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Can Akash Madhwal, the first bowler to snare a five-for in IPL play-offs, revive CSK? | Cricket News

Can Akash Madhwal, the first bowler to snare a five-for in IPL play-offs, revive CSK? | Cricket News

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3 min readNew DelhiApr 23, 2026 05:48 PM IST For the fourth season in a row, Uttarakhand seamer Akash Madhwal will find himself playing in the IPL. He sparkled in his debut season, snaring 14 wickets in eight games, five of them coming in a play-off against LSG in 2023, for Mumbai Indians. But a modest 2024 edition saw him being let off. Although Rajasthan Royals grabbed him, he failed to make a significant impact to be retained. Now CSK have drafted him to revive their flailing bowling and season. His journey from Uttarakhand Roorkee is dreamy. Until he was 24, he had never bowled with a cricket ball, confining his tricks to the tennis-ball circuit. Upon his friends’ insistence, he randomly underwent trials and the Uttarakhand state team’s coaches were pleased. “When he came for the trials in 2019. We all were very impressed. He is skiddy and quick with a smooth action. There was an X-factor in him. Wasim (Jaffer) bhai roped him in straight away,” coach Manish Jha had told this newspaper. …

Chennai Super Kings sign Akash Madhwal as replacement for injured Ayush Mhatre | Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings sign Akash Madhwal as replacement for injured Ayush Mhatre | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 23, 2026 04:26 PM IST Chennai Super Kings on Thursday signed Akash Madhwal as the replacement of big hitting batter Ayush Mhatre who was ruled out of the season due to an injury. “Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Akash Madhwal as a replacement for Ayush Mhatre, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 due to injury,” the IPL said in a release. Madhwal who joined the 5-time champions at a fee of Rs 30 lakh, has previously plied his trade for the Mumbai Indians in 2023 and 2024 before joining the Rajasthan Royals in 2025. He has played 17 IPL matches and has taken 23 wickets. The 32-year-old also has a five-wicket haul to his name, having recorded sensational figures of 5/5 in his debut season for MI in the Eliminator against Lucknow Super Giants. Earlier this week, Mhatre, CSK’s top scorer for this season was ruled out for the season due to a hamstring injury. While making the announcement on X, …

RR vs MI Playing 11; Kumar Kartikeya, Madhwal Named in Rajasthan’s Line-Up

RR vs MI Playing 11; Kumar Kartikeya, Madhwal Named in Rajasthan’s Line-Up

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RR vs MI Playing 11: Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals will square off against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians in the 50th match of the IPL 2025 on May 01, 2025, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals have three wins out of 10 games, with their wins coming in the games against Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, and in the reverse fixtures against Gujarat Titans. However, they suffered in the games against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, and Delhi Capitals and in two fixtures against Royal Challengers. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians has 6 wins out of 10 games with their wins comes in the games against Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings and two fixtures against Sunrisers Hyderabad. 🚨 Toss 🚨@rajasthanroyals won the toss and opted to bowl first against @mipaltan Updates ▶️ https://t.co/t4j49gXHDu#TATAIPL | #RRvMI pic.twitter.com/H3Z2V7mkDx — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2025 Meanwhile, they suffered defeats in the games against in the games agianst Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants …

“The team comes first,” Akash Madhwal opens on Mumbai Camp Atmosphere

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The Mumbai Indians fast bowler Akash Madhwal has opened the atmosphere in the Mumbai Indians camp despite their poor start in IPL 2024. Akash Madhwal opens on Mumbai Camp Atmosphere Akash Madhwal has assured that there’s a very good atmosphere in the Mumbai Camp despite suffering back-to-back defeats in their new season under the leadership of all-rounder Hardik Pandya who joined MI in a trade deal. Hardik Pandya has been successful as captain of Gujarat guiding to the title in 2022 and taking them to the finals in their last two seasons. Speaking after the side’s loss against Rajasthan, Madhwal said the dressing room atmosphere was very good despite their poor campaign. “The dressing room atmosphere is very good. Yes, there’s a new captain. Yes, the two captains are different. But, playing under Rohit was also good and I am enjoying playing under Hardik.” “Even in this match, I was talking to Hardik bhai and Rohit Bhaiya as well. I keep asking questions to Bumrah bhai. It’s not like that there’s something going on in …