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WPL 2023, Delhi Capitals' Road to Final: Magnificent Meg leads the way

The Delhi Capitals have been led by thier magnifecent captain Mag Lanning beautifully as they became the first team to qualify for the WPL 2023 final

IPL 2023: Bairstow ruled out, uncapped Short named as replacement in PBKS

Punjab Kings' star English cricketer Jonny Bairstow was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming IPL and uncapped Australian batter Matthew Short has been named as his replacement. The senior wicketkeeper-cum-destructive batter continues to recover from a leg injury he picked up last September. "We regret to inform you that Jonny Bairstow will not be a part of the IPL this season because of his injury. We wish him the best and look forward to seeing him next season. We are pleased to welcome Matthew Short as his replacement," Punjab Kings said on their Twitter handle. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) refused to grant Bairstow a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the IPL, starting March 31. Bairstow is yet to recover completely from a leg injury, which he had sustained in September last year. Bairstow had missed England's T20 World Cup-winning campaign and the following Test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand after sustaining multiple fractures following a freak injury

Injured Rajat Patidar could miss first half of IPL, Hazlewood doubtful

Royal Challengers Bangalore's top-order batter Rajat Patidar could miss the first half of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) owing to a heel injury. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the 29-year-old Patidar, who was one of the top performers for RCB last season, is currently undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. There are also "serious doubts" over Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood's participation in the tournament as he continues to recover from Achilles tendonitis, adding to the Faf du Plessis-led team's woes ahead of the league starting in less than a week's time. The 32-year-old Hazlewood was signed for Rs 7.75 crore in the mega-auction last year. As far as Patidar is concerned, the report stated that the player has been "advised rest for the next three weeks before an MRI scan will determine his participation in the second half of the competition". Patidar, who picked up the injury prior to joining the camp, will need an NCA clearance .

Batting with Virat was just fantastic, I like his passion: Chris Gayle

Swashbuckling West Indian batter Chris Gayle praised Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli for his work ethic and passion, and recalled the intense competition between the two during their heyday at Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both Gayle and Kohli spent several seasons together at the IPL, dominating the rival bowlers and entertaining the crowd at their home base, Chinnaswamy Stadium, with as many as 10 century partnerships. "Batting with Virat was just fantastic. I like the passion he has for the game. I like his passion and his work ethic, it's fantastic. You have to give him credit for that and he wants to show it with his performances," Gayle said. In an episode of 'My Time with Virat', available on Jio Cinema, Gayle spoke about sharing the dressing room with Kohli, notching up numerous 100-run partnerships, and all the dance moves they perfected together. "Sharing a dressing room with Virat and the other guys, once I am there, I am always jovial and having a lot of fun, dancing

Reliance Jio launches 3GB per day cricket plans ahead of IPL 2023

Priced at Rs. 219, Rs. 399, and Rs. 999, the three special cricket plans will have validities of 14 days, 28 days and 84 days respectively

IPL 2023: What new rules has BCCI introduced for the upcoming season?

IPL 2023: The latest edition of the IPL will begin with defending champions Gujarat Giants taking on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings on March 31

IPL 2023 players to undergo 7-day isolation after testing Covid positive

"From day five, they can undergo a RT-PCR, provided they must be must be asymptomatic without any medication for 24 hours," the IPL's medical guidelines said

IPL 2023: Warner to lead Delhi Capitals in Pant's absence, Axar named VC

Australian batter David Warner will lead Delhi Capitals in the upcoming IPL 2023 while all-rounder Axar Patel has been named as the team's vice captain, the JSW-GMR co-owned franchise announced

It is going to be a challenge: Dravid on playing WTC final right after IPL

Playing the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia within one week of the IPL's conclusion is going to be a huge challenge, India head coach Rahul Dravid said on Monday. Virat Kohli slammed his first Test century in more than three years, after Shubman Gill's sparkling 128, as India responded strongly to Australia's stiff first innings total of 480 to draw the fourth and final Test and clinch the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1 here. Just before the post-lunch session on the final day, news trickled in that Kane Williamson's magnificent hundred sealed New Zealand's thrilling two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Christchurch, paving the way for India's march to their second successive WTC final. Terming it a "challenge", the Indian head coach said they would have to plan it out properly. "We just qualified at lunchtime today. I wasn't counting my chickens before they hatched. We'll celebrate this for starters," Dravid said after the Test match. "It is going to be a challenge.

MI Women vs RCB Women: playing 11, live stream, pitch report, other details

Mumbai Indians women and Royal Challengers Bangalore Women will face off for the first time in WPL 2023 today at Barbourne Stadium

IPL 2023 match tickets for Mumbai Indians matches: Check full details here

Mumbai India, the most successful franchise of IPL, started the pre-registration of their match ticket for IPL 2023

Anushka is an inspiration, sacrifices made by her massive: Virat Kohli

Kohli added that apart from Sharma, it was only MS Dhoni who had reached out to Kohli during his tough phase

Disney-Star takes guard as Indian Premier League broadcast war heats up

Network is targeting 550-700 advertisers this year and 500 million viewers; it will broadcast T20 league in over 10 language feeds across 22 channels

G20, IPL helping hotel industry; surge in demand here to stay: Experts

It is interesting to see that the new business opportunity is fuelled by India's G20 presidency. The G20 meetings have added to the demand in cities that are slated to host key events

Mukesh Ambani's conglomerate to stream IPL for free after paying $2.7 bn

Viacom18 Media Pvt., the joint venture between Paramount Global and Ambani's conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd., licensed the IPL streaming rights last year for $2.7 billion

A 'doosra' in IPL ad game: Viacom 18 has set aggressive targets to chase

Based on calculation, while the cost of viewing the entire IPL season is only Rs 38 on TV, the cost of streaming 10 matches would cost anything between Rs 360 to Rs 2,640

BCCI signs up Saudi Tourism as IPL sponsor; replaces Unacademy

Sponsorship estimated at Rs 60 crore per season; Saudi Tourism may extend partnership to other BCCI tournaments

Disney Star to tap into SMEs to expand IPL advertiser base and revenue

Ajit Varghese, Disney Star's head of network ad sales said that the network wants to help advertisers achieve their business objectives without having to worry about budget constraints

WPL 2023 auction today: All you need to know about first such bidding ever

WPL Auction: A total of 409 cricketers, 246 from India and 163 from overseas, will go under the hammer at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai at 2:30 PM

Gender parity on the front foot

Women's cricket finally gets the attention it deserves