South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, who top-scored for Proteas against India on Thursday, credited their experience of playing in the Indian Premier League 2022 for the team’s triumph in the opening game of the five-match series. Top-knocks by Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller took South Africa […]
Rohit Sharma completes 200 sixes for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Rohit Sharma completed 200 sixes for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during their match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday. Rohit has now become only the fifth player in the league’s history and the second MI player ever to achieve the unique […]
Ruturaj Gaikwad equals Tendulkar’s record in IPL, becomes joint-fastest Indian to score 1000 runs
Chennai Super Kings opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad on Sunday equalled the record of legendary Sachin Tendulkar by becoming the joint-fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League. Gaikwad reached the feat in match number 46 of the ongoing IPL 2022 between CSK and SunRisers Hyderabad. Batter smashed pacer Marco Jansen for […]
Hardik Pandya becomes fastest Indian to smash 100 sixes in IPL
Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya became the fastest Indian to smash 100 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hardik achieved this feat during the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad here at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday. The all-rounder has reached the milestone in a total […]
IPL: Delhi Capitals announce Shane Watson as new Assistant Coach
Delhi Capitals announced former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as their new Assistant Coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. The 40-year-old joins the DC coaching staff comprising Ricky Ponting (Head Coach), Pravin Amre (Assistant Coach), Ajit Agarkar (Assistant Coach) and James Hopes (Bowling Coach). On his appointment, Watson said, “The IPL, the best T20 tournament in the world. […]
IPL: Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar appointed head coach of RCB
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sanjay Bangar as the new head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) side. Mike Hesson, Director of Cricket Operations, RCB in a video posted by the IPL side on YouTube announced Bangar’s name as the head coach of the team for the next two years. In February, Royal Challengers […]
IPL: Dale Steyn and Parthiv back Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as skipper after 2021 season
Former Proteas pacer Dale Steyn believes that it is probably the right time for Virat Kohli to step aside from T20 captaincy and focus purely on his batting. Kohli announced last week that he would step down as India’s T20I captain after the upcoming T20 World Cup and a few […]
CPL tweak its schedule to avoid clash with IPL, confirms CWI President
President of Cricket West Indies, Ricky Skerritt, has confirmed that CWI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are engaged in talks for a tweaked CPL schedule to accommodate the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The CPL, which was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, will […]
IPL 2021 postponed amidst Covid spike
On Tuesday 04 May, IPL 2021 has been suspended indefinitely following a rise in cases Covid-19 cases were reported in its bio-bubble, ending a month-long relatively smooth run for cricket’s most glamorous and cash-rich event in the middle of a raging pandemic. “The tournament has been suspended indefinitely. We will […]
IPL 2021-CSK Vs KKR: CSK Prevail despite Russell-Cummins show
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lower order put up a brave fight but could not get their team past the finishing line, as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat them by 18 runs in a high-scoring encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday. With KKR […]
IPL2021-CSK Vs RR:Jadeja, Ali Spin CSK To 45-Run Win Over RR
Mumbai| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spinners Ravindra Jadeja (2/28) and Moeen Ali (3/7) weaved a web around Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsmen to help their team win their Indian Premier League (IPL) match by 45 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Jadeja also took four catches to pin the Jaipur […]
IPL: Franchises tightening checks further after groundstaff test positive for Covid-19 at Wankhede
With seven days to go for the high-octane Indian Premier League clash between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, groundstaff have tested positive for coronavirus at the stadium. With cases rising in the state of Maharashtra, IPL franchises have started feeling a little wary and are keeping fingers crossed […]
Mark Wood pulls out of IPL 2021 Player Auction
England’s Mark Wood has withdrawn his name from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 Player Auction, scheduled to take place on Thursday in Chennai. According to ESPNcricinfo, franchises were informed at a briefing in Chennai on Wednesday that the pacer had decided to pull out of the auction in order to spend time […]
England cricketers likely to miss New Zealand Tests to play IPL knockouts
England cricketers, who play more than one-format, including Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, and Jos Buttler are likely to miss the New Zealand Test series in June, due to a clash with this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs. Stokes, Buttler, and Archer are an integral part of both IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and England’s Test squad. The schedule […]
Cricket-Rajasthan Royals release captain Smith ahead of new season
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have released captain Steve Smith ahead of the 2021 IPL auction, the team said on Wednesday. The Australian is one of eight players released by Rajasthan and will be replaced as skipper by wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson. The Royals retained the England trio of […]