Brian Lara conceded that he was not able to come to 'grips' with the rigours and emotions of IPL in his first year as Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad players and support staff say the team will miss the prolific David Warner, who left Indian shores on Tuesday to join Australia's World Cup preparation camp, at the business end of the Indian Premier League.
'I've been here before, whether with the South African or IPL teams, so I'm excited. A new role for me, a coaching role which I'm really excited about. It's a whole new role looking at the players, which is fantastic. I'm looking forward to hitting the ground running.'
Ashish Nehra has been ruled out of the rest of the Indian Premier League T20 tournament.
It was exactly 22 years ago when batting great Sachin Tendulkar scored one of his finest centuries to guide India to victory against Australia in an ODI triangular series match at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. Tendulkar smashed a brilliant 89-ball 100 to register his 13th ODI hundred as India cruised to 223/4 in 44.3 overs for an emphatic victory by six wickets with 33 balls to spare.
And, Shaheen Afridi won the T20I bowling award for his annihilation of India in the 10-wicket win for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.
Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of action for the first two weeks of Indian Premier League.
Batters are mauling bowlers this IPL like never before, as the impact player rule effectively gives every team 12 players. Where is it taking the game?
'They need to click as a group, not as batsmen or bowlers.'
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian checks out how much India's cricket coaches -- from John Wright to Ravi Shastri -- have been paid.
Mustafizur is expected to arrive on April 7, says Tom Moody.
India captain Virat Kohli had also made it clear that he and the team will be happy if Shastri was retained.
Harish Kotian offers a quick look at the six former players in the running to be selected for world cricket's most-sought-after job.
The Australian said that he would love to represent SRH again but that is not in his hands.
Veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh has recovered from an ankle injury and is likely to play his first IPL match of the season when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Gujarat Lions in Hyderabad, on Friday.
Anil Kumble has been paid his dues of close to Rs 1 crore by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, marking a closure to his acrimonious episode as the head coach of the Indian cricket team.
'This might be the last time we see Warner in the Orange Army.'
132 Tests. 271 ODIs. 619 Test wickets. 337 ODI wickets.
AB de Villiers has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) should do away with large fines for slow over rates and shorten innings breaks to 10 minutes
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Tom Moody is confident that his team will be able to successfully execute their plans and stop Mumbai Indians's impact player Hardik Pandya when the teams lock horns in Thursday's Indian Premier League encounter.
Andrew Symonds, who was 46 and was a member of Australia's World Cup-winning teams in 2003 and 2007, died in a car accident in Queensland.
Twenty20 stalwarts Rashid Khan of Afghanistan and West Indian Andre Russell, with an identical 100,000 pounds reserve price, are among 239 players from outside the UK to enter the draft.
Prasad, who played 33 Tests and 162 ODIs for India, is set to finish his three-year term as the junior India chief selector in September this year.
India's Test skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday welcomed new head coach Anil Kumble into the team saying he is looking forward towards work with the legendary leg-spinner.
It was on April 22, 1998, when bating great Sachin Tendulkar hit a magnificent 143 against Australia that helped India qualify for the final of the Austral-Asia Cup in Sharjah. Just when things looked out of reach, Tendulkar stepped up with the bat and although India could not win the contest his splendid knock ensured that they made it to the final ahead of New Zealand.
Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Mahela Jayawardene is still short of experience to take over as head coach of the Sri Lanka national team after the exit of Graham Ford, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Thilanga Sumathipala said.
After lighting up the IPL for many years while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, it looks like David Warner will not play for the franchise again this season.
Pujara's slowest Test half-century, a painstaking 50 off 176 balls handed Australia control of the match in which they now have overall lead of 197 runs.
The destructive show of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers during their first meeting of Indian Premier League 9 still fresh in his mind, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody said he has a few ideas up his sleeve to stop the marauding Royal Challengers Bangalore duo.
"You look at the CPL which becomes more important with the next World Cup being there in the Caribbean, and how many players can you get put into that tournament to get an idea of conditions. It is an advantage,"
Besides Shastri, Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the team's overseas batting consultant and Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach by the three-man CAC team.
'Rahane led the side brilliantly, bowlers were relentless but the biggest positive is the performance of two debutants. Both of them were confident and not overawed by the big occasion. Strength of Indian cricket is their strong bench strength'
Ravi Shastri formally applies for India head coach job.
The Board of Control for Cricke in India decided to invite more applications for the post of Indian team's coach to give Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) a wide range of options to pick a suitable candidate.
Proven names such as Tom Moody, Dav Whatmore and Venkatesh Prasad are some of the options the Indian Cricket Board has at the moment
Former Australia fast bowler Craig McDermott has applied for the post of India head coach, which will become vacant after the ongoing Champions Trophy campaign.
With 10 points, KKR, however, are on the brink of elimination.
'Unique' Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan will have a major impact on this year's Indian Premier League for the Hyderabad franchise, coach Tom Moody has predicted.
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