IPL 2018: Suresh Raina Suffers out with injury, gets ruled out of Chennai Super Kings' next two matches

IPL 2018: Suresh Raina Suffers calf injury, gets ruled out of Chennai Super Kings' next two matches Suresh Raina of Chennai

 Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, who rejoined the Chennai Super Kings squad ahead of the start of the 2018 Indian Premier League season, has been ruled out of the next two matches with a calf injury.

CSK have won the opening two fixtures of IPL season 11, with all of them being nail-biters. With Raina now out from the next two matches against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, it remains to be seen how the Chennai outfit overcome his absence.The news comes Kedar Jadhav had was ruled out of the entire season with a hamstring injury. It has also been learnt that Raina "suffered a calf injury" during their last encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.

Raina, who has failed to fire in the first two matches for CSK, would likely get Murali Vijay open the innings and get Ambati Rayudu down the order even though the latter has been a good new-ball striker in the IPL.Faf du Plessis, the South Africa skipper, who is recovering from a finger injury and side strain, is likely to be drafted in the playing XI, while Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, N Jagadeesan and David Willey are some of the options for the next match against Punjab.

Chennai have had the best start to the new season, although a littler nervy one. After Dwayne Bravo's 30-ball 68 inspired them to a one-wicket win versus Mumbai, Sam Billings' quick-fire fifty helped the side to chase down a massive target of 203 against Kolkata most recently.

CSK Squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, David Willey, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

Can Sun Risers cope up without David Warner?

Into their sixth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) look a formidable unit after the 2018 IPL auction, despite having lost their banned skipper David Warner due to a ball-tampering scandal.

Warner, who admitted to pre-meditated ball tampering in the Cape Town Test against South Africa, was handed a 12-month ban by Cricket Australia and subsequently, the BCCI barred him from participating in the upcoming edition of the IPL, starting April 7. The absence of Warner, the highest run-getter in the 2017 edition, has no doubt come as a setback for the 2016 IPL champions and the onus is now on New Zealander Kane Williamson to steer the side to their second title. Despite warming the bench for a major part of the last edition, Williamson, with his experience of leading his national side, will need to instil the confidence in the side in the company of former skipper and opener Shikhar Dhawan, who also will be expected to shoulder more responsibility at the top of the order.

Among the two names to be retained by the Sunrisers before the auction along with Warner, is rightfully paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the top wicket-taker in both the 2016 and 2017 editions. Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan too is expected to tweak some magic again.

English power-hitter Alex Hales, who was named as Warner's replacement will be valuable at the top of the order with Dhawan while the inclusion of wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey, will bolster the middle order. Saha, who recently scored a century off 20 balls in club cricket, has the potential to turn around matches in a matter of few deliveries, while the lower order comprising all-rounders Yusuf Pathan, Carlos Brathwaite and Shakib Al Hasan can be handy options with the bat.

The support staff consisting of Tom Moody, V.V.S.Laxman, Muttiah Muralitharan also adds to their strength.

Squad: Kane Williamson (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Sandeep Sharma, Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Billy Stanlake, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, T. Natarajan, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Sachin Baby, Tanmay Agarwal.

Hard Hitting Klaasen comes to Rajasthan Royals for Banned Steve Smith

The countdown has begun for the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier league and with only a handful of days left, franchises are making last-minute additions to their squads.

Returning after a two-year ban, Rajasthan Royals are slated to begin their IPL campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 9. After Steve Smith was ruled out of the 11th edition following the ball-tampering scandal, South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been named as his replacement. Smith was due to lead the Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming edition of the T20I lucrative league, but he was banned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after being imposed a 12-month suspension by the Cricket Australia for his involvement in ball-tampering scandal that took place during the four-match Test series against South Africa.

Considered as one of the few South African players to have managed to cope with Indian spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, Klaseen has been bought at his base price of Rs 50 lakh after being went unsold at the IPL Players Auction that took place in Bengaluru in January, ESPNcricinfo reported. Klaseen, who made his international debut for South Africa against Indian in February, has a strike rate of 146 after 44 innings in the shortest format of the game.

The updated squad of Rajasthan Royals is as follows: Ajinkya Rahane (capt), D'Arcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Aryaman Birla, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra, Heinrich Klaasen, Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Jofra Archer, K Gowtham, Jatin Saxena, Mahipal Lomror, Zahir Khan, Shreyas Gopal, Midhun S, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dushmantha Chameera, Ben Laughlin

Great news for KKR fans : Lynn and Narine are back in Kolkata Knight Riders Net practice

A fit-again Chris Lynn was seen batting in full flow along with Sunil Narine as two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders geared up for the Indian Premier League with a practice match at the Eden Gardens.

Having recovered sufficiently from a dislocated shoulder suffered during the recent T20I tri-series against Australia, Lynn headed to training less than 24 hours after he joined along with veteran speedster Mitchell Johnson, who opted to rest.

Johnson's stocks have risen somewhat after an injury to Mitchell Starc has ruled the Aussie spearhead out of the tournament, forcing KKR to name named English medium pacer Tom Curran as the replacement.

Lynn's history of shoulder problems has led to the Queenslander practising at the nets back home with a specially-designed shoulder stabiliser that rugby league star Johnathan Thurston has given him.

"The docs and the physios are happy so that's all I can do Fingers crossed I can keep going in the right direction. I'm doing everything I can to get back out there, Lynn had told Cricket Australia.

Having reported for a suspect bowling action yet again in the Pakistan Super League last month, Narine bowled in tandem along with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla as the Knights sweated it out in the evening for more than three hours.

The team-think tank also paid special attention to the pitch as new skipper Dinesh Karthik along with chief coach Jacques Kallis and bowling coach Heath Streak spoke to former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly and pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee.

Renowned adventurer and explorer, Mike Horn, who's back with KKR, was also seen on the sidelines of their training session.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that KKR's star owner Shah Rukh Khan will come to cheer for their IPL opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore here on April 8.

The Bollywood superstar is currently busy shooting for a movie in the USA and he's expected for the first match, a KKR official said.

IPL 2018: Chennai Super Kings' new jersey - What's your opinion?

One of Indian Premier League's (IPL) widely celebrated outfit, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are coming back into the scheme of things after a two-year suspension hiatus. The two-time IPL champions were banished from the dazzling cricketing event owing to their involvement in controversy back in 2015. And missing out on two years of action, the Yellow Brigade have already become the cynosure of social media and cricket fans with their comprehensive team roster to be lead by their fond 'Thala' Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

In a series of tweets, the Chennai based franchise have unfolded their new kit ahead of the eleventh season of the IPL and Twitterati came up with mixed reactions. Highlighting this year's IPL as the 'Summer of 18,' the official twitter handle posted a picture of some of the players including Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay and Kedar Jadhav in their latest kit for the upcoming season. The tweet read, "Glimpse of the summer. The Pride is in town! #PrideOf18 #WhistlePodu."

A varied reaction came in from Tweeple came as there were plenty of Ooh and aahs.

One of the most powerful T20 franchises, CSK forged their squad based on experience. While they retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja, they let go seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. To compensate, they roped in another time served off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. The two-time IPL winners used their two RTM cards to bring back Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo. However, the team haven't spent much on pacers they have reinforced their arsenal with batting powerhouses and spinners.

Chennai Super Kings will take on holders Mumbai Indians to kick-start the Indian Premier League 2018 on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Chennai Super Kings complete squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

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IPL 2018: South African Spin Wizard Imran Tahir's preparation for CSK stint will make all Tamils proud

IPL 2018: South African Spin Wizard Imran Tahir's preparation for CSK stint will make all Tamils proud

The excitement around the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is palpable. The cash-rich tournament might be a good two months away at the moment but fans are tuned in already thanks to the action-packed auctions.

With new squads, new playing XIs, new captains, and new coaches, cricket fanatics can't wait for IPL 2018 to kick-off. And it isn't just the fans who are bracing themselves for the T20 extravaganza, the players, too, seem to be equally excited.

South Africa's Imran Tahir recently gave a glimpse of his preparation for IPL 11. It didn't have anything to do with the game of cricket, per se, but showed how much the ace leg-spinner is thinking about his near two-month stay in India from April.

Tahir will be representing the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who return along with the Rajasthan Royals after a two-year hiatus, in the upcoming IPL. The 38-year-old will join hands with the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and compatriot Faf du Plessis to try and give the 'Yellow Army' its past glory.


While representing the mighty CSK can be hard in itself, Tahir will have another challenge that he'll have to face head-on. And that, of course, is the test of communicating in the local language of Tamil.

As it turns out, the veteran is a step ahead in his preparation to master this challenge. Tahir shared a post on his official Twitter handle recently, where he introduced his followers to his Tamil teacher - Prasanna.

Imran Tahir (R) with his Tamil teacher Prasanna , Twitter

Tahir's guru is of Indian origin and also happens to be the Performance Analyst of the South African cricket team.

Meanwhile, Tahir will continue to share the IPL dressing room with Dhoni after spending the past two years with him at Rising Pune Supergiant. The duo is currently competing in a six-match ODI series in South Africa.

IPL 2018: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS, RAJASTHAN ROYAL OPEN TO TIME CHANGE, BCCI MAY CONSIDER

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to take a favorable call on the proposed changes to the timings of the matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Some franchises have seen merit in the idea, supposedly mooted by Star, and are understood to have conveyed this to the regulators. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have made it clear that they are comfortable with the change of timings, if not necessarily for the overlap of the matches.

“Look they are proposing to advance the games by 30 minutes — 3.30 pm for the afternoon games and 7.30 pm for night games. We see nothing wrong there. An early finish is in everyone’s interest. In-stadia public can go home early. It would be safe for them too. We will have an issue if there is an overlap of the games,” Venky Mysore, the CEO of the Shah Rukh Khan owned Kolkata franchise, told Mirror.

The original proposal was to start the evening games at 5.30pm and night matches at 7 pm but in the face of some opposition from certain teams, there seems to be some adjustments in the proposals. The teams have been explained that the viewership of the matches in the evening declines by 25 per cent in the last hour as the average match duration is three hours 24 minutes. The matches, more often than not, end after 11 pm. It is further argued that it would be difficult for in-stadia fans to find transport back home in places like Delhi, Kolkata and smaller cities like Jaipur.

Agrees Ranjit Balthakur of Rajasthan Royals. “We would prefer an early finish. In Jaipur, people tend to sleep early. If there are no doubleheaders, we are comfortable. In fact I have suggested that on weekends, instead of evening games, we can have breakfast games,” the CEO of the Jaipur team said.

The BCCI has not come out with its policy but an argument has also been made that players reach hotels only by 1 am after finishing the post-match formalities. Given the busy travel schedule during the league, the players often take flight early in the morning after a late arrival at the hotel. Early starts can lead to extra rest time for the players, it has been argued.

The biggest deciding factor yet could be the sponsors, who apparently don't get appropriate exposure during the post-match presentation. The presentations happen around 11.30 pm, by when viewers, both inside the ground and of television, won’t be there in big numbers.

The BCCI and IPL officials were not immediately available but the authorities seem to be sensitive to the view that there is transport discomfort after 11.30 pm.

There is a chance that the timings will be tweaked so that the matches end by 10.30 pm, not 11.30 pm.

Production bid delayed

Meanwhile, it has been learnt that the bidding date for the production services of the IPL and domestic games has been postponed by a week.

The BCCI has informed the concerned parties that the bidding will now happen on February 19, instead of February 12.

#IPL2018 - This is how All 8 Teams stack up after 2 day IPL 2018 Auction - Complete Squads

The mega two-day Indian Premier 2018 auction is over. Across Saturday and Sunday, the eight franchisees assembled under one roof to rebuild their squad for the upcoming season of the cash-rich IPL.


England allrounder Ben Stokes was the costliest buy while Jaydev Unadkat turned out to be the most expensive India cricketer at the auction.

Here are the squads of the eight teams after the auction:


CHENNAI SUPER KINGS [25 players]MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi


DELHI DAREDEVILS [25 players]
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sayan Ghosh

KINGS XI PUNJAB [21 players]Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Zadran, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Singh Sran, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Dwarshuis, Akshdeep Nath, Manoj Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Manzoor Dar, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar


KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS [19 players]Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi

MUMBAI INDIANS [25 players]Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Jason Behrendorff, Jean-Paul Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Akila Dhananjaya, Nidheesh M D Dinesan, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, Mayank Markande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan

RAJASTHAN ROYALS [23 players]Steve Smith, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane, Darcy Short, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuart Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, Anureet Singh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE [24 players]Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, Anirudha Ashok Joshi

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD [25 players]David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Kane Williamson, Carlos Brathwaite, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Tanmay Agarwal

IPL auction 2018 highlights: Ben Stokes most expensive player at Rs 12.5 cr, Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga unsold !

While Gautam Gambhir will be moving to Delhi Daredevils from KKR , Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga failed to find any takers. Here are the highlights from Day 1 of IPL 2018 auction.

IPL Auction 2018: Complete list of players sold and unsold

IPL Auctions 2018 Complete player list of sold and unsold players with price and money and teams which have bought them.

The highly anticipated auctions for the 11th season of Indian Premier League will start on Saturday, with all the franchises bidding for the players they wish to bring to their team for the upcoming tournament that will start from April 1, 2018. On January 4, the teams announced the players who will be retained in their squad for the season. A total of 578 players have been finalised by the IPL Governing Council to go under the hammer on auctions which will take place on January 27 and 28 in Bangalore.

A total of 360 Indian players, including those who are currently out of the international squad such as Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh are available for the franchises. Apart from the Indian capped players, several foreign stars including the likes of Ben Stokes, Colin Munro and Aaron Finch are also in the pool. Uncapped talent, who have made names in the domestic tournament, such as Mayank Agarwal, Manan Vohra and Rajneesh Gurbani, will also go under the hammer when the auction starts.

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Here is the list of players sold in the IPL 2018 Auction and where they’re headed

Uncapped fast bowlers Set 1:

Kulwant Khejroliya – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 85 lakh

Siddharth Kaul – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.8 crore

T Natarajan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 40 lakh

Basil Thampi – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 95 lakh

Rajneesh Gurbani – UNSOLD

Aniket Choudhary – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 30 lakh

Syed Khaleel Ahmed – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3 crore

Navdeep Saini – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 3 crore

Avesh Khan – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 70 lakh

Ankit Singh Rajpoot – Sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 3 crore

 

Uncapped Wicketkeeper Set 1:

Jitesh Sharma – UNSOLD

Ishan Kishan – Sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 6.2 crore

Nikhil Naik – UNSOLD

Ben McDermott – UNSOLD

Aditya Tare – UNSOLD

Ankush Bains – UNSOLD

Vishnu Vinod – UNSOLD

Sheldon Jackson – UNSOLD

Prashant Chopra – UNSOLD

 

Uncapped Allrounder Set 1:

Rahul Tewatia – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3 crore

Deepak Hooda – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3.6 crore

Vijay Shankar – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3.2 crore

Harshal Patel – Sold to Delhi Daredevils for 20 lakh

Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for 3.2 crore

Krunal Pandya – Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 8.8 crore

Nitish Rana – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 3.4 crore

D’Arcy Short – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4  crore

Shivam Dube – UNSOLD

Jofra Archer – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 7.2 crore

 

Uncapped Batsman Set 1:

Suryakumar Yadav – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 3.2 crore

Shubman Gill – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 1.8 crore

Ishank Jaggi – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 20 lakh

Ricky Bhui – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 20 lakh

Mayank Agarwal – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 1 lakh

Himanshu Rana – UNSOLD

Rahul Tripathi – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 3.4 crore

Manan Vohra – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 1.1 crore

Siddhesh Lad – UNSOLD

Prithvi Shaw – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.2 crore

 

Spin bowlers Set 1:

Piyush Chawla – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 4.2 crore

Imran Tahir – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 1 crore

Ish Sodhi – UNSOLD

Karn Sharma – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 5 crore

Rashid Khan – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 9 crore

Amit Mishra – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 4 crore

Samuel Badree – UNSOLD

Yuzvendra Chahal – Retained via RTM by Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 6 crore

Adam Zampa – UNSOLD

Kuldeep Yadav – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 5.8 crore

 

Fast bowlers Set 1: 

Mustafizur Rahman – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 2.2 crore

Mitchell Johnson – UNSOLD

Josh Hazlewood – UNSOLD

Pat Cummins – Sold to Mumbai Indians at Rs 5.4 crore

Umesh Yadav – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 4.2 crore

Tim Southee – UNSOLD

Ishant Sharma – UNSOLD

Mohammed Shami – Retained via RTM by Delhi Daredevils at Rs 3 crore

Mitchell McClenaghan – UNSOLD

Kagiso Rabada – Retained via RTM by Delhi Daredevils at Rs 4.2 crore

Lasith Malinga – UNSOLD

 

Wicketkeeper Set 1:

Parthiv Patel – UNSOLD

Quinton de Kock – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 2.8 crore

Wriddhiman Saha – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 5 crore

Jonny Bairstow – UNSOLD

Dinesh Karthik – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 7.4 crore

Naman Ojha – UNSOLD

Robin Uthappa – Retained via RTM by Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 6.4 crore

Sanju Samson – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 8 crore

Ambati Rayadu – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 2.2 crore

Sam Billings – UNSOLD

Jos Buttler – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4.4 crore

 

Allrounder Set 1:

Chris Woakes – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 7.4 crore

Carlos Brathwaite – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 2 crore

Shane Watson – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 4 crore

Kedar Jadhav – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 7.8 crore

Colin de Grandhomme – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 2.2 crore

James Faulkner – UNSOLD

Yusuf Pathan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 1.9 crore

Colin Munro – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.9 crore

Stuart Binny – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 50 lakh

Marcus Stoinis – Retained via RTM by Kings XI Punjab at Rs 6.2 crore

Moeen Ali – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 1.7 crore

 

Batsman Set 1:

Karun Nair – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 5.6 crore

KL Rahul – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 11 crore

Murali Vijay – UNSOLD

David Miller – Retained via RTM by Kings XI Punjab at Rs 3 crore

Aaron Finch – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 6.2 crore

Brendon McCullum – Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rs 3.6 crore

Jason Roy – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 1.5 crore

Chris Lynn – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs 9.6 crore

Hashim Amla – UNSOLD

Manish Pandey – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 11 crore

Martin Guptill – UNSOLD

 

Marquee Players set 2:

Harbhajan Singh – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 2 crore

Shakib Al Hasan – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 2 crore

Glenn Maxwell – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 9 crore

Gautam Gambhir – Sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 2.8 crore

Dwayne Bravo – Retained via RTM by Chennai Super Kings at Rs Rs 6.4 crore

Kane Williamson – Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 3 crore

Joe Root – UNSOLD

Yuvraj Singh – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 2 crore

 

Marquee Players Set 1: 

Shikhar Dhawan – Retained via RTM by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rs 5.2 crore

Ravichandran Ashwin – Sold to Kings XI Punjab at Rs 7.6 crore

Kieron Pollard – Retained via RTM by Mumbai Indians at Rs 5.4 crore

Chris Gayle – UNSOLD

Ben Stokes – Sold to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 12.50 crore

Faf du Plessis – Sold to Chennai Super Kings at Rs 1.6 crore

Ajinkya Rahane – Retained via RTM by Rajasthan Royals at Rs 4 crore

Mitchell Starc – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at Rs. 9.4 crore

IPL 2018 auction: Five uncapped Indian players who can hit jackpot #IPL2018

IPL 2018 auction: Five uncapped Indian players who can hit jackpot #IPL2018

An Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is a stage where the word ‘surprise’ is an understatement. We have seen relatively lesser known and uncapped players getting snapped by teams at astounding prices and this year will be no different.

Here we take a look at five uncapped Indian players who can hit jackpot in this auction:

Krunal Pandya – Krunal has established himself as an utility player in this format and was one of the important members of the triumphant Mumbai Indians team. Hardik Pandya’s brother scored 243 runs at an average of 34.71 in the last edition and also took two wickets. It is highly likely that Mumbai Indians will use the right to match option for him.

Prithvi Shaw – Although Shaw was unsold in the previous auction, few will bet on a repeat of a similar result this weekend. The captain of the Indian under-19 cricket team is expected to be on the radar of all the teams and everyone has taken note of his sterling performances in the Ranji Trophy and the ongoing U-19 World Cup.


Deepak Hooda – The big-hitting Hooda has represented Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous editions. He is also an off-spinner and was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for an astounding Rs 4.2 crore in 2016. Having played 41 matches, the Baroda man is an experienced customer in this tournament.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti – This teenage tearaway has generated quite a buzz in the ongoing U-19 World Cup with his speed and as fast bowlers are always in high demand in the T20 format, it won’t be a surprise if franchises go all out for him in the auction. There’s a good chance that Rajasthan Royals will go for him in the auction as he will also give the team a local connect.

Rajneesh Gurbani – The find of the Ranji season, Rajneesh was one of the main reasons behind Vidarbha's fairytale run. He finished the season as the second-highest wicket-taker with 39 wickets. A proven swing bowler in Indian conditions would appeal to many franchises and having tasted blood with Vidarbha, his winning mentality will also help him settle down quickly in the slam bang format.

IPL 2018 Auction : Date, time, player list, rules and format

IPL 2018 Auction : Date, time, player list, rules and format 

All you need to know about the 2018 IPL auction.

The 2018 VIVO IPL auction is around the corner and the franchises would have figured out on what their team needs ahead of the event. A total of 578 players including 360 Indians and 218 overseas players will go under the hammer in the auction. As many as 198 cricketers can be picked by all the eight teams in the auction. 

The franchisees have been allotted a purse of 80 crores INR for the auction. The money spent by them in retaining the players will come under the total purse and the franchisees can use the remaining money in the auction. Each team can have a maximum of 27 players out of which 9 can be overseas professionals.

IPL auction 2018 date: 27 and 28 January 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)

IPL auction 2018 venue: Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru

IPL auction 2018 time: 9 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings have finalised on their Head Coach #IPL2018

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 mega auction on January 27th and 28th in Bengaluru, reinstated franchise Chennai Super Kings have confirmed that they have appointed former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming as their head coach. Coming back from their banishment, CSK and Rajasthan Royals are already geared up to carry on the momentum from where they left. The dazzling tournament is on course for its 11th edition and with the franchises left with their choice of retainers, promises to be more exciting and electrifying.

"We want to retain the entire support staff, with Fleming as the coach and Hussey as the batting coach," CSK's newly appointed CEO, Kasi Viswanath was quoted as saying by Sportstar.

Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most consistently performing teams in IPL, and under the guidance of fallen legend MS Dhoni, CSK once again will flaunt its yellow brigade as they gear up for IPL 2018.

The mega cricketing event has already hogged the headlines with the Player Retention process and the list of players going under the hammer this season.

January 4 saw the team announcing their choice of retention, where CSK retained their captain since inception MS Dhoni, crucial contributor Suresh Raina and spinner Ravindra Jadeja.

With the aim to restore all the support staff, Super Kings have already appointed former Australian veteran Michael Hussey as their batting coach and Laxmipathy Balaji as the bowling mentor.

However, MS Dhoni has expressed, "But let's not get emotional. Other franchises would also try and get some of the old CSK players."

IPL 2019 in South Africa ??

IPL 2019 in South Africa ??

A decade after hosting the 2009 IPL, South Africa 

could be the destination for the T20 league 

once again.What's the story?

The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be heading 

for a new destination for its 12th edition next year. 

The T20 league is likely to be held in South Africa 

in 2019, with election dates in India expected 

to clash with the tournament dates next year.

In case you didn't know...

While the tournament is held in India every year, there 

have been instances in the past when the league had 

to be shifted out of the country for different reasons.

In 2009, South Africa had edged out England as the 

hosts of the tournament, with the tournament dates 

clashing with the general elections in India.

Deccan Chargers led by Australian Adam Gilchrist won the IPL 2009 held in South Africa

In 2014, the tournament was shifted out yet again, 

this time to UAE for the first two weeks, the reason 

being the Lok Sabha elections in April-May, the exact months

in which the league takes place.

The heart of the matter

While nothing has been decided as of yet, 

a report in The Times of India says that 

the BCCI is already discussing possibilities

 to move the tournament out of India next year,

with extensive elections scheduled to take 

place across the country.

Cricket South Africa, already reeling under the

effects of the postponement of their own brainchild, 

the Global T20 League, could use IPL as a means 

to showcase their hosting prowess, just 

like they did in 2009.

What's next?

While there is still time for the BCCI to 

fix the schedule for next year, all eyes 

will shift to the IPL's 11th season, 

set to be held from April 4 to May 27 

this year. Fresh auctions towards 

the end of January are adding to 

the interest in this season of the league.

Author's take

IPL 2019 is set to pose a headache for 

the BCCI: firstly, the 2019 World Cup 

is already slotted to take place from 

May end to mid-July, and according to 

the Lodha recommendations, a 15-day 

window has to be maintained between 

the 50-over tournament and the IPL.

Also, South Africa, the replacement 

hosts, have their own elections in 

2019, which could give another 

reason for the IPL to be moved 

ahead to a March-April scheduling.

By : Sportskeeda