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IPL 2020: Scott Styris feels Ambati Rayudu should bat at no. 3 for CSK

Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris feels Ambati Rayudu is the ideal candidate to bat at number three for Chennai Super Kings after Suresh Raina's pullout from the upcoming IPL. Weeks before the start of the 13th edition of the league, Raina pulled out abruptly citing personal reasons, his decision coming in the wake of the 13 positive cases of COVID-19 in the CSK unit. IPL starts on September 19. "Personally, I'd put Rayudu in there to take that spot," Styris said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'. Styris acknowledged that Raina's absence has left a huge void in the CSK middle-order and that it is not going to be easy to find a substitute for the seasoned left-handed batsman who last month retired from international cricket. "...a player of that class, a player who has been so good for so long. To suddenly finds those runs, even in the field and the odd over as well with the ball, is going to be a big task. "I know that the CSK squad is deep, they've got a lot of ..

IPL 2020: Training and living in bio-bubble is very different, says Chahal

According to Chahal, players who are mentally prepared for the bio-secure environment will have an upper hand in the competition

Top five Mumbai Indians' players to look forward to in the 2020 IPL season

Mumbai Indians has replaced Lasith Malinga with Australia pacer James Pattinson. Check Mumbai Indians schedule, squad and players' salaries here

IPL 2020: Pacer Deepak Chahar to train from today, says CSK CEO Viswanathan

Asked about reports that CSK could be going in for another foreign player in Dawid Malan, the CEO answered in the negative

IPL 2020: Gambhir believes players won't be afraid of coronavirus cases

Gautam Gambhir believes that Covid-19 will not impact the performance of cricketers when they participate in IPL; the ex KKR captain also stressed that players must adhere to guidelines put in place

IPL will bring normalcy back in our lives: Rajasthan Royals' Robin Uthappa

Rajasthan Royals' Robin Uthappa believes the upcoming edition of IPL is going to be "really special" and it will bring the "feeling of normalcy back into our lives" amid the ongoing pandemic

BCCI president Ganguly in Dubai to take stock of IPL 2020 preparations

Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the T20 event, which has been moved to the UAE due to the rising Covid-19 cases in India

BCCI anti-corruption unit arrives in UAE, to video counsel players this IPL

Preventing corrupt approaches through social media will be the focus of BCCI's ACU in the upcoming closed-door IPL, ahead of which the watchdog will educate players through video-counselling

IPL anthem original, shocked by plagiarism claim: Composer Pranav Ajayrao

The theme song of the 2020 edition of the league 'Aayenge Hum Waapas' goes with the current condition across the world with people looking to return to normalcy after the impact of the pandemic

IPL 2020: Pacer Deepak Chahar back with Chennia Super Kings squad

India pacer Deepak Chahar joined the Chennai Super Kings squad ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League

Game plan: Brand MSD set for new innings in post-retirement arena

Arun Pandey, man behind 'Brand Dhoni', has grand plans for his business partner and friend

IPL 2020: Expected guys to be bit more rusty, says CSK's Michael Hussey

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has admitted that he expected all the players in the line-up to be a bit more rusty as they are coming to play a tournament after a long span of time

IPL 2020: Hopefully I will get some games for CSK this year, says Hazlewood

After playing his first T20I after four years for Australia, pacer Josh Hazlewood on Wednesday said that he is hopeful of getting some games for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL 2020

BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly leaves for Dubai to take stock of IPL preparations

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday left for Dubai to oversee preparations for a bio-secure IPL beginning on September 19

Kings XI Punjab partners with Spektacom for advanced batting analytics

Spektacom Technologies and Kings XI Punjab have entered into a partnership to use Spektacom's proprietary and patent-pending PowerBatTM technology

Don't agree with Mankading but Ashwin's point valid: Ricky Ponting

Ravichandran Ashwin and his Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting seem to have found middle ground in their views on Mankading

Lack of Indian coaches in IPL isn't true reflection of resources: Kumble

The irony of being the lone Indian head coach in an IPL franchise is not lost on Anil Kumble who firmly believes that the piece of statistic is not a "true reflection" of country's coaching resources

IPL 2020: RCB's Hesson feels score of 150-160 on UAE tracks will be good

The length of side boundaries are bigger in grounds like Abu Dhabi and that will bring down the average team total

Friend in me trumped the captain: Faf du Plessis on ABD's retirement

AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis are known to share a strong friendship that goes back to their days in age-group cricket

IPL 2020: Australia's Chris Lynn joins Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi

Moved out of India due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IPL 2020 will be played across the three venues of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the UAE from September 19 to November 10