Now that IPL 6 has come to a close, we take a look back at the matches where lesser-known Indian domestic players grabbed a slice of the limelight.
Jasprit Bumrah makes a splash
The little-known Jasprit Bumrah, a 19-year-old medium-pacer from Gujarat, was handed his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 4 to much surprise. Having conceded three fours in his first four deliveries, Bumrah picked up the wicket of RCB captain Virat Kohli in his first over. He then added Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair to finish with 3 for 32.
What was remarkable was how quickly Bumrah had been drafted from Gujarat's T20 team into the Mumbai franchise. On March 31, he picked up the Man-of-the-Match award in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic Twenty20 competition, for excellent figures of 3-1-14-3. Former India coach John Wright, now in charge of Mumbai Indians, happened to be present at Indore. Within a couple days, Bumrah found himself sharing the dressing room with Sachin Tendulkar, Ponting and Harbhajan Singh. Come April 4, he was playing for the franchise in front of a packed stadium in Bangalore. ...
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08:14 AM, May 27, 2013
Without a doubt the most powerful IPL franchise - if not in all Twenty20 cricket - Chennai Super Kings have lived up to expectations by making it to their fifth IPL final in six season. Here, we take a look at how CSK's season has panned out. 1st match, v MI in Chennai - lost by nine runs CSK opened the tournament with a narrow defeat to the team they...
02:51 PM, May 25, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings were sitting pretty at the top until Monday when Mumbai Indians pushed them to second position with a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the two-time IPL champions will be determined to reclaim their top position with a win at home against bottom-dwellers Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday. With just pride to play for, Delhi can only hope to finish the season on a high but Chennai would...
07:25 PM, May 13, 2013
For the 24-year-old Mohit Sharma, who made his first class debut for Haryana in 2011, IPL 6 so far has been rewarding. With nine wickets in seven matches and an enviable economy of six runs per over, the Ballabhgarh boy has raised a few eyebrows and his performance of 3 for 21 against Pune Warriors on Tuesday was worthy of a man-of-the-match award. Mohit has a habit of picking key...
10:45 AM, May 01, 2013
Pune: What was seen as a grudge match for Chennai Super Kings - they were beaten at home the last time they faced Pune Warriors - turned into one-way traffic as the IPL 6 table-toppers extended their lead over the next best team to four points with a 37-run win at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Tuesday. Aaron Finch spoke before the match about the need to play fearless...
11:20 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Coming off an upset defeat to Pune Warriors at home, two-time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways against the poorest team in the league, Delhi Daredevils. Those who came to the Feroz Shah Kotla on Thursday witnessed an utter mismatch, with CSK drubbing this season's laughing stock by 86 runs to move up to fourth on the IPL 6 leaderboard. The tactic of keeping...
11:15 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Top wicket-takers of this season's Ranji Trophy have been awarded with a place in the Abhinav Mukund-led squad for England's first one-day practice game. ...
12:17 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Mohit Sharma's stroke-filled 175 took Delhi to 555 for 4 declared on day two of the Ranji Trophy tie against Tamil Nadu. ...
12:16 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Uttar Pradesh rule the roost with 10 points in three matches, while Haryana remain pointless in two matches. ...
01:45 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Lashkar cadres on ground have been told to wait for fresh recruits from PoK. ...
02:16 AM, Mar 26, 2009
Major Mohit Sharma was killed in Jammu and Kashmir battling terrorists. ...
12:52 AM, Mar 24, 2009
Politicians reached home to offer their condolence. ...
07:08 PM, Mar 23, 2009
