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IPL 2024: Bobat named Royal Challengers Bangalore's new director of cricket

Bobat is a hugely influential figure who has played a significant part in one of English cricket's most enthralling years as a performance director

IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants rope in Sridharan Sriram as assistant coach

Lucknow Super Giants, on Saturday, announced the name of former India spinner Sridharan Sriram as an assistant coach for the next season of Indian Premier League. He would be joining head coach Justin Langer and mentor Gautam Gambhir, alongside Vijay Dahiya (assistant coach), Pravin Tambe (spin-bowling coach, Morne Morkel (fast-bowling coach) and Jonty Rhodes (fielding coach). Sriram possesses immense experience in the field, having helped Bangladesh as the technical consultant to secure a couple of conquests in the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia last year. Earlier, he was also associated with the Australian side for six years since 2016, helping it with title wins during the T20 World Cup and Ashes in 2021-22. In the IPL, he was previously involved with Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he was the assistant coach, mainly helping out in batting and spin-bowling. Sriram also gained an ECB Level-3 Head Coach qualification in 2008. As a player, he featured in

IPL 2024: Mitchell Starc likely to return to IPL fold after eight years

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc is likely to feature in the IPL for the first time since 2015 after deciding to put his name in the auction ahead of the 2024 edition. The left-arm pacer, who has often prioritised national duty over IPL participation, has played two seasons for Royal Challengers Bangalore with the last one being in 2015. Starc feels an IPL stint before the T20 World Cup in June next year makes a lot of sense. "Look it's been eight years. I'm definitely going back in (next) year," Starc told the 'Willow Talk' cricket podcast. "Amongst other things, it's a great lead-up to the T20 World Cup. So a good opportunity to see if anyone's interested in the IPL, then lead into the T20 World Cup. And it's somewhat of a quiet winter next yearin comparison to this winter, so I think a perfect opportunity to put my name in." Starc, who has represented Australia in 82 Tests, hopes he remains good enough to play 100 games for his country. "Not just get to 100, I'd like to be good

IND vs IRE: Rinku Singh terms IPL 2023 'five sixes feat' as life changing

He has played just a couple of international matches so far but Rinku Singh is already a popular name among Indian fans thanks to his five successive sixes in IPL 2023. Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders, he smashed five sixes in the final over against Gujarat Titans to steer his side to a sensational win. Recalling the same, Rinku said that moment changed his life forever. "Those five sixes changed my life. People remember me for that moment. I was feeling great when they took my name and the love they have been showering me with," he said during an interaction with his Indian teammate Ravi Bishnoi on BCCI.tv. Rinku earned his maiden India call-up for the ongoing T20I series in Ireland, where he has featured in both matches so far, scoring 38 runs in an innings at a strike rate of 180.90. Speaking about his style of batting, Rinku stated that he always intends to bat until the end, going for the big hits in the closing stages of the match. "I was incredibly excited to bat in the

IPL 2024: Ex-chief selector MSK Prasad joins LSG as strategic consultant

Former India cricketer and selection committee chairman MSK Prasad was on Thursday named as strategic consultant by Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants. In his new capacity, Prasad will be instrumental in providing essential guidance across a spectrum of critical domains to LSG. "Prasad brings with him a wealth of experience and a stellar track record in cricket operations, coupled with a passion that has driven him to remarkable achievements in both national and international arenas," the IPL side from Lucknow said in a statement. "His journey is marked by a range of accomplishments that spans from representing the Indian national team to steering the operations of prominent cricket associations; all of which will bring valuable insights and experience to our organisation." In his previous role as the chairman of BCCI's senior selection committee from September 2016 till March 2020, Prasad played a key role in spearheading talent scouting and player development to

Why does Ashwin find it difficult to be friends with his Indian teammates?

R Ashwin underlined the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a major factor behind the "lack of friendship" between players

Mumbai cricketer Sarfaraz Khan ties knot in Kashmir, social media abuzz

Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan married a Kashmir girl from the Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. Sarfaraz shared a post on Instagram, he wrote "Alhamdulillah married"

IPL 2024: Brian Lara sacked, SRH appoint Daniel Vettori as new head coach

Brian Lara served as the head coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the last two seasons in which the team wasn't able to get into the playoffs. Vettori has previously worked with RCB

CONFIRMED! Andy Flower appointed as new RCB head coach ahead of IPL 2024

With the appointment of Flower of head coach, there have been some speculations that the Bangalore-based franchise might bring AB de Villiers to the coaching set-up as well

Delhi Capitals to invest in Arun Jaitley Stadium upgradation: Report

Delhi Capitals' top officials, including co-owner Parth Jindal, met with DDCA president Rohan Jaitley recently and agreed that Capitals would be more involved in maintaining facilities around the year

IPL 2024: New coaching staff for RCB; Hesson, Bangar contracts not renewed

RCB, earlier, rejigged their coaching staff after their last-place finish in 2019 with Hesson joining the team in August

IPL's enterprise valuation rises 80% to hit $15.4 billion in 2023

The league takes the top spot among Indian start-up valuations

I don't like to change my aggressive batting style says Prithvi Shaw

After a bright start to his career, Prithvi Shaw has now slipped down the India pecking order but the Mumbai youngster on Saturday said he is banking on his natural "aggressive" game to score runs and earn his place back in the national side. Shaw last appeared for India in a T20I match against Sri Lanka at Colombo in July 2021. "Personally, I feel I don't have to change my game, but a little smarter than what I am. I can't bat like Pujara sir bats or Pujara sir can't bat like me. "So, what I am trying to do are those things that have brought me here till, for example, the aggressive batting, I don't like to change that," said Shaw after West Zone's Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone at Alur. Shaw said he was looking to play as many games as possible at this stage of his career. The 23-year-old said every run would be very important for him in his endeavour to make a comeback. "I think whichever game for me right now is as important as anything. Even if I'm playing Dule

IPL 2024: Will Pakistan's Mohd Amir play in World's richest cricket league?

The former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who tormented many batters with his inswinging deliveries, is currently settled in the United Kingdom

IPL and star culture aren't the problems for India's trophy-less decade

The major problem that the Indian team is dealing with is the tight scheduling of important matches in proximity to IPL. Along with that, handling the pressure of the final is also a major issue

IPL betting: Businessmen, criminals among 53 arrested from posh locations

The police used special tactics to nab the betting rackets. In one instance, the police sent one of their team members acting as a pizza-delivery boy to the suspected flat

Fantasy Sports a golden goose for Atmanirbhar Bharat: FIFS chief

FS is a game of chance if you think the stock market is a game of chance. Just like Stock markets, it's about making informed guesses based on incomplete datasets

WTC Final: Cameron Green hopes to bring in Rohit's calmness in his approach

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green hopes to bring the calmness of Rohit Sharma into his game, having spent a quality time with the India captain in the Mumbai Indians dug out in IPL this year. Green, with 452 runs and six wickets, played a key role in MI's campaign this season under Rohit's captaincy, even though the five-time champions were eventually knocked out in Qualifier 2. "The calmness he (Rohit) has out in the middle is so evident," Green told ICC ahead of the World Test Championship Final against India at The Oval, starting June 7. "He's obviously been there and done that for 10 years. To be out there with him and just talk through a situation was awesome. "My role was trying to be aggressive and then he obviously showed ways to go about it, whether it was attacking spin, attacking pace, kind of picking your bowler in a way," the 24-year-old added. Green joined the Australia side late and made his first appearance at training session on Thursday. While the Mumbai teamm

Hits and flops: The names that shone and those that did not in IPL 2023

IPL 2023 was a breakout season for Rinku Singh, while Shubman Gill and a few others cemented their stakes; Prithvi Shaw was among those who disappointed

IPL 2023 number wise: 12 hundreds, 1124 sixes, 2174 fours and much more

It was an IPL full of high hopes and higher numbers as old records were broken and new ones were created. Here's deep dive into some interesting facts from the recently concluded tournament