IPL 2022
IPL 2022: Visa cleared, Moeen Ali set to join CSK
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise and family have confirmed on Thursday that the 34-year-old England cricketer has got his visa papers to travel to India. "He picked his papers yesterday and is ready to fly," Moeen Ali's father Munir Ali was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. "He will arrive in Mumbai in the evening and will straight away go into isolation," said Kasi Viswanathan, the CEO of the franchise.
IPL 2022: Core players will do work of making new guys calmer, says MI coach Jayawardene
Ahead of the upcoming 2022 season, apart from the core of Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, Mumbai have got newbies like Jaydev Unadkat, Dewald Brevis, N Tilak Varma, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith and Fabian Allen among others.
Buttler flattered to be retained by Royals; says these are exciting times for IPL
England cricketer and star Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler said he is "quite flattered" at being retained by the franchise ahead of this year's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), adding that it showed that the team "had placed their trust in me".
'Not too long to go now': Virat Kohli starts countdown for IPL 2022
IPL 2022 will begin with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. And RCB will lock horns with Punjab Kings in their first match of the tournament on Sunday. Kohli shared a picture on KOO expressing his excitement ahead of the opening match. "Not too long to go now", Kohli captioned the post on the micro-blogging app KOO.
IPL 2022 set to welcome 25 per cent fans back to stadiums
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to welcome fans back to the stadiums with the governing body of the lucrative league announcing on Wednesday that the three venues -- Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune -- will allow 25 per cent occupancy from March 26 onwards.
IPL 2022: Moeen Ali likely to miss CSK's opener against KKR; Suryakumar may miss MI's first match
The 34-year old Ali, who was retained by CSK for Rs 8 crore, hasn't joined the four-time champions for the upcoming IPL season. The all-rounder is stranded in the UK after failing to secure the visa necessary to travel to India for the IPL. It has been learned that Moeen would need to arrive in Mumbai by Wednesday to stand a chance of playing his team's first match against 2021 runners-up Knight Riders, an ESPNcricinfo report said.
IPL 2022: India will be looking for future captain in this edition of the league: Ravi Shastri
"Virat has already relinquished his job. Rohit is an outstanding captain in white-ball cricket. But I think, this IPL India will be looking at who will be captaining the team (in future) -- there is Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul," Shastri said on Tuesday during a press conference organised by Star Sports, the official broadcaster of IPL 2022.
IPL 2022: Conflict of Interest clause is stupid, says Ravi Shastri
Asked about Suresh Raina who is set to do IPL commentary along with him, Shastri said, "You call him Mr. IPL, I could not disagree. He lit up the IPL, to play consecutive seasons for a team without missing a match is a real big compliment in itself. He is one of the highest scorers in the history of the competition."
IPL 2022: Jadeja can be Dhoni's successor at CSK, says Suresh Raina
The left-handed batter, who represented CSK for many years and is one of the greats in the IPL, added that these players particularly Jadeja have the ability to lead the side. "Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa and Dwayne Bravo can lead the side. They are capable, know the game very well and can be a successor for M S Dhoni," Raina said in a press conference organised by Star Sports, the official broadcaster of IPL 2022.
Pant has achieved incredible success, will only get better under Ponting: Watson
"The skill that Rishabh Pant has, take away his leadership, at 24-year-old to do what he's been able to do in the infancy of his cricketing career...the things he has been able to achieve has been incredible. It feels like he's been around for a long time. He can only continue to get better and learn from his experiences," Watson said during Delhi Capitals' virtual press conference to announce a collaboration with Royal Stag for the IPL 2022.
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