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Real reason, why Mumbai Indian Not Retaining Hardik Pandya

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Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. This is because they have one of the most strong core teams.

Hardik Pandya was a part of the Mumbai Indians since his debut in the IPL in 2015. He carries flair and swagger and rightly translates it into his style of play. His ability to soak in pressure and propel his team out of dicey situations established him as a dependable player for the Mumbai Indians. Hardik Pandya was part of 4 title-winning campaigns of Mumbai Indians, ever since the 2015 edition.  However Mumbai Indians not retained him for upcoming IPL season.

The 29-year-old all-rounder is not in favour of the Indian cricket team because of his injury. He has missed a major part of international cricket in the last two seasons because of injuries. But, Hardik is a proven match-winner. However,  the reports suggest Mumbai Indians were thinking about retaining Hardik Pandya, but they changed their plans as the all-rounder has not been bowling at all, either in international cricket or in the IPL in the recent past.

Hardik played 12 games in the 2021 season but scored just 127 runs at an average of 14.11 and hasn’t bowled a single ball in the last two seasons. His brother Krunal too has struggled, scoring just 143 runs in 13 matches at an average of 14.3 while taking just five wickets in the 2021 season

IPL 2022: R Ashwin slams former cricketers who are bashing IPL

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Indian Premier League is the biggest T20 cricket league in the world at present. There have been many countries that have started their own T20 league, following the footsteps of IPL. However, IPL being the only T20 tournament with Indian cricketers’ presence along with the best of the overseas players, makes it the best franchise-based tournament in the world. 

However, IPL has been blamed, every now and then, for its negative impact on international teams. For example, this year after losing Ashes, former England players and experts argued that English players priortising IPL has led to the decline of Test cricket in England. Meanwhile,Indian off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin has come out bashing such criticism on his YouTube channel.

“IPL has been under the radar for so many years. Suddenly, some former cricketer will say something bad about IPL for no reason. Imagine the situation in 2008 or 2010. There were only 20-25 cricketers who would be there. Team India To represent in the Indian setup.” Ashwin further said that a few nations schedule their international fixture keeping IPL in mind. However, since the IPL is kicking off on March 26 this year in place of April 8/9 many teams will be suffering because of this.

“Lawrence Booth (English journalist) had tweeted about IPL fixtures saying it takes almost one-third of the year. Even the English Premier League happens and almost has a six-month window. The players will have more gaps between matches and they will have only one or two matches per week. Of course, cricket getting to that stage will always remain a huge question mark. But IPL as a league has all the potential to take cricket into that stage for sure. And all the cricket viewers, cricket nations, stakeholders know this already,” said Ashwin.

Ashwin also spoke about how Indian cricket has benefited from the IPL. “Even when I started, my parents and grandparents asked me if cricket would help me financially. Only 15-20 or 25 cricketers would get a chance in 10 years. But now, because of IPL, every year,” he said. At least 75-80 Indian cricketers are getting the opportunity. “

Fans come up with hilarious reactions after Sunrisers Hyderabad launch new orange jersey

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Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, February 9, unveiled its new jersey for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. The announcement comes just three days ahead of the IPL 2022 auction to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.

The SRH took to social media on Wednesday to share a glimpse of their redesigned jersey. They have retained their trademark orange and back colour, giving the outfit a sharper look. The black stripes on the jersey have been removed from the new kit. The black colour will only be limited to the sleeves while the rest of the kit will be fully orange. “Presenting our new jersey. The #OrangeArmour for the #OrangeArmy,” SRH tweeted.

After seeing the colour of the jersey, the fans couldn’t help themselves but notice the resemblance with the kit of the Big Bash League (BBL) side Perth Scorchers from the last year. Some users also found similarities between the kit of Big Bash League side Perth Scorchers and the new jersey of SRH. Here’s how netizens reacted to SRH’s new jersey design on social media.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of the consistent teams in the Indian Premier League. However, things didn’t go too well for them last year. They lacked application with both bat and ball. SRH skipper David Warner was sacked mid-season due to his team’s poor performance. Coming into IPL 2022, SRH made some big changes to the squad. SRH have retained Kane Williamson and two more young Indians, namely Abdul Samad and Umran Malik. Ahead of the mega-auctions, developing a potent bowling attack will be one of their biggest challenges. Dale Steyn has been appointed as the new fast bowling coach.

IPL 2022: 8 crore is enough for me ,says Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of mega auction

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Mega auction of Indian Premier league The will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. This IPL mega auction will see big names going under the hammer. One of the star players who is expected to attract multiple bids is India’s Yuzvendra Chahal.

Yuzvendra Chahal played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from IPL 2014 till IPL 2021 and the leg-spinner picked up 139 wickets during his tenure thus ending his stint as the highest wicket-taker for the franchise.
The leg-spinner was released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction  Chahal expressed his desire to play for RCB again. however he is prepared to play with any team if the franchise doesn’t buy him back.

“Obviously, I want to go to RCB because I’ve been there for 8 years but it’s not like if I go somewhere else I’ll feel bad because everyone has to make a new team and it’s a major auction where there’s always purse constraints. Whichever team takes me, I’ll keep giving my 100%. It will take some time to adjust to a new franchise but that’s why we call ourselves professional players.” Chahal said.

Meanwhile, speaking to Ravi Chandran Ashwin on his Youtube Channel, Yuzvendra Chahal was asked about the money he wants from RCB to buy him at the mega-auction. The leg-spinner shied away for a moment and stated that he will be happy with 8 crore. Ashwin asked 31-year-old Chahal about the amount he is looking to be signed at the IPL 2022 auction, the leg-spinner hilariously replied, “I don’t want to say that I want 15 crores or 17 crores, you know, 8 cr is enough for me!”

RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice respectively on 30th November. The leg-spinner was expected to be amongst the retention choices but RCB did not went for Chahal. RCB also did not went fo

Sourav Ganguly Reveals: The BCCI is confident of hosting the complete tournament in India

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the India Premier League 2022 is all set to be held in India. The group league of the tournament will be held across Maharashtra – Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune. While a decision on the playoffs venue will be taken at a later, yet Ahmedabad could be the front-runner.

“It will be held in India this year, until and unless COVID-19 hits the roof. As far as venues are concerned, we are looking at hosting the matches in Maharashtra – Mumbai, and Pune. We will take a call on the venues for the knockout stages later,” Sourav Ganguly said . Notably last year, only 1st half of the Indian premier league were played in India before the tournament was taken to UAE again.

IPL 2022 will be of two months which is scheduled to start in the last week of March and will run till the end of May as confirmed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah last month. IPL 2022 will see at least 74 league games with two new teams. Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad. The T20 league will take the field to take on a total of 10 teams. 

IPL 2022 mega auction is not too far away. The BCCI confirmed that the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Total 590 cricketers will be going under the hammer during the two-day mega auction. The BCCI is expected to release the fixtures in the next few days. 

IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Wicketkeepers Who Can Start A Bidding War in IPL Auction

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The IPL 2022 is just now two months away from getting underway. The mega auction which is happening in February has received a colossal registration of 1214 players. 

Wicketkeepers over the years have played a key role for teams in the IPL. One of the most in-demand roles is that of wicketkeeper-batter who can score runs and keep well given the fast pace of the T20 game. However, along with some batters and bowlers, there are also se exiting wicketkeepers. And the will be the hammer at the auction table. Besides, CSK, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals almost all other franchises will be on the lookout for wicketkeepers.

CSK has retained MS Dhoni, Rajasthan Royals has Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler, and Delhi Capitals has Rishabh Pant The remaining seven teams including Ahmedabad and Lucknow will be looking for wicketkeepers in the upcoming IPL 2022 auction.

Here is the list of 5 wicketkeepers, who can get the highest in IPL mega auction:

Ishan Kishan :
Mumbai Indians released their young and dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan and now he is all set to be one of the hottest options for the franchise owners. Ishan has played 45 IPL matches and scored 1133 runs, including 8 half-centuries. 

Quinton de Kock :
Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket and he has more time to spend on franchise cricket. In IPL auction 2022, de Kock will be one of the most preferred options for teams that are looking for first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman

Jonny Bairstow :
Bairstow has proved himself to be a very good opening option in the Indian conditions. Given his record for SRH Jonny Bairstow will be one of the most sort out wicketkeepers in the upcoming mega auction. Bairstow made 345 runs in 11 matches at an average of 31.36. 

Nicolas Pooran :
Pooran had a successful campaign during the 2020 season when he made 353 runs in 14 matches at an average of 35.3 and a strike rate of 169.71. In the 2021 season, Pooran could make only 85 runs in 12 matches. Whatever it will be interesting to see if any franchise invest in him.

Alex Carey :
Alex Carey was a part of the Delhi Capitals. Carey was released before the IPL 2021 and found no buyer in the auction. The limited-overs vice-captain of the Australian team has played in 100 T20 matches and has made 2138 runs at an average of 28.13 and a strike rate of 126.65.

Brendon MacCullum: It was disappointing to lose Shubman Gill

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Kolkata Knight Riders had to make some tough decisions ahead of the mega auction for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. Two-time IPL champions decided to not retain the Indian young opener Subhman Gill ahead of the upcoming auction.

However, Shubman Gill was touted to be one of the leaders in the future of KKR .Gill was drafted in by the Ahmedabad side for INR 8 crore ahead of the two-day auction after being released by KKR. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum said it was disappointing for the franchise to lose young Indian opener Shubman Gill.

McCullum admitted that it was “disappointing” to lose the young Indian opener. However, he pointed out that they needed to make some hard choices while deciding the retentions. “You need to plan as you’re going to lose a lot of players. It was disappointing to lose Shubman Gill. But that’s the way life is sometimes and we will be well prepared for the upcoming auction. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell have been proven campaigners for a decade. We have all seen what Varun Chakravarthy is capable of in the last two seasons. Venkatesh Iyer was probably the story of the second half of IPL 2021,” McCullum said in a live session for KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders spent 42 crores to retain four players before the mega auction. They have retained two Indian players, Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy, and two foreigners players, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.

IPL 2022: Ravindra Jadeja posts a sarcastic reply to Star Sports

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IPL 2022 will be an exciting season with the addition of two new teams. And the IPL 2022 mega auction is not too far away and the teams have their strategies in place. The existing eight teams have retained some top players but at the same time released top players ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.

Meanwhile, ahead of the auction, Star Sports Tamil asked the fans about their predictions for MS Dhoni’s playing XI. They took to Twitter and came up with a post comprising Chennai Super Kings’ retained players. While Ruturaj Gaikwad has been slotted at the opening position, Moeen Ali has been slotted at No.3 whereas MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja were placed at No.7 and No.8 respectively.

Star Sports Tamil tweeted to ask CSK fans “Preparations for the auction have begun. Many crazy stars are waiting. Who has a place in your Chennai IPL Team XI? “Comment on #DearViewers,” the tweet read.

Since the tweet was in Tamil, Jadeja asked for a translation. The official broadcasters of the explained that Jadeja will be batting on number eight. The all-rounder responded to a tweet and wrote, “No 8 too early for me ! Put me @ 11.” With this, he posted a couple of laughing emojis which simply meant that he was being sarcastic. 

WATCH: MS Dhoni’s golden advice to Bhutanese cricketer Mikyo Dorji

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The IPL mega-auction will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. Since it’s going to be a big players auction, many already established stars and young as well as aspiring cricketers will go under the hammer.

1214 players from around the world have registered their name for the mega auction of Indian premier league. One of these players is the first from his country to register for the tournament is Mikyo Dorji from Bhutan. Dorji has played against people like Shahid Afridi during the 2021 edition of the Everest Premier League in Nepal.

Meanwhile, prior to the mega auction, Dorji took to his official Instagram profile and shared a photo along with a video featuring former India captain MS Dhoni. In that video MS Dhoni was seen giving the youngster a piece of valuable advice “Keep it simple. Focus more on the process and less on the results. If you get the process right you will get the result. And enjoy, don’t take too much pressure,” Dhoni told Dorji in the video. 

However, Dorji, who dreams of playing in the Indian premier league, he believes it will be a dream come true if he gets picked in the auction. “It will be a rather rare chance for me to be selected for the auction and then by a team,” Dorji was quoted by saying in a Cricket Bhutan press release. 

Ngidi said playing under Dhoni’s leadership helped him “grow as a cricketer.”

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South African bowler Lungi Ngidi stated that he has grown as a cricketer after playing for Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni in the Indian Premier League.

Ngidi made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2018. Speaking about CSK Lungi Ngidi revealed an incident where Dhoni’s brilliance got him a wicket in the IPL 2018 final. “It was the final against the Sunrisers in 2018, we hadn’t discussed a certain field placement but he automatically just changed my field and with that field, within a couple of balls, we got a wicket to the fielder that he had moved, ” Ngidi told.

“So for me, that’s one thing that sticks out in my mind because in a final, to have such a moment like that and to execute the plan that he wanted, really gave me confidence in terms of how to bowl. It just showed me how in tune he is with the game in terms of how he sees it’s going to play out and it played out exactly the way I think he thought it was going to.”

Ngidi also expressed gratitude after being given a chance to play under Dhoni, which helped him tremendously in his career,  “I think the main thing is just the control that he has over the team and on the field, he really does bring a sense of calm. I’ve also learnt a lot more in my time that I’ve been with CSK just under his captaincy in terms of field settings, game plans and how to construct my bowling within an inning. I think from that moment it has really helped me grow as a cricketer,” said Ngidi.