Patel excelled with both the bat and ball
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Kings XI Punjab opening batsman Manan Vohra blitzed his way to 42 and all-rounder Akshar Patel smashed 42 as well, while also taking one wicket, to lead their side to a four-wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils.
Rahane struck eight boundaries and a six during his knock of 64
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Ajinkya Rahane smashed a spectacular half-century to help the Rajasthan Royals hand the Delhi Daredevils their sixth straight loss in Ahmedabad.
Duminy smashed three sixes during his match-winning knock of 52
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Delhi Daredevils stand-in captain Dinesh Karthik and South Africa all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy both scored half-centuries to steer their side home in a tense win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Dubai.
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Tiwary will not accompany India to Zimbabwe
India batsman Manoj Tiwary has been ruled out of action for the next four months after twisting his left knee during a football drill for the Kalighat cricket club in Kolkata.
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Dhawan dedicated his Golden Bat to the Uttarakhand flood vicitims
India’s cricketers have been known to dedicate match-winning performances to people who are struggling in their own country and at the conclusion of the recent Champions Trophy, opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan joined the list of Indian players to do so by dedicating his coveted Golden Bat award, which he won for scoring 363 runs in the tournament, to the Uttarakhand flood victims.
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Gambhir believes the IPL’s image should not be tainted by the actions of a few individuals
The recent match-fixing scandal has dented the integrity and everything else the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands for, but India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes there is still hope for the tournament and that people are being too quick to judge the competition based on the actions of a handful of corrupt individuals.
Tiwary impressed selectors after scoring 93 runs against England in a warm up match
Despite not being selected for the first two Test matches against England, Indian all-rounder Manoj Tiwary has announced that he is still not giving up on working towards making his Test debut.
