CSK defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in IPL
Chennai, Apr 8: Hosts Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League here on Monday.
Having suffered back-to-back losses, CSK restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to a paltry 137 for 9 after opting to bowl.
Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (67) then scored an unbeaten half-century to anchor the chase while Shivam Dube slammed 28 off 18 balls to take CSK to their third victory of the season and end KKR's winning run.
Earlier, seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (3/18) led the charge for CSK, who took wickets at regular intervals and did well to stem the flow of runs at the Chepauk.
Pacer Tushar Deshpande (3/33) also accounted for three batters while Mustafizur Rehman (2/22) picked two wickets.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer top scored for KKR with a 32-ball 34.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 137 for 9 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 34, Sunil Narine 27; Ravindra Jadeja 3/18, Tushar Deshpande 3/33).
Chennai Super Kings 141 for 3 in 17.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 67 not out, Shivam Dube 28; Vaibhav Arora 2/28, Sunil Narine 1/30).
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RSS volunteers' mission is to shape a person into better human being: Bhagwat
Nagpur (PTI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the work of RSS 'swayamsevaks' or volunteers is to shape a person into a better human being.
He was speaking at a program organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) here on the occasion of birth anniversary of Yashwantrao Kelkar, a former RSS and ABVP leader.
ABVP and all the organisations affiliated to the RSS work on the basis of an ideology inspired by patriotism, said Bhagwat.
"We all work on the basis of an ideology....It is the rise of India. Patriotism is our inspiration," he said.
The work of RSS volunteers is to shape a person into a better human being, Bhagwat said.
Yashwantrao Kelkar was an inspiration for him and all swayamsevaks, he added.
