IPL 2017 Preview: Delhi Daredevils eye fresh start against depleted Royal Challengers Bangalore

The second match of the day sees Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with Delhi Daredevils in their own backyard. An injury-hit Bangalore side started off the IPL 10 with a loss against the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bangalore is one franchise who have lost a major number of players due to injury. KL Rahul was ruled out of the competition while skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are also missing the initial stages and this has had an impact on their performance in the first game.

While Delhi Daredevils on the other hand seem to be promising with their current line up. They consist of a combination of hard hitters and bowlers who can be brutal on their day.

What’s under the belt

Royal Challengers Bangalore might have lost the momentum in the beginnings but their batting abilities can anchor them back on track with authority. Chris Gayle, Shane Watson and Kedar Jadhav are presently the names in that tally  who can make a difference in the results for Bangalore.

Delhi Daredevils seem to be a fresh bunch with a lot more and talented bunch of cricketers roped in. Carlos Brathwaite and Sam Billings’ ability to smash the ball hard can turn tables for Delhi.

Limitations

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have always faced a problem with their bowling abilities. The leakage of runs in the death overs pushes them on the back-foot.

Delhi Daredevils’ batsmen need to chip in at crucial stages and give big partnerships and capitalise on the starts they get.

Players to watch out for

For RCB, flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle can prove to be the most important player especially in the absence of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.

Delhi Daredevils would depend upon the West Indies player Carlos Brathwaite and would expect him to repeat the World T20 feat to give them a flying start. On the other hand youngster Khaleel Ahmed is the one on whom the Delhi side can bank upon.

Delhi Daredevils consist of a bunch of youngsters while an injury-affected Bangalore would be looking to gain their winning ways back with this clash. 

Source:http://bit.ly/2nNei7e

Is This To Be Mommy Kareena Kapoor Khan's Most Glamorous Look Yet?

To say fashion designer Manish Malhotra's highly-anticipated birthday party lived up to every bit of its hype would be an understatement.

The celebrated design maestro who's friend circle includes the biggest names from the Bollywood industry and outside it turned 50 on December 5--yes, 50!

And to mark the celebration his best friend and eminent Bollywood director Karan Johar threw a lavish party at Taj Lands End, Mumbai last night.

Jacqueline Fernandes, Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani, Farah Khan, Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora Khan, Malaika Arora Khan--you name and the stars were in attendance.
Original Source: http://bit.ly/2hHBrJD

What Happens When Virat Kohli Walks Out to bat in an Indian Stadium

Parthiv Patel, on his return to the Indian Test team after eight years, had kept wickets for 94 overs and then scored a gritty 42 to lead India's response to England's 283 in Mohali.

Patel was dismissed after 26 overs of resilience and old school grit. For connoisseurs of Test cricket, it was almost heartbreaking. A special innings was in the making, India was en route a strong platform and a great comeback was being scripted.

For, the fall of the second Indian wicket in Test cricket can only one thing in the post - Sachin Tendulkar era: it's Virat Kohli's turn to bat.

And when Kohli walks out to bat at home, the ground erupts. Who cares what Patel did or how many he got or how stirring his comeback story could have been? Even before the Gujarat southpaw had walked out of the field, chants of 'Kohli, Kohli' filled the stadium.

Original source: http://bit.ly/2gE47ja