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Prithvi Shaw's recent performances in IPL 2023 have not been up to par. The Delhi Capitals batter scored only 47 runs in six matches before being left out of the squad as a substitute during their victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has criticised Shaw's poor form, questioning his fitness and suggesting that he has not adapted his game to the situation.

"You can't continue down the same road. If things aren't working, you have to change them up, and he has to understand where he is at in his game. It's just not good enough. There was an incident with the run-out situation in Bangalore with (David) Warner. He sat on the backside of the bench the whole time when Delhi was fielding and did nothing and later when he came out he was lazy with the running. These little things in the game that come back to haunt you at times. He has had a poor season. I don't think he is overly fit. I don't think he has really adjusted his game as such and he has paid the price," said Doull on Cricbuzz.

A day after the protest over the issue of sexual harassment allegations against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh resumed at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, protesting wrestlers have moved the Supreme Court seeking FIR against the wrestling body chief.

Delhi Police, meanwhile, has sought report from the sports ministry in regards to the status of the oversight committee.

A six-member oversight committee was formed in January this year by the sports ministry after discussions with the wrestlers over the allegations against WFI chief. The committee, headed by boxer Mary Kom, was supposed to look after day to day activities of WFI.

Rajasthan Royals lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 runs on Sunday in the Indian Premier League. A batting failure at the Chinnaswamy Stadium saw the side huff and puff close to the target, but at the end, Rajasthan failed to get over the line, due to some good bowling at the death by Virat Kohli's side. Needing 190 runs to win in the second innings, Rajasthan made a meal out of the chase losing wickets in intervals and made it difficult for themselves at the end. Despite Dhruv Jurel and Ravi Ashwin's best efforts, RR were not able to chase down in the final over of the match. 

Speaking after the game, Samson praised Jurel and said that it was just a matter of one shot here and there that lost them the game. 

After wrapping up the victory with Chennai Super Kings against SunRisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2023 match on Friday, MS Dhoni was surrounded by at least 8-10 youngsters from the opposition camp. The Chennai Super Kings captain was the center of attraction as the youngsters were listening to MS Dhoni with rapt attention.

It's not unusual to see youngsters meeting and greeting and gaining knowledge from their post-match interactions with superstar cricketers in the IPL, but it was a first to see nearly half the opposition interact with a player.

MS Dhoni took time out before he went for the post-match presentation ceremony to share his knowledge with the SunRisers Hyderabad camp. Even their fielding coach and scout, Hemang Badani was in the mix, listening to Dhoni speak. 

Batting superstar Virat Kohli was back as captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL for the first time since October 11, 2021, on Thursday (April 20) during Match No. 27 of the IPL 2023, which was played in Mohali between RCB and Punjab Kings. On the special day, Virat continued his ace form to score his fourth fifty in six matches of the IPL 2023 and help his side return to winning ways. RCB came into Thursday’s clash on the back of suffering a narrow defeat by eight runs against Chennai Super Kings in their last match, but in Mohali, they found their mojo back and defeated a Shikhar Dhawan-less Punjab side by 24 runs.