[[{“value”:” IPL 2024 Captains. Source: IPL Other than accolades and endorsements, cricketers playing IPL 2024 can also look forward to a trip to the USA and the exotic Caribbean islands. Unlike most previous editions, this year’s competition is a direct selection trial for the T20 World Cup, which starts less than 10 days after …
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[[{“value”:” The fans’ favoutite, MS Dhoni (Image: IPL) S Arif, store manager at Dhoni Sports in Chennai, is pretty certain that the 2024 IPL is going to be MS Dhoni’s swansong as a cricketer. Vijaykumar, a die-hard Dhoni fan, who dropped in at Chepauk on Thursday evening, hoping to catch a glimpse of his …
[[{“value”:” IPL Trophy (PC: X) It seems like yesterday. MS Dhoni was the first player sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, on February 20, 2008, in Mumbai. At that time, the value of US $1.5 million spent by Chennai Super Kings was much more than it is now. Today, players go for …
[[{“value”:” Aiden Markram for SRH in IPL (PC: X) Following the successful trial in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a potentially groundbreaking decision to introduce a new rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 — two bouncers per over instead of one. …
[[{“value”:” MS Dhoni (Image: CSK) It was late December 2019, and we had just finished a chat show for one of MS Dhoni’s sponsors in New Delhi. That was when the invite came. “Do you want to have lunch together?” asked MSD. “Please come up to my room and we can grab a bite,” …
Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma for MI (PC: X) Simplicity is one of the greatest draws in times when complexities are commonplace. That is the reason Jasprit Bumrah will have a lot of cricket fans tracking his bowling in the Indian Premier League 2024, notwithstanding the enormous support that batters will have through the competition. …
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Shreyas Iyer for KKR (PC: Debasis Sen) What is the first image that you visualise while assessing Shreyas Iyer and his batting? Perhaps, it is that daring upper cut he played against Pat Cummins in an ODI in Bengaluru in 2020. Iyer had sort of got into line against a short ball, before suddenly backing …
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The RCB Men’s team giving guard of honour to the Women’s team (Image: RCB Twitter/X) The gesture that broke the Internet on Tuesday evening was when the newly named Royal Challengers Bengaluru men’s team gave their women counterparts a standing ovation. When Virat Kohli video-called the women, moments after they had clinched a nail-biting victory …
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Source: IPL/BCCI KL Rahul has got his fitness clearance from the National Cricket Academy. He will join the Lucknow Super Giants camp on March 20, it is learnt. Sources informed that it will be Rahul’s decision as regards to whether he will do wicketkeeping or not. Although the batsman will be available from the start …
KKR captain Shreyas has joined team’s training on Sunday. PC: Debasis Sen One of the most-talked-about buys at the IPL auction in February 2022 was Shreyas Iyer. Many had, in fact, predicted that Shreyas would be the most expensive acquisition, and it was a well-reasoned argument. Iyer, a genuine match-winner, had led Delhi with considerable …
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