March 30: IPL 2024 Evening News - Top updates on players, teams, stats, points table, and more

1. 'Respect our players' — Actor Sonu Sood throws his weight behind Hardik Pandya, deletes story later 

Hardik Pandya has faced severe criticism ever since he replaced Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians captain ahead of IPL 2024. (READ MORE)

2. ‘They don’t have good bowlers in IPL 2024’ - Harbhajan Singh comes down hard on RCB’s bowling attack after second loss

“What did they do with Yuzvendra Chahal?” questions Harbhajan Singh. (READ MORE)

3. ‘More expensive than a beer in Iceland’ — Iceland Cricket hilariously troll Mitchell Starc after another subpar showing in IPL 2024

Seeing his performances, the official X account of Iceland Cricket took to the social media platform and decided to troll Starc, following his spells of 4-0-53-0 and 4-0-47-0 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, respectively. (READ MORE)

4. 'Impossible for RCB to win the IPL with this bowling attack' — Michael Vaughan, not optimistic about RCB's prospects in IPL 2024

Iceland Cricket took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to troll star KKR pacer Mitchell Starc after his subpar showings in the IPL 2024. (READ MORE)

5. Watch: New video shows actual reason why Matheesha Pathirana crouched in front of MS Dhoni in CSK-GT tie

During the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) versus Gujarat Titans (GT) match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, a video went viral on social media where it seemed like Matheesha Pathirana touched the legendary MS Dhoni's feet. (READ MORE)

6. IPL 2024: Venkatesh Iyer dedicates match-winning knock against RCB to fiancée

Venkatesh Iyer scored a 30-ball 50 as KKR defeated RCB by seven wickets in match No. 10 of IPL 2024. (READ MORE)

7. 'How much Virat Kohli will do alone?' - Sunil Gavaskar slams RCB batters after shoddy outing versus KKR

Virat Kohli's half-century was the lone bright spot in RCB's dismal outing against KKR on Friday, March 29. (READ MORE)

8. IPL 2024: SRH all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga's arrival yet to be confirmed

“He (Hasaranga) will join sooner than later. All I can say is he will definitely join the team,” Hasaranga's manager told Cricbuzz on March 29. (READ MORE)

9. IPL 2024: 3 Changes Royal Challengers Bengaluru should make to get back to winning ways

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost their first home game of the season against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. (READ MORE)

10. You can’t choose between Sunil Narine and Andre Russell: Shreyas Iyer

“They're both very useful and phenomenal assets for the team because if they have a rough showing with the ball, they can make it up with the bat. This is a big positive for our team,” Shreyas said. (READ MORE)