The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.
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The wicket of Rahul is not a prized scalp anymore, rather it is more of a walking wicket.
Post Gambhir's retirement, Bollywood superstar and KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to thank his former skipper for the work he has done for his team.
The team made the announcement in a programme organised in Delhi on the evening of December 4.
The auction will be a one-day affair and there is also a change in venue with the event moving to the Pink City from Bengaluru.
The 30-year-old batsman said that injury to their pacers is not a big concern for the team as they have now got the sufficient bench strength.
Steffan Jones has worked with the likes of Stuart Broad and Dan Christian during his short coaching stint with Big Bash League's team Hobart Hurricanes last year.
Cricket Australia said that the players involved in Australia's World Cup squad will have to report for a preparatory camp ahead of the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
AB de Villiers retired from international cricket earlier this year but will be playing T20 competitions around the globe.
An announcement to this effect was made on Monday by James Wear, GM Commercial, New Zealand Cricket, at a special interaction arranged by official broadcasters of IPL.
Anyone who has followed Kohli's career would know that it is a mistake to expect the phenomenal class in his batting to bleed into his worldview.
He previously led Chhattisgarh in their debut Ranji Trophy season and acted as the mentor for the young team.
In exchange of Dhawan, Delhi have released all-rounder Vijay Shankar, spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and the young Abhishek Sharma to Sunrisers.
Making his debut, Pandya displayed great temperament in guiding his team to a win at Eden Gardens against the West Indies.
Sehwag's future at KXIP became unclear after the team appointed former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson on a two-year contract earlier this week
The CoA, comprising Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, also sought to bring all the matches played under the aegis of the BCCI to be brought within the jurisdiction of Anti-Corruption Unit of the cricket board.
The New Zealander will get to pick his support staff and it remains to be seen if Virender Sehwag, who was the team mentor till last season, stays on board.
In 270 international matches, Bravo has scored more than 6000 runs while taking 337 wickets proving to be a genuine all-rounder.
The past disputes between the players and the West Indies Cricket Board are well-documented and the IPL has contributed to the team's travails in the longest format, feels Hooper.
The Royal Bangalore Challengers' star brings 11 years of IPL experience, along with a season (2016) at the Caribbean Premier League for Barbados Tridents.
Ashish Nehra had joined RCB last season and will be part of the coaching leadership team along with Gary Kirsten in the 12th edition of Indian Premier League.
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