Ponting’s list comprises of a player each from all the franchises except Delhi Capitals this season.
DC coach Ricky Ponting along with skipper Rishabh Pant aim to achieve a better result this season.
As part of the drill, the players had to aim at the stump from a distance and then go on to perform another drill.
MS Dhoni-led side may feature both Sam Curran and Dwayne Bravo in their XI at least for the first game.
The match is also being touted as a contest between a disciple and his teacher and fans can’t wait to see who gets to laugh last.
To add to the zeal and motivation of the side, RCB have released a new catchy and inspiring anthem.
In 5 IPL matches Jason Behrendorff has played so far, the left-arm speedster has scalped five wickets.
This is because MI’s first-choice opener Quinton de Kock is not available for selection owing to his mandatory quarantine period.
Yuzvendra Chahal, RCB’s leading leg-spinner, will have a huge role to play if RCB are to end their trophy drought this season.
Reflecting on his prediction, Punjab Kings head coach Wasim Jaffer trolled the former England skipper with a hilarious meme.
The inspirational speech from DC coach Ricky Ponting comes ahead of the side’s first game against Chennai Super Kings on April 10.
The opening match will see Mumbai Indians go against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9 in Chennai.
Although, Mumbai Indians are the favourites going into this game, can Virat Kohli & Co. turn the fortunes in favour of RCB.
With just a day left for the exciting action to begin, SportsTiger presents ‘Mid-Wicket Live’ ahead of the upcoming season with former cricketers and our experts Mr. Rajat Bhatia & Mr. Monty Panesar.
The 25-year-old, who had the best batting strike rate for batsmen with over 300 runs in IPL 2020, disclosed the advice in a recent interview.
RCB opener Devdutt Padikkal and Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams will be missing the opening game for the Bangalore-based side.
While MSD had retired from international cricket in August last year, he continues to lead the Chennai franchise in the IPL.
Among millions of fans of the Virat Kohli-led side, it is a Jamaican legend whose show of affection towards Bangalore and its star players Kohli and AB de Villiers is breaking the internet.
Fans are secretly wishing to be a fly on the walls of either Mumbai Indians or Royal Challengers Bangalore to listen to what they are discussing ahead of the tournament opener on Friday.
Yuzvendra Chahal will be playing his 100th match in IPL while SuryaKumar Yadav needs 84 more runs to become the 5th player to score 1500 runs for Mumbai Indians.
Afridi also outlined the need to rethink the priorities after raising his concerns about T20 Leagues like the IPL influencing international cricket.
With Mumbai being the perennial slow starters, Kohli’s men would look to take the advantage of that record and start on a winning note. But cricket, oh cricket, is a funny game and anything can happen in the curtain raiser to the T20 tournament.
Catch the latest updates of IPL’s opening fixture here.
With a mandatory 7-day quarantine period, cricketers need to keep themselves active and productive and they are getting the opportunities to try some fun and new activities to keep themselves engaged.
For Anushka Sharma, lifting Kohli off his feet seamed a stroll in the garden.
Ricky Ponting hinted that the Aussie batsman would not be getting too many changes, which is quite obvious keeping Delhi Capitals’ strong and settled top-order in the account.
Other than their buys in the auctions which included the likes of Moeen Ali, Krishnappa Gowtham and Cheteshwar Pujara, CSK also roped in some handy net bowlers.
The right-arm spinner has had a great record in T20 competitions around the globe but couldn’t quite make his presence felt after an impressive season with the Punjab Kings.
This is not the first case of COVID-19 among IPL teams as earlier the likes of Nitish Rana, Axar Patel and RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal had contracted the infection.
Glenn Maxwell was bought by RCB for Rs 14.25 crore in the IPL 2021 auction despite the Australian all-rounder’s poor season last year.
Post his heroics in the two practice matches, the 27-year-old could be set to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians on April 9.
The franchise shared a video on Tuesday where the Indian Test vice-captain can be seen doing some ‘shadow batting’ on the ground.
The IPL-bound players, who are currently in Mumbai, can now continue their practice sessions and other field activities after 8 pm and can even travel to their hotels late at night.
The 21-year-old hit 11 fours and 3 sixes during his innings which was played at a phenomenal strike rate of 217.14.
Mumbai Indians will play the season opener against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9 in Chennai.
Maxwell, who shares quite a bit of banter with Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal both on and off the field, shared a fun moment with Chahal as soon as he saw him in RCB colours.
Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) has offered Pondicherry as a venue to possibly relocate the Mumbai matches of the tournament.
The England star had previously missed the latter half of IPL 2020.
In an exclusive interview with SportsTiger, the 20-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder spoke on a number of topics.
As the comments from England all-rounder went viral on social media, Twitterati were quick to point out the reason behind the same.
Main concern raised by citizens is that while the state has banned all religious ceremonies and other personal occasions, games are not being questioned.
The 46-year-old added that he believes Shaw has done a lot of work over the last few months and hoped that he would have changed his theory now.
The 32-year-old certainly looked in explosive mood on Monday as he produced an unbelievable shot on his first day of practice.
After an almost perfect campaign in 2020, MI would look to repeat or even come out with a stronger performance this year, sensing a historic hat-trick of titles at the outset.
While Universe Boss Chris Gayle had been drafted into the batting order midway in IPL 2020, Jaffer has suggested that the West Indian six-hitting machine would straightaway walk into their XI this season. But where will he bat?
With two key players set to miss the season opener, RCB might have two debutants in their side on April 9.
It is worth noting that BCCI has created multiple bio-security bubbles for various stakeholders attached with IPL 2021.
Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan will be representing Punjab Kings in the 14th edition of IPL.
The new jersey of Rajasthan Royals is also a combination of their old colours- blue and pink. The jersey basically talks about four points, designs of which are well imprinted on the shirt.
Although he is usually on point with his analysis and picks, the 43-year-old made a rare mistake on social media.
Chopra would have realised that with “great power comes with great responsibility.”
During an intra squad match on Saturday, Dinesh Karthik fell down on his knees while trying to save himself from a powerful shot by his strike partner Andre Russell.
According to Duff & Phelps report, IPL’s brand value went down by 3.6 per cent in 2020. From Rs 47,500 crores in 2019, it crashed to Rs 45,800 crores in 2020.
IPL goes beyond boundaries whether cultural, linguistic, religious or otherwise and CSK’s move is another step in this regard.
Almost all on-field decisions are taken by the skipper which goes on to impact the result of the match, making it critical for teams to pick the right man for the job.
Mohammad Kaif expressed that the franchise is aiming for nothing short of winning the title in this year’s VIVO IPL.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 surge in India and Chennai Super Kings are no exception.
The positive test now makes him doubtful for the IPL opener against Mumbai Indians.
Kolkata Knight Riders have acquired Gurkeerat at his base price of INR 50 lakh.
The veteran scored a quickfire 90 before falling losing his wicket in the final over.
As it stands, Rohit’s comment has already received more than 22,000 likes.
Pujara, who is usually the rock, solid and dependable in Test match cricket against the red ball, continued to impress with his defensive shots but in another sport.
CSK are looking at the Kiwi all-rounder after Hazlewood decided to pull out of the tournament days before the start of the competition.
Apart from gruelling training sessions and sweaty gym sessions, players also take out some time to have a little go at each other.
Recently, Axar Patel from the Delhi Capitals camp tested positive for COVID-19.
The player is doubtful for franchise’s first game against Chennai Super Kings on April 10.
Mumbai, one of the venues for hosting matches of the competition, appears to be the worst hit with over 8 thousand fresh cases reported on Friday.
Chennai Super Kings will play their first match against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 25 in Mumbai.
The development comes as a serious setback and concern for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Scott Styris took to his official Twitter account on Friday to reveal team power rankings for IPL 2021.
In 2018, he became the youngest player to feature in the IPL and only the third from Jammu and Kashmir to get an IPL contract.
IPL has changed the lifestyle of many cricketers in the past and the same can be said about the Australian speedster Pat Cummins.
With IPL just a week away, the franchise has finally disclosed the new look jersey.
Reports suggest that a star player has tested positive for the dreaded infection prior to the start of the tournament.
After the appointments of Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant as IPL captains, there is an unknown commonality that the skippers of all eight franchises share with each other.
The Aussie fast-bowler, who was bought by the franchise for INR 2 crore in IPL 2020 auction, has opted out of the upcoming season of IPL to spend time with his family.
The franchise has shared a video of Russell in which he looks extremely determined to make a make in this year’s competition after failing to have a significant impact last year.
Umesh Yadav was acquired by the Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 1 crore in the VIVO IPL Auction in February.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener on April 9 in Chennai.
While some franchises have designated vice-captains, there is a lot of ambiguity among the other fans with regard to who could lead their sides in absence of regular skippers.
Notably on Wednesday, Mitchell Marsh pulled out of Sunsrisers Hyderabad squad for IPL 2021. Earlier, Australian Josh Phillipe pulled out of IPL 2021 citing injury.
While in staying in hotel ahead of the tournament, the 29-year-old was not satisfied with the Wi-Fi facilities at his residence for the next few weeks and asked for dongle suggestions from fans.
The 30-year-old, who had registered himself at base price of INR 2 crore, surprisingly went unsold in the IPL 2021 auction held in February.
SRH star player was bought for a base price of Rs 2 crore in the 2020 auction.
Let’s look at Sunrisers Hyderabad’s strongest Playing XI ahead of IPL 2021.
While the five-time IPL champions have a crazy fan following worldwide, it is a young star that is an important member of the MI Paltan.
With six months to the opening of Expo 2020, deal will help take the Expo message to millions of cricket fans all over the world.
The 33-year-old was sold at his base price of INR 50 lakh ahead of IPL 2021. Everyone in the room gave a huge round of applause in what was one of the best moments in history of IPL auction.
Kiwi all-rounder James Neesham humorously replied to a tweet of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell when he tried to take a dig at Neesham for bowling an expensive over in the third T20I.
The major rule which will impact all the matches of the tournament has to be the 90 minutes per inning rule.
Rishabh Pant’s first match as Delhi Capitals captain will be against MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings on April 10.
Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2021 campaign on April 10 against Chennai Super Kings.
With the new bunch of old and new players, let us have a look at the strongest possible starting XI for the KKR.
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth in the league stage in the thirteenth edition of IPL.
Chennai Super Kings will play the opening game on April 10 against Delhi Capitals.
In this article, we list down 5 things which we might be witnessing for the last time in IPL 2021.
IPL 2020 turned out to be a disappointing season for both Dhoni and CSK.
It remains to be seen whether his injury would have an impact on his availability for RCB in the upcoming IPL 2021.
There are reasons to worry for some of the IPL teams as a few of their star players may not be available for the tournament owing to injuries.
Ahead of the IPL 2021 season, we take a look at PK’s strongest playing XI.