The home team's bowlers will be wary of Chris Gayle's power-hitting.
Wishy-washy areas in Mankading law need to be addressed: Jos Buttler
Struggling to be consistent, Kings XI Punjab will have their task cut out when they take on the in-form Chennai Super Kings.
Both teams have been more than disappointing thus far in the IPL and need a win to revive their respective campaigns.
The curtain came down on the seventh season of the Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders beating Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling final at the M Chinaswamy stadium in Bangalore and winning their second title in the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament. We take a look at the some of the big names who flopped big time.
Kolkata Knight Riders' spin sensation Sunil Narine added another feather to his cap when he registered the first hat-trick in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, against Kings XI Punjab, in Mohali, on Tuesday. Check out the dismissals.
Chappell said 'the skill level of Indian youth teams would embarrass some of our first-class teams'.
Kings XI Punjab would aim to keep the winning run going when they take on South Africa's Cape Cobras in a Group B encounter of the Champions League in Mohali on Sunday.
Trump's comments on Twitter came the day after LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo Ball, downplayed Trump's involvement in the three athletes' release.
Last season, Punjab finished 6th, narrowly missing on the playoffs.
The squad will then be trimmed to 15 for the ICC World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton starting on June 18, as per ICC regulations.
It was the 'Veer-Zaara' match in Kolkata on Wednesday and the Eden Gardens erupted in celebration as Shah Rukh Khan's Knights won the contest.
Some teams have completely overhauled their squads. Others retained their core at the IPL Players Auction.
A few bruised egos will eye redemption when India square off against Australia in the second Test in Melbourne from Saturday, ready to bounce back in skipper Ajinkya Rahane's hour of reckoning after their batting debacle in the series opener in Adelaide.
Kings XI retains Chris Gayle. Steve Smith returns to the IPL. Delhi Daredevils sacks 10 players!
Royal Challengers head coach Simon Katich was all praise for the South African after he single-handedly won the IPL game against Rajasthan Royals for them, in Dubai on Saturday.
Check out the star attendees at the Fashion for Relief show at Cannes.
Washington Sundar has played a major role in Royal Challengers Bangalore's success so far this IPL season, with skipper Virat Kohli using him mostly in the Powerplay overs. He has taken five wickets in seven games, but at an astonishing economy rate of 4.90.
The IPL has produced many, many, memorable moments on the way.
Cyclone 'Titli' did dampen the spirits of hockey fans to some extent but not veterans like Dilip Tirkey and Dhanraj Pillay who were excited about the exhibition match played, in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's Paisa Vasool Players.
Formidable Tamil Nadu XI will lead the men's challenge, while women's winners Southern Railway will defend their title, in the All India Ramu Memorial Basketball Tournament.
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off on Saturday with two reinstated teams and a new broadcaster in a fresh testament to its undiminished appeal to India's incurably cricket-obsessed masses.
India skipper Virat Kohli maintained his top spot in the latest International Cricket Council rankings of T20 batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah climbed up a place to be at second position in the bowlers' table.
A look at the top performers in the IPL this year, who set the T20 tournament alight with outstanding performances this season.
'"Who you know" does not help in scoring runs or taking wickets in front of hundreds of millions of fans, which alone determines your selection to play for your team.'
Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022.
Dying To Survive, on its way to becoming China's biggest box office hit, may compel the Xi Jinping government to change its policy towards Indian pharmaceutical companies, says Tarun Vijay.
Brazil's former World Cup winners mesmerised the mecca of Indian soccer with their unmatched skills, reminding everyone of their heydays as they beat IFA XI 3-1 in an exhibition match at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, on Saturday.
He may have had to relinquish his captaincy and a place in the side during the World Cup, but Kings XI's George Bailey utilized his 'spare' time to prepare himself for the IPL.
The CCTV footage of a five-star hotel in Chandigarh on May 9, when Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab in a IPL T20 match, shows disgraced players S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan virtually awake all night walking the hotel's corridor outside their room.
Modi was named by TIME among the 100 most influential people in the world in its annual list
The board has formulated new sports guidelines for schools mandating them to have a daily sports period for class 9 to 12 so as to prevent students from having a sedentary lifestyle and turning into couch potatoes.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, in Dubai.
All-rounder Parveez Rasool on Tuesday became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to bag an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract, signing up with Pune Warriors for the 2013 season.
It would be a battle of unequals when tournament laggards Kings XI Punjab take on the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in a desperate bid to stay afloat in the Pepsi IPL, in Mohali on Monday.
After a morale-boosting victory that snapped a six-game losing streak, Delhi Daredevils would look to build on the winning momentum and keep themselves afloat in the competition, as they take on Kings XI Punjab in their Pepsi Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Actress Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy perform at the event.
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