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@wvraman Kudos to Abhishek Nayar and @KKRiders for keeping Pandey and even giving him games, after even Karnataka not trusting him. Players like him (one of 3 playing 19th season) start with a wicket or two and ten runs at least from their fielding. Let’s say that’s 20-30 runs in value.

#ManishPandey had a rare gift of timing.. The ball would just fly off the bat from his U-19 days onwards. A pity that his career did not turn out more stellar than it did.. #KKRvMI #IPL #cricket

@mayank_mehraa @CommerceGuruu Ha ha :) I read that and imagined his Mom’s reaction when he went with this math and suggestion to her. He would wait to heal before the next TV appearance.

@CommerceGuruu He said his mom agreed to sell 150gm gold considering that’s 1% of what she has. She’s got 15kgs of Gold or 22.5Cr worth of physical Gold ?????!

As per this logic, I request every Indian to buy Rs100 worth of Nifty and we will hit upper circuit tomorrow What clowns do we have

@ashwinravi99 Privilege to watch. This is incredible at 15 in a sport more than a century ago. Unreal!! Today’s was dots/singles/drives/gaps. It is huge even for a Viv Richards to have done this. Vaibhav does it every other game! As a country, we believe in ‘avatar’. Right? We should.

This kid never fails to impress. He is definitely exciting, but don’t underestimate his game sense. It’s screaming out loud! Game smarts✅✅ #vaibhavsooryavanshi #LSGVRR

@ashwinravi99 Fair point. Guess strong observations come from well-wishers who wonder if there were (many) things that could have been controlled better. Apparently, there were.

I know a lot of fans would be gutted, but the way CSK have turned this around with a young squad is commendable. The change of approach hasn’t given a play off birth but “FLEMING AND RUTU” have flicked the switch on. Patience and perseverance with these boys and this could be a lethal team.🤝

@ESPNcricinfo Matt Short could have opened. Mhatre and Urvil could have opened. He at number 3 or 4 would have been more the ‘anchor’ or ‘balancing’ role. Sadly, all could see but them. Not taking away the past good things. But if you can’t hit over the in-field in PP, come later.

A real struggle for Ruturaj Gaikwad tonight. 15 off 21 balls with no boundaries - all of his runs came in singles 😬 #CSKvSRH #IPL2026

@cricbuzz Don’t play to ‘not lose’. Thats how the team is looking.

What would you say to Iyer & Co? #IPL2026

@sardesairajdeep There was an aspiring leader and an institution-like one in this match.

IPL gyaan: how did Akeal Hosain bowl only 3 overs for CSK when he went for just 21 runs on a wicket where spinners were not easy to get away?

@Fancricket12 True. Those two wouldn’t mind being less talked about. They have done well in almost all pitches.

Conditions in Chennai suit the likes of Eshan and even Sakib a lot more than what we saw in Ahmedabad. Those conditions were tailor-made for the tall boys club.

@imRohit_SN Rahane and he sadly are not helpful to their teams with their current opening position. Now they are in a situation, where they can’t play elsewhere in the order too. Today’s pitch was sluggish (same as with MI), but that’s when classical batsmen are to deliver.

What exactly is Gaikwad doing game after game?

@ESPNcricinfo Not yet

Kartik has exuded a sense of certainty at No. 4 and could well be the batter around whom CSK build their middle order for the future

@rawatrahul9 For someone from the batch of Kohli and Pandey, Jadeja would be most annoyed with that reason. Would have preferred being dropped bcos of the ground dimensions.

Rajasthan Royals comes back to play after a gap of exactly 1 week and we are told that “Jadeja misses out because of load management,” - strange.

@Fancricket12 Not many discuss his having to play out of his regular and preferred place. There are 3 teams that have classic players not willing to give up their opening spot. The other two have been openers for long and have stepped up their game. Btw, not disagreeing with you on Jos.

Jos Buttler takes a bit of time and then ramps it up. This method has brought him success in the IPL too - 7 tons. But in present times, the world of IPL (T20 cricket) is moving towards a different level of hitting.

@bhaleraosarang Too candidate surely.

Is Sunil Narine the greatest overseas player in the history of the IPL?

@vikrantgupta73 32-34 balls 50 aren’t bad for 204. That’s 9 an over for 12 overs. For 250 you need a couple of mad 50s. They are far too dependent on the top 3. And it’s amazing how they continue to deliver most times. In matches like these, that one more can be the diff.

Gujarat Titans have never ever chased more than 204 in an IPL game. Tonight it’s 247. Can Gill-Sai give them 85-90 in PP? #GTvsKKR #IPL2026

@joybhattacharj Want to back youngsters. Had always thought Kartik Tyagi needs guidance to be a Sreekanth like bowler. He has shown such good signs. Is very very annoying when they can bowl 145+ and get hit for boundaries with 120* stupid deliveries to world class batters. @KKRiders

KKR is still playing out of their skins and giving themselves a great chance. If they qualify after 1 point in their first six matches, they will have bettered Mumbai's 2014 run of 5 losses to start the tournament.

@unraveaero 🤦🏽‍♂️

Nehru inherited Asia's second largest industrial power. He and his crotch spawn reduced it to a basket case in four decades.

@IrfanPathan @ChennaiIPL Rutu is 3/4 3 lefties with Matt Henry on bench and only 3 overseas played. They have been a little stubborn too.

To be honest @ChennaiIPL has been very unlucky with injuries, despite that they still did well so far. Nazar utar lo yaar.

@ChennaiIPL Matt Henry still has skills and perhaps know something about bowling to Mitch Marsh.

We fall back on the process. #WhistlePodu #LSGvCSK

@ChennaiIPL I know everything will be discussed, but the powerplay may be less talked about. It is still a huge issue. Costing 10-25 runs each innings. Rutu is 3.

@sardesairajdeep I read the scale from President Putin’s msg and the number of deceased from Al Jazeera. And almost I shared with heard from me.

Last night I ended my news show with images of the storm in UP: more than a 100 people have died in the storm. Frankly it should have been the lead story on prime time. There isn’t even an excuse of ‘tyranny of distance’ from the HQs of most Noida based news channels so not sure why it wasn’t a big story. Ironically world leaders have expressed concern over deaths but most of our leaders have been in mute mode. Thoughts and prayers with the families of victims. 🙏🙏 youtu.be/kZwwKx_vN7c?si…