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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has already started making waves with fans and enthusiasts waiting with bated breath for the upcoming auctions scheduled for 19th December, 2019. The auctions will take place in Kolkata for the first time ever and teams will have time until the 14th of November, 2019, for trading players. The auction will not be a mega exercise this time around like it was last year. However, some exciting developments can still be anticipated. Experts have opined that several big

Indian Premier League is one of the biggest T20 Cricket Tournament in India organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Every Year many International Players gather to play this league. Indian Premier League inaugural edition was started in 2008. The founder of IPL is Lalit Modi. IPL 2020 is on the anvil and will start anytime around March-May next year. While cricketing fans are eagerly awaiting the auctions for IPL 2020 which are slated for the 19th of December,

The IPL auctions are naturally very important since they determine the final composition of every franchise. Players’ career trajectories are also determined by the bids they receive and whether they receive IPL contracts or not. There are some players who do not find takers in every IPL auction and there were quite a few who did not find an IPL team in the 2019 edition. However, with the 2020 IPL on the anvil, there are some players who might land massive bids in

If you are an ardent follower of the Caribbean Premier League, you would surely have experienced its share of exciting matches and nail-biting moments. CPL 2019 too lived up to the expectations of fans and followers with some stupendous performances. It is also interesting to note that some new and unknown players too managed to leave a strong impact this year. Taking into account the IPL 2020 auctions which have been scheduled on 19th December 2019 in Kolkata, the following is a list

Kings XI Punjab have always under-performed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) even though they have immense potential. The team has got into the top 4 just twice out of the 12 seasons that have been played till now. The Kings XI Punjab team did reach the semi-finals in the very first edition of the IPL in the year 2008 although they have been disappointing from then onwards. 2014 was their watershed moment when they reached the finals, only to lose to the

The IPL (Indian Premier League) has played host to some of the greatest players, the world over! This is one mega extravaganza where players who perform well garner amazing rewards in terms of their salaries and other perks. Several players have witnessed instant IPL stardom after being picked up for stratospheric salaries, making them the highest-paid in the history of the tournament. While picking players, IPL franchises often set store by the player’s overall records, reputation and skill-sets. Many players receive multiple costly

The IPL saw one of the most magical and most surprising moments in the inaugural edition of 2008 when the Rajasthan Royals won the trophy. They were a largely inexperienced team of young Indian players led by Shane Warne. Rajasthan Royals has been a popular team ever since although they were missing in action for two years due to a ban. The Pink squad has always played to its potential in the IPL although they have fallen off the tracks over the last

Bangladesh will be touring India soon with the three-match T20I series slated to commence from the 3rd of November, 2019. Ahead of this crucial tour for Bangladesh, the selection committee, spearheaded by MSK Prasad, rested captain Virat Kohli for the T20Is, keeping his heavy workload in mind. Rohit Sharma will be captaining the team in the 3-match T20I tournament. Sharma is otherwise the Indian vice-captain in the limited overs format. Kohli will return for the two-match Test Series against Bangladesh that is scheduled

The ICC Mens T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 has already got off to a roaring start with several high-voltage games being played already and many more exciting ones in the offing as well. Papua New Guinea is currently the star team of the tournament, having secured a position at the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2020 which will be played in Australia. This is the first time that this team will be taking part in any World Cup tournament across formats. Papua New

KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) have brought in Brendon McCullum as their head coach for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL). After his retirement from all competitive international cricket, McCullum has been insistent on stepping into full-time coaching and an opportunity in the IPL for KKR will be a vital step towards accomplishing this goal. McCullum started coaching with the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), taking his team to the tournament knock-outs. As a result, he may work well in

The national Twenty20 tournament in India will take place prior to the auction for 2020 Indian Premier League players in a major revamp of the domestic season planned by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). There will be a whopping 2,036 games played out in total. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the premier domestic Twenty20 tournament in the country and the news of it being brought ahead is the only key change for the domestic cricket schedule in 2019-20 which

Ex-Indian captain and batting legend Sourav Ganguly has officially taken charge of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) as its President. He wore an exclusive blazer on his very first day after assuming office. This was the same one he received when he became the Indian Cricket Team Captain in the year 2000. Ganguly will only be serving as the BCCI President for 9 months since the new BCCI Constitution comes with a cooling offperiod clause which makes it compulsory

The IPL (Indian Premier League) is the numero uno T20 tournament that garners eyeballs worldwide. The IPL has already played host to some of the biggest global legends from different countries including India. However, there are quite a few players who have been one-season wonders and steadily faded out thereafter. Let's have a look of 5 IPL Players who were just 1 season wonders Pradeep Sangwan Pradeep Sangwan made his debut as a 17-year old cricketer for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy in

The ICC World Test Championship is already the major buzzword for cricket lovers with the top two teams in the table slated to play the final Test match for the Championship crown in June, 2021. The winners of this game will be the World Test Champions, a major honour indeed! At the moment, with several teams vying for the honours, India have steadily consolidated their spot at the very top of the ICC (International Cricket Council) World Test Championship standings. With a clean

The Hundred (Cricket)- Squads, Icon players and more The Hundred is a pioneering 100-ball cricket tournament that will be played between 8 English counties. There will be 100 balls bowled per innings and ends will change after every 10 balls. Bowlers can deliver either 5/10 balls at a stretch, going up to a maximum of 20 balls for each game. Every bowling side will have a 2 ½ minute time-out and every team will have a 25 ball powerplay start. Two fielders will

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is arguably the biggest sporting extravaganza in the cricketing world globally. There are several other global T20 leagues and tournaments which provide ample exposure to budding superstars prior to them getting into the international cricketing orbit. Playing international cricket means dealing with immense pressure to perform and meet expectations. Several T20 leagues have come up globally over the last few years and these offer similar levels of competition and engagement for players even before they get to the

The Pakistan National T20 Cup has already commenced with great fanfare on the 13th of October, 2019 (Sunday) at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. The 16th edition of this tournament will be held till the 24th of October, 2019. This is being held at a time when there is a break going on for the domestic (first-class) tournament in Pakistan, namely the 2019-20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The National T20 Cup has 6 sides battling it out for top honours, namely Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central Punjab, Northern,

The Abu Dhabi T10 cricket league is on the anvil and is eagerly awaited by cricketing enthusiasts and fans from around the world. The annual players draft was held with some of the top global stars up for auction. The tournament was held last year in Sharjah and has shifted to Abu Dhabi now, courtesy the support provided by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Abu Dhabi Cricket and the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi. All-rounder. Indian cricketing legend. Magician in the field

In a shocking development ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), three players from the UAE including Mohammed Naveed, the national captain, have received charges under ICC’s anti-corruption code. They have received provisional suspension ahead of the vital qualifier tournament and Naveed has already been removed from the UAE team without any official explanations on the 10th of October (Thursday). Batsman Shaiman Anwar and pace bowler Qadeer Ahmed have also been removed from

The popular Big Bash League (BBL) T20 tournament has now amended its regulations for tied matches after the controversy that took place in the final match of the 2019 ICC World Cup. As a result of this change, repeated Super Overs will be played out in case of all contests which are tied. The controversial tie-breaker that saw England defeat New Zealand in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup this year has led to this decision. The boundary countback based system