It was a day dominated by record-breaking performances from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yuzvendra Chahal as Rajasthan Royals pummelled Kolkata Knight Riders into submission.
Sodhi has represented Royals in eight IPL matches, taking nine wickets at an economy rate of 6.69.
Despite being focused on leading his team in the IPL, the thought of the impending World Cup selections was at the back of his mind and he has come "most prepared", said Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson.
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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.
Ajinkya Rahane has been named as the new skipper of the IPL team.
A smiling face at every corner, adulation that reminds him of family and to top it all off, a spicy, delectable plate of 'chhole bhature'.
While DC made a superb start under new captain Rishabh Pant, RR suffered a four-run defeat against Punjab Kings
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid felt his young bowling attack's inexperience made the decisive difference in the low-scoring five-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match in Kolkata.
Images from Sunday's Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, in Dubai.
In the end, it was the one final bowling effort that resulted in a win for the Rajasthan Royals. That it arrived off the young shoulders of a debutant Kuldeep shows remarkable trust in his capabilities by the Royals's team management.
Haddin backed Prabhsimran Singh to come good in the upcoming games, saying his place is safe in the playing XI.
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will expect a lot more from their top-order as they aim to get their campaign back on track against a power-packed Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Chennai on Monday.
'The winning shot was a great feeling, I wanted to finish the game and winning the game has been my motto. I'm blessed and grateful, I'm trying my best.'
Young Sanju Samson hit a quickfire half-century to help Rajasthan Royals register a convincing seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Champions League T20 in Jaipur, on Saturday.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants, in Lucknow.
Tactician par excellence Gautam Gambhir couldn't have envisaged a battle of brains with a more different kind of adversary than the smiling yet ruthless Pat Cummins as Kolkata Knight Riders face a spirited Sunrisers Hyderabad in a mega IPL final in Chennai on Sunday.
High on confidence after convincing victories in their previous games, both Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore will seek the winning momentum when they face off in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.
After winning an improbable victory, the right-hander delighted television viewers and social media with an impromptu Bihu dance from his native Assam.
England's Jofra Archer is likely to miss the Indian Premier League as national team coach Chris Silverwood wants the fast bowler to play cricket with Sussex to get up to speed before the home Test series against West Indies in June. Archer, who has a contract with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the IPL, has been out of action since January with an elbow injury.
Rohit completed 10 years as captain of the five time IPL champions.
KKR rope in Jason Roy for Rs 2.8 crore
Of all the talented cricketers that Shane Warne has seen over the years, Sanju Samson is ' a very special talent' and the Rajasthan Royals mentor is hoping that the big-hitting batsman would become an India regular in all formats if this IPL goes well for him.
Spirits were high in the KKR dressing room after the win over the Rajasthan Royals.
With three play-offs spots already sealed by Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Royals Challengers Bangalore, KKR consolidated their position for the fourth and final spot, finishing their league engagements with 14 points from 14 games and an impressive net run-rate of 0.587.
'I was chatting to our team doctor, whose room was across the hallway from my mine in the hotel, and Kumar (Sangakarra, the Royals' head coach) came around the corner, and drew his finger across his throat, and then we knew it was over.'
'He was keen to win the IPL with the team he had, he had no desire to have big names in his team.' 'He just wanted good players, who he knew he could mould into match-winners.'
Shikhar Dhawan said they failed to fire in unison in all departments of the game
Kings XI Punjab registered a comfortable six wicket win over laggards Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Shivam Dube, who hit a match-winning unbeaten 64 against Chennai Super Kings in his first match of the Indian Premier League's UAE leg, said Saturday's knock in Abu Dhabi was "much-needed" not only for him but also for his team.
Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal ripped through the Royal Challengers Bangalore top order to help Rajasthan Royals win by 7 wickets for their first win in IPL 12.
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'Getting Virat Kohli and AB Villiers in same match is a dream for any youngster. It is the best moment of my cricketing career and definitely one of biggest moments of my IPL cricket'
The Indian team for Australia classified by IPL franchise.
Shivam Mavi took 2-20, while Kamlesh Nagarkoti claimed 2-13, as the two youngsters put in a superb display to bowl KKR to victory.
When AB de Villiers is in full flow, no target is beyond him. Rajasthan Royals discovered it the hard way when de Villiers came up with an incredible exhibition of strokeplay in the death overs to take Royal Challengers Bangalore to a seven-wicket victory from a difficult position.
The Kerala youngster delighted once again with his magical batting at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said England player Moeen Ali has strengthened the team as he brings all-round value to it, which was missed in the last IPL season.
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