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IPL 2021: Hasaranga, Chameera have given RCB new 'dimensions', says Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli feels the inclusion of Sri Lanka cricketers Wanidu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera has bolstered the side ahead of the UAE leg of IPL 2021.Hasaranga replaced Adam Zampa while Chameera came in place of Daniel Sams for the resumption of IPL 2021."Adam Zampa and Richardson were with us in the first leg but they decided to not play in the second essay for the reasons absolutely understandable," said Kohli in a virtual press conference on Saturday."The replacements we have got are Wanidu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera. They have played so much cricket for Sri Lanka and they understand how to play on pitches like these and their skill sets will be of huge help for us, playing in Dubai and how the wicket will play out they know everything. We feel stronger as the new additions have given us few other dimensions," he added.RCB was going great guns with new signing Glenn Maxwell becoming the side's highest run-getter at the halfway ...

RCB skipper Kohli finishes quarantine, joins team for 1st practice session

RCB skipper Virat Kohli joined his team-mates for the first practice session here in Dubai early on Saturday morning after spending six days in quarantine on his return from England.

IPL 2021: KKR star Russell resumes training after completing quarantine

KKR star player Andre Russell on Saturday resumed training after completing necessary quarantine protocols ahead of the resumption of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

Delighted that we have put IPL back on track: BCCI Secy Jay Shah

The second leg of the IPL 2021 will resume on Sunday evening

T20 isn't just about taking wickets, feels Rajasthan Royals' Shamsi

Some extraordinary performances in the last couple of years have seen South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi's stock rise, the 31-year-old is certainly at the peak of his career.

UAE: IPL 2021 returns tomorrow as a precursor to ICC T20 World Cup

Players will be getting valuable experience in the UAE conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup while the Indian cricket board will be hoping its money-spinner stays away from the looming COVID-19 shadow

Pant to continue as captain of Delhi Capitals for second phase of IPL 2021

Delhi Capitals is currently on top of the points table with 6 wins from 8 matches, and will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on the 22nd of September when the league resumes in the UAE

Doesn't matter what we have done in IPL's first half: Ricky Ponting

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels his team will need to start from the scratch as its table-topping performance in the IPL's first half won't matter

KKR's Eoin Morgan, Brendon McCullum excited about paying in front of fans

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan is excited at the prospect of fans returning to the stadiums after the lifting of the coronavirus-enforced restrictions

Players picking up info on UAE conditions will help SA at T20 WC: Boucher

Head coach Mark Boucher hopes South Africa's T20 World Cup bound players can pick up "bits of information" about the UAE conditions during the Indian Premier League

Performance in first match will set tone for DC this IPL: Mohammad Kaif

Assistant coach Mohammad Kaif reckons the first match in the second half of the Indian Premier League will set the tone for the rest of the tournament for table toppers Delhi Capitals

IPL 2021: Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb yet to get entry visa to join SRH

Afghanistan and SunRisers Hyderabad spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman is yet to get an entry visa into the country for the remaining half of the cash-rich league

IPL 2021 set to welcome fans back to stadiums, limited seating available

The second leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will witness the return of fans inside the stadiums in UAE, confirmed the IPL in a statement on Wednesday.

BCCI plans e-bidding for new IPL teams on October 17, buy sides till Oct 5

The BCCI is planning to have an e-bidding for the two new IPL teams on October 17 and the bids to buy the sides can be made till October 5.

Had to give up one, so chose World Cup and Ashes over IPL, says Woakes

England pacer Chris Woakes says it would have been extremely hard to play in three back-to-back tournaments so he chose the T20 World Cup and the Ashes series over the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Fifth Test cancelled due to players' refusal, not because of IPL: Ganguly

Ganguly denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) had played any part in the decision

India's IPL stars off to Dubai after 2nd successive negative RT-PCR reports

The Indian cricketers, contracted to play the Indian Premier League (IPL), left for the UAE in chartered and commercial flights after returning negative RT-PCR tests for the second time in two days. The travel arrangements were made by players' respective franchises. The players began their early departures for the remainder of the IPL, starting September 19, after India's fifth Test against England was postponed indefinitely following COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp. The players, led by Virat Kohli, refused to take the field despite testing negative for the virus as they had apprehensions that playing members could contract the virus after assistant physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive just ahead of the final game. "The good news is that all the players and support staff members have now tested negative for the RT-PCR for the second time. The reports arrived late on Friday evening and most of them are already on their way to Dubai for the IPL," a senior BCCI official told ...

IPL 2021: Markram to replace Dawid Malan in Punjab Kings squad

This comes after the England batsman pulled out of the tournament

Indian Premier League: Bairstow, Malan pull out, citing personal reasons

While Bairstow is a regular in the Sunrisers line-up, world number one T20 batsman Malan made his IPL debut with Kings earlier this year.

IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders can qualify for playoffs, says Shubman Gill

Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) batsman Shubman Gill feels that his side can still manage to qualify for the playoffs once the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season resumes.