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As per the official IPL website, a total of 127 players, which includes 35 overseas cricketers, have been retained by the eight franchises. Post the closing of the trading window, Kings XI Punjab have the highest salary cap available – Rs 42.70 crore. Also, Royal Challengers Bangalore have the most number of player slots available –12. As for figures pertaining to the released players, Royal Challengers Bangalore (12) have released the most players while Sunrisers Hyderabad (5) have released the least number of players....

In an exclusive chat with Sportstar, Kings XI Punjab’s co-owner, Ness Wadia said that: Earlier, the rumors were rife that the 33-year-old off-spinner could move to Delhi Capitals in the IPL trade window. Even, Delhi Capitals’ advisor, Sourav Ganguly had publicly shown interest in acquiring the services of the office. However, it seems like the Punjab team management has zero interest in releasing their skipper. Wadia stated that Ashwin is an exceptional player and added that,...

The 34-year-old had suffered an injury during Delhi Capitals’ opening fixture against Kings XI Punjab. Ashwin had picked up two wickets in his first over but injured his left shoulder while diving to save a run off the last ball of the over. R Ashwin was seen leaving the field immediately with his hand in a makeshift sling. Speaking in a video conference, Mohammad Kaif said that they are monitoring R Ashwin’s injury very closely....

Also see - IND vs WI schedule The background Seven of the eight IPL franchises have named foreign players as their head coaches for IPL 2020. Only Kings XI Punjab will have Anil Kumble at the helm of their coaching staff in the upcoming IPL tourney. The heart of the matter Talking about the need of Indian coaches in the IPL, Rahul Dravid had this to say during his recent interview:...

After being put in to bat, KKR got off to yet another nightmare start. Nitish Rana walked back after just one ball before Mohammed Shami sent Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik back to the hut. Despite being in a precarious position, Eoin Morgan and Shubman Gill counterattacked superbly to put KXIP on the backfoot almost immediately. Leggie Ravi Bishnoi had Morgan caught on the boundary, and KKR’s lower-middle order - Sunil Narine, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Pat Cummins - didn’t offer much resistance....

Curran, who played nine matches for Ravichandran Ashwin’s men last season, managed 95 runs apart from picking up 10 wickets - which included a sensational hat-trick against Delhi Capitals at Mohali. The talented Englishman finished with figures of 4/11 in that game and turned the tide in his team’s favour with that fiery spell. He also proved his worth with the bat, scoring 55* off just 24 balls at home against Kolkata Knight Riders....

The sum of Rs 82 crore allotted for auctions for IPL 2019 has been increased to Rs 85 crore for IPL 2020. The teams will be eligible to use the money left unspent in last year’s auction, apart from the additional purse of Rs 3 crore. Funds remaining for each team ahead of IPL 2020 auction Royal Challengers Bangalore - Rs 1.80 crore Chennai Super Kings - Rs 3.2 crore...

Mumbai Indians posted a clip of their stars, with players taking part in fielding drills, net sessions and much more. The video begins with Mumbai Indians players out on the field as they perform some fitness drills. Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni and skipper Rohit Sharma are seen getting up to speed amongst others. Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar and Piyush Chawla later took to the nets, with Jasprit Bumrah captured in the middle of his catching practice....

Kuldeep Yadav was having a net session with the bat on Saturday while top-order batsman Rana bowled some off-spinners at Yadav. Rana observed that Yadav was resisting from playing the drive on a few balls and playfully sledged the chinaman spinner to go for the shot. The Kolkata franchise captured the moment and shared it on their official Instagram handle to give fans a glimpse of the action from Abu Dhabi....

Gaikwad’s 88-run knock has taken him into the top 5 of the IPL 2021 Orange Cap leaderboard. The Chennai Super Kings star now has 284 runs to his name from eight matches. He has recorded three fifties in IPL 2021 so far. Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis could not add a single run to his tally of 320 runs. The South African batsman got out for a three-ball duck, dismissed by Trent Boult in the opening over....

The team that wins today can put up a significant challenge for the top two slots on the points table, while the losing side will find itself in serious pressure with respect to making the top four. Both the teams are led by captains from Tamil Nadu, and both the captains have been new appointments this season. They have impressed with their astute leadership up until now and it will be interesting to see who pulls one over whom in this crucial encounter at Indore....

Jos Buttler who opened the batting for the second consecutive time was looking in very good touch. But RR lost wickets at regular intervals and despite Buttler’s 51, the visitors could only manage 152 in their 20 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the star with the ball as he picked up 3/27 and all the other KXIP bowlers put in a disciplined effort. Chasing 153, RR bowlers did well to get a couple of early wickets....

The base prices are set by the players themselves. The maximum base price a player can set for himself is 2 crores and minimum base price as per the revised rules is 20 lakhs. In 2019, the teams are allowed to spend a maximum of 82 crores on building a squad. It is imperative for the players to figure out an ideal base price for themselves since it has a big impact on getting picked or going unsold....

Kolkata Knight Riders openers, Chris Lynn and Shubman Gill, took on the Punjab bowlers from the start scoring 65 runs in the first six overs. Gill went on to score an unbeaten 65 off 49 balls and made sure that his team won the match. With this loss, KXIP are virtually out of the playoffs. Now, let’s have a look at three reasons why Kings XI Punjab lost to KKR....

The cash-rich T20 league has been a huge success, with fans getting the opportunity to witness their favourite international players play for the same franchise. In the past few years, the growth of social media has allowed the fans of the various franchises to keep an eye on their favourite players’ activities in the lead up to the prestigious tournament. The cricketers sweat it out on the field but their off-the-field work is commendable as well....

So far, both these teams have won three matches and lost one. On the basis of net run-rate, KXIP are placed at the 3rd position on the IPL points table, one above CSK.. The CSK vs KXIP rivalry has seen 20 matches being played so far. CSK have won 12 of those, and KXIP have managed to win the remaining eight. KXIP have never managed to win the IPL title while CSK have won it three times....

After winning the toss, Virat Kohli decided to bowl first on a flat belter at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. Things started going downhill from the moment the innings started as Jonny Bairstow and David Warner made RCB chase for leather on a day when the temperature was 42 degrees Celsius. It was a sheer exhibition of clean, destructive and methodic demolition of RCB’s bowling attack. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner went about demoralizing RCB and their fans’ hopes with a stupendous 185-run opening partnership, the highest in IPL history....

It was no surprise when MS Dhoni elected to field first after winning the all-important toss. With the pitch set to offer help to the pacers early on and dew factor, this decision was no brainer.CSK fast bowlers broke the back of Mumbai Indians batting line up by picking early wickets. At one stage, MI was reduced to 50/3 and CSK was all over them. Suryakumar Yadav steadied the ship with Krunal Pandya before MI launched a merciless counter in death overs....

Of the 12 matches played in IPL 2019 so far, except for the RCB vs CSK and RCB vs SRH matches, the results of all other matches were unpredictable till the second strategic timeout. With the margins of victory being so small, there is a need for players who make the best possible decisions at the most crucial times. CSK has been a hugely successful side in IPL because they have one such genius in their captain MS Dhoni....

The 1st qualifier saw Mumbai Indians book their place in the final by virtue of a crushing win over Chennai Super Kings. In the Eliminator, Delhi Capitals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad and they will now face the Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifier to determine who faces MI in the final. It has been another good year for the Chennai Super Kings as they found a place in the playoffs as usual....