Pietersen's troubles with his teammates and management came to define Strauss's final months as captain of England and the early part of the captaincy of his successor Alastair Cook.

Kings XI Punjab also urged everyone to support Prime Minister's initiative to fight coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Bengal all-rounder will have to wait to don the Royal Challengers Bangalore red and gold as the possibility of having even a curtailed IPL is getting slimmer by the day with the rise of COVID-19 positive cases in India.

Jaffer on Sunday picked his all-time best to form a playing XI from the 12 past seasons of the Indian Premier League while also adding an extra 12th man to the lineup

The second season of the cash-rich league was completed only within 37 days with a total of 59 matches and the knockouts had just two semifinals.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that IPL can be started later due to coronavirus outbreak around the country.

The IPL begins with a clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29 while the final will take place on 24 May.

The said campaign which went on air on national television was a rip off from the famous Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign run by Airtel.

Yadav was roped in by Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 20 lakh at the December 19 auction held in Kolkata last year.

Sohail Tanvir was the best bowler of the inaugural IPL, leading Rajasthan Royals to a title triumph in 2008 under Shane Warne.

A player now gets approximately Rs 2.5 lakh per match in the Ranji Trophy, a far cry from the meagre salary the cricketers would withdraw not long ago, but still, the amount is no match to the millions the IPL stars earn.

The medium-pacer came into India reckoning after two seasons with IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.

There have been reports of violence in West Bengal but Kolkata hasn't exactly been affected.

Before the big day in Kolkata, let’s take a look at the each of the eight franchises, their present squad after the release and retention, amount of money left in their purse and what they will be looking for at the auction.

It will be a smaller auction with just 73 spots up for grab for the eight franchises and well will be looking into the top 5 uncapped Indian players who might make it big at IPL 2020 auction.

The two-time champions have retained 13 players and traded in just one - Siddesh Lad from Mumbai Indians.

Ness Wadia, the co-owner of KXIP, has proposed that the Indian national anthem be played before every IPL game from the 2020 season.

Following the IPL, Australia's Big Bash League will now introduce strategic breaks in the middle of matches from the 2019/20 season.

McDonald has been a part of the IPL in the past having played for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 edition before being signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2012-2013.

The next edition of the Indian Premier League could see some major changes in match-timings and scheduling.