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New Delhi: The player auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) edition will take place February 18 in Chennai. IPL confirmed the news on their official Twitter handle: "IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February. Venue: Chennai." As many as 139 players have...

Bhubaneswar: MS Dhoni is in the news again. No not for any cricketing reason, but for his new look with a new style of haircut. Since the end of IPL-2020, MS Dhoni has stayed out of the limelight. He is that way only as Dhoni...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals on Sunday announced the appointment of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara as the director of cricket for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Sangakkara, the current president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will be responsible for overseeing...

New Delhi: The IPL players auction ahead of the 2021 season is likely to be held February 18, a BCCI official told PTI Friday. "The auction will be held on February 18. The venue is yet to be decided," the official said. The BCCI is...

Melbourne: Australian players Alex Carey and Nathan Coulter-Nile said they were not surprised at their IPL franchises releasing them and they are hoping to find a team in next month's Players Auction for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league. While wicket-keeper batsman Carey was...

Mumbai: Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga Wednesday announced retirement from franchise cricket after Mumbai Indians released him ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Malinga, the highest-wicket taker in the IPL history, informed his decision to the Mumbai Indians management earlier this month, making...

New Delhi: Sanju Samson replaced Steve Smith as Rajasthan Royals captain after the Australian batsman and some other under-performing stars were released by their respective IPL franchises even as Chennai Super Kings retained veteran Suresh Raina for the upcoming IPL-14. The deadline for the eight...

After Rajasthan Royals decided against retaining their star skipper Steve Smith ahead of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab Wednesday released Glenn Maxwell. KXIP have also released Sheldon Cottrell, K Gowtham, Mueeb ur Rahman, Jimmy Neesham, Hardus Viljoen, and Karun...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals have decided against renewing the contract of their high-profile captain Steve Smith ahead of the 14th season of the Indian Premier League this year. Sanju Samson has been named as the new skipper of the team. Under Smith's captaincy, the inaugural...

Ahmedabad: The BCCI's governing body Thursday ratified the entry of two new franchises in the IPL to make it a 10-team affair from 2022 during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. In another major development, the Board, in principle, decided to back the ICC's bid...