Here is an attempt to decode Lucknow Super Giants’ auction strategy prior to the mega auction in Bengaluru later this week.
Here is an attempt to decode Rajasthan Royals’ auction strategy prior to the mega auction in Bengaluru later this week.
Rajasthan Royals haven’t been able to replicate their success of 2008 in any of the remaining seasons. With a chance to make a fresh start after the mega auctions, can the Men in Pink lift their second trophy?
The netizens showed no mercy to the franchise as they flooded the comments section with some rib-tickling replies.
Earlier Hardik Pandya had opted not to take part in the domestic red-ball tournament.
The fans of the franchises don’t want them to leave any loophole, so they are chipping in with suggestions.
An attempt to decode Delhi Capitals’ auction strategy prior to the Mega Auctions.
The IPL 2022 Mega Auction will see a total of 590 players (370 Indians, 202 Overseas) going under the hammer on 12 and 13 February.
While players will be happy to represent any franchise that picks them, some of them already have a team in their mind, Ashwin seems to be one of them.
The 31-year-old batted at a strike-rate of 203.51, hitting 11 fours and 8 sixes.
Here’s all you need to know about Delhi Capitals ahead of the mega auction.
Dinesh Karthik revealed that he wants to play for the national side for 3-4 years more, especially in the shortest format.
The franchise has notably also set their eyes on a youngster who played for RR last season.
Punjab Kings haven’t won a single edition of the IPL to date. Can they change that in 2022?
Here is an attempt to decode Punjab Kings’ auction strategy prior to the mega auction in Bengaluru later this week.
Here is an attempt to decode MI’s auction strategy prior to the 2-day event on February 12 and 13.
The 40-year-old will lead Chennai Super Kings in their quest to defend their title this season.
Hardik Pandya has been announced as captain of the franchise.
Agarkar feels RCB have not invested enough in making a proper team of 12, 13 or 14 players.
While the Lucknow-based franchise has got everything in place before the mega auction kicks off on 12 February, Ahmedabad still has a couple of things to sort out.
Having qualified for playoffs four times and with two titles to their names, the Kolkata franchise has always been a solid contender for the title.
With the next edition of the IPL beginning in less than two months, let’s have a look at Mumbai Indians, a team who would be wanting to win their 6th title this year.
Let’s look at few overseas players that RR would target in upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.
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RCB need to find quality spinners and some pace bowlers who can win them matches, unlike in the past where their bowlers have often disappointed the team.
Everyone knows how Mumbai Indians love to have solid bowling attacking and this year as well, they will try to assemble a potent bowling attack.
Defending champions CSK will now need to focus their attention on building their bowling lineup.
We have seen some crazy pay checks being handed over to players during auction times but at the same time, we have seen many big names going unsold too.
The former Team India skipper remains really busy even after returning from international cricket.
With IPL auctions just around the corner, one can’t help but draw a connection to the fact on whether Warner was hinting at playing with Chahal in his recent social media post.
In the video, Pandya is seen playing all kinds of lofted shots.
The BCCI President also confirmed that the Senior Women’s T20 League will resume soon.
After Virat Kohli has relieved himself from captaincy duties, the Red Army is searching for an equally able leader, and if reports are to be believed, Shreyas Iyer is on their radar.
BCCI is set to earn almost three times the amount it had pouched for the 2018-2022 cycle.
According to Kohli, the Delhi franchise decided to strengthen their bowling department due to which Pradeep was their preferred choice.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma grabbed the attention on social media with his hilarious one-liner on Dhawal Kulkarni’s post.
INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket.
While everyone first saw the celebration when Bolt did it at the 2008 Olympics, it existed way before.
The franchise revealed in an official statement that their logo draws inspiration from ancient Indian mythology.
Aakash Chopra while talking about Deepak Chahar said that he will be the most sought-after player in the auction and can end up as the most expensive Indian bowler.
KL Rahul will lead the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022 in what their debut season in the competiton.
The report further adds that “some crowds” may be allowed at stadiums given the COVID-19 situation remains under control.
Hardik Pandya was released by Mumbai Indians after a seven-year-long association with the franchise.
MSD announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020.
The Bhutan all-rounder was seen posing with his national jersey autographed by MSD.
The 26-year-old who played a couple of great knocks for the Punjab Kings last season revealed that former all-rounder Irfan helped him realise the importance of preparation and process which in turn helped him maintain a good work ethic.
Out of these 1214 players, there are 896 Indians who will see the ten franchises bidding for them on 12 and 13 February.
Former Australia batter Chappell is of the opinion that coaches need to create environments where players can learn problem-solving and decision-making on their own.
BCCI has planned to keep the tournament within the country, even if all the games are played across 3-4 venues in Maharashtra.
There is already a lot of buzz on social media around the same, with fans wondering how to submit their entries in the contest.
The franchise has retained Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine.
Ravi Bishnoi spoke about his journey and also revealed how legendary spinner Anil Kumble helped him develop as a better player.
Hardik claimed that he is feeling good about his body and preparing for the upcoming season as an all-rounder.
Mr Goenka also expressed gratitude towards lakhs of fans for their overwhelming response while suggesting names for the franchise.
Gambhir took to social media to inform about the development and requested his close contacts to get tested.
The franchise had earlier picked India’s limited over vice-captain KL Rahul, Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi as their draft pick.
“He has a big heart for a youngster who hasn’t played for the country or hasn’t played too much IPL cricket,” Rahul said.
With 10 teams, upcoming season of IPL could have as many as 74 matches.
The group ran a contest on social media seeking suggestions for the name of their franchise where according to them they got loads of suggestions from fans all over the country.
The announcement was made through a social media post, with team owner Sanjiv Goenka sharing a message for the fans.
The Indian team suffered a whitewash against South Africa and will look to bounce back against West Indies.
While RPSG Group owned-Lucknow franchise asked fans to pitch in the names they would like their franchise to be called as, Ahmedabad has not indicated anything like that.
Meanwhile, BCCI Vice President Jay Shah on Saturday confirmed that IPL 2022 is set to kick-off in the last week of March.
Notably, the franchise owners have suggested Mumbai and Pune as the venues for the entire edition of the Indian T20 League.
The BCCI is considering South Africa as the only overseas option and also as Plan B while hosting IPL 2022 in India remains Plan A.
The mega auction is scheduled to be held on February 12 & 13 in Bengaluru.
The existing 8 IPL Franchises have retained a total of 27 players while the 2 new IPL teams have picked 6 players ahead of the Auction.
The official announcement was made on Star Sports Network after the end of 2nd ODI between South Africa and India.
With the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the BCCI has decided to reduce the travel within the camps by narrowing down to just two locations.
Both the teams are set for their debut season in IPL 2022.
The player claimed he was offered ₹40 lakh by someone on Instagram for fixing a match.
RCB, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders have shown interest in having Shreyas Iyer as their team captain.
Recently even England Test batsman Joe Root also expressed his desire to be part of IPL.
The 59-year-old had an extremely successful tenure with Indian national team, which recently came to an end.
The newly-formed franchise is expected to be led by KL Rahul.
Root mentioned that there were many aspects for him to consider before finally signing up for the upcoming IPL season this year.
The former Indian pacer left the fans in splits with his epic reply on Gambhir’s Instagram post.
We have shortlisted five all-rounders who can prove to be a good replacement for Hardik Pandya.
After a fabulous IPL 2022, Harshal Patel made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand, where he took 2/25 and also won the Player of the Match award.
When it comes to the Indian Premier League, no one can imagine Chennai Super Kings without MS Dhoni and there are many reasons for that.
One of Chahar’s old interviews is doing the rounds on the Internet.
If IPL 2022 is also moved out of India, it will be three seasons in a row when BCCI will be hosting the tournament out of the country.
Follow all the updates related to the Lucknow IPL Team name announcement here.
The left-handed batsman played 8 games for SRH last season, scoring 195 runs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is apparently looking at a Plan B for the forthcoming IPL 2022 amid the rise of the Coronavirus cases in India.
The franchise had earlier roped in Andy Flower as the head coach.
According to reports, the Indian cricket board is reluctant to host the tournament outside of India.
Recently, five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians had decided against retaining Hardik ahead of the 2022 mega auctions.
Kolkata Knight Riders made a strong comeback and ended their 2021 journey in the second position after losing to CSK in IPL 2021 final.
Sunil Narine has been one of the four retained players by KKR for the upcoming Indian Premier League season of 2022.
The BCCI confirmed that the match in Kolkata will have no bearing on the auction.
According to the latest update, BCCI is mulling to organise the IPL 2022 mega auctions on 12-13 February.
Tom Moody will be the head coach of the franchise in 15th edition of the tournament.
The auctions were originally scheduled to take place in first week of January.
Indian Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra is also amongst the most searched athletes in the world in 2021 in the list released by Google.
One of the main reasons behind the postponement of the mega auctions has been the uncertainty around ownership of Ahmedabad franchise.
The decision comes after the deadline for the draft picks of the two new franchises has been extended.
It is no secret to anyone that Dr. Goenka and Gambhir are not the best of friends with CSK captain MS Dhoni.
Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the Lucknow IPL team, also sounded extremely happy after securing the services of Flower.
The 28-year-old is likely to be signed by one of the two new franchises this month, under ‘special picks’ rule.