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Rana Nasir Ghafoor
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Articles By Rana Nasir Ghafoor

Rahul Dravid not sure about his IPL future

Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid is not sure about his future role for the franchise, saying that he would take a break before making any decision. Under his command, the Royals performed magnificently this season, but failed to make it to the playoffs. Talking to media after his side’s embarrassing defeat at the hands of […]

Mahela Jayawardene happy to see Ross Taylor back in form

Delhi Daredevils suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the stand-in skipper Mahela Jayawardene has a few positives to draw out. After the game, the classy right-hander stated that the return to form of Ross Taylor was one of the positive aspects for the Delhi side. Taylor was struggling with […]

Win over MI gives KKR confidence, says Gautam Gambhir

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir has said that his team’s convincing win over Mumbai Indians boosted up the players’ confidence ahead of their final league match against Pune Warriors India. The Kolkata skipper was not reluctant to admit that a defeat would have put his side under tremendous pressure before the final first-round […]

KXIP no short of firepower, says David Hussey

Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey has dismissed the notion that his side lacks firepower to pull off matches. The Punjab side suffered a humiliating loss to Delhi Daredevils despite being in command early in the game. Batting first, Kings XI Punjab piled up 136 runs, thanks to Hussey’s crucial 40 runs. In reply, the […]

Dwayne Bravo terms CSK v KKR as one of best matches of IPL VI

Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo steered his side to a classy win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by hitting a last ball six at Eden Gardens on Monday night. Terming the encounter as one of the best in the ongoing season, Bravo said that he was not expecting the game to stretch to the […]

David Hussey optimistic about KXIP’s chances for playoffs

Kings XI Punjab skipper David Hussey is confident about his team’s chances of qualifying for the play-off stage of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). His comments came in the wake of KXIP’s stunning win over Deccan Chargers in a crucial game on Sunday. Batting first, the Chargers piled up a massive total of 190, […]

Virat Kohli happy to see RCB back in playoffs contention

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has said that his side is peaking at the right time in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The Challengers were not in the playoffs contention before their three consecutive wins lately. The Bangalore outfit jumped up to the third spot following an emphatic win over Pune Warriors India […]

Rajasthan Royals can still qualify for playoffs: Johan Botha

Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Johan Botha believes that his team still has a good chance of making it to the elimination round of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Rajasthan’s chances for the playoffs became slim when they suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday. The Royals were dominant […]

Kumar Sangakkara predicts KKR will win IPL 5

Kolkata Knight Riders’ fantastic performance has forced Kumar Sangakkara to rate the Gautam Gambhir-led side as favourite for the ingoing fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Prior to Delhi Daredevils’ victory over Deccan Chargers on Thursday, the Knight Riders were sitting on top of the points table. With eight wins in 12 matches, […]

David Hussey cites Mandeep Singh as future India player

Kings XI Punjab David Hussey has lavished praise on Mandeep Singh for his match-winning knock against Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League (IPL) game on Tuesday. Mandeep smashed an aggressive knock of 75 runs to steer his side to a challenging total of 170 runs. Although wickets kept falling at the other end, the […]

Responsibility on me and Jacques Kallis, says Gautam Gambhir

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has said that being the most experienced guys in the side, he and Jacques Kallis carry a lot responsibility in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The Knight Riders have many heavy weight players in the batting line-up, such as Brendon McCullum and Yusuf Pathan. However, Gambhir was not […]

AB de Villiers praises Gayle and Dilshan for win over Deccan

AB de Villiers scooped ‘Man of the Match’ award for his match-winning performance against Deccan Chargers, but the South African said that it was an all-round team effort that guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to victory. In the 50th Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Sunday, the Royal Challengers thrashed Deccan Chargers by five wickets. Batting […]

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