Thank you RCB !!!!!

 

Fumes of excitement started to pour in for RCB fans as soon as they heard of the first match in the Tata IPL 2024. It was between two giants RCB and CSK at Chepauk. RCB lost the game but what came next for the franchise had a bigger reason to be disappointed. They lost 6 games out of their next 7.  Everybody was dejected and disappointed even the players in the team and now they just went out to enjoy their game and cherish the remaining moments left with them in the tournament but who knew that this 1% chance of going to the playoffs became 100%. They won their next 6 games in a row keeping the net run rate and after winning a tremendous match against CSK, they marched into the playoffs. What followed next is a forgettable moment just like all the playoff matches RCB has played. But I am writing this to thank RCB for every it has given us to cherish in this IPL by making the best comeback every and Virat Kohli winning the Orange Cap. These are just some of them but everything they have given us this IPL. I am a RCB fan and they given me tears of sadness every year but there is something in this team that drives me to support them and follow them every year. I thank RCB for giving me those memories. This team has given its fans everything but just not an IPL TROPHY !!!!!!!

The Return of the King aka Virat Kohli

 

                             

Once upon a time, there lived a king who ruled over three kingdoms. The name of the three kingdoms were – ODI, T20I and TEST. There were also other people who were like him but he always dominated them. The king had won 70 wars and was very close to his 71^st. After winning 70 wars, he went on a voyage. The motive of this voyage was to experiment new things and new modern ways of winning wars. He learnt them and practised them also but was not successful. When he came back from his voyage, he executed the new ways and techniques of war but could not dominate the wars. After 1,021 days got past and he could not dominate the wars, he also did not win them and he was not so confident now and, in that period, the other people who were their started to win wars and gained faith of people and The King’s following was low. Then he took a break and spent some time with his family and friends and after 1 month he returned with a bang!!!! He won his 71^st war and he was back, the KING was back. This story is just a representation of Virat Kohli aka the King Kohli’s journey.

He smashed his 71^st century against Afghanistan in one of India’s outings in the Asia Cup on 8^th September, 2022. He made 122* of 61 balls and leading India to victory in that match.

 

 

 

Reviewing Black Widow

 

I have always written about cricket and always mentioned that I am die – hard cricket fan but I have not mentioned that I am also a die – hard marvel fan. In September, Black Widow was released and I thought let’s review the movie.

I would say that it was a very nice ending to Natasha Romanoff’s character but there were some disappointments also. Like, in the starting it was shown that Dreykov the main villain of the movie and daughter was dead in a bomb blast which was planted by Black Widow but in the end, we see that her daughter is alive and is the taskmaster. The biggest disappointment for me was that Taskmaster was dead in the end of the movie means he was not dead but now he won’t come back. Losing a very excellent villain like Taskmaster is bad. I was excited for this movie just because of Taskmaster and when I saw the movie in that Taskmaster was involved in just three major scenes. There was just one fight of Taskmaster vs Black Widow and that too a short one. So, I just wanted to say that Taskmaster, an excellent villain with amazing superpowers, which we thought was villain in the movie was just involved in three scenes and he cannot come back also. So, a nice movie and a nice ending to Natasha Romanoff’s character and in this movie Black Widow’s sister was also seen and it was a nice ending to the Natasha Romanoff’s character and it was a one-time watch movie and a good movie. 

            

India vs New Zealand series 2021

 As the T20 World cup got over on 17th November and Australia lifted the trophy for the first time and New Zealand were the runners - up, just after three days of the final of the T20 World cup. It was India taking over New Zealand in India. It started on 17th November. From India Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami were rested and Rohit Sharma was captain and from New Zealand's side Kane Williamson was rested and Tim Southee was captain. In the test series, Virat Kohli was only rested for the first test and in the first test Ajinkya Rahane was captain and   Kane Williamson played in both but due to injury did not play the second test and Tom Latham was captain in the second test. 

Now, let us take a preview of the T20I and Test series. 

          

                                       T20I Series 

                            

Starting Date - 17th November 

First T20I – India won by 5 wickets.

Record Made – Martin Guptill scored his first half century vs India in T20I’s in the 14 matches he played against India.  Suryakumar Yadav recorded his highest score in T20 Internationals, 62. Trent Boult became the fifth bowler to dismiss Rohit Sharma three or more times in T20Is.

Venue: Jaipur

Ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium

 

Second T20I – India won by 7 wickets.

Record Made – At 30 years and 361 days, Harshal Patel became the sixth-oldest T20I debutant for India.  Guptill also completed 150 T20I sixes as an opener, becoming the first batter to get the feat. – Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul now have joint-most half-century stand in T20Is, 13.

Venue: Ranchi

Ground: JSCA International Stadium Complex

 

Third T20I – India wins the series and won the match by 73 runs.  

Record Made – India recorded their second successive whitewash against New Zealand in bilateral T20I series. Harshal Patel became the second Indian batter to get out via hit wicket in T20Is.

Venue: Kolkata

Ground: Eden Gardens Stadium

                                         

                                           Test Series 

         

 

First Test – Match drawn  

Record Made – Shreyas Iyer is the first Indian to score a century and a fifty on test debut. 52 for the sixth, 64 for the seventh and 67 (unbroken) for the eight wickets have provided the first instance in the second innings when three successive pairs for these wickets – positions have shared 50 plus partnerships for India.

Venue: Kanpur

Ground: Green Park Cricket Ground

 

Second Test – India won by 376 runs.

Record Made – 372 - India's margin of win in Mumbai, their biggest win - margin in terms of runs in Tests. 300 - Wickets for Ashwin in home Tests, the second India bowler with 300-plus Test wickets at home after Anil Kumble  (350). 

Venue: Mumbai

Ground: Wankhede Stadium

 

Ending Date - 6th December