May 18: IPL 2024 Evening News - Top updates on players, teams, stats, points table, and more

1. IPL 2024: Jitesh Sharma to lead Punjab Kings in their last match of season

Jitesh Sharma, who is one of the leaders in the dressing room, steps up to fill the leadership void left by Sam Curran. (READ MORE)

2. Fans organise bike show ahead of RCB’s crucial clash against CSK

RCB fans organised an early morning road show in support of RCB for their clash against CSK. The clip of the same has been going viral all over social media. (READ MORE)

3. Justin Langer's startling analysis after LSG fails to reach IPL 2024 playoffs

Justin Langer said that his team had been playing good cricket in April but after India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad was announced, the intensity dropped and the results didn't go their way. (READ MORE)

4. Jitesh Sharma sums up Punjab Kings' IPL 2024 season

Jitesh summed up PBKS’ season and stated that the team was inconsistent throughout the season. Despite being at number nine on the points table, Jitesh believes that they had plenty of positives as well. (READ MORE)

5. Pat Cummins, Shubman Gill hilariously decide match result with rock-paper-scissors

As the umpires informed captains Shubman Gill and Pat Cummins that no play would be possible, the duo engaged in a light-hearted game of rock-paper-scissors to humorously decide a winner. (READ MORE)

6. Virat Kohli agrees with Rohit Sharma’s opinion on Impact Player rule

Virat Kohli recently came forward in agreement with compatriot Rohit Sharma after the latter’s recent comments about the impact player rule in the IPL. (READ MORE)

7. Virat Kohli's savage reply to critics amid trolling

Virat Kohli has responded savagely to recent criticism about his T20 strike rate by saying that he is not going to react to the comments. (READ MORE)

8. KL Rahul reflects on LSG's failure to make it to IPL 2024 playoff

KL Rahul pointed out that injuries to tearaway speedsters Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan led to their downfall in IPL 2024. (READ MORE)

9. Virat Kohli reveals on why he does not want to bowl in IPL ever

Virat Kohli said he will never bowl in the IPL as he doesn't want his batting confidence to take a beating. (READ MORE)

10. We need to sit down, address and hopefully make some good calls going forward: Mark Boucher

MI's head coach Mark Boucher admitted that the off-field noise surrounding captain Hardik Pandya may have affected the all-rounder's performance and impacted the team. (READ MORE)