Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has given an update on his future as a player for the CSK, saying he hopes to return to Chepauk and play his last game in Chennai for the 3 time IPL champions.  To interact with fans, Mahendra Singh Dhoni along with Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Imran Tahir were live on CSK’s official YouTube page. A fan asked Dhoni the reason behind choosing August 15th as the day to announce his retirement from international cricket. The fan also expressed disappointment that he wasn’t able to attend the wicketkeeper’s farewell match. Acknowledging the above , Dhoni sa ..read more

On Tuesday, England all-rounder, Sam Curran was ruled out of the remainder IPL 2021 and the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a lower back injury. The 23-year old ran into trouble after his match with the Royals on Saturday and was immediately taken for scans to reveal an injury. He’ll fly back in order to meet with the ECB’s medical team, who will provide a full review of their findings soon enough! “He [Sam Curran] will fly back to the UK in the next couple of days and will have further scans and a full review later this week from the ECB’s medical team,” the ECB’s release stated. Cur ..read more

Ness Wadia, the co-owner of Punjab Kings, expects each team to be sold for not less than 3,000 cr., with an estimated price tag between 3000 and 3500 crores. As of now, it’s not confirmed and yet to be officially announced by the BCCI on October 25 after the team auction! “The value of each of the new teams should be 50 to 75% more than the base price of Rs 2000 cr. I think each team would go for a minimum of 3,000 to 3,500 cr,” Wadia told TOI on Sunday. Ness Wadia welcomed the addition of the two new IPL teams to the current 8 teams.  “I’m excited about two new teams coming in because it ..read more

Michael Vaughan, former England captain, said that Ravindra Jadeja‘s all-round abilities make him an ideal template for building Twenty20 players. His skills on the field are what makes this 25 year old man so special; with such talent at his disposal it would not be surprising if he became one of India’s greatest Test batsmen ever! “He is an unbelievable fielder, he can bowl brilliant left-arm spin, if there is an element of turn in the surface, he is as good as any. Obviously, with the bat, he can play the anchor role if you lose early wickets, he can also come in with 15 balls to go and pre ..read more

Umran Malik, SRH’s fast bowler, had an eventful debut in the phase 2 of IPL 2021 against the former champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Roped in as ‘short-term Covid-19 replacement’ for T Natarajan after the Indian pacer tested positive, Malik was handed his debut cap in Match No.49 of the IPL 2021 season at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.  After scoring through his first ever IPL game, Malik achieved a special feat by bowling the fastest delivery by an Indian pace bowler’s 14th season of domestic cricket is something of an extravaganza. One of the youngest recruits for Sunris ..read more

In the first half of the tournament, the KKRs were at the 7th spot in the Indian Premier League 2021 points table. After a slow start to their IPL season, Kolkata Knight Riders found their mojo in the UAE with two consecutive wins. This allowed them to climb up further in the IPL points table keeping the hopes alive for making it into playoffs this season! The key to their turnaround has been opening batter Venkatesh Iyer. Not only does he provide good starts but the 26-year old also chips in with balls in middle overs, making him an invaluable asset for this team of young talent Sanjay Manjre ..read more

Aakash Chopra, former India batsman, and his predictions have been on point so far. Now he has predicted the 4 teams that he believes will make it to the playoffs based on their current performance. All the IPL teams have played a minimum of 10 games yet. But only one team will get the title, that’s why each result is crucial. Akash has no doubt that the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals will reach the playoffs as CSK has secured its place with 18 points and DC sitting pretty with 16 points. He is positive that Virat Kohli’s RCB will also qualify; Royal Challengers Bangalore have 14 point ..read more

The franchise, DC, are just one win away from sealing a play-offs berth in the IPL 2021. If they do that, it’ll be the 3rd season running Ricky Ponting’s coached franchise where they would make it to finals. Earlier known as Delhi Daredevils, the franchise has been pushing it real hard & improving rapidly to reach the maiden IPL final season, eventually going down to MIs in the ongoing summit clash. The team ascended new heights under the leadership of player Shreyas Iyer. But they were unable to achieve their full potential this season, as he was ruled out in April due to an injury on his ..read more

The West Indies star batsman, Chris Gayle, has lately withdrawn from the phase 2 of the Indian Premier League 2021 citing “bubble fatigue” and will instead focus on this month’s forthcoming T20 World Cup. In this IPL season, the big-hitting 42-year old batsman has played a total of 2 out of 3 matches for his team Punjab Kings since phase 2 of the most awaited tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates last month. Gayle’s reason behind leaving the team hotel was because of the “bubble fatigue” accumulated over months playing franchise and international cricket during the coronavirus pandemi ..read more

Due to an injury, MI’s all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar recently has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2021. MI didn’t reveal any specifics of Arjun’s injury yet but they announced a replacement for the remainder of the season. The Replacement for Injured Arjun Tendulkar Simarjeet Singh, Delhi-born pacer, has been included in the Mumbai Indians squad for the remaining season as the injury replacement for Arjun. The franchise bought Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, for 20 lakh in the IPL auction ahead of the season. Arjun Tendulkar hadn’t yet featured in any game ..read more