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Raj Limbani: A swing bowler from Rann of Kutch shining in U19 World Cup

Growing up, Raj Limbani had two options, either focus on studies like his other siblings or help his father in farming. But unlike his brother and sisters, Raj moved to Baroda, 550km away from Dayapar, a village in Rann of Kutch, to chase his dream of playing cricket.“From our village, Pakistan border is only 27 km away. So generally, the kids from our village go to Ahmedabad, Surat or Baroda for studies. But in Raj’s case, it was different. In 2017, he moved to Baroda just to play cricket,” father Basant Patel tells the Indian Express. “I am a farmer, so I told him to go and chase his dream. But if it won’t happen, our arandi’s farm (castor) is waiting for you. But right from a very young age, he had this passion towards the game, that sometimes even we failed to understand. But seeing...
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IPL Auction 2024: Lucknow Super Giants complete players list, squad

IPL LSG Team 2023 Players List: With back-to-back playoffs finish in their first two Indian Premier League seasons, the Lucknow Super Giants would want to take another step in the points table in 2024. Ahead of the 2024 IPL auction, LSG released eight players and have a purse limit of Rs 13.15 crore left to fill the six vacant spots left. Among those retained – 17 – are skipper KL Rahul, Ravi Bishnoi, Krunal Pandya, Amit Mishra, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran and Mark Wood, Marcus Stoinis and Naveen ul Haq. Last season, the franchise had finished fourth after losing the Eliminator to Mumbai Indians. This, after skipper KL Rahul was ruled out owing to an injury midway through the season. In his absence, Krunal Pandya had led the team to the playoffs. Among the players released were Kar...
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Anmolpreet’s ton, Arshdeep’s three-wicket burst power Punjab to maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali title triumph | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Anmolpreet Singh showcased an incredible display of power-hitting, scoring a remarkable 113 off 61 balls, while Nehal Wadhera contributed with a quick 61 off 27 deliveries, propelling Punjab to an imposing total of 223 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs. In response, Baroda managed 203 for 7, primarily due to Arshdeep Singh's exceptional bowling performance (4/23), where he took three crucial wickets in the 19th over, securing the victory for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament final in Mohali.Punjab, choosing to bat first after winning the toss, aimed to set a substantial target to put pressure on the opposition, a strategy that worked as Anmolpreet's exceptional batting skills propelled them to a strong position.Baroda had an impressive start when Soyeb Sopar...
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LSG IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants campaign had many weak points | Cricket News – Times of India

CHENNAI: It was a campaign that promised much for Lucknow Super Giants but on Wednesday night at Chepauk, it all fizzled out with a humiliating 81-run loss to Mumbai Indians. While losing skipper KL Rahul at a crucial juncture to injury was a major blow, there were occasions when the team selection left fans baffled. The bowling attack, too, at times lacked depth and it got exposed at crucial junctures. TOI takes a look at what went wrong for Lucknow...Rahul’s injury and Hooda’spoor formThe captain wasn’t exactly setting the stage on fire but his presence at the top provided a calming influence. The pitch for Wednesday’s match had something in it for the bowlers and needed a quality Indian batter to steady the ship. But the likes of Prerak Mankad, Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham and De...
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‘Tu bindaas daal’: How Rohit Sharma’s advice to be carefree propelled Akash Madhwal to do well

In 2010, late Ghana Nand Madhwal took a transfer from Roorkee to Nainital as he was afraid that “cricket keeda” would ruin his younger son Akash’s Class Xth board results. Thirteen years down the line, life has come full circle for the Madhwals. The cricket bug has finally paid the dividends. The 29-year-old bowled the best spell in the IPL playoffs history as his 5 for 5 in 3.3 overs helped Mumbai Indians thrash Lucknow Super Giants by 81 runs in the Eliminator. “We both used to love cricket, but Akash was more into it. I used to play for fun, but his intensity was always different from ours. Our father got so annoyed with cricket that he took a transfer from Roorkee to Nainital so that we could focus more on our studies. I was in Class XI, and he was in Xth,” Ashish Madhwal, elder bro...
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IPL 2023, Eliminator emotional rollercoaster: Madhwal’s magic spell of 3.3-0-5-5 negates Naveen ul Haq’s heroics as Mumbai Indians eliminate Lucknow Super Giants

Many strings in his bow Wagging his left index finger furiously in the air, Akash Madhwal sprinted towards the stumps he had shattered to pick his fifth wicket of the night. Ishan Kishan climbed onto him, other ruffled his hair, as Mumbai Indians celebrated wildly. After the celebrations were over, he emerged from the huddle with a tired but happy face, his hair disheveled and his name ringing in the stands. The fifth wicket was achieved in a fitting manner, with a yorker, the mastery of which made his famous. But while picking up the five-wicket haul, he showed he was not just a yorker-merchant. Nicholas Pooran was foxed by a delicious out-swinger from around the wicket, angling into him and shaping away; Ayush Badoni was castled with a sharp nip-backer, Prerak Mankad deceived by one...
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IPL 2023: How GT, CSK, LSG and MI qualified for the playoffs

​CSK in the league stageAfter some dismal performances in the beginning, CSK returned to winning ways with some top-class performances by the top-order batters and the bowlers. In 14 matches, CSK won 8 times and lost 5 times with one match getting called off due to rain. CSK would play the first playoffs against the defending champions GT at the iconic Chepauk. MSD’s troops would be eager to win the first qualifier to get a direct entry to the finals at Ahmedabad. Source link
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First reaction is satisfaction, says LSG skipper Krunal Pandya after sealing play-offs berth

Lucknow Super Giants captain Krunal Pandya on Saturday lauded his side’s fighting spirit in their thrilling one-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders that took them to the IPL play-offs. LSG’s regular skipper KL Rahul was ruled out of the tournament earlier this month after injuring his right thigh in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Krunal was handed the captaincy and he did an impressive job, leading the side into the play-offs. “First reaction is satisfaction. We never gave up, we were put under lot of pressure but credit to the boys,” he said at the post-match presentation. “At one stage, they were 61/1 but I’ve seen it before that at this level 2-3 tight overs and we’re in the game. And there was some grip for the spinners as well.” Krunal was in awe of KKR left-handed bat...
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Morne Morkel heaps praise on ‘gem of a cricket player’ Mohsin Khan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former South African pacer Morne Morkel has expressed high praise for uncapped Indian left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, calling him a "gem of a bowler" and emphasising the importance of nurturing him for the future. Morkel, who serves as the bowling coach of the Lucknow Super Giants, expressed his excitement about Khan's return to fitness and availability for selection."I'm just excited that he's fit now and available for selection," Morkel said, acknowledging the significance of Khan's progress in his career. He further added, "For him, moving forward in his career is a big step."Morkel commended Khan's remarkable composure and calmness during his comeback, despite the challenges he faced. "To come back without any cricket at all and with a handful of training sessions, and then p...
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IPL 2023: KKR vs LSG | Listless Kolkata hoping against hope, Lucknow eyes play-off berth

Set to be clad in local giants Mohun Bagan's iconic green and maroon jersey, Lucknow Super Giants would find themselves at home as they look to seal their playoff berth knocking out a hapless Kolkata Knight Riders in the final IPL game, in Kolkata on May 20.The real home team in this case, KKR, have not only complained of being let down by the conditions but their problems go deeper, having struggled to find a perfect winning combination in a topsy-turvy season, enduring seven defeats. Out of those seven, four losses were at the Eden Gardens.Be it the batting, which still seems to be a work in progress, the bowling, especially pace department, has also looked terribly short on experience. In fielding, they have made a mockery of themselves with some of the efforts suggesting that the tw...
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Want to learn good things from everyone but I also want to be myself: Krunal Pandya on captaincy | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Krunal Pandya is relishing his role as captain of the Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants as the team embarked into the crucial business end of the season.Krunal said that as captain he wants to learn good things from everyone but at the same time he wants to be himself."I don't want to imitate anyone. Yes, I want to learn good things from everyone but at the same time, I want to be myself," Krunal said about his captaincy.Elder brother of Indian T20 team skipper Hardik Pandya, Krunal took over LSG captaincy after KL Rahul pulled out because of an injury with five matches remaining in the league phase."KL is a big loss for us, it's really sad. But I've taken this challenge and am looking forward to it and making it bigger," Krunal said during a media interact...
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‘Papa are you happy?’: Mohsin Khan’s video call to his father after helping LSG beat MI | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Pacer Mohsin Khan's father Multan Khan was lying on his bed, but his eyes were glued to the television screen, waiting to see his son in action. Multan was in ICU for 10 days due to a brain stroke. He had returned home on Monday, May 15 - a day before the LSG vs MI clash. The stroke has left him partially paralysed. But his energy and excitement to see his son play in the IPL was unmatchable. When Mohsin, who made his return to the IPL in the second half of the tournament after an injury, was given the last over to defend 11 runs, and that too against hard-hitting batters Tim David and Cameron Green, the entire family started cheering for the pacer. 02:13IPL 2023: Lucknow beat Mumbai to move closer to play-off berthThe pressure was on Mohsin as Naveen-ul-Haq had conceded 19 r...
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Shane Bond slams Mumbai Indians bowlers: We’re not sticking to our plans | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians' bowling coach Shane Bond expressed his frustration with the team's bowling unit after a five-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Tuesday.Bond criticized the team for making the "same mistake over and over again" in match situations.IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLELSG's Mohsin Khan, who made a comeback from a long injury lay-off, played a crucial role in defending 11 runs in the final over against the destructive Tim David. LSG had recovered from a position of 123/3 in 17 overs to post a total of 177 runs. MI bowler Chris Jordan had a costly over, conceding 24 runs in the 18th over, contributing to LSG's late surge. In the last three overs of LSG's innings, MI's bowling unit conceded more than 50 runs, which would have disappointed Bo...
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Krunal Pandya: LSG Captain says Mohsin Khan has a big heart | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Following their 5-run victory over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Lucknow Super Giants captain Krunal Pandya praised pacer Mohsin Khan for his outstanding performance in the final over, in which he successfully defended 11 runs. Kunal, who is leading LSG in the absence of regular captain KL Rahul, said Mohsin is a bowler with a "big heart". "I was having cramps, I pulled a muscle. I have always been a team player, anything for the team, so happy with the result," Krunal said during post match presentation. 02:13IPL 2023: Lucknow beat Mumbai to move closer to play-off berth"Mohsin has a big heart. He had surgery and playing IPL after such a thing, the sky is the limit. It has not been easy for us, really happy to end on a good note here. Good to g...
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I played for my father, he was in ICU for last 10 days: Mohsin Khan

Architect of Lucknow Super Giants’ thrilling five-run win over Mumbai Indians, left-arm pacer Mohin Khan on Tuesday dedicated his performance to his ailing father, who was discharged from the hospital after spending 10 days in the ICU. The 24-year-old from Uttar Pradesh had a sensational season last year but he missed whole of domestic season and most part of the IPL this year due to a left shoulder injury. Playing only his second match in 2023 IPL, Khan defended 11 runs off the final over against the destructive Tim David as Lucknow Super Giants inched closer to the IPL playoffs with a five-run win over Mumbai Indians. “It’s been a tough time as I was injured, playing after a year. My father got discharged from the ICU yesterday and he was in the hospital for the last 10 days and I did...
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‘The rules permit you to do it…there is no cheating’: Ravichandran Ashwin weighs in on Krunal Pandya’s retired hurt call

The Lucknow Super Giants-Mumbai Indians game in 2023 Indian Premier League saw Lucknow score 177/3 in their 20 overs after being put in to bat first by Rohit Sharma. The innings saw Marcus Stoinis smack 89 runs off 47 deliveries. The second highest scorer for the hosts was the stand-in skipper Krunal Pandya, who amassed 49 runs off 42 balls. Pandya however, would feature in a decision that would be one of the talking points of the match at Ekana International Stadium. Pandya, who had faced seven overs of deliveries during the innings but was only batting at a strike rate of 116.67 as opposed to Stoinis batting at 189.36, would walk off the field following the 16th over, deemed retired hurt. This would bring Nicholas Pooran in the middle during the death overs phase and even though he co...
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Lucknow Super Giants 0/0 in 0.0 Overs | IPL Live Score, Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians 2023: MI opt to bowl – The Times of India

Lucknow (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Deepak Hooda (In for Kyle Mayers), Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya (C), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni (In for Amit Mishra), Naveen-ul-Haq (In for Yash Thakur), Ravi Bishnoi, Swapnil Singh (In for Yudhvir Singh), Mohsin Khan (In for Avesh Khan).!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t = b.createElement(e); t....
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LSG vs MI IPL 2023: Close game in the offing as Lucknow Super Giants look to check Mumbai Indians’ momentum | Cricket News – Times of India

The Mumbai Indians are a completely different team to the one that started this season and found it tough to rise from the bottom of the table. With a string of victories when it mattered the most, Rohit Sharma & Co are now in the playoff bracket as the five-time champions visit Lucknow Super Giants for a crucial IPL 2023 fixture. Just one point separates the two teams. Mumbai are No. 3 with 14 points from 12 matches, while Lucknow are placed fourth with 13 points in the same number of games. Both teams will be looking to get out of the danger zone as eight teams are still in contention for the playoffs.IPL POINTS TABLE | SCHEDULE & RESULTSSuryakumar Yadav is back to his breathtaking best and played a huge role in Mumbai's wins in the previous two games.Short of runs in the tour...