Time is fast running out for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, a team which desperately needs its batting to click when it takes on SunRisers Hyderabad in Dubai on Tuesday in a battle to keep its IPL hopes alive.
Operating like a well-oiled unit, Chennai Super Kings will start as overwhelming favourites when they clash with struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in New Delhi on Wednesday.
'We will continue to look at the coronavirus situation till September then we will decide whether we host the tournament in India or UAE'
'The coach and management know better than me. I can't say anything on this.'
It was another forgettable outing for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings this season as they suffered a six-wicket thrashing in Chennai on Saturday.
England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler lauded "superstar" Ben Stokes following his decision to come out of ODI retirement.
The CEOs and owners, most of whom are yet to reach UAE, are also allowed in the bio-bubble but any SOP violation will send them into a seven-day quarantine.
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Punjab Kings, who had paid Rs 10.75 crore for Maxwell in the previous auction, had released the 32-year-old following the 2020 edition in which he made 108 runs in 13 games at 15.42.
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Undergoing a lean patch, Suryakumar Yadav was seen toiling in the nets ahead of Mumbai Indians' match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rohit, who will also captain the side, will be expected to carry on with his ultra aggressive approach in the powerplay like he showed in the ODI World Cup.
Breaking through the shackles of poverty by bowling pinpoint yorkers at will, Thangarasu Natarajan has done almost everything he could for his family, except for convincing his mother to give up selling chicken on the roadside.
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Pujara, who had a base price of Rs 50 lakh went unsold at the IPL auctions in February.
Former coach Ravi Shastri hailed Thangarasu Natarajan as a death bowling specialist, saying the Indian team missed the left-arm pacer sorely during its T20 World Cup debacle in the UAE last year.
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'All of us have played domestic cricket in almost empty stadiums, so that's an experience all cricketers are used to'.
K L Rahul might be asked to keep wickets to bolster the batting.
The IPL starts on September 19 and, in all likelihood, all the English and Australian players will land in the UAE via a charter flight on September 17, making them available for their respective team's opening match.
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.' 'I am someone who always loves to be aggressive on the field.'
Delhi are enduring a poor start to the season as they have lost all their four games in IPL 2023 so far.
'I feel fitter than ever and very much open to playing in overseas leagues.' Bhatia has done a course in bio-mechanics from an institute in Hawaii and wants to explore a career in that field.
Punjab Kings got back to winning ways with a 13-run victory over Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring IPL 2023 match.
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'In the last two years, we had prioritised T20s a lot as there were two World Cups. In the next 8-10 months, we will be prioritising ODI cricket. It is not easy to juggle three formats.'
Impressed with his captaincy at the ODI World Cup, former captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday threw his weight behind Rohit Sharma, saying he should lead India at least till the T20 World Cup in June next year.
Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines
'I mean, they can say (he is) not in the scheme of things, he's only for Test cricket or one day cricket but we are playing in Australia. That guy has done well last IPL, so Shami is the must in my team.'
India skipper Rohit Sharma gave an update on Shreyas Iyer's recurring back injury and the captain didn't sound to optimistic of the batter playing anytime soon.
Royals core comprises of three Englishmen -- Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer and their Australian skipper Steve Smith.
'IPL is huge; I like the money in it.'
Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of action for the first two weeks of Indian Premier League.
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