IPL 2018: Billy Stanlake ruled out of the tournament
But since then their fortunes have swung dramatically as they lost a couple of matches and their key players also got injured.
While they will miss the services of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the game against Mumbai Indians, their key bowler Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the tournament.
Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri don’t want to play a day-night Test on Australia tour
Team India is set to play a four-Test series against Australia starting towards the end of the year. On the tour, Cricket Australia wants to host a day-night Test. CA wanted the first match of the series set to be played at the Adelaide, and for it to be a day-night affair.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) consulted the team management before taking a call on this subject.
I’ve got no bitter feelings towards the guys playing the IPL: Joe Root
However, while Stokes continued to be the most expensive pick in the auction, Root found no buyers and remained unsold.
But the Test captain is not frustrated and rather excited to watch his teammates make it count in the IPL and gain experience that will in turn help the England team.
Sachin Tendulkar appreciates Mayank Markande’s role in Mumbai Indians’ setup
Ravichandran Ashwin, who is the skipper of the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), has been seen churning out the leg-breaks, which have bamboozled batsmen to some extent.
Tendulkar, who himself used to possess a resourceful bag of variations, talked about the variations and the benefits of the same.
The surgery is expected to be carried out on April 28, 2018. Following the procedure, the pacer will have to rest for at least two weeks before he returns to the field.
Thus he will not be in a position to play the Pakistan Cup, the domestic one-day tournament that ends on May 6.
Deepak Chahar: Once a rejected player, now an established cricketer
Chahar made his first-class debut in 2010, however, prior to that the battle had already begun for the bowler.
In 2008, he was deemed unfit to play international cricket by Greg Chappell, who was the director of the Rajasthan Cricket Association Academy, due to anonymous reasons.
Since the World Cup is to be played towards the end of May, the IPL which usually ends pretty late in the same month has been pushed ahead. The 12th season of the IPL is expected to start on March 29 and the final will be played on May 19.
Where will Jofra Archer head to? The debate sparkles as Archer stars for Rajasthan Royals
Well, Jofra Archer is a special talent which was evident when the Barbados-born all-rounder made his debut for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians. The fast and fiery yorkers were on for the display.
Figures of 3 for 22 in his 4 overs in a T20 is a brilliant performance. The icing on the cake was the man of the match award which 22-year-old Archer received on debut.
IPL 2018: Liam Plunkett feels that the Daredevils is a win away from gaining momentum
However, the Delhi bowlers impressed in the game. Liam Plunkett, who made his debut in the IPL, nipped out three vital wickets at a frugal economy rate.
The 33-year highlighted the significance of clinically finishing the game in a recent interaction with the media. Also, he sounded excited about the performance he was able to dish out in the contest.
IPL 2018: Gautam Gambhir hopeful of Delhi Daredevils making it to the playoffs
Ricky Ponting was bagged as the coach while the local boy Gautam Gambhir was made the skipper of the side.
Gambhir had led the Kolkata Knight Riders to the title on a couple of occasions and the Daredevils’ management was expecting him to do the same at Delhi.
Subsequently, teams have been complacent to visit the nation after which international cricket came to a halt.
Though players are gradually returning to the war-stricken nation, there’s a fair amount of time to go before full-fledged cricket kicks off in the nation.
Kl Rahul, Ambati Rayudu needs to be given credit says former India captain Kris Srikkanth
The IPL presents an opportunity to the Indian players to impress the selectors so that they come to the notice of them and maybe get an opportunity for the national side.
The likes of KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya have already presented their strong cases with a lot of matches still to come in the tournament.
