Rashmi Rocket is both predictable and cliched, but Taapsee gives us an exciting performance, observes Laxmi Negi.

Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the very best players from what has been an outstanding tournament.

Despite going down to the fastest goal scored in Euro history in front of a packed Wembley stadium, the Italians held their nerve and worked their way back gradually into the game.

Lorenzo Insigne curled a quite wonderful shot beyond the reach of Belgium goal-keeper Thibaut Courtois after jinking in from the left flank.

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Each Round of 16 game was entertaining. Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks the games to remember.

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Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com picks five of the best team performances from this round as the tournament heads into its business end.

And what an exciting week it has been, with players returning to packed stadiums, some memorable individual and team performances and a medical incident which had the world on edge.

'He was not the hit and run kind of a boxer, but a very intelligent boxer.' 'His presence of mind in the ring brought him glory in many international tournaments.'

'When I first met him, I felt he had given up on life, but now his willingness to live has enhanced.'

Needing 16 off the final over, Pollard hit Ngidi for two fours, a six off the fifth and two off the last delivery to seal victory. 16 runs came from the over as Pollard was unbeaten on a memorable 87 off 34 balls.

Faf du Plessis dropped Pollard at long-on off the penultimate ball of the 18th over.

Rahul has the knack of scoring big when playing against RCB, his former team.

Harpreet got the wickets of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and A B de Villiers to jolt RCB's run-chase.

'When the Olympics were postponed last year there were talks of the virus situation improving, but we are going from bad to worst.'

The match looked like a Jadeja vs RCB contest. What an all-round show!

Faf du Plessis smashed an unbeaten 60-ball 95, lacked with 9 fours and four sixes.

Deepak Chahar was once again terrific with the ball for CSK as he took 4 for 29 from his four overs.

Bumrah floundered as he bowled two no-balls.