Vishal Dikshit

Mumbai

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Articles

Rohit stays true to himself to keep doubts away

4 days ago | espn.in | Vishal Dikshit

When Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene and batting coach Kieron Pollard sauntered to the middle for the first time out of their chase of 177 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), MI were comfortably poised on 88 for 1 after nine overs. The asking rate was within their grasp, enough wickets in hand, and they were on their way to a third win on the bounce, which reflected in the duo's body language and beaming smiles. But the teeth-exposing grins were not for the imminent result only.
Fleming admits poor results have forced CSK to 'bring all squad members into play'

5 days ago | espn.in | Vishal Dikshit

Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) performances and results in IPL 2025 have forced them to break away from their preference of experienced players and give younger talent an opportunity this season. CSK play Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede on Sunday in what is fast becoming a must-win situation.
PBKS hand Bartlett a maiden cap and bat; Nortje debuts for KKR

1 week ago | espn.in | Sidharth Monga |Vishal Dikshit |Shashank Kishore

Toss Punjab Kings chose to bat vs Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Kings' (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat against his former team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Both the matches in Mullanpur this IPL so far have featured 200-plus targets and successful defences. Iyer said he made the decision despite the dew because of the trend of teams batting first winning. There were caps handed out on both sides. Anrich Nortje made his KKR debut replacing Moeen Ali.
Jaffer: Pant 'needs to get better at rotating strike'

1 week ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore |Vishal Dikshit

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant showed signs of a return to form with his 49-ball 63 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), even though his side lost by five wickets. Coming into this game, he had scored just 40 runs off 50 balls across five innings in IPL 2025. It was a strange knock, though. Pant walked in at No. 4, after LSG had lost two early wickets, and moved to 27 off just 16 balls. But he slowed down considerably after that and was on 38 off 38 at one point.
Dhoni effect on show as CSK find a way

1 week ago | espn.in | Shashank Kishore |Vishal Dikshit |Sreshth Shah

By the time Shivam Dube got Chennai Super Kings (CSK) over the line at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday, it was hard to tell which the home side was. Flags - because of the sticks - had not been allowed in, but the stands still glowed with the yellow of the CSK jerseys, celebrating despite the un-CSK-ness of the win. It began with a bold call to bench two veterans. R Ashwin, he of the INR 9.5 crore tag, was left out to bring in a seam-bowling allrounder in Jamie Overton.
Bishnoi on not getting fourth over: Pant was clear about his plans

1 week ago | espn.in | Vishal Dikshit |Sreshth Shah

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) legspinner Ravi Bishnoi did not know why he didn't get a fourth over despite having figures of 3-0-18-2, but backed Rishabh Pant by saying that the captain was best placed to take such decisions, and he must have had plans in place. LSG were defending 166 at home against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) but failed in their attempt after Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni finished the job with three balls to spare by taking down LSG's pace bowlers in the death overs.
Hopes: 'We need to get Chahal into the game more than we're doing'

1 week ago | espn.in | Vishal Dikshit |Himanshu Agrawal

Punjab Kings (PBKS) are not getting the most out of their ace legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal, according to their fast-bowling coach James Hopes. Chahal has played in all of PBKS' five games so far but has picked only two wickets to average 83.50, and has finished his quota of four overs in only two games. In fact, in PBKS' 18-run win against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Chahal was brought on only in the 17th over.
Venkatesh and Arora consign SRH to their biggest-ever defeat

3 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Vishal Dikshit

By Vishal Dikshit, April 4 (ESPN CRICINFO): While Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) regained the dazzling batting form they had lost somewhere on their trip to Mumbai, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batting continued to be lackluster as they slumped to their third loss in a row after starting IPL 2025 with a mammoth 286. Four days after being skittled for 116 by Mumbai Indians, KKR posted a stiff 200 for 6, led by a 29-ball 60 from vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer and an unbeaten 17-ball 32 from Rinku Singh.
Chopra: 'Home teams should demand the surface, and they should get it' in IPL

3 weeks ago | espn.in | Sidharth Monga |Vishal Dikshit

Should IPL teams be able to tailor conditions at their home grounds to suit their playing styles? And if so, how much home advantage is too much? These have been major talking points over the early weeks of IPL 2025. Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit has said his team has little or no say in pitch preparation at Eden Gardens.
Bravo calls for 'smarts of the game' as KKR fight batting slump

3 weeks ago | espn.in | Sreshth Shah |Vishal Dikshit

Six 200-plus totals were made in the first five matches of IPL 2025. Four of them exceeded 230, with a highest of 286. But scoring rates have come down since, with no 200-plus scores in the next eight matches. Dwayne Bravo, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor and the IPL's highest wicket-taker among seamers, said this was a result of batters putting less value on their wickets and bowlers getting smarter.