In a historic moment, spinner Sunil Narine received cricket's first-ever red card during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), igniting a debate on the impact of penalties for slow over-rates. CPL organizers introduced the red card rule to expedite gameplay, requiring teams falling behind the over-rate to lose a player and field with six inside the restriction circle. Kieron Pollard, captain of the Trinbago Knight Riders, expressed his disbelief at the rule, showcasing the sport's evolving approach to balancing tradition and modern expectations. The
The 35-year-old Trinidadian off-spinner Sunil Narine became the third bowler to complete 500 T20 wickets after his recent English Vitality Blast match. On Wednesday (7 June), Narine’s Surrey faced Glamorgan at Cardiff. It was a high-scoring game where Surrey won by 65 runs. Sunil Narine completed 500 T20 wickets by dismissing Colin Ingram During that match, Narine had the bowling figures of 4-0-34-1. On the first ball of his second over of the game, the Trinidadian bowler took the wicket of Colin Ingram
The IPL 2020 auctions are now over and the teams have roped in the best players for the upcoming season as per their requirement. Pat Cummins was the highest sold overseas player at 15 crores, while Piyush Chawla became the highest-paid Indian player after he was bought by CSK for 6.75 crores. With the squads settled teams are now ready and waiting for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to get underway. With this article, we start a series where we
The IPL 2020 auctions will see 29 vacant overseas spots being filled in Kolkata on December 19. However, some of the biggest overseas names will not be a part of the auctions as they were retained by their respective franchises. The likes of AB De Villiers, David Warner, Lasith Malinga, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard among many others went onto become the pillars of the teams they have represented. Malinga, Warner, Pollard and Narine have been part of IPL winning sides. All of these
We now move into the playoffs of the T10 League. Yesterday was the last round of group matches and the exhilarating action continued. Here is a review of the three matches played yesterday at Sharjah. Bairstow notches the highest score in T10 Cricket Sunil Narine roared for the Bengal Tigers as the Caribbean star smashed 52 from 25 balls. He was extremely well supported by Sherfane Rutherford who scored 39 runs from just 17 balls. The Tigers posted 123/5 in their 10 overs. The Knights lost their big guns like Gayle, Stirling, and Morgan early but the Englishman stood resolute. Jonny Bairstow struck a bludgeoning 84 from 24 balls and clinched the seven-wicket win with eight balls remaining. Northern Warriors roll over Rajputs with ease Northern Warriors bundled up Rajputs for just 64/8 in their
Building on the success of the first edition of the T10 League in 2017, the second edition of the T10 League is just a few days away. Three new teams will be in contention for the championship this year. A total of 29 matches will take place at the Sharjah Stadium with the final scheduled on 2nd December. Bengal Tigers ended the first season in a disappointing fashion and will be eyeing a spectacular comeback in this edition. Caribbean mystery spinner Sunil Narine
The second edition of T10 cricket tournament is set to get underway in Sharjah this November. The eight-team cricket extravaganza will be seen in a new avatar with two new teams competing in the 2018 edition. With the governing body of the contest bringing new players from the pool of retiring cricketers, the tournament provides fans with a brilliant opportunity to watch their yesteryear stars back in action. The T10 league is scheduled to be played from November 23 to December 2 in 2018.