Pace bowler and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah said Mumbai Indians are going through a "transition phase" and called upon the new players in the team to understand how to react to pressure situations in a high-intensity tournament like the IPL.
Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing four-Test series if asked.
The former left-arm spin legend further said the key to success for a spinner in Australia is to bowl more topspin and get bounce like the way Nathan Lyon does for the home side.
Karun Nair and KC Cariappa are back in the Royals camp for IPL 2022 and are looking forward to contributing to the team's success
Vaughan has backed Jos Buttler to become the team's white-ball skipper
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta feels that every year problems related to the Indian Premier League "do affect" the franchise as a brand and its business as the cash-rich league has become some sort of a "whipping boy". "Yes, it does affect the brand and it is unfair to the owners. It affects our business as every year there is some controversy or some rumours that come up. I believe at one level IPL has become a whipping boy for many," Zinta told PTI during an interaction on the issue of Maharashtra drought that led to shifting of 13 matches. It must be noted that in 2013, IPL was rocked by spot-fixing scandal due to alleged involvement of three Rajasthan Royals cricketer including former India international turned politician S Sreesanth.
All-rounders in Indian cricket are a rare commodity and the newest entrant to the club, Venkatesh Iyer, knows only too well that he has to keep his focus on both aspects of the game in order to remain relevant.
The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do -- raising questions to those in power.
Hardik Pandya, who scored 87 not out off 52 balls, in the IPL match against Mumbai Indians on Thursday, allayed fears over his fitness at the post-match presentation, saying 'it was just cramps, nothing serious'.
IPL will always be the safest bet for advertisers from April to June.
The contract of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sahara Pune Warriors has reportedly been terminated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their failure to pay a bank guarantee of Rs. 174 crores.
Bangar comes with vast experience having served as the batting coach of the Indian men's senior team for five years from 2014 when Ravi Shastri took over as team director. He continued in the role till the 2019 World Cup before being replaced by Vikram Rathour.
Ricky Ponting, Mumbai's head coach, says the team hasn't been able to sustain the momentum for the full length of a match, doing well in only patches.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur made it clear on Thursday that there will be no haste in any decision regarding Indian Premier League Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman's fate amid calls for his ouster.
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
There is still enough pull to play for New Zealand: Ferguson on players giving up contracts
India's captain Rohit Sharma says he will continue to back his young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday named former captain Sourav Ganguly in the four-member panel to study the Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee verdict on the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal of 2013.
While he has been primarily a white-ball bowler, in 2020 during the first COVID-19 lockdown, Mohsin Khan got a rare chance to train with Mohammed Shami at his residential ground in Amroha.
26-year-old Jodhpur left-hander Shubham Garhwal was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh at the 2022 auction.
All eyes will be on the opening fixture between defending champions Saurashtra and record 41-time champions Mumbai in Ahmedabad with Rahane and Pujara on either side, aiming to make the big scores that have deserted them at the Test level for a while.
'...I feel that I am in the most balanced space that I have ever been and I am happy with who I am and how I am leading my life. I am not finding any source of encouragement or disappointment by what happens on the field.'
The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.' Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood. Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A revealing excerpt from Nicholas Brookes's An Island's Eleven: A History of Cricket in Sri Lanka.
Broad has prior experience of captaining England, in 27 T20 internationals and three ODIs, between 2011 and 2014.
'He could be the franchise player for KKR for the best part of the decade'
Australian batting great Ricky Ponting said Rishabh Pant's 'surprise' omission from India's playing XI in their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan shows the quality the team possesses heading into the World T20.
All-rounder Corey Anderson admitted that Mumbai Indians' bowling was below par in their opening IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders, but said that his team is confident of working on the problem areas ahead of Sunday's game against Kings XI Punjab.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen could push his bid for an international recall by missing the Indian Premier League in favour of playing English county cricket.
Newly-bought Pune IPL franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka ruled out any conflict of interest over former India captain Sourav Ganguly's co-ownership of Indian Super League franchise Atletico de Kolkata and his team.
Terming the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandal as "unfortunate", former India batsman V V S Laxman on Wednesday said the Board of Control for Cricket in India is capable of restoring the credibility of Indian cricket.
Even as the dust settles down on IPL 9, Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com presents his Dream XI.
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
The former India captain not just rejected the accusations thrown at him but also offered a gentle reminder to his critics -- much before becoming the BCCI boss, he was a celebrated India cricketer and played in a whopping 424 international matches -- 113 of them Tests.
Parthiv Patel will work closely with the Mumbai Indians coaching staff and scouts' group
Australia's batting sensation Steven Smith tells Harish Kotian switching over from the Test and One-day mode to T20 will not be a problem for him in the upcoming eighth edition of the IPL.
Police have busted a gang conducting a fake T20 cricket tournament in Mehsana Gujarat to take bets from Russian bookies by live streaming the matches and arrested four of its members, an official said on Monday.
"Now captaincy on the field can be a different thing. To read moments, win moments and strategize, you have to be sharp, and I think Hardik has all ingredients to be a good captain.
'...and the only thing I expect from you guys is to make the most of the time that we spend on the field whether it is a practice session, game drills it is needless to mention'
'We have made a good bonding in the team from the start. In every match we played as a group. We have put on combined performance. We have worked as a team in the tournament. Everyone contributed a little bit and hope this continues.'
The Group A match won't be more than a glorified net session for Rohit Sharma's men against a team, mostly comprising Pakistani and Indian expats.
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