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‘When you drop Virat Kohli, it becomes difficult’: Abhishek Nayar after KKR’s loss | Ipl News

‘When you drop Virat Kohli, it becomes difficult’: Abhishek Nayar after KKR’s loss | Ipl News

KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar did not spend too much time searching for complicated reasons after Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 193 with relative comfort in Raipur on Wednesday night. For him, the turning point was simple enough. “When you drop Virat Kohli, especially in a chase, it becomes very difficult,” Nayar said after KKR’s six-wicket defeat. Kohli made KKR pay dearly for the dropped chance on 21, finishing unbeaten on 105 off 60 balls and guiding RCB home with the kind of control and composure that has defined his career for years. Nayar admitted KKR had enough runs on the board but felt the game slowly slipped away through a series of small moments that did not go in their favour. “As I said earlier, the score was fine on this pitch,” Nayar said. “There are a lot of things that could have been better. Virat’s catch was a very tough one. The Angkrish catch, you would expect him to take.” The KKR head coach also pointed to the absence of Varun Chakravarthy, whose …

Amidst struggles, Rinku Singh opens up about advice from MS Dhoni

Amidst struggles, Rinku Singh opens up about advice from MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni’s season may be going from bad to worse. But the former India captain, now leading Chennai Super Kings in the absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad, continues to inspire other players. Even as he struggles to get going this season, Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rinku Singh revealed some advice he received from Dhoni. Speaking to Jio Hotstar, the 27-year-old said: “I usually bat at No. 5 or 6 — I’ve done that for UP and in the IPL, so I’m used to it. I focus a lot on fitness because, with 14 matches in the IPL, it’s my responsibility to maintain my body and recover well. I also speak to Mahi Bhai often — he tells me to stay calm and play according to the match situation. Things fall into place when you stay composed.” IPL 2025, GT vs PBKS Playing 11, Weather-Pitch Report LIVE: Follow Here Story continues below this ad In eight matches so far this season, Rinku has scored only 133 runs at an average of 33.25 and a strike rate of …

India vs Bangladesh: Destiny smiles again on ‘forgotten man’ Rinku Singh | Cricket News

The last bleary memory of Rinku Singh in the India colours was bowling innocuous off-breaks on a sweltering Colombo night. He bowled the penultimate over on a turner, bagged a brace and set the match for an unseemly climax where Suryakumar Yadav nabbed another pair of wickets to take the match to the Super Over. It was an ironic moment, when India’s most destructive T20 hand and his apprentice duetting a heist with the ball. The overs and wickets were soon forgotten. You need to dig up the scorecard and fish out the footage to know whether Rinku bowled off-break, leg-break or military medium. Or if Rinku bowled at all. The two-wicket burst, though, was his only memorable moment of the tour. He mustered just two runs in as many outings. In the first outing, he came out to bat at No 7 in the last over, tried big shots as the situation demanded and lasted only two balls. He was a passenger in the second game and when he finally got an opportunity to …