After a couple of thumping defeats, Delhi Capitals bounced back and thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 44 runs on Sunday (April 10), climbing to the sixth position in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table. It must be noted that KKR were on a roll before this clash, clinching three of their first four games. However, they looked completely down and out against Rishabh Pant’s team and suffered a big defeat.

With Shaw smashing one boundary after another, KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer was left clueless over the field placements. Shreyas admitted the same after the game while lauding the young opener for his stellar knock.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja had big ambitions to resume the India-Pakistan rivalry through a four-nation tournament but the idea has been turned down by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Ramiz proposed a tournament featuring India, Australia, England and Pakistan since these teams have a huge fan base around the world. The competition would also have generated massive revenue. However, the idea didn’t get the green light from the apex cricket body.

Chennai Super Kings are off to their worst start in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season, suffering defeats in their first four games. Hardly anything has gone their way so far as many fans and experts have already written them off from the playoff race. Meanwhile, former India and CSK wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has come up with an out-of-the-box idea which the defending champions can opt to bounce back in IPL 2022.

The southpaw floated the idea of MS Dhoni, former CSK captain, opening the batting instead of playing lower down the order. Parthiv reckons the wicketkeeper-batter can lay a solid foundation, allowing the middle and lower-order batters to berserk in the end overs. It must be noted that Dhoni earned substantial success while batting at number three for India in ODIs. He has also opened for the national team on a couple of occa.