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The eighth match of the ongoing <keyword id="6354831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League">Indian Premier League</keyword> 2017 will see Kings XI Punjab go up against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 10. 
 
New Zealand's <keyword id="84737" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Martin-Guptill">Martin Guptill</keyword> is as yet recuperating from hamstring injury and is expected to join the group not before the third week of <keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>. There are reports that <keyword id="134270" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="KXIP">KXIP</keyword> may consider giving their newcomer <keyword id="52739" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eoin-Morgan">Eoin Morgan</keyword> a possibility over <keyword id="12340" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hashim-Amla">Hashim Amla</keyword>. <keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword> is sure to miss this game and it will take him somewhat longer before he makes a rebound from his shoulder damage. Despite the fact that <keyword id="77602" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="AB-de-Villiers">AB de Villiers</keyword> has asserted that he is absolutely fit, there has been no official affirmation on whether he will play or not.

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Had it been 2010 or 2012, TV shows like Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage, Jaat Ki Jugni, Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji, Nach Baliye 8 would have never dared to open their seasons in mid April. No the high level of mercury or power cuts isn’t the reason for it. These shows had one common competition – the <keyword id="18413" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premiere-league">Indian Premiere League</keyword> (<keyword id="6354312" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>). Move to 2017, things are quite under control. Even as the IPL series has just kicked off with loaded excitements, new shows are coming up almost every week. 
 
In fact the change started reflecting since 2013, much to the relief of the<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms"> TV producers</a>. While the average <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms">TVR rating </a>was 4.64 in 2012, it went down to 3.8 in 2013. In 2016, TVR of IPL series was around 3.5. 
 While IPL is one of the biggest events in small screens in India, new strategies <keyword id="1498175" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="general-entertainment-channel">General Entertainment Channel</keyword> (<keyword id="264938" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="GEC">GEC</keyword>) have ensured<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms"> TV soaps </a>are not affected. 
 
Here’s how it is done: 
 
Repeat telecasts The afternoon telecast of most popular TV series is a popular strategy to make sure viewers can watch it at the slots of their choice. Channels like <keyword id="14750" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="SAB-TV">Sab TV</keyword> telecasts popular shows like <keyword id="1628580" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tarak-Mehta-Ka-Ulta-Chasma">Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chasma</keyword> almost every alternate hour. 
 
Afternoon telecasts 
The afternoons are a perfect time for homemakers who love keeping themselves entertained in the afternoons. So houses with single television set hogs onto IPL in the evening and daily soaps during afternoons. 
 
“We are launching new content in afternoon slot with varied storylines and different backgrounds that will strike a chord with viewers in that time-band around IPL so that new shows cater to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms">right audience</a> at right time band," <keyword id="28971" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="gaurav-banerjee">Gaurav Banerjee</keyword>, president and head of content studio of a leading Hindi GEC told The Times of India. 
 
Apps help too 
It is a common argument in a middle class Indian household as in which show to watch. While homemaker mothers prefer TV soaps, father wants to watch news and children want sports or movies. At such a juncture, the smartphone penetration in India has saved the GECs. With apps like Hotstar streaming the IPL matches live, most<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/vivo-ipl-2017-injury-is-the-main-concern-for-todays-delhidaredevils/articleshow/58078710.cms"> youngsters</a> prefer not to bother their mothers and instead stick to mobiles. 
 
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<keyword id="498141" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="record-books" source="Orion">Record books</keyword> underwent a major re-writing as Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed a historic double century that helped Aussies script a miraculous win over Afghanistan in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 201* in 128 balls, with 21 fours and 10 sixes. He struck at a strike rate of over 157. This is <keyword id="6355478" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="australia" source="Orion">Australia</keyword>'s first-ever ODI double century and overall the 11th instance of a double hundred in 50-over cricket. Maxwell overtook Shane Watson's 185* against Bangladesh in 2011. This is also the highest individual score in an ODI run-chase. Here, Maxwell toppled Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman, who smashed 193 against South Africa in 2021. Maxwell's <keyword id="19425191" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="double-ton" source="Orion">double ton</keyword> has surpassed Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry's 194 against Bangladesh in 2009 as the highest score by a non-opener in ODI cricket history. Maxwell's 201* is only the third instance of a double hundred in ODI Cricket World Cups, with Chris Gayle (215 against Zimbabwe in 2015 for West Indies) and Martin Guptill (237 against West Indies in 2015 for New Zealand) being the other two instances. The partnership of 202 runs between Maxwell and skipper Pat Cummins (12*) is the highest-ever partnership for seventh wicket or below in ODIs. It has overtaken the 177-run stand between Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid of England against New Zealand in 2015 for seventh wicket. Maxwell reached his double ton in just 128 balls, making it the second-fastest double century in ODIs. India's Ishan Kishan has the fastest double century of all time, in just 126 balls against Bangladesh last year. With 10 sixes smashed in the match, Maxwell has 33 sixes in his World Cup career and is now in third place among players with the most WC sixes. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (45) and West Indies legend Chris Gayle (49) are above him. Coming to the match, Afghanistan opted to bat first. Zadran held one end steady while Rahmat Shah (30), skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (26), Azmatullah Omarzai (22) made valuable contributions to take Afghanistan near the 230-run mark. Then in the final few overs, Zadran accelerated while Rashid Khan (35* in 18 balls, with two fours and three sixes) played a cameo to take Afghanistan to 291/5 in 50 overs. Josh Hazlewood (2/39) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia. Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell took a wicket each. In the chase of 292, Australia was once in a spot of huge bother at 91/7, but then Glenn Maxwell joined forces with skipper Pat Cummins for a historic double-century stand. Maxwell battled heat and cramps to smash Australia's first-ever ODI double century, ending at 201* in just 128 balls with 21 fours and 10 sixes. Pat Cummins finished at 12*. Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq and Azhmatullah Omarzai got two wickets each. Now with six wins in eight games and 12 points, Australia is in semis along with India and South Africa. Afghanistan have a game to go against South Africa and a win there will keep their hopes of semis alive. Maxwell won the 'Player of the Match' award.

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Star Indian batter <keyword id="6354486" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="virat-kohli" source="Orion">Virat Kohli</keyword> on Thursday became the first player in history to cross the 4,000 run mark in T20I cricket. India's star batter accomplished this landmark during his side's second semifinal match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup against England at Adelaide Oval. In the match, <keyword id="13410" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="virat" source="Orion">Virat</keyword> scored a delightful 50 off 40 balls. His knock consisted of four boundaries and one six. He struck the ball at a strike rate of 125.00. This was his fourth half-century of the ongoing edition of the tournament. He is currently the leading run scorer in the tournament so far. He has scored 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66. This also includes his instant-classic knock of 82* against Pakistan at Melbourne. With this half-century, Virat's run-tally in T20I cricket has gone to 4,008 runs in 115 matches across 107 innings at an average of 52.73. One century and 37 half-centuries have come out of his bat, with the best individual score of 122*. His strike rate in the shorter format is 137.96. Other top batters in the shortest format are Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (3,853), New Zealand opening veteran Martin Guptill (3,531), Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (3,323) and Ireland opener Paul Stirling (3,181). Coming to the match, India posted 168/6 in their 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63 off 33 balls) and Virat <keyword id="6360637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kohli" source="Orion">Kohli</keyword> (50) were the stars of the match for India. Chris Jordan (3/43) was the pick of the bowlers for England. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid took a wicket each. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/tata-motors-shares-tank-4-8-on-q2-miss-jlrs-recovery-delays/articleshow/95427722.cms">Tata Motors shares tank 4.8% on Q2 miss, JLR’s recovery delays</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/article/nykaas-fashion-foray-and-pipeline-style-biz-model-worries-analysts/articleshow/95405203.cms">Nykaa’s fashion foray and pipeline-style biz model worries analysts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/list-of-indian-and-global-companies-that-have-fired-their-employees-in-the-last-3-months/slidelist/95423791.cms">Here’s a list of Indian and global companies that have fired their employees in the last 3 months</a>

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<ul><li>According to ICC, <keyword id="496245" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="suryakumar-yadav" source="Orion">Suryakumar Yadav</keyword> has scored 732 runs in the T20I format this year.</li><li><keyword id="5493496" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="suryakumar" source="Orion">Suryakumar</keyword> Yadav has scored these runs at a strike rate of more than 180 and an average of more than 40.</li><li>Suryakumar Yadav is up to the second position in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings with 801 rating points.</li></ul>Charismatic India batter Suryakumar Yadav's string of fine performances in the last few series has seen him became the highest run-scorer for India in a calendar year in T20Is, which bodes well for Rohit Sharma's team as it aims to reclaim the T20 World Cup crown it won nearly 15 years back. During the opening T20I against South Africa at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, Suryakumar smashed another unbeaten half-century (50 off 33 balls) as India defeated the visitors by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare in a low-scoring game. Chasing 107 for victory, opener KL Rahul's 51 followed by Surya's unbeaten 50 made the task of achieving the win a cakewalk and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Suryakumar continued his incredible run in T20Is this year, completing more than 700 runs in the format in the year, according to ICC. His tally of runs in T20Is in 2022 is a record for an Indian batter with Surya going past Shikhar Dhawan's 689 runs in 2018 in the format. What makes his record even more glorious is the fact that the batter has scored these runs at a strike rate of more than 180 and an average more than 40. Coming in at No.4 on Wednesday, with India reeling at 17/2 in the seventh over, Surya slammed two maximums off the first three balls he faced to ease the pressure and give the Indian innings a change in momentum after a sluggish start. He remained unbeaten on 50 off 33 balls as India scaled the target with more than three overs to spare. With the two sixes early in the innings, Surya also went past Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan to record the most sixes in any calendar year in T20Is. Rizwan held the record for his 42 sixes in 2021 with Martin Guptill also smashing 41 sixes in 2021. Surya has taken his tally of sixes to 45 in 2022 already, a record in all T20Is, with three more months to widen the gap with Rizwan. While Rizwan took 26 innings to make 42 sixes, Suryakumar has broken the record batting five times fewer. Surya is up to second position in the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings with 801 rating points after his half-century in the third and final T20I against Australia in Hyderabad. 1. Suryakumar Yadav 732 runs, 40.66 average, 180.29 strike rate, 2022. 2. Shikhar Dhawan 689 runs, 40.52 average, 147.22 strike rate, 2018. 3. Virat Kohli 641 runs, 106.83 average, 140.26 strike rate, 2016. 4. Rohit Sharma 590 runs, 36.87 average, 147.5 strike rate, 2018. 5. Rohit Sharma 497 runs, 29.23 average, 131.48 strike rate, 2016. 6. Rohit Sharma 497 runs, 26.15 average, 146.17 strike rate, 2022. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-will-soon-allow-you-to-translate-local-news-using-search/articleshow/94524557.cms">Google will soon allow you to translate local news using Search</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/after-a-long-suspension-pornhubs-account-has-been-permanently-banned-from-instagram/articleshow/94524189.cms">After a long suspension, Pornhub's account has been permanently banned from Instagram</a>

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Australian all-rounder <keyword id="6378477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shane-Watson">Shane Watson</keyword> today became the first million-dollar buy of the Indian Premier League players' auction going to <keyword id="12643" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers">Royal Challengers</keyword> Bangalore for a whopping Rs 9.5 crore ($1.39 million) after an intense bidding war. 
 India's <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> wasn't third-time lucky in terms of being the biggest buy but <keyword id="1494441" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sunrisers-Hyderabad">Sunrisers Hyderabad</keyword> entered late into the fray to buy him for Rs 7 crore ($1.03 million). 
 Sunrisers Hyderabad also bought veteran pacer <keyword id="6357606" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Ashish-Nehra">Ashish Nehra</keyword> for Rs 5.50 crore ($810,000) pipping Kings XI Punjab and Gujarat Lions. 
 
Debutants Pune Supergiants got Kevin Pietersen for Rs 3.5 crore ($515,000), the first player to go under the hammer, even though Gujarat Lions also bid intensely for the dashing England batsman. Pune also got Ishant Sharma Rs 3.8 crore (USD 559,000) 
 
Gujarat Lions got South African Dale Steyn and West Indian Dwayne Smith for Rs 2.3 crore ($338,000) each. 
 
However, the player to hit the pay dirt was definitely Watson, who recently hit a smashing century in the third T20 International against India recently. 
 
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Watson has retired from the longer format but his 130-135 kmph seam-up stuff has also turned out to be handy on Indian pitches. 
 
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