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iPL 2022: Remaining purse balance of all 10 franchises

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are all geared up for the forthcoming mega auction ahead of the 2022 season. Despite Covid-19 third wave, BCCI is confident that the IPL 2022 Auction will be conducted in Bengaluru on February 12, 13.

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of four players from their current squad, with the two new teams later having the option of picking three players ahead of the auction.
And Ahmedabad and Lucknow – have also signed 3 players each before heading into the auction which is to be held in the middle of February. Each existing IPL team was allocated a budget of INR 90 crore each for retention and player auction. 

Now take a look at the remaining purse of all the complete 10 teams after the end of the retention. 

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ravindra Jadeja (16 crore), MS Dhoni (12 crore), Moeen Ali (8 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav(8 crore), Kieron Pollard (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli (15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (11 crore), Mohammed Siraj (7 crore) | Balance purse: Rs. 57 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell (12 crore, 16 crore to be deducted from purse), Varun Chakravarthy (8 crore, 12 crore to be deducted from purse), Venkatesh Iyer (8 crore), Sunil Narine (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Punjab Kings (PBKS): Mayank Agarwal (14cr), and Arshdeep Singh (4cr)

Delhi Capitals (DC): Rishabh Pant (16cr), Axar Patel (9cr), Prithvi Shaw (7.5cr), and Anrich Nortje (6.5cr)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Kane Williamson (14 crore), Abdul Samad (4 crore), Umran Malik (4 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 68 crore

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson (14 crore), Jos Buttler (10 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 62 crore

Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya (15 cr), Rashid Khan (15 cr), Shubman Gill (7 cr)

Lucknow: KL Rahul (15 cr), Marcus Stoinis (11 cr) and Ravi Bishnoi (4 cr)

Sunil Gavaskar Points to ‘Lack Of Balance’ in the Current Indian Team

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India lost the first one-day international against South Africa by 31 runs in Paarl on Wednesday, despite being in a commanding position with both ball and bat.

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his thoughts after the first ODI between India and South Africa which the visitors lost by 31 runs. He has pointed out a shortcoming in the current Indian cricket setup that is harming Indian cricket. The reason for India not winning an ICC tournament since 2013 is the lack of all-rounders in the team.

Gavaskar stated that, “there is only one reason why this team has been left disappointed in ICC tournaments (ODI and T20I). If you look at the teams that won the 1983 and 2011 World Cups or even the 1985 World Championship of Cricket-winning side, they were all full of outstanding all rounders “

“There were many batters who could bowl and the bowlers could bat. The numbers 6,7 and 8 requires all-rounders which all these victorious teams had. The likes of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina could bowl and bat very well. This is the one shortcoming that the Indian team has over the past two or three years, as a result of which the captain has not had many options and the team has lacked flexibility,” Gavaskar added.

India play South Africa in the second ODI in Paarl on January 21. They need to win this game to keep the series alive.

Venkatesh Iyer To Be Groomed As A Long-Term Replacement For Hardik Pandya In Team India

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In the first ODI at Paarl, India took the field with six bowling options including debutant Venkatesh Iyer, who made his maiden international appearance in a T20I against New Zealand in November. However, Rahul didn’t hand the bowler a single over throughout the match as five bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, and Yuzvendra Chahal bowled all fifty overs in the game.

After making his T20I debut against New Zealand in November and a memorable campaign for Madhya Pradesh in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, Iyer was given a call-up to the ODI squad for the South Africa series. However he has played in four games for India but has only bowled 18 deliveries since his debut in November 2021. Despite fewer opportunities to bowl, he has managed to register a dismissal.

With South Africa stitching a 200-plus-run partnership around Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen, Iyer was not given the ball despite India’s bowlers not tasting any success. Although in the press conference, India batter Shikhar Dhawan explained why Venkatesh wasn’t asked to bowl, saying that the spinner bowled well but numbers throw up a contrasting story. Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin combined to pick just 1 wicket for 106 runs. The decision by Rahul was met with criticism from former Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra, who wondered whether the team management sees Iyer as an all-rounder.

However, To put things into further context, he was picked to be a batter who could bowl medium pace – the rarest of rare combinations on the Indian circuit. With Hardik Pandya’s bowling fitness continuing to be an issue, the Indian team management called upon Iyer in a bid to groom him for a similar role.

Selectors and management have shown faith in Venkatesh Iyer by fast-tracking him into the national team setup. But the fact remains that they will never know how ready he is for international cricket unless he is thrown into the deep end of the pool.

T20 World Cup 2022 Full Schedule: Match List, Start Date & Time, Teams Groups, Venues

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The schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 has been revealed. The fixture list for the 2022 T20 World Cup that was announced on Friday. The tournament begins on October 16, with Sri Lanka facing Namibia in Geelong before the Super 12 gets underway on October 22 in Sydney.

India will take on Pakistan at the MCG on October 23. And defending champion Australia will begin their campaign against New Zealand on October 22. total of 12 teams will be participating in the finals (Super 12s) of the tournament, divided into two groups of 6 each. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa are part of Group 2, and they will be joined by two more teams from the qualifiers.

The Group 1 consists of teams like Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan and England, while two more teams from the qualifiers will join them later too. The semi-finals of the tournament will take place on November 09 and November 10. And the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 will be held in Melbourne on November 13.

Group 1: Australia, New Zealand, England, Afghanistan, A1, B2

Group 2: India, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, B1, A2

Legends League Cricket 2022: Players, teams, full schedule, live streaming and more

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The inaugural season of Legends Cricket League is set to kick-off on January 20 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman. Three star studded teams India Maharajas, Asia Lions and World Giants will compete for the coveted trophy during the ten-day tournament.

The tournament will go on for a period of nine days starting from January 20th and the squads were recently named for the upcoming edition. However legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar will not be taking part in this tournament which is a massive miss for the fans. Yet, there are some legendary names in the squads with a lot of entertainment awaiting on the cards.

Names like Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi and many more from the past will once again face each other. And players like Daren Sammy, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Jonty Rhodes, Kevin Pietersen will participate for World Giants. It is a 10-day tournament that will be held at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Muscat, Oman.

India Maharajas: Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Subramaniam Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia, and Amit Bhandari.

Asia Lions: Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kamran Akmal, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, and Umar Gul, Asghar Afghan.

World Giants: Kevin Petersen, Darren Sammy, Daniel Vettori, Brett Lee, Jonty Rhodes, Imran Tahir, Owais Shah, Herschelle Gibbs, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Corey Anderson, Monty Panesar, Brad Haddin, Kevin O’Brien, and Brendan Taylor.

Where can I watch the League Cricket League 2022?

TV Channels: SONY TEN 1 and SONY TEN 
Live Streaming: Sony LIV app in India.
Time: All matches will start at 8 PM IST

Full Schedule:

January 20, 2022: India Maharajas vs Asia Lions, 8 PM IST

January 21, 2022: Wolrd Giants vs Asia Lions, 8 PM IST

January 22, 2022: World Giants vs India Maharajas, 8 PM IST

January 24, 2022: Asia Lions vs India Maharajas, 8 PM IST

January 26, 2022: India Maharajas vs World Giants, 8 PM IST

January 27, 2022: Asia Lions vs World Giants, 8 PM IST

January 29, 2022: Final, 8 PM IST

Shikhar Dhawan made a heroic comeback in the opening ODI against South Africa

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India have been beaten by 31 runs in the first ODI against South Africa on Wednesday. However, Shikhar Dhawan came back as though he had never been away; as though he had always been there, like an invisible shadow.

Shikhar Dhawan shrugged off his poor form and made a heroic comeback in the opening ODI of the three-match series against South Africa. Playing his first international game since July, Dhawan hit 79 off 84. Playing his first international game after over six months, India opener Shikhar Dhawan dazzled with the bat and emerged as the leading run-scorer from the Indian camp.

The left-handed batsman kept the scorecard ticking and hit 79 off 84 balls, striking at 94.05, before being bowled by Keshav Maharaj. En route his splendid knock, Dhawan leapfrogged Australia great Matthew Hayden, Joe Root and Kane Williamson in the list of highest run-getters in ODIs.

The Indian opener presently sits at the 58th spot in the overall list and needs exactly 500 more ODI runs to break into the top 50. The elite list is topped by Sachin Tendulkar, who piled up 18,426 runs in 462 ODIs. “We had a good start and I feel the wicket was slow, it was offering a bit of turn as well. So, when you are chasing 300 runs, when the middle-order comes to bat, it is not easy to play shots,” Dhawan said at the virtual post-match press conference.

Unmukt Chand thrills crowd with slams two sixes in his second BBL match

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India U19 captain Unmukt Chand introduced his arrival within the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia with elegant energy hitting throughout his second outing for Melbourne Renegades. He first Indian cricketer to play in Australia’s Big Bash T20 League .

The 28-year-old Chand, a right-handed batsman, made his BBL debut against Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL. He had disappointed with a six-run shot in his BBL debut, re-formed as he stroked his way to 29 runs with 22 balls including a four and two six. Chand opened his account with a very good pull shot in the back of the wicket for a six and proved to nbe an able to ally to captain Aaron Finch who scored 82 off 64 balls.and also registered his first maximum in the tournament.

Renegades were chasing a target of 171 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and they lost the match by 1 run. 2 runs were needed off the final delivery when Gurinder Sandhu dismissed Cameron Boyce and sealed a win for Thunders.

After the knock, Chand mentioned that he became grateful as a “dream” came correct with him playing at the smartly-known Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Taking to Twitter, Chand wrote: ” it has been a dream contrivance correct 2 play at the @MCG. Felt a childlike energy coming into the G. No longer the final result we wished, alternatively, a gud day out. Optimistically can capture lots of +ves frm this & apply on my nxt & coming adventures. Feels fair appropriate 2 be abet on the mammoth stage.”

Fans React to news of Ganguly-Shah’BCCI Exit

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Kohli has stunned everyone with his announcement to step down as India’s Test Captain. Under his time as captain, India played 68 Tests, winning 40, losing 17, and drawing 11 matches, with a win percentage of 58.82 while registering memorable wins in overseas and home conditions.

Now etizens are blaming the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its president Sourav Ganguly for ‘politics’ in the Indian cricket board which forced the batter to make the shocking decision. Sourav Ganguly faced considerable criticism with an overwhelming majority of fans blaming him and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

However, the three-year term of Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah, the BCCI president, and secretary, will end in September 2022. They can seek another term as per the rules and regulations of the board. While India have achieved much success in the bilateral series, few setbacks have been for the team.

Their other biggest achievement is to bring Rahul Dravid on board first as head of the National Cricket Academy and then as a head coach of the Indian team. While, some fans described it as the best news to come out of Indian cricket in a short time, others feared that the pair had already done enough damage to Indian Cricket.

Dale Steyn Cites Bio-Bubbles, Family Reason Behind Virat Kohli Stepping Down as India Test Captain

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Virat Kohli shocked the world by deciding to step down as Team India’s Test captain on January 15. He made this decision after his team’s Test series loss to South Africa.  After relinquishing Test captaincy, Kohli is no longer a captain in any format and would continue to play as a pure batter.

The ex South African pacer Dale Steyn has said that the former would now be able to focus more on his batting and family. As per Steyn, Kohli took this step because of bio-bubbles and to be there for his family.
Dale Steyn has said that one could get to see a better version of Virat Kohli as he no longer has captaincy burden.

“I suppose bubble life can make it really difficult. You take on so much responsibility as a captain, then you have got your family and you’re travelling, it really does boil down to family at the end of the day. I personally think so. Maybe these bio-bubbles and all had a role in it. I mean it really boils down to family for somebody like Virat. He’s got a young family right now,” Steyn told Star Sports on Wednesday.

“He has got a young family right now, captaincy if you’re a single man being a professional sportsman, it’s almost like a selfish thing, we all have to focus on ourselves to be able to get the best out of us and provide the best for the country. But the moment a young family comes in, some other things don’t matter much. Now I think, Virat Kohli has relinquished captaincy, he can focus on his family and then just focus on his batting. You might even see a better Virat Kohli now” Steyn added.

Meanwhile, Sanjay Bangar said on Wednesday that less burden on Virat Kohli will only help the former skipper become more dangerous as a batter. Bangar also highlighted that legendary cricketers in the past, including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, had given up captaincy and gone on to do well in the remaining phases of their careers.

Unmukt Chand scores 6 runs for Melbourne Renegades on BBL debut

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After a long wait, India’s Unmukt Chand finally got the chance to make his Big Bash League (BBL) debut for Melbourne Renegades on Tuesday. The elegant right-hand batter, who retired from Indian cricket last year

However, Unmukt’s BBL debut didn’t quite go according to plan as he was out dismissed for just 6 runs against the Hobart Hurricanes at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. Walking in at No.4 with Renegades 132/2 chasing Hurricanes’ 182/5 with five overs remaining, the batter had the chance to be his team’s hero in his very first outing. But it wasn’t to be.

The player attempted to clear the boundary ropes but the shot was not timed well and found the fielder at deep midwicket. and his innings was cut short. The Melbourne Renegades did not capitalize on their start and lost the game despite half-centuries from both skipper Aaron Finch (75) and Shaun Marsh (51).

Meanwhile, this has been a very disappointing campaign for Melbourne Renegades. The Reds have won only three of their 13 matches and are currently reeling at the bottom of the points table. The Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a brilliant score of 182/5 on board. In response, the Renegades were riding well but in the end, failed to cross the line suffering a six-run defeat after finishing 176/6 in 20 overs.