What happened in the cricket world today - September 23

Here are the titbits of news that matter in the world of cricket today.

1. ‘Eat food if hungry, don’t eat balls’ – Virender Sehwag’s dig at SRH after loss against DC

Virender Sehwag is not happy with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s performance against Delhi Capitals (DC) and stated that the ‘Orange Army’ played sluggish cricket. (READ MORE)

2. ‘Going to take a very good player to knock him out’ – Ricky Ponting heaps praises on Rishabh Pant

Ricky Ponting has showered praises on Rishabh Pant and has opined that the Delhi Capitals’ (DC) skipper has matured a lot. (READ MORE)

3. Reports: Virat Kohli can be sacked as RCB captain midway through IPL 2021

Reports have emerged that Virat Kohli could be removed as the captain of the RCB side midway through the 14th season of the IPL. (READ MORE)

4. Krunal Pandya needs to be a batting all-rounder to have a long-term T20 career: Sanjay Manjrekar

Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Krunal Pandya should become a batting all-rounder if he wants to have a long career in the T20 format of the game. (READ MORE)

5. T Natarajan testing positive for Covid-19 had no impact on SRH’s performance: Trevor Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss, the head coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) side has stated that T Natarajan’s positive Covid-19 result had no bearing on SRH’s poor performance against DC. (READ MORE)

6. ‘Not necessary to show variations just because it’s T20’ – Gautam Gambhir ‘disappointed’ by R Ashwin’s bowling performance against SRH

Gautam Gambhir has opined that he is disappointed with Ravichandran Ashwin and stated that it is not necessary for the veteran spinner to showcase all his variations every time. (READ MORE)

7. ‘He is the trailblazer of this generation’ – Sanjay Manjrekar feels Rishabh Pant is the modern-day Virender Sehwag

Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Rishabh Pant is a trailblazer of the modern era, and is similar to Indian batting great Virender Sehwag. (READ MORE)

8. I respect the decision DC have made to continue with Rishabh Pant as captain: Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has opined that he respects the decision taken by the Delhi Capitals’ (DC) management to continue with Rishabh Pant as the captain of the side in the second leg of the IPL. (READ MORE)

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