The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) began with a marquee clash between the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians, and another delicious game awaits us on Sunday. In a battle of two young Indian captains, Shreyas Iyer’s Delhi Capitals (DC) take on KL Rahul’s Kings …
Read More »IPL 2020: new venues, new tactics, new experience
4:19 pm GMT Nagraj Gollapudi Near News Editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor of ESPNcricinfo Gaurav sundararaman One of the truest clichés of the IPL is that each edition is more open than the last. For example, playoff spots in the last four seasons were determined only on the …
Read More »Forget AB de Villiers, Gautam Gambhir wants you to watch this player
Former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir, who has named certain players to watch out for in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, has also included the name of a promising young player from the West Indies: Nicholas Pooran. Also Read: IPL 2020 – Top 10 Run Getters for Kings …
Read More »IPL 2020: Kevin Pietersen predicts winner of 13th Indian Premier League – cricket
The IPL fever is slowly but surely taking over the entire cricket universe. With the first match of IPL 2020 just seven days away, former cricketers and experts have started traveling to the United Arab Emirates to be part of the broadcast team. Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen was the …
Read More »Ashwin and I are on the same page: Endangering non-strikers | Cricket news
DUBAI: Capitals of Delhi coach Ricky ponting says it is on “the same page” as the spinner R Ashwin regarding the execution of non-strikers for going too far back before a ball is delivered. Ashwin, who was in the limelight for the last time IPL after firing Jos Buttler during …
Read More »‘I’m not part of the test team, but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up hope’: Shikhar Dhawan – cricket
As a test cricket test for the past two years, starting batsman Shikhar Dhawan said on Sunday that he has not given up on returning to the Indian team and is looking for the next opportunities to plan his comeback. Dhawan, 34, last played an audition against England at The …
Read More »IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals Assistant Physiotherapist Tests Positive for Covid-19
A member of the Delhi Capitals camp tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from the franchise identified him as an assistant physical therapist who returned two negative tests upon arrival in the United Arab Emirates before returning a positive result on his third test. “He had not yet met and …
Read More »Who will replace Lasith Malinga, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh at IPL?
Lasith Malinga, the IPL’s biggest wicket catcher, and Suresh Raina, the league’s second-biggest race catcher, have opted out of the 2020 season in the United Arab Emirates. In addition to these two and Harbhajan Singh, who are such great IPL icons, Chris Woakes and Jason Roy have also withdrawn from …
Read More »Sourav Ganguly expects record TV viewership ratings for IPL 2020 and ‘30% crowds’ later in tournament
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly expects IPL’s television audience to reach all-time highs in 2020, and has indicated that viewers will be able to return to the stadiums later in the tournament in the United Arab Emirates. “The crowds will see it on TV … They [broadcasters] actually expect the highest …
Read More »IPL 2020: ‘Blessed’ Shreyas Iyer prepares to captain his seniors at Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer believes the next IPL season will be one of his “most important assignments” as captain. He has been in charge of the capitals of Delhi since 2018, when he took over half the competition, replacing Gautam Gambhir. “It’s certainly very different from last season, but the challenges excite …
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