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06 May

Dhoni informs his teammates that he will be the last person to board the flight back home.

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Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has informed his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammates that he will be the last person to board the flight back home. Dhoni has said that he will wait for the foreigners to leave first and the other Indian players next before he goes home from Delhi, where the team is based. In a virtual meeting with his teammates, Dhoni said that since the IPL is happening in India, the foreign players and support staff should get the preference to travel first to reach their homes abroad. And the Indian team players will later depart for home.…

04 May

IPL chairman says the BCCI will “find a way” to arrange for the return of foreign players

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IPL chairman Brijesh Patel on Tuesday said the BCCI will “find a way” to arrange for the return of foreign players after the league was suspended indefinitely due to a COVID-19 outbreak in its bio-bubble. The suspension of the league was announced after Sunrisers Hyderabad’s wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha tested positive for COVID-19 along with Delhi Capitals’ veteran spinner Amit Mishra. “We need to send them home and we will find a way to do that,” Brijesh told PTI when asked how will the foreigners return home but did not elaborate beyond that. The foreigners involved in the lucrative league are concerned about returning to their…

04 May

BCCI suspends the 2021 IPL as four players test positive.

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The BCCI has decided to suspend the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) for the time being. The cricket board office bearers went into a huddle on Monday evening after the IPL bubble was breached. They decided to postpone the tournament. “The BCCI does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL. This decision was taken keeping the safety, health and well-being of all the stakeholders in mind. The BCCI will do everything in its powers to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all the participants…

03 May

Pollard out-thumps CSK after Rayudu flexes batting muscle.

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Even a cynical IPL watcher would have relished the power, the icy-coolness, and the smarts from Kieron Pollard as he pulled off an astounding heist as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by four wickets. First, he took 2 for 12 and saw a target of 219 turn to a daunting 125 from the final 8 overs but walloped an unbeaten 87 from 34 balls to leave MS Dhoni ruing the execution of his bowlers at the post-match chat. Pollard thumps The messages kept flowing from the Chennai dug-out. First Stephen Fleming held a mini huddle with MS Dhoni nodding.…

03 May

KKR-RCB match gets postponed after two players test positive for Covid.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday has been postponed after two Indian players in the KKR team – spinner Varun Chakravarthy and medium pacer Sandeep Warrier – tested positive for Covid-19. And with teams that played against KKR over the last 14 days being asked to self-isolate by their respective franchises, the BCCI had a rescheduling nightmare on its hands. “Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier were found to be positive in the third round of testing in the last four days. All other team members have tested negative for…

30 Apr

West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran will donate a part of his IPL salary to India’s COVID-19 battle.

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Punjab Kings’ West Indian batsman Nicholas Pooran has decided to donate a part of his IPL salary to help India fight the deadly resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scores of people across the country are dying in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. India has reported over 3.86 lakh fresh COVID cases since Thursday. Pooran urged Indians to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest. “If you can get vaccinated please do, I will also do my part which is continue to pray for India but not only that, I would also like to donate a portion of my IPL…

29 Apr

David Warner is now the fourth player to record 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.

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David Warner became the fourth player to record 10,000 runs in T20 cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in Delhi on Wednesday. The SRH skipper also became only the eighth batsman to score 200 or more sixes in IPL history. Passing 10000 T20 runs with a brace off Lungi Ngidi in the 15th over, the Australian became the fourth cricketer to join the elite club after Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Shoaib Malik. He made both these staggering records in the space of just two deliveries. SRH rode on half-centuries from Warner and Manish…

29 Apr

Kyle Jamieson may have some tricks under his sleeves that Kohli doesn’t know about.

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In the IPL nets, Virat Kohli is literally using every trick in the bag to prepare for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand but is not getting much help from current teammate and Black Caps pacer Kyle Jamieson. RCB all-rounder Dan Christian has revealed that Jamieson, who is playing his first IPL after being bought for Rs 15 crore, is carrying a couple of Dukes balls, which will be used in the WTC final in Southampton from June 18 between India and New Zealand. However, when his RCB skipper Kohli asked Jamieson to bowl with the Dukes to him in…

28 Apr

In light of the severe Covid situation in India, stricter restrictions have been enforced in IPL’s bio-bubble.

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n light of the severe Covid situation in the country, the Indian Premier League has enforced stricter restrictions in the bio-bubble in place. Those inside will now be tested for the virus every two days, instead of once every five days as was the case till now. Though they have virtually no contact with the outside world, the BCCI doesn’t want to take any chances at this moment. In another decision aimed at preventing infection, the IPL has barred the players and others inside the bio-bubble from ordering food from outside the hotel where they are staying. There had been…

28 Apr

AB De Villiers is now the third fastest batsman to complete 5,000 runs in the IPL.

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South African cricketer AB de Villiers on Tuesday became the second overseas batsman to score 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) played against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Ahmedabad. De Villiers hit an unbeaten 42-ball 75 to power his side to 171. De Villiers is the third fastest (161 innings) batsman to complete 5,000 runs in the IPL. David Warner (135 innings) is the fastest while Virat Kohli (157) the second fastest. Warner is the only other overseas player in the elite 5000-run club that includes four Indian cricketers. Kohli tops the list of most runs in IPL with 6,041…