Himmat Singh, the East Delhi Riders skipper, said that he first ascertained the nature and ability of players before asking them to fulfill roles like in the case of Mayank Rawat, who was assigned the job of a finisher
In a ceremony conducted by the East Delhi Riders management to honour the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rohan Jaitley, skipper Himmat Singh pledged to donate Rs 1 lakh to the family of Eklavya Singh while Rounak Waghela chipped in with 50% of his match fees
In a rain-shortened match, 19-year-old Yajas Sharma scores 41 off 21 balls to take the Strikers to a seven-wicket win over Lions in a Delhi Premier League game; Anmol Sharma's 11-ball unbeaten 32 had earlier saved the Lions from humiliation in the innings
Delhi batsman Ayush Badoni, who is leading South Delhi Superstarz in the Delhi Premier League, has unleashed switch-hit in the games against Purani Dilli 6 and Central Delhi Kings. His team has managed to break their own record of highest total of the tournament twice now
While Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant got a cheque of Rs 75 lakh each for being part of India’s T20 World Cup-winning team, Ishant Sharma was given Rs 51 lakh for completing 100 Test matches. Shikhar Dhawan also got Rs 51 lakh for ‘Excellence in Cricket’