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IPL: Virat Kohli’s straight six off Eshan Malinga underlines batting that is liberated and languid | Cricket News

IPL: Virat Kohli’s straight six off Eshan Malinga underlines batting that is liberated and languid | Cricket News

5 min readUpdated: Mar 29, 2026 06:28 PM IST Virat Kohli is a hitter of great sixes rather than a great six-hitter. Maximums apportion for only 2640 off his 13612 T20s runs, that is roughly one fifth of a format defined by the endowment to clear the fence. But his sixes, in the barrage of sixes in the IPL the mind fails to register (forget recount), offer immense recall value. If IPL, and by extension T20s, have de-romanticised the six and made it humdrum, Kohli has revived the romance of hitting a six in this version. The RCB–SRH encounter saw 25 sixes sent to every corner of the Chinnaswamy Stadium. But none would be remembered as much as Kohli’s straight six off Eshan Malinga in the seventh over. It was almost a checked-drive. Kohli pausing in his follow through, not going fully with the stroke, as though the bat had an afterthought. He made half a forward stride, turned his body front-on so that the bat could flow straight and sweet. The ball was not …

Music Review: Kali Uchis creates a languid, lush world of the divine feminine on ‘Orquídeas’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On her fourth studio album, the largely Spanish-language “Orquídeas” (“Orchids” in English), Colombian American singer Kali Uchis ‘ ability to create lush sonic worlds reaches new heights. HT Image Across her discography, Uchis’ power has always been her fluidity: of culture, of genre, and of language, moving from Spanish to English in her sultry sounds about love, loss, and divination. On “Orquídeas,” that spirit continues — these are self-possessed songs across a spectrum of heritages, made cohesive through her unique filter. Amazon Sale season is here! Splurge and save now! Click here The first single, “Muñekita” (“Little Doll”), is restrained reggaeton — speedy with her syrupy voice, hitting the listener like a strobe light interrupting a haze of smoke in a crowded club, further ornamented by the features from Dominican rapper El Alfa (the King of Dembow) and City Girls’ JT. The second is “Te Mata,” (“It Kills You”) a sexy bolero with Uchis’ rasp reaching moments of deep, mournful elation. (“A mí me gusta que vean lo feliz que soy …