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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 …

17 dismissals in Perth on Friday was the most on an opening day in a Test match in Australia in 72 years | Cricket News

17 dismissals in Perth on Friday was the most on an opening day in a Test match in Australia in 72 years | Cricket News

IND vs AUS: Despite the persisting questions over the team composition and an underwhelming batting display in the morning, Jasprit Bumrah and India made the hosts hop and scramble as 17 wickets fell on day 1 of the opening Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. India traded 10 for 150, and Australia’s loss of seven wickets within the next 27 overs capped off a frantic batting day. The 17 wickets were the most seen on Australian shores on the opening day of a Test match in over 72 years since January 1952. Only six other days in Test cricket have seen more wickets on Day 1 in Australia, occurring between 1888 and 1952. Most wickets fallen on Day 1 of a Test in Australia Led by Jasprit Bumrah’s spellbinding presence (4/17) and nagging support from Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj, India pushed Australia down to an unpleasant territory, one they have only been to once in the previous 231 team innings this century. India dislodged seven Australian batters for only 59, making …