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T20 Match 2 : Russell cameo help Kolkata beats Hyderabad by 6 wickets

Andre Russell smashed an explosive 49 to spoil David Warner's scintillating IPL comeback as Kolkata pulled off a dramatic six-wicket win over Hyderabad at The Eden Gardens on Sunday. Needing 53 runs from last three overs, the powerful Jamaican changed the course of the match with his big-hitting against Siddharth Kaul, creaming off 19 runs from that over. He retained the strike by taking a smart single and continued his assault on Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who too bled 19 runs in the penultimate over as Kolkata sealed the 182-run chase with two balls to spare. Russell hammered four sixes and an equal number of boundaries in run sequence that read 6-6-1-4-1-4-6-4-0-6-1. Youngster Shubman Gill (18 not out) completed the formalities with two sixes off Shakib-Al-Hasan.

After kabaddi and football, Bachchans now eye IPL:-

Indian cinema’s biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, has shown interest in coming aboard cricket’s billion-dollar baby, the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Bachchan family, which already has interests in Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Chennaiyin FC and Pro-Kabaddi League franchise Jaipur Pink Panthers, is now looking for space in India’s most followed sport.

Happpyy birthday Mr.Rahul Dravid Sir!

Rahul Sharad Dravid is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the current Overseas Batting Consultant for the Indian team, and also the head coach for the Under-19 and 'A' teams.Dravid scored nearly 25000 runs in international cricket. He is colloquially known as Dependable or Mr. Dependable, and often referred to as The Great Wall or The Wall by Indian cricket followers.

Kohli's men India's best fast-bowling, fielding team but not batting: Ian Chappell

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels the Virat Kohli-led side is India's best in pace bowling and fielding but it is nowhere close to being the best in batting.

India defeated Australia 2-1 for their maiden Test series triumph Down Under, ending a 71-year wait.

The historic victory has garnered widespread praise for Kohli's men with several former players lauding the gritty performance.