Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals have decided to shift their home venue for IPL 2020 to the Baraspara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. As per reports, the Royals will now play three of their seven home matches in Guwahati. It has been reported that the poor state of the Rajasthan Cricket Association has been tough to deal with for RR and that they have expressed their desire to shift base to Guwahati. The request of Rajasthan Royals adopting Guwahati as their second home has
The BCCI in their IPL GC meeting announced that the matches in IPL 2020 will begin from 8 pm, like the previous years and that only five double-headers will be played this year. They also announced that no-balls will be decided by television umpires, a move which was welcomed by players and captains after repeated errors by on-field umpires in judging no-balls over the years. The BCCI further announced that concussion substitutes will be allowed in the league starting this year. The board
Prithvi Shaw earned his maiden ODI call-up after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the New Zealand series owing to his shoulder injury. Dhawan injured his shoulder in the third and final ODI in Bengaluru against Australia which saw him leave the field, never to come back again. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson has been named the replacement for the T20I series while Prithvi Shaw will take Dhawan's place in the ODI squad. Shaw's journey in international cricket has been a topsy-turvy one so far,
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is likely to kick off from March 29 with Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians set to play the season opener at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The squads for IPL 2020 are now ready with the franchisees buying players that they thought would fit the bill. Overall, all the squads are strongly composed and all the bases are covered. The IPL 2020 captains have also been chosen for all the respective teams. While some
On the 19th of December this year, the franchises of the biggest club-based spectacle, the IPL, went into a bidding war. As most franchises intended to deal with their deficiencies, not many players had the good fortune to be associated with a reputable IPL team. Only 61 players from the lot were lucky enough to get selected, with Rajasthan Royals purchasing the most number of players. The battle for overseas attractions such ass Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Chris Morris garnered a lot
The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is likely to start from March 29 in Mumbai with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings. The match kicks off a series of 60 plus matches after which the season finale is likely to be played on May 12. All the teams have build a strong squad after the IPL 2020 auctions and are eyeing to lift the title in the upcoming season. Over the years the IPL has seen big names winning
The Delhi Capitals played with a new-found aggression in the IPL 2019 and making it to the playoffs of the tournament for the first time since 2012. A young group of players led by a young captain in Shreyas Iyer played with a head-on approach which took other teams by surprise. Sourav Ganguly joined the franchise as an advisor and along with Ricky Ponting the coach turned the fortunes of the team around. With another new season approaching the management are now busy
Shubman Gill is in news for all the wrong reasons at the moment after hurling abuses to umpire Paschim Pathak who gave him out controversially in the Ranji Trophy game against Delhi and later had to overturn his decision. Gill had to bear the consequences of his act as well, as his match fees was upheld by the officials. The Delhi team led by Nitish Rana, his KKR teammate walked off the pitch after Gill's dramatics and the game was held up for
Kings XI Punjab like the Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the Indian Premier League. Despite picking a strong team season after season, they somehow fail to translate their performance into potential. Something that has hurt their progress in the past editions is also their constant change of support staff. They have changed their support staff almost every season which has not resulted in the way they wanted it to be. This edition again they have picked a strong squad
Inaugural IPL Champions Rajasthan Royals heads into the 13th edition of the tournament after buying some really good players on the back of a good overall squad. Among them are some players from other franchisees who were really successful with other franchises and played a key role in their success. We carry on our IPL coverage by bringing another 'Players to Watch Out For' write-up where we will be analysing a team that has been everyone's second favorite team after their local favorite.
The Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the IPL. Despite making the best team season after season, they somehow fail to translate their potential into performance. They have reached the finals of the tournament thrice (2009, 2011, 2016) and unfortunately ended up on the losing side on all three occasions. Once again they have brought together a competitive squad and in the recently concluded IPL 2020 auctions have bought a few players who might be the players to
When it comes to the shortest format of the game, one can mention the Indian Premier League or IPL in the same breath as the T-20 World Cup. Not only has it brought the essence of your dream players sharing the same dressing room, it has also been a massive platform for the young-guns to showcase their talent. Since its inauguration 11 years ago, the popularity of this cricketing extravaganza has only increased over the years. None of this would have been made
Chennai Super Kings bought the fewest players in the recently concluded IPL 2020 auctions. While KKR bought the most expensive overseas player, CSK roped in Piyush Chawla, the former KKR spinner at Rs 6.75 crores to make him the most expensive Indian player in the auction. Adding Chawla to their squad, they have strengthened their spinning core all the more. Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir will now have Chawla by their side as CSK has one of the most experienced spin attacks.
It was a successful day at the office for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL 2020 auctions. They headed into the auctions with 14 players and added another nine. The squad strength is currently 25 with as many as 8 overseas players. KKR bought four overseas players at the auctions, three of who will be the players to watch out for KKR this season. Kolkata also recorded the highest bid in this year's auction as they bought Pat Cummins for 15.50 crores. In
Kings XI Punjab bought two of the costliest players of IPL 2020 as they roped in Glenn Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell. The 2014 finalists have once again accumulated a good squad and will hope that this time around they not only make the IPL final but win the much-coveted trophy as well. Having got a well-rounded squad, KXIP have a tough task of figuring out the best possible predicted line-up for the tournament which can help them win maximum number of matches. KXIP