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His dynamic all-around ability in all three departments was one of the crucial factors in Rajasthan clinching the IPL trophy in 2008. In the 2nd season of IPL, Jadeja had a better outing by scoring over 290 runs and picking up 6 wickets in 10 games with an economy of less than 7. Despite his efforts, Rajasthan Royals couldn’t make it to top 4. Jadeja was banned from the 3rd season as he was found negotiating terms with other franchise....

This is not a new development as such with the ban, which is due to the continuing political tension over the treatment of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka, having been in place for the last two seasons. There was perhaps hope that the state government would reconsider their decision ahead of the new season, but Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) secretary Kashi Viswanathan confirmed that it wasn’t going to be the case....

Having finished last in the table last season, it is important for the Daredevils to quickly get a victory under their belt in order to erase the disappointments of last season and mount a strong title challenge. Here are all the details about the fixture: Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Date and Time: April 12, 2015, 8 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) Previous meeting: Rajasthan Royals won by 62 runs at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 15, 2014...

A lot of thought process goes into the kind of investment and money flow we see in one of the most talked about tournaments in the world. The team owners are smart enough to know the pitfalls and have become wiser with every passing year. Also Read: IPL 2016 Team and Players Lists, Key Players to watch out from each team Here we try to decode the IPL economics and see how the teams actually make profits and where do the teams really spend their money....

KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir remained unconquered with a 41-ball 38 alongside Manish Pandey who gathered 15 off 12 balls, while Robin Uthappa contributed 35 runs. Earlier after KKR elected to field, Chinaman bowler Brad Hogg (3/19) and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell (3/24) helped to skittle out Delhi for 98 on a strip that had some purchase for the bowlers. Also Read: IPL 2016, Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils: Who Said What to KKR’s nine-wicket win over the Daredevils...

Defending champions Mumbai start their campaign against new franchise Rising Pune Supergiants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. “Over the last couple of years Mumbai has not had a good start, losing the first four games. The focus within the team is to get to a good start. It’s very important to start the tournament well,” Rohit said at a press conference here. “T20 is a lot about momentum....

Also read: MI vs RCB Live Scorecard, IPL 2016 Live Score and Commentary of Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL Today’s Match As expected, RCB’s batting has fired once again in the latest season of the Indian Premier League. Skipper Virat Kohli has led the way with two magnificent half-centuries in both matches played by his team. AB de Villiers, too, has shown terrific form in both games whereas Sarfaraz Khan and Shane Watson played cameos in the first and second match respectively....

Over the years, the Jamaican has given the viewers plenty to cheer about, especially in the T20 format. Besides playing for domestic leagues in West Indies and India, the fierce batsman has plied his trade in almost every T20 league in the world, and enjoyed decent success. Gayle has five IPL centuries to his name, along with 18 half-centuries, which shows an eerie consistency, given his penchant for going over the top....

This year, they chose to invest sensibly on quality players and didn’t splurge on the big names like they usually do. With as many as six openers in their squad, they do have a problem of plenty when it comes to opening combinations. It remains to be seen as to which pair will walk out to open the innings in their first game of the season against the Kolkata Knight Riders....

More successful teams have always had such powerful bowling partnerships like Malinga - Bumrah (for Mumbai Indians), Ashwin - Jadeja (for Chennai Super Kings) and Bhuvi - Mustafizur (for Sunrisers Hyderabad). This year most of the franchises seem to have learned their lessons and have tried to assemble such potential pair of bowlers to bowl in combinations. The ability of one bowler to contain and help the other to strike with wickets will be a magnificent sight to watch in modern T20s....

Several budding youngsters got the much-needed exposure of playing alongside, against the star overseas players and sharing the dressing room with the legends of the game. From unearthing the rare talents to proper nurturing of those talents, the IPL has contributed much to the Indian cricket. Some Indian cricketers have been part of the league since its inception, while some had a very short IPL career. Let us now see those Indian players who have played the IPL in the past seasons but won’t be playing in the eleventh edition of the tournament this summer....

Just a refresher on the rules for all the readers (feel free to skip ahead if you already know this) - a player can only be brought in as a replacement if a player, a part of the original squad, withdraws due to injury or some other reason. Replacements can be brought in before or during the IPL season, but teams must still obey all other rules with regards to the composition of the playing XI....

At the half-way stage, as usual, it is the batsmen who have dominated the proceedings in IPL. While the likes of Gayle and Watson rely on power, there are players like Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli who are sweet timers of the cricket ball. There are a few other batsmen who fall into these moulds and one wonders how exciting it would be if they were a part of this year’s IPL....

Excerpts: Q: How do you assess your semifinal finish at the recent Singapore Open? Well, I was happy with the way things went for me at the Singapore Open given the injuries I had this year. I upset the World No. 5 Son Wan Ho of Korea along the way and was pretty chuffed with my overall effort. I did not have a great run in the Malaysian Open and Sunrise Indian Open as I was staging a comeback from injuries and it was nice to get a good performance under my belt....

The official Yasahime: Princess Half-Demon Twitter account posted an image of Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter over the weekend, complete with color scheme and more information on what fans can expect from her. Take a look at the final design of Moroha, from the Inuyasha sequel, below: Fans of the manga/anime will recognize Moroha as having a similar-looking red cloak to her father, Inuyasha. There are also hints of white in her costume, likely referencing her mother Kagome’s outfit....

Saudi Arabia has become the latest Gulf country to discover that investment in European soccer to achieve national and corporate branding risks reputational damage when potentially discriminatory government and company policies are exposed. With Qatar taking a public relations beating for the working and living conditions of foreign labor involved in construction of infrastructure related to its hosting of the 2022 World Cup, second tier German soccer club FSV Frankfurt terminated a sponsorship agreement with state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudia....

The Tournament at a glance The tournament began on 27 March with the Wildcard stage. PSG.LGD Gaming and Vici Gaming from China and Team Liquid from Europe qualified for the group stage. Team Nigma were eliminated in a shocking turn of events along with T1 and AS Monaco.Gambit. In the Group Stages, Alliance, a tournament favorite, got eliminated in a big upset. Quincy Crew, Team Liquid, Aster, and OB.Neon qualified for the lower brackets....

Invincible is the story of Mark Grayson. Mark lives in a world populated with superheroes, villains, aliens, robots, and all other kinds of comic book excitement. His father is Omni-Man (essentially a Superman parallel) and when Mark turns seventeen he begins developing powers like his father’s. The show, like the comic before it, contains every facet of the superhero genre. It’s an origin story, a thriller, and a tragedy....

The Olympic body is “unsatisfied both by the decision and the motivation” of verdicts by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Thursday on the sidelines of an executive board meeting. The Swiss Federal Tribunal — also based in Lausanne — can overturn CAS verdicts if legal process was abused, though appeals rarely succeed. Days before the Pyeongchang Olympics opened in February, two CAS judging panels upheld appeals of 28 Russian athletes against IOC sanctions....

When was iOS 15 released? Monday 20 September at 10am PDT/1pm EDT/6pm BST Apple has a well-established release schedule when it comes to iOS. Each year the features are previewed at WWDC in June, then the full version is made available in September to accompany the arrival of new iPhones. Except not always. 2020 was slightly different due to coronavirus disrupting not only the lives of customers but also the supply chain....