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Though pace bowlers generally open the innings with the ball and also handle the tough task of bowling toe-crushing yorkers towards the death, spinners control the middle overs and have an instrumental role to play in team’s performance. In the IPL, middle overs matter a lot, and spinners have a tough job restrict the run flow and pick up wickets to keep their team afloat in the game. With less than seven days remaining in the great grand cricketing carnival....

Delhi Daredevils who are placed at the bottom of the table are officially knocked out of the tournament while Royal Challengers Bangalore still have a bleak chance to qualify. The upcoming week will confirm the qualification of at least two more teams and the fight to finish in the top 4 is bound to get intense. While the season has been exciting so far, still many star IPL players are being missed....

After being put into bat by KKR, Colin Munro and Prithvi Shaw helped DD get off to a very good start as they added 59 for the first wicket. Prithvi Shaw struck his maiden IPL fifty but was out for a well-made 62. But it was Shreyas Iyer who stole the show with a magnificent 93 in just 40 deliveries which propelled DD to 219 in their 20 overs. Glenn Maxwell scored a quick-fire 27 as the hosts posted a mammoth total....

A complete all-rounder, Paul is also studying engineering in Mumbai and is equally committed to sports and academics. She has won several medals in the Juniors category over the years and today she is a serious threat in the Seniors league with her consistently excellent performances. With her fierce dedication and determination, you can trust this woman to shoot a bullet right through the competition. Though she’s been blessed with immense talent, Paul needs assistance from her fellow Indians to represent the country internationally....

While it has given basketball fans in India renewed hopes of a bright future, the whole UBA experience has been a special one for the players too. Delhi Capitals star Vinay Kaushik will nod in agreement to that. The 24-year old was named MVP of Season 2 in the awards ceremony held in Hyderabad on Friday. With a host of top players vying for the top prize, it was only natural for Kaushik to feel overjoyed....

The disease disproportionately affects overweight people and accounts for anywhere from 3% to 7% of all psoriasis cases, according to a 2012 study in Dermatology and Therapy. Symptoms Many aren’t aware that there are different types of psoriasis and expect all cases to present with classic signs, such as dry, scaly skin plaques. That is not the case with inverse psoriasis. Inverse psoriasis lesions are: Scale-freeSmoothDeep redShiny This is due to the fact that skin folds hold extra moisture and will naturally slough off any loose tissue as the skin surfaces rub together....

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov brushed off an explosive joint report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Meduza, an independent Russian- and English-language independent news outlet headquartered in Latvia. The investigation linked 86 companies and nonprofits in a co-operative suspected of owning luxury real estate, yachts and bank accounts tied to the sanctioned Bank Rossiya, and share the same email domain name: LLCinvest.ru. The seemingly interconnected companies hold assets, including a vast palace on the Black Sea, worth at least $4....

The IOC said in a statement on Saturday it “fully respects” Friday’s ruling by world athletics’ governing body (IAAF) to maintain its suspension of the Russians. The IOC added “the eligibility of athletes in any international competition including the Olympic Games is a matter for the respective international federation.” (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Alexander Smith) 0 votes

Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst were told to “step up” and back witness testimony in an op-ed by the Des Moines Register published on Tuesday, which also called on the pair to vote in favor of subpoenas. The Iowa newspaper also suggested that Sen. Ernst’s decisions during the impeachment trial could “influence” whether or not state voters support her having a second term in the upper chamber....

For nearly two years, Iowa Veterans Home Commandant Timon Oujiri had been receiving nearly $950 per week due to a payroll error. Oujiri told representatives of the governor’s office that he was long aware of the error, but failed to report it and continued receiving the additional funds, the report said. Oujiri received $90,000 from excess salary payments, and an additional $15,000 in improper retirement and insurance benefits payments from July 2019 through April, according to the report issued by State Auditor Rob Sand....

It seems iPad Mini is going get one more rival, this time it is not from Google or Kindle family but from Samsung, yes its biggest rival. Rumors are that Samsung is building Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 which would dethrone iPad mini. iPad Mini was launched in November and in just two months the Korean technology giant has manufactured (we are expecting a spectacular) 8-inch tablet of its own. It is expected that the 8-inch Samsung device would get an official revealing at MWC in February in Barcelona...

This isn’t the first time that gaming has been used to benefit a worthy cause. Back in February, all the proceeds from the Pink Knight Pack for Castle Crashers went to Breast Cancer Research. Last year, Penny Arcade’s personal charity Child’s Play raised $2,294,317 through numerous gaming related events. For the earthquake victims of Haiti, Microsoft and Turn 10 studios donated $10 to Save the Children’s Haiti relief effort for every download of the VIP Membership Car Pack for Forza Motorsport 3....

The iPhone 5S has a compact size, making it easy to hold smartphone. It gives expensive and premium look as a result of its solid aluminium back and metal frame with chamfered edges. On the other hand, OnePlus One does not look expensive owing to its plastic body. The iPhone has a 4.0 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD display with a pixel resolution of 640 x 1136 and a pixel density of 326 ppi....

According to IBtimes.com.au Chinese Analyst Sun Changxu told Chinese Web site QQ Tech that, “She predicts Apple will initiate the production of iPhone 6 in May so that it could launch the handset in June. “ In all probability Apple will launch its first phablet in face of iPhone6 at its WWDC. Speculations are that Apple iPhone 6 will come with a 4.7-inch screen and a 1,136 x 640 pixel display....

As per Susquehanna Fiscal Group personnel stated that the replacement gadget of iPhone 5s will surely come in the market in 2014 with higher price marks. Apple could easily get away with $50 to $100 extra amount for its large screen size. While the news won’t be appreciated by the millions of iPhone fans who are waiting for the phone, there are several signs that force the price hike on the iPhone 6....

The top seven run-getters of the IPL are unsurprisingly Indians with Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma occupying the top 3 spots. However, there have been a few foreign batsmen who have consistently made a mark in the IPL and have translated that success for their national teams as well. Without further ado, let’s look at the top-scorers from foreign countries in the IPL. #5 Brendon McCullum: 2880 runs in 109 innings Brendon McCullum announced the IPL in style, with a mammoth 158* in the inaugural match of the tournament in 2008....

Trend 1 – Valuation of Indian players It is very important to understand the auction dynamics before valuing any player. By applying simple cricket sense, one can easily say Jacques Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene and Brendon Mccullum are much better than Irfan Pathan, Rohit Sharma and Robin Uthappa, respectively, and similarly we can go on comparing many such combinations; however, auction dynamics are different. Every team has to play 7 Indian players as against 4 foreigners in their playing 11, and so, out of around 100 quality foreign players, teams are fighting for 4 quality players, while on the other hand, out of 25 odd high quality Indian players available, teams need 7 of the highest trait....