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'No score safe' in IPL as batters dominate tournament in changing game

Even median batters are netting more runs than before and the room for bowlers appears shrinking

Hotel bookings, airfares on strong wicket as IPL fever catches on

According to Thomas Cook India, online searches for travel during the IPL months are up 25 per cent when compared to last year

IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians sign Harvik Desai as replacement for Vishnu Vinod

Mumbai Indians on Thursday announced the signing of Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batter Harvik Desai as a replacement for Vishnu Vinod who was ruled out of the ongoing IPL with a forearm injury. This will be 24-year-old wicket-keeper batter's first stint in the IPL. Desai has played 27 T20s, 40 List A and 46 First Class games for Saurashtra. "Mumbai Indians announce that Harvik Desai will join the squad as a replacement for Vishnu Vinod," an IPL media release stated. The 30-year-old Vinod, who plays for Kerala in the domestic circuit, picked up an injury in his left forearm. Mumbai Indians are currently eight in the points table.

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Playing 11- Three changes in Bengaluru side, 1 in Mumbai

MI vs RCB Playing 11: Vaijaykumar Vyshak and Mahipal Lomror were back in the playing 11 of Bengaluru while Will Jacks made his debut replacing Cameron Green. Shreyas Gopal replaced Chawla in Mumbai

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB: In Rohit vs Kohli battle, focus shifts to strike rate

In four matches, Rohit has scored only 118 runs, However, those runs have come at a stunning strike rate of 171. But Kohli is the leading run-scorer having scored 316 in 5 innings

IPL 2024 RR vs GT highlights: Rashid Khan steals the win from Royals

IPL 2024 LIVE TOSS UPDATES, RR vs GT Playing 11: Rajasthan are the only team who have been undefeated so far in IPL 2024

Shashank Singh to Mayank Yadav: IPL 2024's top 5 uncapped Indian performers

Mayank Yadav with his speed, Yash Thakur with his accuracy, and Riyan Parag with his consistency have added more flavour of domestic cricket to the league

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB: Kohli's childhood coach slams his strike rate critics

Slamming 316 runs with the help of two fifties and a century, Kohli is the leading run-scorer of IPL 2024. However, his strike rate of 146.29, is only ahead of Sai Sudharsan among top five run-getters

IPL 2024 RR vs GT: Sai, Noor, Williamson and Wade; all the Titans' dilemmas

Kane Williamson, in both of his innings, hasn't shown his perseverance. He is known for playing the sheet anchor role but has failed to deliver

IPL 2024: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth joins SRH as replacement for Hasaranga

Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday roped in young Sri Lanka leg- spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League. The 22-year-old Vijayakanth, who has played one T20I for Sri Lanka, is a like-for-like replacement for leg-spinner Hasaranga. He has joined Sunrisers for a base price of Rs 50 lakh. "Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Vijaykanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga for the remainder of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024," an IPL statement said. Hasaranga was set to turn out for SRH in the 2024 IPL after being bought by the 2016 champions for Rs 1.5 crore last year. However, chronic heel pain in his left foot ruled him out of the IPL this year. He previously played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He had a stellar 2022 season, taking 26 wickets with an economy of 7.54, but in 2023 he played only eight games and took nine wickets with an economy of 8.9.

IPL 2024 RR vs GT: 5 reasons why Rajasthan is only unbeaten team in league?

Indian Premier League 2024: Rajasthan Royals have made the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur their fortress, not losing even a single game out of the three that they have played

IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR Playing 11 - Chennai make three changes in their XI

Deepak Chahar missed the match due to niggle while Matheesha Pathirana was not available for selection. Shardul Thakur, Sameer Rizwi and Mustafizur Rahman were the three changes in CSK's Playing 11

IPL 2024: Mayank Yadav injured vs GT as burden of supreme pace mounts

It was only after one over that Mayank walked back to the dugout and never returned in the entire LSG vs GT IPL 2024 match

LSG vs GT Highlights, IPL 2024: Yash Thakur leads Lucknow to big win at home

Indian Premier League 2024 Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans highlights: Yash Thakur became the first bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in IPL 2024 as Lucknow beat Gujarat by 33 runs

IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR preview: Post two losses,Chennai bank on home advantage

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would expect a lot more from their top-order as they aim to get their campaign back on track against a power-packed Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here on Monday. Back-to-back defeats would not create panic in the forever calm CSK dressing room but the management will be keen to fix the flaws going ahead. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and the highly rated Rachin Ravindra need to up their game to provide CSK the start they need in the powerplay. Gaikwad is striking at 118.91 while Ravindra will be itching to make an impact after not doing much in the previous two games. CSK's leading run scorer has been Shivam Dube who has tallied 148 runs at an impressive strike rate of 160.86. It remains to be seen if the young Sameer Rizwi is brought back into the team. The 20-year-old uncapped batter displayed promising intent in his six-ball 14 versus Gujarat Titans but a duck against Delhi Capitals in the subsequent game led to him being dropped against ...

IPL 2024: CSK vs KKR head-to-head, Chennai pitch report, weather forecast

Chennai vs Kolkata head-to-head: Chennai have dominated the meetings between the two sides, winning 7 of the 10 encounters at home while Kolkata has had only 3 wins at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk

MI vs DC highlights, IPL 2024: Shepherd, David and Bumrah star in Mumbai's 1st win

Indian Premier League 2024 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals highlights: Mumbai registred their first ever win in IPL 2024 as they beat the Capitals by 29 runs at home

IPL 2024: MI vs DC head-to-head, Mumbai pitch report, weather forecast

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals head-to-head: Mumbai and Delhi have played eight matches at the Wankhede Stadium. While the hosts have won five, the Capitals have won three of them

Kohli's work ethic amazing: Former BCCI anti-corruption chief Neeraj Kumar

Former BCCI anti-corruption unit chief Neeraj Kumar found superstar Virat Kohli's work ethic "matchless" during his tenure with the powerful cricket board. The former top cop of Delhi worked with the BCCI between 2015 and 2018. His role in the BCCI ACU required him to regularly interact with the cricketers and he found most to them to nice and approachable. "Oh there were lots of them. One should be really proud of them. They all gave me a lot of respect. But two people who are not spoken much about are Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ajinkya Rahane, outstanding people, thorough gentlemen," said Kumar during an exclusive interaction with PTI journalists at its headquarters here. Kohli's commitment to the game is second to none and that was not missed on Kumar as well. "In cricket, Virat Kohli's work ethic is matchless. The way he goes about his training was exemplary," he said. Asked if the cricketers resorted to foul language, he added: "yes a few of them are fond of using foul language (i

IPL 2024 RR vs RCB Highlights: Kohli's century in vain, Buttler-Samson take Royals to 4th win

Indian Premier League 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru highlights: Jos Buttler century and Sanju Samson's 69 were enough to get RR over the line even as Kohli hit a hundred for RCB