KKR brush aside CSK in IPL 2022 Opener

The Kolkata Knight Riders romped to a comfortable six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in the curtain-raiser for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Knight Riders made full use of the two-paced pitch to restrict Chennai to just 131 in the first innings despite a […]

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2022 Preview

The defending champions enter the 2022 IPL with a very similar squad to the one that won the title last year, with Chennai bringing back 8 of the 11 players who started the 2021 IPL final this season. Although the likes of Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis and Josh Hazlewood have moved elsewhere, the CSK […]

India vs West Indies T20 Series Preview

After a clean sweep in the ODI’s and the drama and commotion of the IPL auction, the focus now turns to the shortest format as India take on the West Indies in three T20s in Kolkata. Following their extremely poor performances at the 2021 T20 World Cup – where they were both knocked out in […]

How the teams stack up after the 2022 IPL Auction – Part 1

Here are the potential strengths and weaknesses of the IPL franchises after the 2022 mega auction. Chennai Super Kings Biggest buys: Deepak Chahar (INR 14 crore), Ambati Rayudu (INR 6.75 crore) Chennai have got the band back together from last season’s title-winning campaign and could possibly start the new season with eight players who featured in […]

Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar earn massive paydays on day 1 of the 2022 IPL auction

Ishan Kishan became the second-most expensive Indian player in history to be bought in the IPL auction as the Mumbai Indians re-signed the 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman for a whopping bid of INR 15.25 crore on the opening day of the 2022 IPL mega auction. The 23-year-old batter was the only headline buy for the five-time champions […]

Ahmedabad, Lucknow announce IPL retentions ahead of 2022 IPL Auction

The newly formed Lucknow IPL franchise have made KL Rahul the joint-most expensive player in IPL history after signing the Indian opener for INR 17 crore, the same amount that RCB paid to Virat Kohli ahead of the 2018 IPL auction.  The Lucknow team owned by RPSG have also added Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for […]

Kohli, Dhoni, Rohit, Bumrah among 27 players retained ahead of IPL 2022 Mega Auction

The existing eight IPL franchises have retained a total of 27 players ahead of the 2022 mega auction. Stars such as Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma will continue with their existing franchisees while the biggest names that have been released back into the auction include KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Rashid […]

Hazlewood, Warner send Australia into the semi-finals

Australia sealed their passage into the final four of the T20 World Cup with a clinical eight-wicket win over the West Indies in their final Group 1 clash in Abu Dhabi. Josh Hazlewood continued his fine form in the tournament with a four-wicket haul that limited the West Indies to 157, before half-centuries from David […]

West Indies edge past Bangladesh in last-over thriller

The West Indies have kept their semi-final qualification hopes alive by the barest of margins in the T20 World Cup after securing a nail-biting victory against Bangladesh by only three runs. Andre Russell held his nerve and executed his yorkers to perfection to defend 13 in the final over which gave the Men in Maroon […]

England dismantle West Indies as Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali dominate

England got off to the perfect start to their 2021 T20 World Cup campaign as Eoin Morgan’s side brushed aside the defending champions with authority in their opening fixture in Dubai. It was a day to forget for the West Indies as the English bowlers decimated their destructive batting line-up to dismiss the Men in […]