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                                 Rahul smashed six fours and four sixes in his knock © BCCI "I have been branded as a Test cricketer for 4-5 years, so it's good for me to be up there creating history and breaking the record," is how KL Rahul described his knock against Delhi Daredevils, after scoring the fastest IPL fifty. Despite some rapid knocks for India in the shortest format, including a hundred and a T20I strike rate in excess of 145, his overall T20 numbers painted a different picture. A scoring rate 125.65 in IPL before his first game in the 2018 season added weight to the narrative that he was of an accumulator of runs. During his debut IPL season in 2013, with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rahul got limited opportunities - only two innings in the middle in which he scored 20 runs. He got better chances with Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL 2014 but that stint d...

Even though Even Lewis had a debut to forget, Mayank Markande had one to remember, albeit in a losing cause. © AFP                                                A debut to forget If practice sessions a day before the game was anything to go by, Evin Lewis seemed like a party fish in his water. He was hammering the monster blows all around the ground. Some of them went deep into the stands some even hit the glass chambers. How none of them broke remains a mystery! But Lewis seemed all smooth in his glory, bringing his big-hitting reputation to IPL. Unfortunately, his debut innings in the tournament lasted only two balls as he was trapped leg-before-wicket by a superb inswinging delivery from Deepak Chahar. He got out for a duck, but to save some embarrassment, it isn't a premier list that he is a part of. He has the company of as many as 57...

Eros Now, the digital over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform of Eros International, will be the title sponsor of the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the 11th season of T20. Leveraging the nation’s two biggest attractions — Bollywood and cricket — Eros Now becomes one of the first OTT players to come on board as a sponsor of a league team in IPL. The collaboration is a part of the company’s endeavour to build a true digital video brand with Indian users. At the heart of the association is the value Eros Now’s paid subscribers will get throughout the season of 2018 to win match tickets, exclusive merchandise and a centre-field view with the captains at the coin toss. The thrilling, action-packed matches along with various social media and video content on erosnow.com will keep fans engrossed through the T20 season. Speaking on the announcement, Rishika Lulla Singh, CEO, Eros Digital, said, “The innovation with Royal Challengers Bangalor...