Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has slammed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul’s recent batting approach in this current ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saying that watching the India batter bat during powerplays is the “most boring thing.”

The LSG skipper came under fire from the fans and pundits alike for his reserved batting approach in the game against Rajasthan Royals where he scored 39 off 32 balls while Kyle Mayers at the other end scored a quick-fire half-century.

KL Rahul’s slow batting did not sit well with Pietersen who reportedly said on the air that watching him bat in powerplays is “the most boring thing I have ever been through.”

The LSG captain has been in good form in the ongoing IPL having scored 194 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 114.79 with one fifty.

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However, KL Rahul received a lot of flak for his batting approach in the game versus Rajasthan Royals where he faced a maiden over—the very first over in the game—from Trent Boult and the only highlight of his 32-ball 39 was a huge 103 meter six off Yuzvendra Chahal.

At the other end, Rahul’s opening partner, Kyle Mayers, who has been in destructive form during this year’s edition of the IPL, smashed another fifty as the LSG managed to reach a respectable total of 154/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

The Lucknow Super Giants managed to etch out a 10-run victory owing mostly to their bowling efforts as Avesh Khan took three wickets while Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis got two scalps, taking the Giants to the second spot on this year’s IPL points table with four victories out of the six matches so far.

The Lucknow Super Giants are due to face defending champions Gujarat Titans on April 22.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player Rinku Singh has become an internet sensation after his heroic knock of consecutive five sixes in the last over of the KKR vs GT match in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

With talks of Singh’s performance all over social media, Shreyas Iyer, the injured captain, gave a video call to him and applauded him for his smashing performance.

A video of their face time is doing rounds on the internet and is winning the hearts of cricketer lovers across the globe. In the video, Iyer can be heard saying, Long Live Rinku. Further, KKR’s IPL season 2023 captain Nitish Rana joined the conversation asking if Iyer watched the innings. He then said Rinki won’t miss it like last year and will finish the game.

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Rana also said the team misses him.

Iyer couldn’t stop hailing Singh and said he got goosebumps seeing him knocking five sixes consecutively. The viral video was shared by KKR’s official Twitter handle with the caption, ‘Special video from Shreya, Iss baar khatam karke aaunga!’

Watch the viral video here:

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The middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer, was ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2023 due to surgery for a recurring lower-back injury.

The 28-year-old cricketer has been dealing with back issues for quite some time and had also missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022-23. He also missed the three-match ODI series against Australia.

Apart from the ILP 2023, Iyer has also been ruled out from the upcoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and Australia at The Oval in London. Given Iyer’s health, Nitish Rana was appointed as KKR’s interim captain. Further, Iyer will remain out of action till the June end. Reportedly, he aims to return to the pitch before Asia Cup 2023.

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A 15-year-old girl etched her name in the record books by swimming continuously for 8 hours in a pond at her native village of Purai in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district.

Chandrakala Ojha, a Class 10 student from Purai village, started her record-setting swim in a pond at 5:10 am and continued till 1:10 pm in the afternoon, etching her name in the Golden Book of World Records.

Chandrakala, who has been swimming since she was five years old, is latest to be included in the Golden Book of Records from the record-breaking sports village of Purai.

The 15-year-old, who wants to represent India in swimming on the international scene, belongs to a family of sportspersons and has already won 3 gold and 2 silver medals in Junior Open National and State championships.

Chandrakala’s older sister Bhumika is a national swimmer while younger brother Siddharth is also a state-level player.

The youngster wants to make swimming her career also aspires to help other aspiring youngsters in the state to become good swimmers, however, the lack of a swimming pool and proper facilities in Purai village is an obstacle for aspiring swimmers in the area.

Speaking about her record-setting swim, Chandrakala said she practiced daily for 10-12 hours with her coach Om Kumar Ojha.

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Ojha said the entire village supported the youngster’s endeavor as one group monitored her sleep while another charted her diet routine.

Chandrakala’s 8-hour record-setting swim is being widely lauded by officials and the government of Chhattisgarh.

After finishing her swim, the teen was awarded with the Golden Book of World Record certificate and medal by Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu while Dr Manish Bishnoi, Asia Head of the Golden Book of World Records, acknowledged her achievement.

The Purai village in Durg district of the state is popularly known as a sports-village, having produced many state and national-level sportspersons. At present, there 103 young swimmers in the village with national and state-level experience.

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