Indian Cricket Team Updates

Suresh Raina is a team man. How often have we seen him run from point to midwicket just to pat his team mate on the back for a good fielding effort? Every time an opposition wicket falls, Raina is the first to reach for the bowler’s hair (ask Doug Bollinger). The latest demonstration of Raina’s belief, “It’s very important to enjoy each other’s success” was, when all his team-mates were busy rejuvenating after the high-octane drama, Raina ran on the field to welcome Man-of-the-Match Ravindra Jadeja from the presentation ceremony. After a slice of luck (in form of RP Singh’s overstepping front foot) gave CSK a dramatic win, Raina described to iplt20.com how it was to watch it all happen from the dugout. The left-hander spoke about CSK’s strengthened bowling attack and the two young fast bowlers from his state, Uttar Pradesh, he has high expectations from. In a special segment of the interview, Raina shared the special bond he shares with one of the game’s greatest bat...

Match Report: There could not have been anything more bizarre scripted in a T20 contest and the Pepsi IPL 2013, provided another first to history.  Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli shake during toss of match 16 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Chennai Superkings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the MA Chidambaram Stadiumin Chennai on the 13th April 2013 Two needed off the last delivery, Ravindra Jadeja cut uppishly and was smartly taken at third man, the RCB dug-out and fans breaking into frenzied celebrations, only to see the wind being knocked off their lungs, in the most crudest of manner. Umpire Choudhary signaled a no ball and along with it a victory for Chennai Super Kings after the batsmen had run a single! The effect of a nail biting finish left a bad taste for the visitors who had done well up until then. It was an unbelievable end to a contest that saw the scales tilt either way after RCB had posted 165 and had CSK trailing o...