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24Mar By source belowNo Comments

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CSK vs MI: Super Kings return to familiar ploy as trio of tweakers take down Mumbai

Chennai Super Kings’ plan to fall back on the spin formula works as Noor Ahmad’s 4/18 chokes Mumbai Indians on way to 4-wicket winWith Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Tripathi in the squad, Chennai had a decision to make regarding their openers. With Tripathi mostly batting at No.3 in the past, it looked Rachin and Ruturaj Gaikwad would be the opening pair. But coming out for the chase of 156, Chennai sprung a surprise, as Tripathi walked out with Rachin – the pair were the preferred choice in the practice matches with Gaikwad dropped to No 3. It was a bold call, for the right-hander is known to get off the blocks slowly. Coming out in the second over after Tripathi’s dismissal, it was Gaikwad who took the limelight with his crisp shots as Rachin struggled with his timing. Sto...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Kagiso Rabada interview: ‘You might as well call our sport Batting and not Cricket, if there isn’t a balance between bat and ball’

There has been a lot of chatter around the first 300 total being achieved in this year’s IPL, and most of it is due to the way Sunrisers Hyderabad have been going about their business. On Sunday, in their first match of the season, SRH appeared to have it within their sights, needing 44 runs off the last 2 overs – a very doable scenario with Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan in the middle. The batting approach from Pat Cummins’ side in the last two years of IPL has been so explosive that when SRH finished on 286/6 – their & IPL’s 2nd highest total – it felt a few short. So what do the bowlers think of such scenarios? South African speedster Kagiso Rabada, who has joined Gujarat Titans ahead of IPL 2025, spoke to The Indian Express about the importance of maintaining a balance between b...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai on March 23, 2025.

Chennai Super Kings’ batter Rachin Ravindra celebrates his half century during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Sunday, March 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI At the mega auction last year, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians fought hard for Noor Ahmad’s services, and the former won the battle at ₹5 crore. Noor’s former team, Gujarat Titans, used its Right to Match card, but CSK had no hesitation in doubling its bid to ₹10 crore to get the Afghanistan tweaker eventually.On Sunday (March 23, 2025), the 20-year-old gave a glimpse of why he was the Super Kings’ costliest buy, delivering a brilliant spell (4-0-18-4) to set up a four-wick...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Most IPL ducks: Rohit Sharma equals unwanted record with his 18th zero in CSK vs MI IPL 2025 match

Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma equalled the unwanted record of listing the most ducks in Indian Premier League history during the IPL 2025 match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Opening the batting for Mumbai, Rohit fell for a three-ball duck in his first T20 outing since India’s T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa in Barbados last year. Rohit’s duck was his 18th in the IPL, putting him level with Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell for the dubious record of most IPL ducks. The 37-year-old Rohit also has the most ducks among all Indian T20 batters. Story continues below this ad Rohit, who made his T20 debut in 2007, has been dismissed for a blob 31 times in his 449 match career. Most IPL ducks 18* – Rohit Sharma18...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025, IPL season 18: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai. M.S. Dhoni on cusp of making history for CSK

Chennai Super Kings player M.S. Dhoni seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL’s El Clasico against Mumbai Indians in Chennai. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Several records are in line, waiting to be broken in the upcoming ‘El Clasico’ clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. MI and CSK, each five-time champions, will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry on Sunday (March 23, 2025) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Some of the most renowned faces in the history of Indian cricket will square off against each other and fight for victory. CSK stalwart and legend MS Dhoni is 19 runs shy of becoming the franchise’s highest run-scorer in the IPL. Form...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025, MI Team Predicted Playing 11: Players List, full squad, captain for Mumbai Indians

MI Team IPL 2025 Predicted Playing 11, Players List, Squad: Bidding for their first title in five years and a rekindling of sorts after finishing at the bottom of the pool last year, Mumbai Indians will hope that they have enough talent in the mix to find the right balance under captain Hardik Pandya this time. However, there are some woes to address in the camp first up with Hardik banned for the first game due to his over-rate offences from the previous season and bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s return date yet to be ascertained. MI could find it slightly problematic to find the perfect XI when they land in Chennai to open their season with an El Clasico campaign against the Chennai Super Kings. Here is a look at the probable starting Mumbai Indians playing 11 for IPL 2025 1. Rohit Sh...

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants signs Shardul Thakur as replacement for injured Mohsin Khan

Shardul Thakur. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has named India all-rounder Shardul Thakur as a replacement for left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, who has been injured and ruled out of the ongoing IPL season. Thakur, who went unsold at the auction, has been signed from the Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) at his reserve price of ₹2 crore. He brings valuable IPL experience, having played 95 matches for five franchises. LSG will begin its campaign against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Monday (March 24, 2025) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam. Published - March 23, 2025 11:37 am IST Source link

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23Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Vettori lauds IPL’s decision to have a second new ball

Sunrisers Hyderabad Head Coach Daniel Vettori during a training session ahead of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals, at the Rajv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on March 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori on Saturday (March 22, 2025) backed the decision to use a second ball in the evening matches to mitigate the dew factor during IPL 2025, calling it a “pragmatic answer to a difficult problem.” The BCCI announced that one ball would be changed in the second innings of evening games at the bowling team’s request to counter dew.“I think it’s a really pragmatic answer to a difficult problem, and it doesn’t affect every ground, we k...

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22Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025 CSK vs MI | Ruturaj feels CSK has all bases covered

Ruuturaj Gaikwad at the press conference. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Addressing the media on the eve of the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Suryakumar Yadav reflected on their respective teams and what they look forward to this season. “Our team’s balance is good. We have covered all bases. Now it is about stepping onto the ground and executing our plans. We are ready for the challenge,” said CSK captain Ruturaj. “Rachin (Ravindra) is in good form as well. (Rahul) Tripathi is someone with an X-factor in this format. We have a good set of Indian fast bowlers. Mukesh (Choudhary) is bowling well, and Khaleel (Ahmed) is performing right up there. Anshul (Khamb...

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22Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Rahu’s game, Ketu’s twist; Astrology and numerology predicts IPL 2025 will shock even the experts! – The Times of India

IPL 2025 is anticipated to be riddled with numerous challenges as cosmic alignments suggest emotional and financial upheavals, miscommunications, and unexpected match results. With Mercury and Venus in retrograde, technological failures and sponsor issues may intensify, while karmic influences could affect team dynamics and fan loyalty. Cosmic alignments and numerology allude to a season of emotional upheaval, erratic turns, and financial surprises as IPL 2025 gets ready to take center stage. Inspired by Angel Number 22, Birth Number 4 (Rahu's energy), and Destiny Number 7 (Ketu's energy), the competition begins around March 22, 2025. With Mercury Retrograde in Pisces and Venus Retrograde in play, IPL 2025 is poised to be a rollercoaster both on and off the field.When ‘Yes-No-Wait’ Becomes...

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22Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Saliva or not, IPL will remain ‘six fest’ if ground realities don’t change

It is that time of the year when bowlers have second thoughts about their career choice. If IPL can give false confidence to batsmen about their abilities, it can also shatter the conviction of bowlers, get them social media abuse and give lifelong trauma. This season the BCCI has allowed bowlers, cricket’s marginalized lot, to use saliva to shine the ball and in case of heavy dew in the second innings provide them a dry old ball. Thanks but no thanks, that’s too little, too late. This can’t be the antidote to cure the bat-ball imbalance in white-ball cricket. Last season, IPL saw an unprecedented 1260 sixes hit by batsmen with varying skill sets. There was one every 13 balls. The season before that, pacer Yash Dayal, on a lifeless Ahmedabad track, was hit for five sixes in an over by Rink...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘Rohit Sharma’s Powerplay aggression is possible because he knows Virat Kohli can fix his mistakes’: Aaron Finch

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been the cornerstones of India’s ODI batting for well over a decade. However, the change in approach that the current India captain and opener has embraced in the format has done wonders for India, who have won all but one match across three ICC limited-overs events in the 2023 ODI World Cup, last year’s T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai earlier this month. Former Australia captain Aaron Finch, however, believes that Rohit’s unfiltered aggression at the top is close to impossible without the cushion that Kohli offers at his favoured No. 3 spot in ODIs. Finch remarked that Rohit’s batting is fraught with numerous risks in the Powerplay and that the 37-year-old continues to hold onto the method knowing that Kohli has got his back. “When yo...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025 | Indian cricket’s reactionary child turns 18… how fast the night changes!

Another coming-of-age story is that nine of 10 designated captains in IPL-18 will be Indians. | Photo Credit: X@IPL When the Indian Premier League baby was born in 2008, it had a burden to carry. Birthed by Lalit Modi and blessed by the ruling BCCI, the IPL came into existence to mainly thwart the rebel Indian Cricket League and maintain the governing body’s monopoly over the sport in the country.In the 17 years since then, it is safe to say that the reactionary child has lived up to expectations. With the foundational goal met pretty early, an unshackled IPL has experienced life to the fullest. Even corruption and betting scandals have been overcome, like how canny adolescents tackle the struggles and uncertai...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Indian Premier League 2025: Full squads and full schedule; Chennai super kings, Kolkata knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians and more

New rules and new captains will be in focus but the razzmatazz will be pretty much the same when the 18th Indian Premier League kicks off in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025) with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bengaluru amid a looming threat of rain.There is plenty to look forward in the league. Among the most prominent rule changes is the lifting of saliva ban. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, bowlers will be allowed to use it to shine the ball. We give below the full list of the participating squadsKolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnity Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Mooen Ali, Ramandeep ...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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THALA SURPRISE: Which batting shot has seen MS Dhoni amp up strike rate from 152 to 250 in last two years? No, it’s not the helicopter

This is a swansong that is rolling out in episodes and years. With “Definitely Nots”, “One last time” Morse-coded tees and probable leaps of faith, MS Dhoni has played 53 IPL matches in three-and-a-half seasons since turning 40 in 2021. That is an extensive IPL career packed within itself, level with 23-year-old sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal’s tally in five seasons from debut and ahead of 581 players who have ever appeared in the league.When his batting season ended with a golden duck with a chip to cover in the IPL 2023 final that Chennai Super Kings eventually clinched off the last ball, Dhoni and his dodgy knee had a bittersweet exit point ready before him. That was until he reloaded for 2024, literally, with more muscle in his game. And yet when he skied a Yash Dayal bumper to deep backwa...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Focused on consistency, Varun Chakravarthy working on few other deliveries for IPL 2025

Kolkata Knight Riders’ player Varun Chakravarthy bowls during a training session ahead of the IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has been a key player for the Indian team as well as the Kolkata Knight Riders side, believes that consistency is the key to success and he's working on adding new variations to his craft. From battling fitness challenges to becoming a key figure in India's recent Champions Trophy triumph where he took nine wickets, the architect-turned-cricketer has had a remarkable journey. Chakravarthy formed a deadly spin quartet with Kuldeep Yadav (seven wickets), Ravindra Jadeja (five), and Axar Patel...

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21Mar By source belowNo Comments

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KKR fans kickstart IPL season with ‘bewafa sonam’ banter over Phil Salt in rival jersey

‘Hey Phil, how are things on the other side?’ went the Twitter post accompanying a short practice clip of a ball from the Kolkata Knight Riders being flung towards where Royal Challengers Bengaluru were practicing. It was picked specifically by Phil Salt, a former Knight and now RCB muscle, and he used his bat to send it soaring back to the opposite side where KKR trained. The 10-second clip, as Venkatesh Iyer, still a Knight, had no pretensions to absolute cinema, and was in fact not even reeled to any background music. With ambient training day sound, and no real attempt at making it dramatic, it wasn’t gunning for anything much. Except it has set the tone for the season’s theme where former regulars are viewed by fanbases as players who have moved on to the other side. Plenty of ‘Sonam ...

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20Mar By source belowNo Comments

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MS Dhoni, Faf du Plessis…who are the five oldest players for upcoming IPL 2025?

As always for the upcoming Indian Premier League season there will be many youngsters who will be presented with opportunities. In addition to the youngsters, IPL has also given opportunities to older players to have a redemption arc. For the 2025 season too there are a few players who are at the twilight of their playing careers. let us have a look at the five oldest players for the upcoming season MS Dhoni Age: 43 years|Team: Chennai Super Kings The name doesn’t need any introduction when it comes to the context of the IPL. Dhoni as a captain played a key role in the success of CSK and helped them to win the trophy five times. However, last season he handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad but continues to play a role as a keeper and dynamic finisher in the batting order. Faf du Ple...

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20Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Shubman Gill: ‘Gujarat Titans have played the most consistent cricket over the last 3 years’

“We have played the most consistent cricket and the wins speak for themselves. I don’t think we need to change anything and we will continue playing the way we have been doing over the last 3 years,” said a confident Shubman Gill, Captain of the Gujarat Titans IPL, just a week before their first match against Kings XI Punjab. “If you look at our record for the last 3 years we have had the highest percentage of wins. If we can continue with that it is going to be another great season for us,” he added. However, on a question regarding the low run rate of the team during powerplays in the 2024 edition of IPL, and the plan for this year, Gill said, “The plan is always to make maximum runs during the powerplay. Our performance wasn’t good last year whether in powerplay or after that. We couldn...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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‘I even have a photo with Sachin Sir and Glenn Maxwell…was throwing balls to them during their practice’: Shubman Gill recalls

Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill would recall how Sachin Tendulkar had inspired him to be a cricketer and how his father Lakhwinder Singh was Sachin’s biggest fan. The 25-year-old would also narrate how he had taken a photo with Sachin and Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell in the early years of the Indian Premier League when they came to practice at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium which is on the outskirts of Chandigarh. “I remember attending three to four matches with my father at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula. In the second or third year of the IPL, Mumbai Indians came there for practice. I was around nine or ten years old at the time. I even have a photo with Sachin Sir and Glenn Maxwell. I was throwing balls to them during their practice,” Gill said speaking on JioHotstar show Sup...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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You don’t have to captain like Virat Kohli: Aakash Chopra’s suggestion to Rajat Patidar

Going into the Indian Premier League 2025 all eyes will be on new Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar. Though the middle-order bat has done well in the last few seasons for the side, how he will lead as captain will be a thing to watch out for especially with someone like Virat Kohli in the side who has led both India and RCB in the past for a long time. “The biggest opportunity is for Rajat Patidar. What will you expect from him? He did well for MP (Madhya Pradesh), took the team to the final in SMAT (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), and the team looked towards you and said they are planning for the next four to five years. However, do they actually invest that much? That question always remains,” Aakash Chopra said speaking on his YouTube channel. Though RCB managed to reach the f...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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With Hardik Pandya suspended, SKY to captain MI in IPL opener against CSK at Chepauk

Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Suryakumar Yadav will captain Mumbai Indians in their opening IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (March 23, 2025) as regular skipper Hardik Pandya will be forced to sit out due to a one-match suspension for over-rate offences committed by the team last season.Suryakumar is the national T20 captain and recently led the side to a 4-1 triumph over England at home.However, his batting form wasn't particularly impressive and he managed just 38 runs in the five outings during the series."Surya leads India as well. When I am not there he is the ideal choice," Pandya said during MI's pre-season press conference in Mumbai.MI head coach Mahela Jayaw...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL 2025: KKR vs LSG match to be rescheduled due to security concerns

Kolkata Knight Riders players Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Manish Pandey during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL home match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 at Eden Gardens is likely to be rescheduled, as the city police have not given security clearance due to Ram Navami celebrations. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has earlier announced that over 20,000 processions will take place across West Bengal on Ram Navami, leading to heightened security requirements across the state.IPL 2025 schedule: KKR vs RCB at Eden to kick off season Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sneh...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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Thanks to IPL, New Zealand cleared the final frontier

The final frontier is now the familiar frontier. It’s still daunting, but no longer impregnable. The variegated hues of pitches in the subcontinent still intrigue the visiting teams, but they no longer intimidate them. The interpretation is shrewder, the approach is sharper, and the fear is waning. So much so that sometimes they nullify the devils of the 22 yards more competently than the Indian batsmen, their spin game, specifically, diminished. *In 10 expeditions to India, spread over nearly half a century, New Zealand bowlers had mustered only seven five-wicket hauls ever. In the next two, in the span of three years, they matched the haul, and inevitably whitewashed India in their last encounter. Even if the growing frequency of tours is accounted for, credits due to WTC cycles, and the...

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19Mar By source belowNo Comments

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RR IPL 2025 Full Schedule: Rajasthan Royals fixtures, match list, dates, timings, venues

RR IPL 2025 Full Schedule, Fixtures, Match List, Dates, Venue: Rajasthan Royals, led by Sanju Samson, are looking to win their second Indian Premier League title after clinching the inaugural title in 2008. The Royals start their campaign against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23 (Sunday). The Royals’ first game at home this season will be at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati when they take on the defending champions, the Kolkata Knight Riders. After playing two of their “home games” at Guwahati, the Royals will shift homes and play all their remaining home games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals were one of the two teams to opt to retain six players before the IPL mega auction ahead of this season. The desire to maintain a strong core of Indian players was evid...

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18Mar By source belowNo Comments

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IPL turns 18: Indian Premier League enters adulthood, its great success being a blend of sports, entertainment and business

No 18-year-old has captured the imagination of a country since Sachin Tendulkar than IPL. It is as though yesterday that IPL was born, with a swirl of sixes into the Bangalore night skies, the iconic ground heaving to the newborn raptures. Seventeen seasons have passed, and the league would embrace adulthood when the fireworks whizz into the Kolkata skies on Saturday. Like exhausted but relieved parents, the league’s swarming audience would sigh, “how time flies” and marvel at the fully-formed specimen imposing on cricket’s landscape. And probably poke their touch-screen phones to make changes in their fantasy teams. The loathers have turned lovers with converts’ zeal. It has cord-cut the traditional cricket-watching audience. As much as 43 percent of the audience is women. The cricket wor...

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