However, an officer in the electricity department said the dues haven't been cleared, adding that if the payment wasn't made by Friday evening, power supply to the venue would be snapped.
Desperate to host a bulk of the matches in the seventh edition of the IPL in the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said it will wait till the announcement of dates for the general elections before finalising the venues for the Twenty20 tournament.
After the accident and the kind of rehabilitation that he had to go through, this knock will be right up there, says Rishabh Pant's coach Devender Sharma.
Despite scoring just single digits in his first three matches of the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli remains a key player for India, according to batting coach Vikram Rathour.
Sri Lankan cricket board announced that it had cleared seven players to play in the Indian Premier League.
Gujarat Titans leg-spinner Rashid Khan became only the second overseas spinner in the history of the Indian Premier League to attain the milestone of 100 wickets on Saturday. The Afghanistan spinner accomplished the feat when he snared his first victim during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders at D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
In a heartwarming moment, Virat Kohli took a break from his busy schedule to meet the families of Punjab Kings cricketers Arshdeep Singh and Harpreet Brar.
The new-look Indian team to be captained by Shubman Gill departed for their upcoming tour for Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
The presence of many players who are deep into their 30s is a boon and not bane for Chennai Super Kings as they head into the 13th IPL after the long coronavirus-forced break, the team's bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said on Wednesday.
'I've heard that I'm 100 per cent available for both skill sets in the IPL at the start, so yeah, I'm not too sure where that's kind of come from'
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is contemplating a comeback to the Indian Premier League after a lengthy hiatus despite a hectic schedule that includes touring the subcontinent and the T20 World Cup title defence at home later this year.
While a nine-wicket haul would typically be cause for celebration, Akash Deep's focus remained on areas for improvement as he prepares for a demanding season.
With the fans allowed to watch the final on Sunday's tickets, there were many fans, who had scheduled their hotel check-out
Young Australia all-rounder Cameroon Green said IPL has the best environment that a cricketer needs to hone his craft.
New Zealand have yet to decide on a replacement for Williamson for the white-ball roles but Latham's record in T20s may count against him if selectors opt for a single captain for both the short-format teams.
BCCI is expected to hold a discussion on matters related to women's IPL at its annual general meeting in September this year. Much of the planning around the tournament will be around sale of its media rights.
South Africa's Test players including Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have chosen to play the IPL over the home Test series against Bangladesh, starting on March 31.
Flower batted for the 'Impact Player' rule saying that it allows two Indian players to participate in a game.
The one-month transfer window of the Indian Premier League (IPL), scheduled to start on Monday, has been put off by a week to allow the eight franchises to do their homework. The window now has been rescheduled from December 22 to January 22. It has been done because the franchises want some more time to do their homework, said IPL tournament director Dhiraj Malhotra.
The growing scale of the IPL spot-fixing scam notwithstanding, Sunday's final of the event would go ahead as per schedule and the embattled Chennai Super Kings would also continue to be a part of the league despite the arrest of its top official on allegations of betting.
Late last month in Kolkata, Shami expressed a desire to first play for Bengal before making his return to the national team. He also participated informally in motivational and fitness sessions with state players.
If one looks at selection pattern, Jurel was the second keeper behind Sanju Samson for this series and Jitesh was a late entrant because of the unavailability of the World Cup squad members.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on April 16 in the opening match of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant and pacer Shardul Thakur were fined, and assistant coach Pravin Amre was handed a one-match ban for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the team's 15-run loss to Rajasthan Royals, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Friday.
Fan-favourite and team skipper MS Dhoni's arrival is yet to be confirmed.
Kolkata Knight Riders' home IPL match against Rajasthan Royals on April 17 is set to be rescheduled after the local police expressed its inability to provide adequate security due to Ram Navami celebrations on that day, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has informed the BCCI.
According to Delhi Daredevils' CEO, the BCCI has not given franchises any directive over players' workload management.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings kicked off their preparations for the upcoming IPL as the team started training in Surat.
Root put forth his desire of being a part of the IPL 2022 mega auction that is expected to take place in February.
Australia pace bowler Nathan Ellis will join Punjab Kings for the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament, the team said late on Friday.
'We just need to keep backing ourselves. With three games to go, we don't want to test ourselves but keep the momentum going.'
MI are scheduled to play Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders twice each besides Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last five fixtures, which are must-win fixtures for them. All three teams are in the top four currently, making MI's task that much harder.
Gambhir has made his selection process clear by stating his strong belief in players featuring across all three formats.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament committee said it will reschedule the matches that coincides with the Lok Sabha elections. The dates for the general elections were announced on Monday and it was observed that the Kolkata Knight Riders' home match against Bangalore Royal Challengers on May 13 falls on the same day the city goes to polls.
Seniors Rohit Sharma,Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin received exemptions for the Duleep Trophy, starting in Bengaluru on September 5.
A desperate Sunrisers have hit the reset button this season, bringing in Australia's World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins.
One of the major functionaries of the Indian Premier League said that the Congress party and particularly Home minister P Chidambaram was targeting Sharad Pawar when former questioned the IPL schedule and raised issues related to security.
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Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that fatigue played a big part in the team's poor run at the back end of the ongoing IPL, which possibly derailed their campaign.
The seventh edition of the Indian Premier League kicked-off in the United Arab Emirates on April 16 with a match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. The UAE was awarded hosting rights for the first 20 matches of the cash-rich Twenty20 extravaganza because of a clash in dates with the general elections in India. On May 2, second phase of the league commences with matches in India, when Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders meet in Ranchi.
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