It will be the last chance for the domestic players to impress before the all-important IPL auction when the knock-outs of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy begin here from Tuesday.
The venue for IPL 2021 players' auction is yet to be decided, says a BCCI official
Among those retained are opener Devdutt Padikkal, who scored 473 runs last season, along with Sundar, Saini and Siraj, all of whom impressed in whites during India's Test series win in Australia
The deadline to announce the list of traded players is February 4 while the date for IPL 2021 players auction is tentatively scheduled for February 11
Aaron Finch, Lasith Malinga, and Mohammed Siraj are among the players that have been released
South African all-rounder Chris Morris and Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch are among players released by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
The IPL's governing council has decided that the eight franchises will be allowed to submit the names of their retained players by January 21, league's chairman Brijesh Patel said on Thursday. Patel and members of the IPL GC recently had a virtual meeting earlier this week where the planning and preparations of the next IPL was discussed at length. "We will have the players' retention till January 21 and the trading window for the franchises closes on February 4," Patel, the former India Test batsman told PTI while informing that the date of the auction is yet to be finalised. It is expected that the mini auction that is supposed to be held this year for the existing eight teams will be held in the second or third week of February. The eight IPL teams enjoy a players' purse of Rs 85 crore and Patel said that thre will be "no increase of purse" for the 2021 auction. It is expected that Chennai Super Kings, one team that only had Rs 15 lakh left after the last auction, would release
In the grand finale of IPL 2020, Shikhar Dhawan manages to score only 15 runs while Bumrah failed to get a single wicket
Although IPL 2020 was tad different from previous ones, Mumbai's consistent rise was the only constant with the side routing any opposition coming its way
RCB's struggles with nerves and hesitation could be the reason why they have been unable to score runs in the latter stages of the tournament
Kohli rued the dropped catch of Kane Willaimson at the fag end of their IPL Eliminator, saying the match could have gone in his side's favour had the 'difficult' chance been taken
Kohli admitted that the team failed to put decent runs on the board after being asked to bat first
Kohli penned down an emotional note for the fans and thanked them for all their 'love and support'
Katich admitted that their batting unit 'ran out of steam' after the 10th game which eventually led to the side's ouster from the Indian Premier League play-offs
Gavaskar has partly attributed the Royal Challengers Bangalore's failure to go all the way in the 13th IPL to captain Virat Kohli's inability to live up to his high standards with the bat
Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli's non-performance as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain should lead to his removal from the hot seat as it is now a question of accountability
SRH now face Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 on Sunday (November 8) while RCB's quest for a maiden title in 13 attempts remains unfulfilled. The final is to be played on Tuesday
The RCB vs SRH IPL match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD. Check IPL 2020 match 38, RCB vs SRH live streaming, toss timings details here
In this do or die clash, both sides would look to give their best to realise IPL title dream
With three back-to-back wins, a confident SRH will be looking to march ahead in the IPL when they take on RCB in the Eliminator at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here on Friday.