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PV Sindhu files nomination for upcoming Election

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #cc222a; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding-right: 55px;">PV Sindhu files nomination for upcoming Election</h1><div><br /></div><div><div class="postimg" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><img src="http://content.tupaki.com//twdata/2017/0417/news/PV-Sindhu-files-nomination-for-upcoming-Election-1492068799-113.jpg" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="postimg" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="descpt english" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px 15px; text-align: justify;">Rio Olympic Medallist PV Sindhu springs a huge surprise by filing nomination papers for the post in the World Federation Athletes Commission. <br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" />As many as 9 Shuttlers from all over the World have been in race for the four posts in the Commission. This include India's male shuttler Nikhar Garg, Germany's Marc Zwiebler, Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat, Mexico's Luis Ramon, Korea's Yoo Yeon Seong, Uganda's Edwin Ekiring and Lithuania's Akville Stapusaityte. <br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" />World Federation Athletes Commission is the highest decision making body for the sport of badminton in the World. So, Athletes across the World will be in fray for the prestigious posts in the commission. This time, Some of the former World No.1 Athletes have been eyeing a place in World Federation.<br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif;" />Online Voting is going to happen from April 26th to May 24th. Can Sindhu who is the current World No.2 emerge victorious? </div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>

PV Sindhu files nomination for upcoming Election

PV Sindhu files nomination for upcoming Election Rio Olympic Medallist PV Sindhu springs a huge surprise by filing nomination papers for the...

PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin at Singapore Open quarter-final

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaTaqwLhFRlkN4cywgxlXIm8qHODtaP7M3FoKdZO1C2vUVAInLO2oJ-yQSZWT3pPUrE7GyDG89xCumK3ezEL2BjKpn3wc_lcKuhNg7ixHuBQQxMoS3Sur7JG4CJzSM5qSm4mSDYp6ZOgb/s1600/PVSindhu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaTaqwLhFRlkN4cywgxlXIm8qHODtaP7M3FoKdZO1C2vUVAInLO2oJ-yQSZWT3pPUrE7GyDG89xCumK3ezEL2BjKpn3wc_lcKuhNg7ixHuBQQxMoS3Sur7JG4CJzSM5qSm4mSDYp6ZOgb/s640/PVSindhu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span id="goog_2103007777"></span><span id="goog_2103007778"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Two men’s singles players, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, a women’s singles exponent, PV Sindhu, and a mixed doubles combination, Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, have taken their places in last-eight berths at Singapore Open, and will vie on Friday to reach the semi-finals.The Indian shuttler and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu will face Spain's Carolina Marin in the quarter-final of the Singapore Open Super Series on Friday.The match promises to add another chapter in the riveting rivalry of Sindhu and Olympic gold medallist Marin. Live action in the tournament is slated to start at 12.30 pm IST and the Sindhu-Marin clash is scheduled to be the fifth match on court one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The day started well for India as Sai Praneeth beat Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand 15-21, 21-14, 21-19 to reach the men's singles semi-final.</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kidambi Srikanth will take on Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles quarter-final. The mixed doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy will face the Chinese pair of Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong.</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">But all eyes will be on the match between Sindhu and Marin as the two champions face each other for the third time since the Rio Olympics showdown in which Marin had emerged triumphant. PV Sindhu has the edge over the Spaniard having prevailed over </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Carolina Marin</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in the two encounters after the Rio - Dubai Masters in December and the India Open summit clash earlier this month. At the year-ending Dubai World Super series Finals, Sindhu downed Marin 21-17, 21-13. At the Indian Open, Sindhu defeated Carolina Marin in an imperious fashion with a 21-19, 21-16 win.</span><br /><div><br /></div></div>

PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin at Singapore Open quarter-final

Two men’s singles players, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, a women’s singles exponent, PV Sindhu, and a mixed doubles combination, Sume...

IPL 2017: We can continue with same opening combination if it works, says Gautam Gambhir

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IPL 2017: MS Dhoni will be fine (with the bat) later in the tournament, says Steve Smith

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IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir’s unbeaten 72 leads KKR to eight-wicket win over KXIP

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 45px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 50px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir’s unbeaten 72 leads KKR to eight-wicket win over KXIP</h1><h2 class="synopsis" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gautam Gambhir made an unbeaten 72 as Kolkata chased down a 171-run target to hand Punjab their first defeat of IPL 2017.</h2><div><br /></div><div><img alt="Image result for sunil narine" src="https://saddahaq.blob.core.windows.net/multimedia/48901721-m-id-373393-sunil-narine.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kolkata Knight Riders completed a dominant eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab to record their second win in the IPL 2017. This is the first loss that Punjab has suffered this season. Captain Gautam Gambhir led the way for Kolkata 72 off 49 balls. His innings didn’t include any sixes but he smashed 11 fours on the way to the total.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">KKR had won the toss and put Punjab to bat first. While there was no stand out innings in their score card, it turned out to be a team effort from the visitors and they put up a formidable 171-run target for KKR to chase. But the home side made light work of that total. With Chris Lynn out due top injury, it was Sunil Narine who surprisingly opened the innings with his skipper. It turned out to be a good move as Narine raced to 37 runs off just 18 deliveries. He smashed four boundaries and three maximums in his innings and thus got KKR off to a good start in their run chase. Narine eventually fell to Varun Aaron.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Robin Uthappa was the next man to play for KKR and played a valuable cameo, scoring 26 off just 16 balls. It was after the dismissal of Uthappa that Gambhir decided to take charge of the chase. Manish Pandey proved to be an able partner and the two took KKR over the line with nearly four overs to spare.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">This was the first match to be played at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens stadium this season and thus Kolkata Knight Riders’ first home match of the season.</div></div></div>

IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir’s unbeaten 72 leads KKR to eight-wicket win over KXIP

IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir’s unbeaten 72 leads KKR to eight-wicket win over KXIP Gautam Gambhir made an unbeaten 72 as Kolkata chased down a 1...

IPL 2017: For Sunil Narine the message was clear, ‘see and swing’

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 itemprop="headline" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 45px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 50px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For Sunil Narine the message was clear, ‘see and swing’</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h2 class="synopsis" itemprop="description" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">With ball, Narine turns the tap off on Punjab’s run flow; with bat, he wreaks havoc as a surprise opener</h2><div>   <img alt="Image result for sunil narine" src="https://www.crictracker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Sunil-Narine-of-KKR-Bats.jpg" /></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sunil surprise</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chris Lynn had been the surprise pick to open the innings for Kolkata in their IPL 10 opener. The Aussie steamrolled Gujarat Lions with a 41-ball 93 not out. Lynn’s shoulder injury in the last game, however, had left the position vacant for Robin Uthappa to return to his customary slot. Chasing 171 for victory against Punjab at Eden Gardens on Thursday, <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/gautam-gambhir/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gautam Gambhir</a> came out with Sunil Narine instead.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Not that opening is new to Narine. He did the job for Melbourne Renegades against Melbourne Stars and scored a 13-ball 21 in the last edition of the Big Bash League. But given that Punjab played with four fast bowlers on an Eden pitch that offered extra pace, Narine’s promotion redefined bravery; especially in front of 55,000 fans. The move turned out to be a masterstroke.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">The brief was clear – see and swing. Well, the pinch-hitter swung and missed on a few occasions but he was completely unfazed. When the ball was in the hitting range, he just went full tilt, making 37 off 18 balls with four fours and three sixes. He added 76 runs with his skipper for the first wicket in just 5.4 overs and the game had been done and dusted.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Kolkata’s perspective, it was important to neutralise Sandeep Sharma in his opening spell. Narine hit him for a six and two fours in his second over. Glenn Maxwell tried his off-spin against the left-hander and was smashed for back-to-back boundaries. Varun Aaron was sent five rows back over long-on for consecutive sixes and a four to the backward square leg fence. Punjab clearly didn’t expect this. They looked rattled and gave in. An in-form Gambhir didn’t let the momentum slip after Narine’s departure. In fact, he ensured a cakewalk with a 49-ball 72 not out – his 33rd half-century in the IPL, joint highest with <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/david-warner/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">David Warner</a>. Gambhir batted with grace but Narine ran away with the Man-of-the-Match award for his all-round display. He had been miserly with his bowling, finishing with one for 19 in four overs.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Umesh returns in style</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">It happened very fast. <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/umesh-yadav/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Umesh Yadav</a> bowled a back-of-length delivery. Maxwell made room and tried to cut it past backward point. He had a faint tickle that the umpire seemingly didn’t hear. But Maxwell started to walk. Judging by the on-field acrimony during the India-Australia Test series, it bordered on the unthinkable. But the IPL is known for building bridges and the players indeed have moved on.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Umesh had missed Kolkata Knight Riders’ first two matches, recuperating from right hip soreness. His expensive first over at Eden Gardens had a bit to do with the rustiness and also his apparent discomfort at operating with a brand new ball. Umesh likes the ball to be a little older. So when Gambhir brought him back after the Powerplay, he had better rhythm. His final over proved to be the turning point of the match.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Punjab were 145 for four after 17 overs, nicely set up for a 180-plus total. David Miller started off with a six over deep-square followed by a four off an attempted yorker that was a little too full. Pressure on the fast bowler and he responded brilliantly. A low, and quick, full toss accounted for Miller, with Manish Pandey taking a very good catch at deep mid-wicket. Wriddhiman Saha, in delightful touch against spin, was beaten for pace and couldn’t clear Chris Woakes at mid-off despite offering the full face of the bat. <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/mohit-sharma" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mohit Sharma</a> averted the hat-trick with a single but Axar Patel was out next ball, deceived by a slower one, and lobbing a simple catch to Narine at cover. Umesh finished with four for 33 and Punjab’s 170 for nine was about 20 runs below par on this deck.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fire-and-falter batting</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">An Eden Gardens press box air conditioner caught fire before the start of the match, causing a mini panic among the hacks. But it was minor enough to be dealt with a common fire extinguisher. On the field, Punjab started with fire, taking eight runs off Trent Boult’s first over. Manan Vohra was turning on the screws, revelling in his good fortune; Narine dropping a sitter at third man. He had raced to 28 off 17 balls, when Piyush Chawla, in for Kuldeep Yadav, was introduced into the attack. The leg-spinner started with a googly and Vohra played a poor shot, well away from his body, to be castled.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">The fire-and-falter sequence was repeated three more times during Punjab’s innings. They missed a trick by not sending Saha at No. 3. Marcus Stoinis came instead — three different one-drop batsmen in three matches — and struggled against spin. <a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/hashim-amla/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hashim Amla</a> was going a little too slow for a T20 opener, but Maxwell attacked Chawla, taking a six and a couple of fours off his third over. The Punjab captain flattered to deceive, getting out at the wrong time.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saha, too, took Chawla to the cleaners. The six over the straight boundary was top-class and another maximum over deep extra cover even better. He had the opportunity to take the game away from Kolkata on his ‘home’ patch, as also Miller. But they failed to carry on, allowing their opponents to bounce back. Kolkata’s catching was almost amateurish, their ground fielding shabby and they also conceded 16 extras (13 wides). Still the hosts managed to keep things under control because the Punjab batting lacked killer instinct.</div></div></div>

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IPL 2017 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore look to regain momentum against in-form Mumbai Indians at home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 class="synopsis" itemprop="description" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6b6b6b; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Virat Kohli will be back in the Royal Challengers Bangalore line up as they take on Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians at home..</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjy9poz2CwREOqkYrJ1wm3jJlTzHHdehyP2rFPYIgseWyVUsMvey3f7QEhuaytPeneFmiiar0WMR9K0wCo59KZT-qLiMKu0yD56Oua_OJBCGJDLaXuwdZ8V81hdVizmBjNwyer25NJnJp/s1600/rcb-vs-mi-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjy9poz2CwREOqkYrJ1wm3jJlTzHHdehyP2rFPYIgseWyVUsMvey3f7QEhuaytPeneFmiiar0WMR9K0wCo59KZT-qLiMKu0yD56Oua_OJBCGJDLaXuwdZ8V81hdVizmBjNwyer25NJnJp/s1600/rcb-vs-mi-m.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="custom-caption" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #747474; display: block; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;">One of the most awaited matches of this season’s Indian Premier League is all set to unfold when Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper</span><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;"> </span><a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/virat-kohli/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Virat Kohli</a><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;">takes the center stage at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The Bangalore franchise suffered a number of set backs prior to the start of cash-rich league. Captain Virat and South African batsman</span><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;"> </span><a href="http://indianexpress.com/about/ab-de-villiers/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #346f99; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AB de Villiers</a><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif;">had to sit out in the initial stages of the competition which saw RCB’s decline in the points table while opener KL Rahul’s ruling out of IPL 2017 was another set back for them. Kohli missed out the first three matches for RCB after sustaining a shoulder injury during India’s Test match against Australia in Ranchi.</span></span><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s in the kitty</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">The RCB side now looks pretty balanced with the return of skipper Virat Kohli and Proteas cricketer AB de Villiers in the top order. Moreover, Bangalore are playing at home and the kind of game play they show at Chinnaswamy Stadium is dominant.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mumbai Indians who generally bank upon their young players are looking in form with players like Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya stepping up to take the responsibilities. Nitish Rana and Krunal’s form has been outstanding in the contest.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Limitations</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bangalore bowlers haven’t been able to click and produce the kind of stuff that they are capable of. Moreover, the dependence on Kohli and de Villiers can create a lot of pressure on the team and eventually lead to negative results.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Players to watch</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Virat Kohli who makes a comeback in this game will be expected to produce a good knock and announce his comeback in style. In the last edition too, he smashed a hundred after getting stitches on hand and eventually ended up with four tons.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;">Meanwhile, Nitish Rana and Krunal Pandya are silently making a mark in this competition. They have already played some match-winnings knocks for their Mumbai Indians franchise and will be the ones to watch out for.</div></div></div>

IPL 2017 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore look to regain momentum against in-form Mumbai Indians at home

Virat Kohli will be back in the Royal Challengers Bangalore line up as they take on Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians at home.. One of the mos...