Kolkata Knight Riders

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

The Indian Premier League over the years has seen a number of matchwinning bowling performances. From hat-tricks to four-wicket hauls to five-wicket hauls, several bowlers have made a name for themselves in the tournament. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are examples of Indian bowlers who broke through the Indian team after their IPL exploits. Among the overseas names Lasith Malinga, Kagiso Rabada, Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir who have achieved huge success in the past. Many of

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

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

The IPL 2020 auctions are now over and the teams have roped in the best players for the upcoming season as per their requirement. Pat Cummins was the highest sold overseas player at 15 crores, while Piyush Chawla became the highest-paid Indian player after he was bought by CSK for 6.75 crores. With the squads settled teams are now ready and waiting for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to get underway.  With this article, we start a series where we

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

48-year old cricketer Pravin Tambe who was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price of Rs 20 Lakh in the recently concluded IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata. He is the oldest player to be a part of this IPL season. Tambe is in danger of missing this IPL 2020 season after participating in the T10 League in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah last year. He bagged a hat-trick playing for the Sindhis against the Kerala Knights finishing with figures of five

The IPL 2020 auctions were held in Kolkata on December 19. A total of 62 players were sold for a combined purse expense of 140.30 crores. It was a big day for Australian cricketers and the pacers in general who ruled the roost in the auctions. Pat Cummins was the most expensive signing at the auctions roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 15.5 crores. Piyush Chawla was the most expensive Indian player who went to Chennai Super Kings for 6.75 crores.

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

The IPL has over the years seen wicket-keepers playing major roles for their team both with the bat and even behind the stumps. MS Dhoni is the most prominent example, of a keeper-batsman who changed the outlook of wicketkeeper batsmen in international cricket. Before he became popular, the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara, Mark Boucher created their own niche with the bat and behind the stumps. Alongside Dhoni, Brendon McCullum and AB De Villiers are examples who have made an impact with

Crossing a decade the Indian Premier League (IPL) is into its 12th season. The IPL 2020 auctions on December 19 will start the countdown for the next season. Every season, the tournament gets bigger and better in terms of prospects and the number of players on show. In terms of talent as well, every season discovers new talents not only Indian but international as well. Ahead of the 12th season of the cash-rich league, here is a look back at the stories which

The IPL 2020 auctions is the next big thing coming up before the end of the year on December 19 in Kolkata. Franchisees have retained the core of their side in the recently held transfer window while releasing some players as well. Moving into the auctions now the focus of all the franchisees will be to make a complete team and plug the loopholes if any. As we start to dig deep into the auction analysing players that each team would need as

The transfers ahead of IPL 2020 auctions in Kolkata on December 19 is now complete. All the teams have finalized their squads going into the auctions on December 19 in Kolkata. While there have been big names who have been released by their franchises after a long stay, certain experienced players have been retained as well. Here's a look at how the squads of Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals look after the initial transfer window. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) One of the