India is going through a severe wave of Covid-19. As many as 3 lakh cases are coming forward everyday. Amid all this, the IPL is providing a relief to the people all over the country. Mumbai Indians' players and staff members, including Rohit Sharma, head coach Mahela Jayawardene, and pacer Trent Boult, on Wednesday urged fans to "stay home", "wear a mask" and "wash their hands regularly".
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Capitals in a thriller at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday by a margin of a solitary run. It was only the 11th instance in IPL history when a single run separated the victorious team with the one which lost the match.
With the lethal pandemic ravaging, Former India Cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin took to social media to motivate people in these tough times.
Even the weather knew the top 2nd and 3rd in order were competing on Tuesday, 27th April at Narendra Modi Stadium to stay in the top league, the result being RCB leading the table charts.
Former Sri Lanka player and coach Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, an ICC release suggests. The ban for Zoysa is backdated to 31 October 2018, when he was provisionally suspended.
If the matches that have happened so far in this year's IPL are any indication of what's to come, there is every possibility that we might see a team, which has never won a tournament, lift the trophy. In contention are Virat Kohli's RCB and Rishabh Pant's DC. Team India coach Ravi Shastri too thinks that IPL could have a new winner this time around.
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AB de Villiers is the greatest match-winner with the bat for the RCB in the IPL. His ability to consistently score big runs at a very high strike rate in the middle order make him a higher impact batsman than even Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle for the RCB.
The clash between CSK and SRH in the national capital on Wednesday will have more focus on the venue than the match itself. CSK would be looking to make it five in a row and move to pole position.
De Villiers, who has been with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) since 2011 is currently IPL's sixth-highest run-getter with 5053 runs
In the latest, the BCCI is likely to postpone the fourth edition of Women's T20 Challenge due to the potential unavailability of overseas players due to the second Covid-19 wave in the country. India is witnessing close to 3 lakh cases per day.
Cricket is a game of sportsmanship and it could be very much visible in the match of RCB vs DC. After losing by just 1 run, several RCB players including captain Virat Kohli went up to Pant to console him.
The Aussies have been the most successful team in the history of World Cups, having lifted the prestigious title a record five times since the inception in 1975
Delhi will host its first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday amid skyrocketing Covid-19 cases and during complete lockdown in the national Capital.Virat Kohli on Tuesday acknowledged AB de Villiers's ability after the South African batsman hammered an unbeaten 75 off 42 to defeat Delhi Capitals.
Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus scored a century as Namibia defeated the South Africa Emerging men's team by five wickets.
ICC says T20 World Cup could be shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) if the Covid-19 situation doesn't improve in India in the next couple of months.
Former England captain Vaughan wants IPL to continue, but was slammed for his comments instantly on Twitter.
Adam Zampa on Tuesday said he decided to quit the IPL midway as it was the “most vulnerable” bio-bubble he has been a part of.
KKR head coach Brendon McCullum hopes his team plays a brand of cricket which gives people "something to look forward to in these difficult times".
In the wake of second Covid-19 wave in India, the IPL has enforced stricter restrictions in the bio-bubble, according to a report in Indian Express. It is understood that those inside the bubble with be tested for the virus every two days, instead of every five days. Even though the players do not have any contact with the outside world, still the BCCI is not willing to take any chances.
Sehwag lashed out at Pant for not utilising the bolwers properly, and rated Pant's captaincy -- 3 out of 10.