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Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen reckons Kolkata Knight Riders are too good a team to be languishing at the bottom half of the points table in the IPL 2022 . The Shreyas Iyer-led side started the 15th edition of IPL with promise but its form tapered down as the tournament progressed. The runner-ups of the previous season haven't been able to live up to the expectations as they lost five games on the trot midway through the season. While analysing KKR's slide and flip-flop show in the IPL 2022, Pietersen blamed the constant chopping and changing in the playing eleven. Speaking on 'Cricket Live' on Star Sports, Pietersen said: "Too much of chopping and changing has been a reason for KKR's dismal show because the players think it's their last game and they've got to perform or they might be out. I don't think this is the right way to go in this format of the game." "This format is about building the players up, giving them the confidence and helping them feel like the team … [Read more...] about Indian Premier League 2022: Kevin Pietersen Lays Down Reasons For KKR’s “Dismal Show” In IPL 2022 | Cricket News

New York: Cricket legend Kapil Dev feels the day Indian parents start giving more emphasis on sports, the country will produce more champions across disciplines. Kapil said the mentality of Indian parents towards sports has changed drastically over the years, but more needs to be done. Kapil made the remarks close on the heels of the Indian men’s badminton team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph on Sunday. “I feel (it’s) the parents, not the kids. We produce more doctors, scientists, and engineers in our country because parents want them to. The day parents want their kid to become a sportsperson, we will produce all champions,” Kapil said here on Tuesday. He was responding to a question by PTI on what changes he has witnessed in Indian sports over the years that are propelling the country’s sportspersons to excel in the international arena. Kapil was the guest of honour at a special event hosted by the Consulate General of India in New York as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ … [Read more...] about Kapil Dev: India Will Produce Champions The Day Parents Give More Emphasis On Sports

When Nathan Chen returns to Yale late this summer after a two-year leave of absence, his housing arrangement will make Chen think he is going back to the future. “I feel like I’m a returning first-year,” said Chen, actually a rising junior. He has a room on Yale’s Old Campus, where the residence halls are primarily occupied by first-year students. It is where he lived the first time around after matriculating in the 2018-19 academic year. The difference this time is Chen also wants to feel present on campus in a way he could not during his first two years of college, when he jammed studies and an international figure skating career into days that seemed too short. He wants to find a fun extracurricular activity or two that aren’t related to skating. He wants to take guitar lessons. Chen, majoring in statistics and data science, wants to focus more on his classes, to “make sure the learning is truly, truly ingrained in me rather than trying to get quickly through it, just … [Read more...] about In return to Yale, Nathan Chen goes back to his future – OlympicTalk | NBC Sports

KANSAS CITY, Kans. — A spate of flat left rear tires this past weekend at Kansas Speedway had some crew chiefs unsure what caused them and concerned about what might happen this weekend in the All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway with the same tire combination. Points leader Chase Elliott saw his streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes end when he he spun while running sixth after his left rear went down. He brought out the caution on Lap 197 of the 267-lap race. It was the second race in a row that Elliott crashed after a left rear went down. He finished 29th at Kansas, three laps behind winner Kurt Busch . MORE: Kurt Busch’s win helped turn darkness to light for Petty family “It’s something that has certainly been at the forefront of our mind,” crew chief Alan Gustafson told NBC Sports about the team’s left rear tire issues. “We had the issue at Darlington. We feel liked we did what we needed to do to make sure it didn’t happen again. Protected against it … [Read more...] about Crew chiefs puzzled about flat left rear tires at Kansas – NBC Sports

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player A look at how 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has risen through the ranks to become world number one. A look at how 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has risen through the ranks to become world number one. Scottie Scheffler insists he doesn’t feel any extra expectation coming into the PGA Championship as world No 1 and golf’s most recent major champion. The 25-year-old started the year searching for his maiden PGA Tour victory but is now chasing a fifth win in just 98 days after a remarkable start to 2022. Scheffler followed his breakthrough success at the WM Phoenix Open with further titles at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, lifting him to the top of the world rankings, before the American continued his streak with a three-shot victory at The Masters. When is the PGA Championship on Sky Sports? PGA Championship: Latest … [Read more...] about PGA Championship pressure for Scottie Scheffler?

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ahead of this week's PGA Championship, check out the top 10 shots ever played at the tournament. Ahead of this week's PGA Championship, check out the top 10 shots ever played at the tournament. Can Jordan Spieth claim a historic major victory at the PGA Championship? Could Brooks Koepka win the Wanamaker Trophy again? Ben Coley picks out five players who can impress this week at Southern Hills... Jordan Spieth begins a huge week playing alongside Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, and he can end it by joining the latter as a career Grand Slam winner. It's five years now since Spieth captured The Open and at last his game is even better than it was then, matching the standards he'd set when winning The Masters and the US Open in 2015. Storylines to follow at the PGA Championship Latest PGA Championship news and video The three-time major champion is driving it well, his irons … [Read more...] about PGA Championship betting preview: Five players who can challenge for victory at Southern Hills

With seven losses and six wins, KKR are placed at the sixth spot with 12 points and they will not only have to win but do it with a big margin and then hope that other results go their way to salvage any hope of sneaking into the knockout stage. LSG already have one foot at the play-offs as they are placed at the third spot with 16 points but with a number of teams jostling it out for remaining three berths, they will look to add two more points to avoid any last-minute hiccup. Two-time former champions, KKR, which had reached the final last year, have managed to keep their theoretical chances alive after coming good in the last two matches against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shreyas Iyer's men rode on Andre Russell's all-round brilliance and near perfect execution from the bowlers to notch up a comprehensive 54-run win over SRH in their last match. While Russell and Sam Billings lifted KKR to 177/6 to set up the win, the top-order once again couldn't produce the … [Read more...] about IPL 2022: KKR vs LSG Live Streaming, Date, Time, TV Channel, Team News, Squads

Umran Malik returned with 3/23 from his three overs while Bhuvneshwar proved he is still one of the best death overs bowlers in the business. Chasing 194, Mumbai Indians were off to a solid start as captain Rohit Sharma (48) and Ishan Kishan (43) shared an opening stand of 95 runs. But both the set batters were dismissed in quick succession and MI lost the plot in the middle overs. However, in-form Tim David's blitz brought the five-time champions into the game when he hammered four maximums in the 18th over bowled by T Natarajan but his run out on the final delivery of that over proved fatal for Mumbai. Tim David scored 46 off 18 and once again showcased his big-hitting prowess. But Bhuvneshwar's wicket maiden 19th over, turned the tides for SRH. In the 20th over Fazalhaq Faroozi had 19 runs to defend and he conceded only 16 to help his team emerge winners. Earlier in the day, Sunrisers posted 193/6 after being sent in to bat first. Rahul Tripathi - who slammed his third … [Read more...] about IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Tripathi, Umran help SRH remain in playoffs hunt

Malik played a key role in SRH's narrow win as he picked up three crucial wickets from three overs, returning with a spell of 3 for 23. Following the game, Malik opened up about his wicket-taking celebration. The SRH youngster said his fist-pumping celebration has been influenced by mentor and bowling coach Dale Steyn. Talking to senior teammate Bhuvneshwar Kumar in a video posted on the Indian Premier League website, Malik said Steyn always celebrates in this manner whenever he takes a wicket during the net sessions and that's where he's picked up the celebration from. "Dale sir stands as the umpire in the nets when I am bowling. "When I take a wicket he does this (celebration). One day I also did that and it has since then become a habit," Malik told Bhuvi in the video posted on the IPL website. He further added that during SRH's net sessions Steyn has taught him a lot. "I have learnt a lot from him. If we are bowling for three hours in the nets, he'll keep standing … [Read more...] about IPL 2022: Most important thing when you are bowling at the death is to stay calm: Bhuvi tells Umran

The 23-year-old was bought by MI for a whopping Rs 15.25 crore at the IPL auction earlier this year. He scored 370 runs from 13 matches at an average of 30.83, with the help of three half-centuries. He is, though, MI's second-highest run-getter in this IPL, a fact which showed the woeful form of most batters of the side. MI vs SRH IPL 2022: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post Match Presentation, Scorecard, Records MI were out of the play-offs reckoning long time back after losing eight matches on the trot. "Even the biggest of players (can struggle), I have seen the likes of Chris Gayle taking time (to start hitting)," Kishan said at the post-match conference after MI lost by three runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday night. "Every day is a new day, every match is new. Some day, you get a good start, some day, opposition bowlers come prepared and they bowl the balls at good areas. The planning inside the dressing room may be different from what the … [Read more...] about IPL 2022: Even biggest of players can struggle: Ishan Kishan on his below-par season