Journalism of Courage
Under-fire skipper Dinesh Karthik silenced his critics with a career-best 97 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders recovered from an atrocious start to post a competitive 175 for six against Rajasthan Royals in their must-win IPL fixture. (Source: AP)
Under pressure to perform after a string of five straight defeats, the World Cup-bound Karthik promoted himself to No. 4, shrugging off criticism, and smashed nine sixes and seven fours in his 50-ball unbeaten knock. (Source: PTI)
Put in to bat, KKR got off to an atrocious start to be 32/2 in powerplay overs against an all out pace attack from Rajasthan Royals. Playing his only second match this season, Aaron extracted pace and swing from the fast-paced Eden track and removed both the openers Chris Lynn (0) and Shubman Gill (14) cheaply. (Source: AP)
In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders spinners Piyush Chawla and Kuldeep Yadav rattled the top order. (Source: PTI)
Sunil Narine took the big wicket of RR skipper Steve Smith.(Source: PTI)
Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer stitched a big partnership to take Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling 3-wicket win. (Source: AP)
