Hemant Brar

Bangalore, Ludhiāna

Writer and Sub-Editor at ESPN Cricinfo

Writer and sub-editor at @ESPNcricinfo. Instagram: https://t.co/vjt7hLZILB Cricket | Chess | Mathematics | Psychology | Punjabi & Urdu poetry

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Are SRH too reliant on Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma?

1 week ago | espn.in | S Sudarshanan |Karthik Krishnaswamy |Hemant Brar

A few bowlers awaiting their turn at the Mumbai Indians (MI) nets on Wednesday peered over to their right. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were into their training and two key batters were doing their thing. A mellow version of Travis Head went through several of his shots, just not with the free-flowing bat swing. In the adjacent net, Abhishek Sharma had a longish bowling stint with plenty of laughs - at one point he was adamant Abhinav Manohar was caught by one of the imaginary boundary riders.
Where does Abhishek's 141 rank among the top IPL scores?

1 week ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Abhishek Sharma smashed 141 off 55 balls to play the lead in Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) chase of 246 against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their IPL 2025 game in Hyderabad. Abhishek's was the third-highest individual score in the IPL, and the highest by an Indian. Here's a look at the top five individual scores in the IPL. Chris Gayle 175* (66)Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Pune Warriors, Bengaluru, 2013Gayle rewrote the record books against Pune Warriors by smashing 175 off just 66 balls.
The unconventional journey of the unconventional Digvesh Rathi

1 week ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

"Hard work, it is said, beats talent, and Digvesh Rathi is a prime example of it." Those are the words of Sachin Shukla, Rathi's coach at the Dronacharya Cricket Academy in Delhi. Rathi, Lucknow Super Giants' mystery spinner, has caught everyone's attention at IPL 2025 with his frugal bowling and extravagant celebrations. In five matches, he has picked up seven wickets at an economy rate of 7.75 and has been penalised twice for his "notebook" celebration.
IPL: Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh lead GT to top of IPL table

2 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Hemant Brar

By Hemant Brar, April 10 (ESPN CRICINFO): B Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh Krishna once again stood up for Gujarat Titans (GT) as they beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 58 runs in Ahmedabad. This was GT's fourth successive win in IPL 2025 and it took them to the top of the points table.
Indian Premier League

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Gujarat Titans 217 for 6 (Sudharsan 82, Buttler 36, Shahrukh 36, Deshpande 2-53, Theekshana 2-54) beat Rajasthan Royals 159 (Hetmyer 52, Samson 41, Prasidh 3-24, Sai Kishore 2-20, Rashid 2-37) by 58 runsB Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh Krishna once again stood up for Gujarat Titans (GT) as they beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 58 runs in Ahmedabad. This was GT's fourth successive win in IPL 2025 and it took them to the top of the points table.
Samson: 'We just went off the plan in the death overs'

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson has pulled up his bowlers for veering off from the team's death-overs plans during their 58-run loss to Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. RR started well with a fiery spell from Jofra Archer, who dismissed Shubman Gill for 2 with plenty of movement and bounce on offer, but the team leaked 72 runs in the final five overs that lifted GT from 145 for 2 to 217 for 6. They also conceded 17 runs in all through wides.
Narine clone Rathi just 'loves bowling' and is being rewarded for it

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Digvesh Rathi has got Imran Tahir's hair, Sunil Narine's run-up, and Kesrick Williams' celebration. That has been the running joke during Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) matches in IPL 2025. More importantly, though, the mystery spinner has shown he has got the skills to compete with the best out there. On Friday night, when all other LSG bowlers had economy rates of 10.00 or more, Rathi picked up 1 for 21 from his four overs to help his side defend 203 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Lucknow.
Manjrekar: 'Things are slipping away' for Rohit Sharma

3 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Sanjay Manjrekar believes Rohit Sharma is "going through a phase" and that the senior Mumbai Indians (MI) batter is at a stage in his career where he has to "push himself every morning". Rohit fell for 8 in the IPL 2025 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday, and it came after a four-ball duck against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) earlier in the tournament. "Rohit Sharma is clearly going through a phase," Manjrekar said on JioStar. "He's not the Rohit Sharma of, say, three to four years ago.
'You know the match is almost done' - Gill's praise for Prasidh's match-winning spell

3 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar

Prasidh Krishna hadn't played any IPL cricket since 2022. At one point, he seemed locked in as a bowler India would turn to during the middle-overs of a white-ball game because he had pace, height and a natural tendency to hit the middle of the wicket hard and trouble batters with natural variation. However, injuries forced him into the sidelines. Playing his second game of the season, for a new franchise, Prasidh came on when Mumbai were 97 for 2, needing 100 runs in the remaining 54 balls.
Indian Premier League

3 weeks ago | espn.in | Hemant Brar |Abhimanyu Bose |Sidharth Monga

Gujarat Titans 196 for 8 (Sudharsan 63, Buttler 39, Gill 38, Hardik 2-29) vs Mumbai Indians 160 for 6 (Suryakumar 48, Tilak 39, Prasidh 2-18, Siraj 2-34) by 36 runsOn a black-soil pitch in Ahmedabad where 180 was expected to be the par score, Gujarat Titans (GT) posted 196 for 8 after being put in. It proved to be 36 too many for Mumbai Indians (MI), who, despite Hardik Pandya's return after an over-rate ban, were found lacking in all three departments.