Dustin Silgardo

Mumbai

Assistant Editor at ESPN Cricinfo

Asst Editor @ESPNcricinfo | Formerly at @Mint_Lounge and @mansworldindia | Alumnus of @CityUniLondon

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Articles

Nos. 19-17: Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Glenn Maxwell

1 week ago | thecricketmonthly.com | Dustin Silgardo |George Binoy |Alan Gardner

Class of '16: Kohli scored just short of 1000 runs in his ninth year in the IPL No. 19, Virat Kohliby Dustin SilgardoSo inflated is the status of Indian cricket's current megastar that it is hard to resist the temptation of the pinprick. And in recent years attempts have been made to poke away at what was previously thought to be an airtight certainty: that Kohli is an elite T20 match-winner.
Indian Premier League

1 month ago | espn.in | Sidharth Monga |Alagappan Muthu |Dustin Silgardo

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 221 for 5 (Kohli 67, Patidar, 64, Hardik, 2-45, Boult 2-57) beat Mumbai Indians 209 for 9 (Tilak 56, Hardik 42, Krunal 4-45, Hazlewood 2-37) by 12 runsIn what is turning out to be a year of breaking jinxes, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium for the first time in ten years after they did the same in the corresponding fixture against Chennai Super Kings for the first time in 17 years at the Chepauk stadium.
Virat Kohli's fastest IPL half-centuries

1 month ago | espn.in | Dustin Silgardo

Virat Kohli scored one of his fastest fifties in the IPL against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru post 221 for 5. Here's a list of his fastest half-centuries in the tournament: 30 balls vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2nd innings, Kolkata, 2025Final score: 59 off 36 (SR: 163.88)In the 2025 season opener, RCB were chasing 175 at the Eden Gardens.
Ashwani Kumar struck with his first ball in the IPL. Photo: Associated Press

1 month ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Dustin Silgardo

By Dustin Silgardo, April 1 (ESPN CRICINFO): Best figures on IPL debutAlzarri Joseph | 3.4-1-12-6MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2019Joseph, then just 22, was not slated to play IPL 2019 and only joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad as a replacement for Adam Milne. With Lasith Malinga unavailable because of his national commitments, Joseph got a game and had a dream start, dismissing David Warner in his first over.
Ashwani Kumar - from the hinterland of Punjab to the raucous Wankhede

1 month ago | espn.in | Vishal Dikshit |Dustin Silgardo |Matt Roller

Ashwani Kumar hails from Jhanjeri, a village in the Mohali district in Punjab. He belongs to a humble family that couldn't afford to pay for his cricket. He still found ways to go around districts in Punjab to play the game and earn a first-class debut at the age of 18. But then a hamstring injury took him off the field. Two seasons later, he returned to the Punjab side but got just one game in the Ranji Trophy and one in the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Best figures on IPL debut: Ashwani the first Indian with a four-for

1 month ago | espn.in | Dustin Silgardo

Alzarri Joseph | 3.4-1-12-6MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2019Joseph, then just 22, was not slated to play the 2019 season and only joined the Mumbai Indians squad as a replacement for Adam Milne. With Lasith Malinga unavailable due to commitments in Sri Lanka, Joseph got a game and had a dream start, dismissing David Warner in his first over. Vijay Shankar fell in his next, before Joseph dismissed Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the space of four balls.
IPL 2024 auction: Why did the Iyers attract such big bids?

Nov 24, 2024 | espn.in | Dustin Silgardo |Nagraj Gollapudi |Vishal Dikshit

The ten IPL teams have started to take shape, but there's a long way to go yet. As we go from day one to day two of the IPL 2025 mega auction, here are some questions we have tried to answer. How did Shreyas Iyer get such a massive payday? It might strike some as strange that a batter who has not played a T20I in almost a year should earn more than the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Heinrich Klaasen, not to mention Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Who should DC and GT use right-to-match options for?

Nov 18, 2024 | espn.co.uk | Dustin Silgardo

What is the right-to-match (RTM) rule? Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, each team was allowed to retain up to six players, with a maximum of five capped players and a maximum of two uncapped Indian players. For the eight teams that did not use all of their six retentions, they can now use right-to-match options on players from their 2024 squads to fill up the remaining slots.
Who will RCB and LSG use their right-to-match options on?

Nov 15, 2024 | espn.co.uk | Dustin Silgardo

What is the right-to-match (RTM) rule? Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, each team was allowed to retain up to six players, with a maximum of five capped players and a maximum of two uncapped Indian players. The eight teams that did not retain the maximum of six players can now use RTM options on players from their previous squads to fill up the remaining slots.
Who should MI and CSK right-to-match?

Nov 12, 2024 | espn.co.uk | Dustin Silgardo

What is the right-to-match (RTM) rule?: Ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, each team was allowed to retain up to six players, with a maximum of five capped players and a maximum of two uncapped Indian players. The eight teams that did not use all of their six retentions can now use right-to-match options on players from their 2024 squads to fill up the remaining slots.