The Suresh Raina-led side suffered consecutive defeats against two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders and title holder Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening two matches.
Former Australian skipper Mike Hussey has predicted that Ben Stokes will steal the show on his home turf during next month's Champions Trophy, saying that the England all-rounder can have the same seismic impact as South Africa heavy-hitter Lance Klusener had in the 1999 World Cup.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a picture of concentration on the field but there was a departure when he decided to have a 'go' at former Indian Premier League teammate Kevin Pietersen.
It will be a battle for survival for struggling Rising Pune Supergiants when they lock horns with formidable title-contenders Sunrisers Hyderabad in Tuesday's Indian Premier League match in Visakhapatnam.
Maxwell made short work of the 164-run target as Kings XI cruised to victory with one over to spare.
The auction ahead of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League had in store something on expected lines and some surprises. Here's a look at the top buys after the first round.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has lambasted at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for calling back all-rounder Ben Stokes from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Delhi Daredevils were already out of reckoning for Indian Premier League play-offs before Friday's match against Rising Pune Supergiant but their captain Zaheer Khan said that his side wanted to win as many matches as possible.
The ninth edition of the Indian Premier League 2016 will feature eight teams and some of the world's best players. Two of those eight teams are new franchises, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, both inducted following the suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. So which of them will emerge triumphant this year?
The Pune outfit is presently languishing at the sixth spot in the eight-team standings with just four points.
RCB have picked leg-spinner Adam Zampa to replace fellow Australian Kane Richardson
Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Faf de Plessis said his side was 10 runs of setting up a challenging target in their Indian Premier League match against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot.
Rising Pune Supergiants, who have been struggling in the Indian Premier League, on Sunday suffered another major blow as Australia captain Steven Smith was ruled out of the remainder of the league.
Rising Pune Supergiant, who have gone from strength to strength, will look to seal their place in the Play-offs with a win over inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi, on Friday.
Australia skipper Steve Smith continued his love affair with Pune across all formats when the 27-year-old guided Rising Pune Supergiant to victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
Washington Sundar claimed three wickets to help Rising Pune Supergiant outclass Mumbai Indians by 20 wickets and storm into the final of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Check out the league standings in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.
It remains to be seen who will partner Rahul at the all-important opening slot.
Ben Stokes justified Rajasthan Royals's decision to opening the batting with him as he slammed 14 fours and three sixes in a 60-ball 107.
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Monday said that the franchise is 'very seriously considering' shifting its three Indian Premier League matches from drought-hit Maharashtra to some other venue.
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma got engaged on Sunday, joining the list of cricketers to have recently exchanged rings with their lady love. The Rising Pune Supergiants pacer got engaged to Pratima Singh, a basketball player, in the city. His India teammate Rohit Sharma congratulated Ishant while making a tongue-in-cheek remark.
'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'
Steve Smith may have been disgraced for his role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa but newly-appointed Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane said that he still respects him as a world-class batsman.
Ahead of their Indian Premier League debut, the Rising Pune Supergiants have assembled a formidable team.
Pune ended MI's six-match winning streak with a three-run win.
Rising Pune Supergiant look to build on gains against Kings XI Punjab.
Rising Pune Supergiant owner Sanjiv Goenka, on Tuesday, rubbished speculations that he has already bought stakes in Rajasthan Royals after the Indian Premier League orgainsers made it clear that his side and Gujarat Lions will not get extensions for the 2018 season.
Overseas stars likely to make a difference to their IPL teams this seasons.
After being repeatedly ignored by England, controversial cricketer Kevin Pietersen is now looking towards his 'country of birth'- South Africa, to make a return to international cricket. The former England captain admitted he is eyeing a return with South Africa, a country where he was born and raised. The 35-year old however also pointed out that there's more than a year to go before such a possibility can even arise. Pietersen, who will be 37-year-old by the time he becomes eligible to play for South Africa, said he is in a great frame of mind and trains hard to remain fit. "The eligibility for South Africa is still (over) a year away. So we will have to wait and see, but it is definitely still an option," he said. "I am in a great frame of mind now. I enjoy myself and don't take life too seriously.
Harbhajan Singh has admitted he cannot explain the reason why Mumbai Indians start on a losing streak before turning things around as they did last season by losing the first five and then storming to the title.
Their pride bruised following disastrous campaigns, Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants will look for a graceful exit from the ninth edition of the IPL when they square off against each other for one last time in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Supergiants are coming into the contest after a victory over Delhi Daredevils at the same venue, their home ground, while Punjab have lost their last two outings -- against RCB and table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad. Punjab's fourth and last win this season had come at this very ground, when they had got the better of Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich feels that a hughly seasoned captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni must have had his reasons for not giving full quota of overs to his premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in most of the recent IPL matches.
Check out the league standings in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Gujarat Lions would be looking to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The Bombay high court on Tuesday allowed the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host Indian Premier League matches in Maharashtra only till April 30 after which it has asked the organisers to shift the matches outside the state.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's form will remain in focus when the struggling Rising Pune Supergiant square off against defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League encounter, in Pune, on Saturday.
Rising Pune Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming termed the ICC approved rule for rain-truncated games as 'rubbish' stating that a change is needed at least in the shortest format.
Dhoni has earned over Rs 137 crore by playing the IPL.
His team all but out of contention for a place in the play-offs of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, a dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli found his team's horrendous performance inexplicable.
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