt that competing in a world class event like IPL will help his players prepare well for the T20 World Cup but is worried about players burning themselves out.

England skipper Heather Knight has confirmed that the hosts and West Indies will support ‘Black Lives Matter’ during their upcoming T20I series.

England showed the rest of the world that cricket could still be played during the coronavirus pandemic after a remarkable season that took place entirely behind closed doors.