Before 2019, the second and seventh season of the IPL was held in South Africa and UAE [half of the tournament] because of the general elections.
Rohit Sharma played in the middle-order mostly in IPL 11 with Evin Lewis and Suryakumar Yadav opening the batting.
Last year, IPL had staged a one-off exhibition match for women players in Mumbai hinting at the possibility of the start of women’s own T20I league.
There were talks that IPL could be a possible shoot-out between Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant for the second wicketkeeper's slot.
In the women's 50-over World Cup, the Indian team made the final where they lost to England, generating a huge amount of interest in the country.
BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and chief selector M.S.K. Prasad have recently hinted that they will keep a close eye on the workload of India players during the IPL.
IPL NEWS 2019: The BCCI announced that IPL 12 will be held in India from March 23 but added that the detailed schedule will be revealed later after further discussions with concerned authorities.
Confirming that Ashwin will continue to lead the KXIP this season, Zinta provided the rationale behind picking Varun.
The spinner featured in 10 games for Delhi after being a part of the team since 2015 and will now be a part of the three-time champions squad under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.
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.
CSK had retained skipper Dhoni, Raina, Harbhajan and Jadeja prior to the 2018 auction and also used the Right to Match card for Bravo and Faf du Plessis.
In exchange of Dhawan, Delhi have released all-rounder Vijay Shankar, spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and the young Abhishek Sharma to Sunrisers.
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.
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.
Mumbai Indians, with a brand value of $113.0 million, continue to top the charts for the third season in a row. While Kolkata Knight Riders are in second place with a brand value of $104.0 million.
The 2018 edition of BBL will see 56 group matches as CA announced a home-and-away format with each of the eight teams playing 14 matches before the knockout stage, a format on which IPL runs.
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