Ricky Ponting, who recently took over as the head coach of the Punjab Kings franchise, has revealed the strategies his side used during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) retention period and how he plans to make his mark at the upcoming auction.
Tilak Varma has been named captain of the India A team for the men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, which gets underway in Oman on October 18. Varma, who has represented India in four ODIs and 16 T20Is, will have a few other players with international experience for company, with Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Chahar also a part of the squad.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene returned as head coach of the Mumbai Indians, replacing Mark Boucher, under whom the franchise finished last in IPL 2024.
In an unprecedented move, the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has allowed each franchise to retain as many as six players, either through retention or Right to Match (RTM) option
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set for one of its biggest shake-ups yet ahead of the 2025 season, with the tournament’s governing body likely to approve a major change to the retention rules in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL 2021 match against Punjab Kings.
Young RR pacer Kartik Tyagi's last-over heroics guided the side to a nail-biting victory. Punjab needed four runs in the last over but Tyagi conceded just one run and took two wickets to guide his side home.
"The goal is definitely to win the championship. But we focus on our process, we focus on our preparation and we take one match at a time. We give everything. (It) doesn't matter if we end up again at No.8 position but I want everyone to go full out," said Samson in presence of the director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara.
The two new franchises are expected to participate in IPL 2022. The talks of new franchises have been on for a few months now
The IPL, also a domestic event with international stars, was held in UAE.
