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Navi Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis has lavished praise on teammate Dinesh Karthik, saying his calm demeanour is close to what Mahendra Singh Dhoni displays in the final overs of the game. Karthik clobbered a six and a four in the first two deliveries of the last over to take RCB home […]

Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday said that it has taken note of Quinton De Kock’s withdrawal from the team’s game against the West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup due to “personal reasons”, adding that the board will await a report from the management before deciding on the next move. Indian batsman […]

I'd love to see an India vs West Indies Final. My second favourite team after India would definitely be West Indies, only for the flair of cricket that they play, said Karthik in an ICC Digital Show.

Shaw was out in the 16th over after facing 41 balls, hitting 11 fours and three sixes but, by then, the match was as good.

Dinesh-led team makes their second successive Mushtaq Ali final

Dinesh Karthik had a very bad season last year. He was also removed from the captaincy, but despite that if you have retained him, it shows that the franchise is backing you. And because of that your confidence increases

KKR are heading into the contest after an embarrassing batting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore

The 35-year-old said that he had to do something extraordinary every time to prove his mettle.

“Mid season change in Captaincy is never a comfortable situation for the team members."

The Indian keeper says he wants to focus on his batting

Kohli-led Royal Challengers is coming from a big win over CSK

KKR skipper was speaking after a stunning two runs win against Kings XI Punjab

However, former Australian cricketer Brett Lee feels that holding him for later stage could have backfired. He blamed CSK for throwing away the match from such a comfortable position.

KKR back on course after their win over Chennai team

Despite having the likes of Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, in his line-up, after the dismissals of Gill and Nitish Rana, Karthik sent in Narine to bat ahead of the English batsman, sparking a debate.

CSK were 99 for 1 in 12 overs with Narine backed entirely for the death. The CSK batsmen stumbled against Narine in the latter half of the chase.

Rahul has scored 302 runs including one hundred and two half-centuries -- in five matches so far and has the Orange Cap.

A resurgent Chennai team would look to make their ascent to top-four

Joining the chorus was Indian cricketer Sreesanth. KKR lost their match chasing a tough target against Delhi Capitals on Saturday.

The way the boys batted is something I am proud of. We kept fighting, which is the nature of this team. To be honest, a couple more sixes, and we would have crossed the line.