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If the virus doesn't subside by April 15, there are even talks of holding the IPL matches without spectators. This would mean that the broadcast and streaming revenue of both BCCI and franchisees would remain intact The Indian Premier League that was supposed to begin on March 29 has been postponed till April 15 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise, there is also a likelihood of the event being canceled altogether. In fact, PGA

Majid Haq, a Pakistan -born, former Scotland cricketer is the first cricketer to be affected by Coronavirus or COVID-19. He had himself announced on Twitter that he was tested positive by novel coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Royal Alexandra Hospital in the Paisley area of Glasgow. He thus became the first case from the cricket fraternity to be infected by coronavirus. “Looking forward to potentially getting back home today after testing positive with coronavirus. Staff at the RAH in Paisley have been

BCCI postponing the IPL 2020 has already started showing immense impacts with doubts over the participation of several overseas players. David Warner was reappointed as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2020. However, with BCCI postponing the tournament, his participation in IPL 13 is in doubt. Warner's manager, James Erskine in an interaction with The Age, revealed the southpaw's plans of playing IPL 2020. “If the IPL is on David Warner’s planning on going. If things change dramatically, which can happen in

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly hinted at hosting a truncated IPL 2020 after the tournament was postponed as a preventive measure against Coronavirus fears on Friday, March 14. He further suggested on cutting down the number of games in IPL 2020 as well. However, this decision from the BCCI chief has not gone down well with some of the franchise owners, who are keen on having a full tournament. They further suggested the BCCI to follow the 2009 IPL template. The season was held

The IPL 2020 has been postponed to April 15 after the global concern over the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament was earlier scheduled to start from March 29. Top BCCI officials including President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah and top management of the IPL agreed on this unanimous decision after certain government organisations advised on taking down the tournament. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure

BCCI has decided to halve the IPL prize money allotted to the four franchises that reach the play-offs of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. This is part of BCCI's cost-cutting measure for the upcoming edition. A circular was sent to all IPL franchises in which the BCCI notified that instead of a whopping Rs 20 crore, the IPL champion team will now receive Rs 10 crore. The season is slated to begin on March 29. A BCCI notification on the IPL prize money said,

ICC is planning to propose the T20 Champions Cup in the cricket calendar between 2023-2031, a report in ESPN Cricinfo said. ICC Chief Manu Shawney proposed this move in a bid to provide consistent cash flow from events revenue to the game's smaller countries. The tournament would have the top ten teams in the world play 48 matches. This is the same number of games which was played during last year's 50-over World Cup. While 50-over Champions Cup will have six teams playing

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

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 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

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

The IPL 2020 is likely to start on March 29, with Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings playing the first game of the season at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. These two teams have been the most successful teams in the league's history. While MI have four IPL titles to their name, CSK have three. In the players to watch out for segment of our IPL coverage, we carry on analysing the teams and looking at the five most important players who will

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

Three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings have bought just five players in the IPL 2020 auctions. Piyush Chawla was their costliest buy at 6.75 crores. He joins the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja and Imran Tahir to bolster CSK's spin attack. MS Dhoni, the CSK skipper has always favored a spin-heavy attack in the past and in this article, we will discuss about the probable predicted line-up of CSK.  The Best Possible Predicted Line-Up of CSK Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh

The BCCI announced the T20I and ODI squads for India's upcoming series against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively on Monday. Among the big names, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah made comebacks into both the teams, returning fit from their respective injuries. Sanju Samson has found a place in the T20I squad after he was included in the T20Is against Bangladesh without being given a game. Manish Pandey too has been included for both the series. Pandey played his last ODI for India in

The IPL 2020 auctions held in Kolkata on December 19 was a big-budget shopping for many of the Indian U-19 players. Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Priyam Garg earned in crores as did uncapped Indian players Virat Singh and Varun Chakravarty. The IPL has always been a great platform for U-19 and uncapped players and this season turned out to be the same. The likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin also were unknown names who later made it big in the Indian cricket

Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of the IPL 2020 Auctions. A total of 332 players have been shortlisted for the auction with the franchises looking to fill 73 vacant spots. 29 of them are for the overseas players who are expected to be bog ticket sales in the auction. The build-up to the auction has been one that has been very engaging and entertaining. Keep following Sportsmonks for all the latest updates from the auctions. The auctions so far has been