Franchise expected to witness scramble to sign up foreign fast bowlers, Cummins on every team's wish list.
IPL Auction 2020 Date, Time, Venue, Players List, Teams: 332 players who will go under the hammer in the upcoming auction scheduled to take place on December 19 in Kolkata.
RCB fans have endured a difficult few years since their side finished second in IPL in 2016. In the three years since RCB have finished last in the league table twice.
48-year-old Pravin Tambe and 14-year-old Noor Ahmad could become the oldest and youngest players in the IPL if they are among the 73 who are picked from the IPL auction shortlist on December 19.
IPL 2020 Auction: Robin Uthappa, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla and Jaydev Unadkat are the only four Indians who have base prices of more than 50 L. These are 10 Indians with low base prices who could be bargain buys, or who could see their prices go through the roof.
Shane Warne believes that he could earn up to USD 12 million owing to the deal he had with Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. "Part of my deal (was) because I had retired from international cricket and I came out (of retirement)," said Warne.
Who will go for the biggest price at the 2020 IPL auction? Which overseas T20 star will all the 8 teams want? Some like Joe Root and Mitchell Starc have opted out, but there is set to be plenty of foreign power at the auction.
Mitchell Starc was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018. However, he could not play for the franchise as he was sidelined from the entire tournament with injury.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) player registration closed on 30th November with 971 players (713 Indian and 258 overseas players) signing up to be a part of the IPL 2020 player auction
George Garton, a 22-year-old from England whose bowling reminds many of Mitchell Johnson, will begin his trial with IPL side Rajasthan Royals on December 3. He was named the Bowler of the Tournament in the Abu Dhabi T10 League this year.
Shakib al Hasan, who would not have been eligible to play the next IPL, was among 71 players released by the IPL teams on Friday. Some of the other 70 players are likely to go for high bids in the IPL 2020 auction next month.
A total of 332 players will be available for bidding in the IPL 2020 auction next week. Here is a look at the eight pre-auction squads as we speculate which team will pick which player.
Krishnappa Gowtham could play a vital role for KXIP, not only with the ball, but also with contributions in the lower order. KXIP have let Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been their leading spinner in recent years, go to Delhi Capitals.
Trent Boult has been transferred from Delhi Capitals to Mumbai Indians and Ankit Rajpoot has been transferred from Kings XI Punjab to Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2020 season.
The IPL auction will be conducted on December 19 in Kolkata. Before that, the IPL teams can trade players in the transfer window. The transfer window will shut on November 14.
CM Gautam, wicket-keeper batsman who played for RCB, Daredevils and Mumbai Indians, accused of unfair play in several KPL games, including 2019 final.
National anthems are usually played before the start of international games but Kings XI Punab co-owner Ness Wadia feels it should be the norm in the IPL as well.
The players' auction for the next Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on December 19 in Kolkata, the event's Governing Council decided in a meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The GC chaired by former Test batsman Brijesh Patel met at the cricket headquarters to discuss a slew of issues including FTP window, availability of foreign players, FTP of Indian team and possibility of franchises playing friendlies abroad.
According to the note, a 'Power Player' concept could be used, allowing a player, who is not a part of playing XI, to come in at the fall of a wicket or replace a bowler at any given point of time.
RCB have announced that Navnita Gautam has joined the team's support staff as sports massage therapist for the upcoming season. This is the first time that a woman has been part of an IPL team's support staff.
Ravichandran Ashwin, who was set to be transferred to Delhi Capitals, has reportedly forced the KXIP team management to "rethink" their stance. Anil Kumble is known to have had a role in the decision.
Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson said Simon Katich was on the radar for RCB for a while, and rightfully so because he's very talented and was a part of their discussions too.
BCCI ethics officer rules that multiple roles violate conflict-of-interest norm.
According to data sourced from Redseer Consulting, a Bengaluru-based consultancy firm, daily average order volumes on platforms such as Zomato, Swiggy, Foodpanda and UberEats, Faasos, Curefit, etc has surged 20 per cent during the ongoing IPL season, compared with the pre-tournament duration.