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IPL | ‘If Virat Kohli had been born in any generation, he would still be one of the greats’: Krunal Pandya | Cricket News

IPL | ‘If Virat Kohli had been born in any generation, he would still be one of the greats’: Krunal Pandya | Cricket News

2 min readMar 31, 2026 05:04 PM IST Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Krunal Pandya had high praises for team mate Virat Kohli, saying that the former RCB skipper would be counted as the best player of any generation regardless of when he was born. Kohli started this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a bang, scoring an unbeaten 69 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opener. “Virat is a classic example. You can see that hunger; you can see that passion in how he sees the game and how much he wants that victory. If Virat Kohli had been born in any (some other) generation, he would still be one of the greats. He is not competing with anyone else,” he said. Pandya also said that in contrast to last year, the atmosphere around the RCB camp was much calmer with players now having the proper understanding of their roles. “I feel that this year there is a much calmer atmosphere. Last year it was a new team, and everyone got to know …

‘KSCA not respecting legislators, giving general tickets for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium,’ say Karnataka MLAs | Bangalore News

‘KSCA not respecting legislators, giving general tickets for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium,’ say Karnataka MLAs | Bangalore News

3 min readBengaluruMar 26, 2026 09:07 PM IST Ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Karnataka Assembly Thursday witnessed a brief debate on match tickets for MLAs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Legislators, cutting across party lines, alleged that the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) was not giving them respect, as they were given general tickets. The issue was raised by Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, as Karnataka Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar was responding to discussions on issues affecting the city. The MLA said that five general seat tickets were given to legislators. “When we go to watch the match, we don’t get respect. A separate lounge should be made for ministers and MLAs,” he demanded. Leader of Opposition R Ashok joined the discussion, saying that the government had given land to KSCA at a monthly charge of Rs 1,600. “Yet, legislators are not respected,” he said. Noting that KSCA had an excise license to sell liquor, he asked the government to review it so that KSCA …