The quality of the competition can't be compromised and that is one of the reasons why a women's IPL can't be organised at the moment, reasons BCCI.

The middle-order batsman now sits at sixth position amongst all-time leading scorers in T20s with Chris Gayle leading the charts with 12,298 runs.

Kohli doesn't want the India stars to drift too much from their ODI game plan during the seven-week league.

No decision yet on India's World Cup match against Pakistan, said Rai.

Vihari feels his India stint will make a difference as it has upped his confidence so necessary in a slam-bang tournament.

Ishant, who missed out on the final Test against Australia in Sydney owing to an injury is now fit and will be unleashing his thunderbolts against Jharkhand in Delhi's opening game at Vijaywada.

Shukla admitted to having faith in the concept of sports being above everything else but asserted that “if somebody is sponsoring terrorism” then it would obviously have an impact on sports.

Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab are the only three franchises, which still have the founding owners on board since the inception of the league in 2008.

The right-arm bowler said his small stint in the BBL would help him strengthen his chances of playing in the upcoming 2019 World Cup.

Last year, the BCCI organised one exhibition match with two teams -- IPL Trailblazers and IPL Supernovas led by Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur respectively.  

Virat Kohli is currently the No.1 ODI batsman while Kane Williamson is currently 11th in the rankings for batsmen.

It has been learnt that the current franchise owners have approached key BCCI officials and intimated their decision to sell around fifty percent of their stakes.

Kohli isn't interested in joining the likes of AB de Villiers and Brendon McCullum who continue to play T20 leagues after retiring.

Pujara, who scored 521 runs at an average of 74 with the help of three hundreds, was named Player of the Series in the historic series win.

The 37-year-old, who was picked by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 1 crore at the IPL auctions, has set his sights on the T20 extravaganza to make a bid for a comeback.

The Indian team management, as well as national selectors, are on the same page with regards to the workload management of the pacers.

Confirming that Ashwin will continue to lead the KXIP this season, Zinta provided the rationale behind picking Varun.

Yuvraj was a part of India's 2011 World Cup winning squad and the southpaw is ready to deliver at Wankhede once again.

Former Australia captain Steve Smith said that he is looking to prepare himself for the World Cup in England and Wales next year with a strong show in the IPL and PSL.

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