Updated March 26th 2025, 10:40 IST
IPL 2025: The Indian Premier League is bigger and better in 2025 as it is now reaching out to more fans across the country with it's diversity. With IPL now being televised in many languages, a certain fan reckons the quality of Hindi commentary has diminished. The fan feels that nowadays Hindi commentary has become more about one-liners, unlike in the past when it was more informative.
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who is part of the IPL commentary panel for Hindi, responded to the fan. Harbhajan was rather classy with his response. The former India off-spinner took the feedback positively and wrote on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account - "Thank you for the input . We will work on it.”
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings got their 2025 IPL campaign off to a winning start as they beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs.
Defending a formidable total of 243/5, Punjab managed to restrict Gujarat to 232/5.
The Titans got off to a belligerent start, with openers Sai Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill putting together a 61-run stand. However, Glenn Maxwell provided Punjab with a crucial breakthrough, dismissing Gill for 33.
Sudharsan continued to dominate, playing a blistering knock of 74 off 41 balls, which included five fours and six sixes. However, his innings was cut short by left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh, leaving Gujarat at 145/2 in 12.3 overs.
Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford then built a 54-run partnership, keeping Gujarat in the hunt. Buttler reached his half-century but was bowled for 54 by Marco Jansen. Rahul Tewatia followed but managed only six runs before being run out.
Punjab will now play Lucknow on April 1 and they would like to keep up the winning momentum.
Published March 26th 2025, 10:35 IST