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Questions around his fitness, his bowling, his captaincy, his new No. 4 spot, have all been answered and how.

The next ball was Hardik's last of the day, and it was back to basics: into the pitch, while angling the ball across the left-hand batter. He had performed a steadying role at No. 4 all through the season; all that remained was to do it one last time. Before this season, he hadn't had too many opportunities to begin a T20 innings with more than 10 overs remaining, but at Titans, he has adopted that role out of necessity and relished it. That sequence included a pair of offcutters that gripped and beat the outside edge, and a 143kph bouncer that left Padikkal late on a hook. A bit of extra bounce, possibly, and a bit of nibble off the seam - neither in any way pronounced - caused him to edge behind. One ball later, Hardik bowled his one full ball of the evening, and Hetmyer opened his bat face to steer it between wicketkeeper and short third man. Starting the 15th over having given away only seven runs in his first three, Hardik suffered his only dose of punishment on the day. By then, Hardik had tormented Devdutt Padikkal as well, bowling seven balls to the left-hand batter and conceding only a leg bye. "[At the] right time, I wanted to show what I have worked hard for, and today was the day, from my bowling point of view, I saved the best for the best [stage]," Hardik said during the post-match presentation. The ball kicked up awkwardly, and Samson skewed it to backward point. And oh, Hardik had never captained a team at senior level; how would he lead this group of players who had never played with each other before? He had been appointed captain of a new IPL franchise, Gujarat Titans, and it was still not known what role he would play for them.

NEW DELHI : As fireworks lit up the Ahmedabad night sky and confetti rained on Hardik Pandya and his triumphant Gujarat Titans team mates, another edition ...

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Gujarat's bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik Pandya (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals to 180/9 and then chased down the modest total ...

The plan was to take it deep and for the finishers to finish. The captain trusts me and keeps telling me to trust your game and keep finishing like you do," Tewatia further said. They entered the cash-rich T20 tournament, which was expanded to 10 teams, alongside Lucknow Super Giants. The power-hitter was also interrupted by captain Pandya, who hilariously intervened in the chat before joining his teammates amid the celebration. Gujarat's bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik Pandya (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals batting unit to 130 for nine after losing the toss. Pandya perished for 34 but Gill amassed 45 off 43 balls and ended with a six that secured the victory.

Cricket News: Hardik Pandya is now in the rare group of players who have been a part of five IPL title wins. He's led the Gujarat Titans, his home state IPL ...

The two batsmen hugged and, as the fireworks erupted, the Gujarat players came running on to the pitch to celebrate. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

Pandya then made 34 with the bat before Shubman Gill (45*) and David Miller (32*) steered the team home in 18.1 overs to bring the house down at the 132,000 capacity stadium. (BCCI/IPL/PTI Photo)

The Indian cricket board has announced a "prize money" of Rs 1.25 crore for curators and groundsmen across the six venues that hosted the Indian Premier ...

- - Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. "We've witnessed some high octane games and I would like to thank each one of them for their hard work. The playoffs matches were held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad -- with both hosting two matches apiece. The unsung heroes - our curators and groundsmen across 6 IPL venues this season," Jay Shah wrote in his tweet.

Despite the drop in TRPs, the IPL seems set for a long run with top-notch cricket.

Royals last won the title during the 2008 inaugural edition and the latest comeback augurs well for Samson’s men. However, sport does not entirely ride on emotion and Royals stumbled at the last step. Often weighed down by injuries and the comparisons with Kapil Dev, Pandya finally turned the corner, leading Titans with finesse, scoring brisk runs and prising out valuable wickets like he did in the final — scalping Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer and Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson. Through the IPL’s long summer, Titans always had consistent performers chipping in without fail.

It has taken a while but Rashid Khan, arguably the greatest T20 bowler of this generation, finally has an IPL trophy to call his own.

0 0 0 0 Over the course of the season, he also revealed that he had to adjust his lengths after certain players on batting-friendly pitches decoded how to take him on. 0 Even as he finessed his focus on building that pressure on one end, he hadn’t completely given up the wicket-taking role. 0 In fact, he was making a conscious effort to be a kind of enforcer in the GT bowling line-up. He finished the match with impressive bowling figures 4-0-18-1 at just 4.50 runs per over. And that is exactly what was on display with the Royals’ batters in the final. One of the biggest takeaways from the GT triumph was that this was the Afghan star’s first-ever T20 title, in flesh and blood.

"I'm pleased to announce a prize money of INR 1.25 crores for the men who gave us the best games in #TATAIPL 2022. The unsung heroes - our curators and ...

We're really thankful for the BCCI for this initiative," Mukherjee told PTI. 25 lacs each for CCI, Wankhede, DY Patil and MCA, Pune. 12.5 lacs each for Eden and Narendra Modi stadium." Not only Eden Gardens, but all the groundsmen across India, will be very pleased for this.

NEW DELHI : After leading Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their first season, winning the Twenty20 World Cup with India is next ...

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Champion Gujarat Titans got a colossal amount of ₹20 crore, while runners up Rajasthan Royals were handed a hefty amount of ₹12.5 crore.

-Buttler also knocked 83 boundaries, which again was the highest by any individual, and was awarded another ₹10,00,000 for this -Buttler hit altogether 45 sixes during the entire tournament, which was also the highest . He was rewarded with Rs10,00,000 for this incredible feat The star-opener for Rajasthan Royals finished the IPL 2022 season with 863 runs.

Go the Jos Buttler way (barring the final, of course), or at least like Quinton de Kock. Make every ball count as an opener if you are eyeing that hundred, not ...

Maybe check out the tape-ball tournaments to unearth some diamonds in the rough and get the best out of them before their stocks go through the roof. That lent them the solidity to survive the league stage and finish No 4. The results were for everyone to see. Batter SR Their other experiment will be talked about for a long time to come though. Have a look at the strike rates. Not many franchises have bought into this outlook but one of them reached the finals this way. Be open to take risk once in a while. Same with David Warner or de Kock. The same can’t be said about the Indian openers though. Batter SR Go the Jos Buttler way (barring the final, of course), or at least like Quinton de Kock. Make every ball count as an opener if you are eyeing that hundred, not just in the power play, but also in the middle overs. Batter Runs SR

As per TAM data, the average ad volume per channel per match for 71 games showed an increase of 8% during IPL 15 over the previous season.

Meanwhile, ecommerce-gaming topped the list of categories in IPL 15, while it ranked second during IPL 14. There were 80 brands in IPL 15 as compared to 82 in IPL 14. The report stated that number of categories in IPL 15 stood at 39 as compared to 41 in IPL 14.

Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League title in their maiden season as they beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the final.

Rajasthan Royals who finished as the runner-up were also presented a check of ₹12.50 crore as the runner up. The winning team Gujarat Titans got a check of ₹20 crore as they were the champions. Gujarat Titans beat the Rajasthan team by 7 wickets to win their IPL trophy debut season.

There have been 14 IPL finals since 2008. How well do you remember them?