Dhawan, Shaw dismantle Chennai to chase 188

The Delhi openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw put on a clinic in Mumbai to chase down Chennai’s target of 188 with ease. Dhawan, in particular, looked in supreme touch with the bat as he tore apart the Chennai pacers to score 85 (54) to take the Capitals home in their season opener. Prithvi Shaw […]

Harshal Patel 5-fer hands RCB victory in season opener

The 14th season of the Indian Premier League began with a bang as the Royal Challengers Bangalore just managed to beat Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in Chennai. RCB looked to have wrapped things up after the heroics from AB De Villiers but a frantic run-out and a tight last over from Marco Jansen […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2021 Preview

After a fairly successful season in the UAE where they reached the play-offs, RCB once again decided to shuffle the pack ahead of IPL 2021. They controversially decided to let go of Chris Morris who went on to become the most expensive buy in auction history and instead went big on the likes of Glenn […]

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2021 Preview

The Kolkata Knight Riders have shown faith with their squad from 2020 despite having an up and down year in the UAE where they eventually missed out on the playoffs due to their inferior net run rate. While they have added the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Ben Cutting and Karun Nair in the auction, […]

Chennai Super Kings Auction Preview

Squad Size: 19 Purse Remaining: 22.9 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 6 (1) Who have they retained:  Even though Chennai finished at the bottom in IPL 2020, they have still retained 18 players from last season’s squad. The most interesting retention is that of Suresh Raina who opted out of the 2020 season in the UAE […]

Delhi Capitals Auction Preview

Squad Size: 17 Purse Remaining: 12.9 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (3) Who have they retained:  Delhi has largely kept the squad that reached the finals of IPL 2020 intact. Their Indian core is still strong as ever having retained their captain Shreyas Iyer as well as batsman Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya […]

Kings XI Punjab Auction Preview

Squad Size: 16 Purse Remaining: 53.2 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 9 (5) Who have they retained:  Despite letting go of 9 players, KXIP has largely kept their core intact. KXIP had a strong second half last season and will want to continue that momentum into IPL 2021. Their Indian core of Rahul, Agarwal, Shami, Ravi […]

Kolkata Knight Riders Auction Preview

Squad Size: 17 Purse Remaining: 10.75 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (2) Who have they retained:  Despite a poor IPL 2020, KKR has kept the faith with most of their squad from the last season. They have retained the underperforming Kuldeep Yadav, who only played 5 games last season and picked up just 1 wicket. […]

Mumbai Indians Auction Preview

Squad Size: 18 Purse Remaining: 15.35 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 7 (4) Who have they retained: Mumbai have won the last 2 IPL’s and as expected have not tinkered too much with their winning formula. They have retained their entire Indian core as well as the overseas trio of Kieron Pollard, Quinton De Kock and […]

Rajasthan Royals Auction Preview

Squad Size: 16 Purse Remaining: 34.8 Cr Available slots (Overseas): 8 (3) Who have they retained:  Rajasthan Royals have appointed a new director of cricket in Kumar Sangakkara and have chosen to make Sanju Samson the new captain of the team. They have also retained the English trio of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos […]