Graeme Swann shows his funny side during IPL 2023 commentary.© Twitter
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one big celebration of T20 cricket. Over the last decade and half, IPL has privided enough entertainment on the cricket field and off it too. Even the most serious cricketers sometimes bring out their humorous side at the sidelines of this tournament. The same was visible from England spin great Graeme Swann, who is one of the experts for IPL 2023’s digital broadcasters Jio Cinema, ahead of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ahead of the match, Swan could be see doing the ‘Naagin’ dance with his fellow commentators.
Watch: England Great Does “Naagin” Dance During IPL. Internet Impressed
On camera masti on #hangout ! Swanny is fun @Swannyg66 @rotalks @mantramugdh @JioCinema pic.twitter.com/vKqAXQ2kVh
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) April 6, 2023
Talking about the game, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stood tall amid the ruins with a maiden IPL fifty before Shardul Thakur’s counter-attacking 68 from 29 balls propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to an imposing 204 for seven against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
On a day explosive KKR batter Andre Russell fell for a golden duck, Gurbaz (57; 44b) laid the foundation before Thakur showed his mettle as a powerhitter to take them past 200-mark after RCB opted to bowl.
First, it was the Afghanistan recruit who revived their fortunes from a sloppy start, before Thakur came in at No 7 to give the team a final flourish in an entertaining 103-run (47b) sixth wicket partnership with Rinku Singh (46; 33b).
The duo lit up the show after Karn Sharma gave a double blow claiming Gurbaz and Russell off successive deliveries in the 12th over.
On a pitch that had true bounce and carry, David Willey exposed KKR’s fragile top-order, when the England leftarm pacer knocked over Venkatesh Iyer (3) and Mandeep Singh (0) off successive deliveries inside the powerplay.
Promoted to open, Venkatesh looked out of sorts and was done in by a sharp incoming delivery that had low bounce, while Mandeep was clueless to an away going delivery.
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