Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
West Indies edged out South Africa by three wickets in their World Twenty20 Super 10 thriller on Friday at Nagpur to book their spot in the semi-finals from Group One. Requiring nine runs off the last over, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite smashed a six off Kagiso Rabada to seal a famous victory for the Caribbean side. The Proteas are most-likely knocked out of the tournament and will now have to beat Sri Lanka by a handsome margin and hope that England lose to them on Saturday to qualify for the semi-finals.
Mumbai Indians' captain Ricky Ponting says his team has some thinking to do following the narrow defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Thursday's IPL match.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA)will advise players to skip future editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) over outstanding payments, the cricketers' body said on Wednesday.
Mallya, who flew out of India in March 2016, has been living in the United Kingdom since then.
Virat Kohli's unbeaten 56 off 47 balls, Yuvraj Singh's explosive 35 off 18 balls and a clinical bowling performance helped India edge out Sri Lanka by five wickets to storm into the final of Asia Cup. Kohli also equalled the record of Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum of most number of 50's in T20 cricket.
Chahal, who has been out of form for quite some time, has already been pushed down to the lowest grade of BCCI's central contract after a poor last season.
West Indies' World T20-winning all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is mighty impressed with uncapped Kerala speedster Basil Thampi, saying he could soon represent India.
Delhi Daredevils skipper JP Duminy admitted that his team were "outplayed" in all departments of the game by Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match on Sunday.
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara considers hosts India the favourites in the World Twenty20 Championship but insists that the West Indians can also pose a threat if they select their best players for the March 8 to April 3 event.
Chennai Super Kings will aim to maintain their pole position with a victory over a struggling Kings XI Punjab
Inching closer to a playoff berth, Royal Challengers Bangalore will face an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders, who would be eyeing revenge, when the two sides clash in the city's first Pepsi IPL game at the Jharkhand Cricket Association's International stadium on Sunday.
Images from Friday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mohali.
The two teams are languishing at the bottom half of the table and need a win to keep alive their remote Play-off chances.
The 15th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League saw some records being created as Mumbai Indians put the brakes on Chennai Super Kings's winning streak, beating the visitors by 37 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Their campaign completely haywire after a fifth straight loss, Pune Warriors will be desperate to make amends when they lock horns with star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Pepsi Indian Premier League match, in Pune, on Wednesday.
The rampaging Chris Gayle will be the cynosure of all eyes as table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with Mumbai Indians during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mumbai on Saturday.
The best and worst of the tournament, thus far.
The West Indies players have taken the T20 tournament by storm, the likes of Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine proving their worth, and the young Kevon Cooper is making a big impact for Rajasthan Royals.
The West Indies batting ace, who made headlines after attempting to flirt with Network Ten reporter Mel McLaughlin during a live interview, was savaged by commentators for refusing to take what appeared to be an easy single for his Melbourne Renegades team against Sydney Thunder late Monday.
Chris Gayle came up with yet another scintillating knock on Thursday. His unbeaten 85 gave Royal Chalengers Bangalore a convincing eight-wicket victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a Pepsi Indian Premier League match in Bangalore.
Even as Chris Gayle filed a defamation case against a media house for allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a lady last year, an email has emerged hinting the West Indies team management knew of misbehaviour by players towards a woman during the 2015 World Cup here. The development comes a day after Gayle sought the services of a leading Australian lawyer to start defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media over allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during last year's World Cup. A report in 'Sydney Morning Herald' on Friday claimed that there was an e-mail written during the 2015 World Cup by West Indies team manager Richie Richardson asking his players 'to treat her in a professional and respectable way'.
Images from Day 2 in the second Test between India and West Indies at the Wankhede stadium, on Friday.
Seeking home comforts after multiple reverses at the Ferozshah Kotla, Delhi Capitals will be desperate to buck the trend when they take on a rejuvenated Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, in Delhi, on Saturday.
'It's important that we learn from our mistakes and that's the sort of team we want to be'
West Indies all-rounder Chris Gayle on Sunday said he is racing against time to be fit for his milestone 100th Test match, against New Zealand next month.
Regarded as the most dangerous batsman Chris Gayle said while he wished a great farewell for legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, his side will be out there to 'spoil the fun' when they take on India in the Two-Test series.
The rule states that no personal messages are allowed on apparel or sporting gears and even Chris Gayle wasn't allowed to use Universe Boss Logo on his bat for same reason.
Superb performances by Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine gave the West Indies a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tri-series, also involving India, at Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday. Check out some statistical highlights from the Sabina Park match.
Contractual disputes between the players and Cricket West Indies have weakened the team for several years now with the frosty relations famously culminating in the 2014 tour of India being called off midway through the series.
Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle is hopeful he can return to Test cricket next year but said he was simply not fit enough to take part in the ongoing series against Australia.
Explosive Australia opener David Warner has rated the 2016 Indian Premier League title triumph with Sunrisers Hyderabad as one of the best memories of his career. Warner was the captain when Sunrisers won their maiden IPL title in 2016, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
This season Punjab have certainly delighted.
Harish Kotian picks his best from IPL 6 to make up an invincible team.
Focus will now be on how Rabada would fare against the likes of Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and David Miller.
At the end of the league stage Chris Gayle is still IPL6's most valuable player, according to Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle.
Ahead of the play-offs, Harish Kotian takes a look at the top 10 innings of this year's Indian Premier League.
Considered a Test batsman of impeccable technique, Cheteshwar Pujara says he has made some adjustments in his game to adapt to the fast-paced Twenty20 format in the ongoing Pepsi IPL where he shares the dressing room with destructive batsmen like Chris Gayle.
Umesh Yadav starred with the ball as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Kings XI Punjab by 10 wickets to keep their hopes alive of making it to the IPL play-offs.
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