Check out the list of those five veteran cricketers who might hang up their boots after this year’s World Cup.
In this battle of heavyweights, Central Castries fight it out with Micoud Eagles.
Notably, the 26-year-old underwent a shoulder surgery on March 8.
The overseas players and support staffs were forced to leave India earlier than expected because of the suspension of the 14th edition of the IPL due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the country.
NZ captain Kane Williamson along with Mitchell Santner and Kyle Jamieson flew to Maldives on May 7 after not feeling comfortable in Delhi’s bio-bubble.
The 27-year-old also revealed how Virat Kohli supported him in his tough times.
After BCCI announced that Team India will be travelling to Sri Lanka for a bilateral series in July, there have…
The Men in Blue will fly to Sri Lanka on July 5 and will be undergoing hard quarantine before taking to the field.
South African commentator Kevin Pietersen who was in India for the 14th edition of IPL posted a heartfelt message for…
Hussey missed the flight to Maldives along with fellow Australians as he was tested positive for Covid-19 in Delhi on May 4.
Check out all the important details about India’s bilateral series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in July.
While there is no confirmation about when the tournament will resume, it has been revealed that all the 14 England players are expected to miss the last 31 matches of the season.
The Sri Lanka tour will open the door for some fresh faces, who have been knocking on the selectors’ door with consistent performances.
Although the squad selected by the selectors is on expected lines, the final XI could well depend on the conditions on offer and the combination captain Kohli decides to go ahead with.
Veteran Sri Lankan bowler is likely to make an international comeback in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
RCB have 2 world-class batsmen in their ranks in form of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
Sri Lanka will be taking on Bangladesh in a 3-match ODI series from May 23, wherein the newly appointed captain, Kusal Perera is likely to make his captaincy debut.
IPL 2021 was suspended a few days back after the completion of only 29 matches due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the bio-bubble.
Reports claimed that the two had a heated disagreement, which later went out of hands, leading to a scuffle at a bar.
Sakariya impressed while playing for Rajasthan Royals this season and had transferred his IPL salary to help his father fight the deadly virus.
On his last Australia tour, Prithvi shaw was dropped from the Indian Team after scoring a duck and 2 in the first Test against Australia.
The South African opened up on the mood in the Rajasthan camp after players and officials tested positive for COVID-19.
Due to several players, support staff and other personnel getting infected inside the bio-secure bubbles, the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League already stands suspended.
After Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier, another KKR player has now been tested positive for COVID-19.
CSK have a good mix of experienced players with some young heads. It won’t be easy for the management to pick just 5 players.
AS SLC are planning to host the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in July-August and therefore, the grounds and other infrastructure will be ready for the IPL in September.
Despite receiving the backing of the team management for the initial matches of IPL 2021, at last, Punjab did not have a choice but to bench Pooran.
DC will have some really difficult choices to make with respect to retaining players ahead of the mega auction.
According to the plans, the tournament will be completed in around two weeks in the second half of September.
Buttler gave away a special gift to his Rajasthan Royals teammate Anuj.
The star couple had got married earlier this year in a private ceremony in Goa on March 15 during India’s series against England.
CSK coach Mike Hussey was the latest to return positive for COVID-19 testing.
Notably, BCCI has come up with three solutions over planning Part-2 of IPL 2021, which include shifting it to either UK, Australia or UAE. The board will face a lot of challenges and logistical issues to restart the league.
The New Zealand Cricket are supporting the player’s decision to make a home trip as IPL 2021 has been suspended indefinitely.
Here is an attempt to list the top-5 best knocks from the now-suspended tournament which saw several good innings.
The 2021 season of IPL only managed to complete 29 matches before it was suspended. Still, those games left us filled with entertainment.
India’s next international assignment is the World Test Championship final against New Zealand in June.
The incident took place during the IPL 2021 match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 2, Sunday.
A video from Ahmedabad has now gone viral which shows an ambulance being stopped by police to allow three buses of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to pass.
Mumbai Indians is the most successful team in the IPL with 5 titles. The team has produced many flourishing talents like Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya.
The franchise’s bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and their bus cleaner had also contracted the virus earlier.
After 29 games, it was all put to rest. Interestingly, it has now been suspended for indefinite period. There is no clarity whether we will witness the tournament again this year.
With a rather anti-climatic pause, which seems to be an end to this year’s tournament, here are some of the top takeaways from the biggest T20 competition in the world.
BCCI have notably found a window to finish the remainder of the season.
Australian fast bowler Behrendorff joined CSK as a replacement to Josh Hazlewood, who did not participate due to COVID-19 scare.
While the Australian southpaw was the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the beginning of the season, he was removed from the leadership position midway through the tournament.
Although the tournament has been officially suspended, the authorities are trying their best to send the foreign players by the safest possible means.
Although BCCI assured that the tournament is only suspended and will try to have it rescheduled to a later date, a closer look at India’s international cricket season suggests otherwise.
With COVID-19 cases found in four of the eight franchises involved in the tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to take the drastic step of suspending the country’s premier T20 competition.
Meanwhile, the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals scheduled for Wednesday has also been pushed back after Chennai bowling coach L Balaji tested positive for the infection.
Meanwhile, entire IPL 2021 is likely to shift to Mumbai after COVID-19 cases were found in KKR and CSK contingent.
The T20 competition is already being criticised by several cricketers and experts as it is happening in the middle of a health emergency in India.
Notably, Rishabh Pant’s side had faced Kolkata Knight Riders on April 29.
The first half of the ongoing season has been completed as the league is moving towards the second half. While Delhi Capitals are currently at the top of points table, Sunrisers Hyderabad are reeling at the bottom.
The medical staff at the hospital has told Rahul that he would be able to restart all activities after a week long rest.
All eyes will be on SRH’s new skipper Kane Williamson as his side go up against the defending champions on Tuesday.
While Shakib has played 3 matches for KKR and taken 2 wickets, Mustafizur has taken 8 wickets in 7 matches for RR and has been a vital part of his side.
They were on duty during match no. 28 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad which took place on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals put on another comprehensive all-round performance against Punjab Kings to go top of the table on Sunday.
The tournament will be under serious threat if the reports of the Chennai members testing positive are confirmed by official sources.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the IPL organising committee have a task on their hands for the successful completion of the tournament now given that they decided to go ahead with it amid criticism and apprehension from a few experts.
Kolkata Knight Riders were scheduled to play Royal Challengers Bangalore on
Although the match has been rescheduled, the dates are yet to be finalised.
Led by Jos Buttler’s hundred (124) and a clinical performance by RR bowlers led by Mustafizur Rahman (3/20) and Chris Morris (3/29), RR completed a 55-run win over SRH on Sunday.
From hailing Mayank Agarwal to trolling the other PBKS batsmen, the netizens had a busy day on Sunday.
The former KKR all-rounder highlighted that Dhoni knows his team and that’s why youngsters perform well under his captaincy.
KKR fight it out with RCB in this reverse fixture of IPL 2021. Both teams boast some heavyweights and we can expect an enticing encounter between them.
The 30-year-old played one of the best knocks of this season on Sunday as he single-handedly kept his side in the contest.
The incident happened in the 14th over of the match when Axar Patel was in the middle of a fantastic spell.
Will RCB get back to winning run against a low in confidence KKR or give their fans some reasons to worry after a good start?
It was a full toss delivery which Rabada bowled at 143.4kph, Gayle went back to tap it into the off-side but got beaten on the outside edge.
From hailing Jos Buttler to trolling Vijay Shankar, the netizens produced some rib-tickling memes on Sunday.
Although the star Protea wasn’t part of the Rajasthan Royals squad originally, he was roped in as a replacement for Ben Stokes after the all-rounder was ruled out with a broken finger.
Jonny Bairstow was looking to attack the opposition but he had to go back following a piece of brilliance on the field by Rawat.
Just as Samson was looking dangerous in the 17th over, Samad pulled off a blinder at the boundary ropes to turn the tables.
Punjab Kings gave a health update about their skipper on Sunday.
The 53-year-old played 34 ODIs and 1 Test for India from 1997 to 2000.
After losing his captaincy, there is no place for Warner in the playing XI either.
Shikhar Dhawan’s last two scores in IPL against PBKS are 92(49) & 106*(61). He will look to continue his good form against PBKS.
Brad Hogg posted a picture of last night’s match on Twitter and asked fans about the “spirit of the game” when Dhawal Kulkarni was trying to get a head start for a run on the last ball.
Kieron Pollard recorded his fifty from just 17 balls and he registered the fastest fifty of IPL 2021 and also the joint-fastest fifty for Mumbai Indians franchise in IPL.
In addition to wearing the jersey, RCB will also auction all the signed player jerseys from this game to raise money for supporting healthcare infrastructure related to oxygen support.
The 29th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League will take place between two strong teams – Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Pollard took the charge from the beginning and smashed every CSK bowler all around the park, registering the fastest fifty of the 14th edition.
Dan Christian reportedly said that RCB skipper Virat Kohli only attends half of the meetings that are away from the field
However, Jadeja got smashed by Kieron Pollard’s raining sixes in the ongoing match.
Opener Prithvi Shaw has been in brilliant form recently. He scored 82 from just 41 balls to make easy work of the run chase of 155 as DC sealed the match against KKR in the 17th over.
The Englishman was part of the RR squad and was picked by the franchise in IPL 2021 auction.
In pursuit of taking CSK beyond the 200-run mark, Ambati Rayadu looked at his very best on Saturday.
On the 5th delivery of the over, Pollard saw the Protea trying to scoop the ball and adjusted his pace accordingly.
In a fresh game and given what PBKS are capable of doing against top sides as evident from their performance against RCB, it will be a battle of nerves between the two teams, one that is guaranteed to leave fans entertained.
Two unpredictable sides take on each other in Match 28 of the Indian Premier League.
While many batted to keep Warner in the playing XI, others didn’t hail the decision of change in captaincy.
“Don’t forget us because of T20s,” the cricketers can be seen singing in the new commercial.
Many might believe that his performance against RCB on Friday was a fluke and came out of nowhere but a closer look at his domestic career presents a different story.
The news was shared on social media via a press release by the Hyderabad-based side.
Indian Premier League has given several quality players throughout the years and this season is no different. Here are the five players who could earn their maiden call up soon after IPL 2021 ends.
Understandably, the Mumbai lad received accolades from all corners for his breathtaking performance coming at a strike of 200. But among many others, one special comment made by the emerging star’s rumoured girlfriend grabbed all the attention.
The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) also revealed the data for the most-watched programs which included 5 IPL 2021 matches in the top 5 list.
Rohit Sharma will become the 1st Indian player to play 350 T20 matches and he needs 4 more sixes to become the 1st Indian to smash 400 T20 sixes.