KKR captain Eoin Morgan fined for slow over-rate again, loses ₹36 lakh in IPL 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan has been fined ₹24 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL 2021 match against MI. Rest of KKR’s playing XI has been fined lesser of ₹6 lakh or 25% of their match fee. Morgan had earlier been fined ₹12 lakh for the same offence against CSK.
Rahul Tripathi, Venkatesh Iyer slam fifties as KKR end their 4-match losing streak vs MI
Rahul Tripathi slammed 74*(42) and Venkatesh Iyer hit 53(30) to help KKR chase down a 156-run target against MI in 15.1 overs. With this, KKR ended their four-match losing streak against MI in the IPL. KKR have now moved to the fourth on IPL 2021 points table with a superior Net Run-Rate. MI are now sixth on the points table.
Rohit Sharma becomes first cricketer in IPL history to score 1,000 runs against 1 team
MI captain Rohit Sharma has become the first cricketer to score 1,000 IPL runs against one team. Rohit achieved the feat after crossing 18 runs against KKR in their IPL 2021 match today. Rohit is playing his 29th innings against KKR. SRH’s David Warner has scored 943 runs against PBKS, the second-most runs scored by a batter against one team.
Deepika shares video of badminton practice with Sindhu, Olympic medallist praises her
Actress Deepika Padukone shared a video of her badminton practice session with Olympic medallist PV Sindhu. “If she would have played badminton, she would have become the top player,” Sindhu said while praising Deepika in the video. Deepika, the daughter of former badminton player Prakash Padukone, was once a national-level badminton player herself.
Gender-neutral term ‘batter’ to be used instead of ‘batsman’ as cricket laws amended
The MCC has announced amendments to the laws of cricket to use the gender-neutral terms ‘batter’ and ‘batters’, rather than ‘batsman’ or ‘batsmen’. MCC believes that the use of gender-neutral terminology helps reinforce cricket’s status as an inclusive game for all, the law-making body of cricket said. The changes are effective immediately, the MCC added.
60-year-old Suriname Vice President Ronnie plays football match for club he owns
Ronnie Brunswijk, the 60-year-old Vice President of Suriname, played a football match for Inter Moengotapoe in CONCACAF League encounter against Olimpia from Honduras. Brunswijk, who is wanted by Interpol for drug trafficking crimes, is the owner of the club. He appointed himself as captain and played 54 minutes of the game before being substituted. His team lost 0-6.
