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Players could be fined as much 3000 AED (60,000 INR approx) for not completing their daily health passport, not wearing GPS tracker and missing a scheduled COVID-19 test. The same rules apply for family members and team officials.

BCCI issues strictures: Rs 1 crore fines for IPL teams whose players don't abide by COVID norms

A BCCI notification states that a player will have to undergo a six-day quarantine for any “unauthorised departure” from the bubble.

01 Oct 2020 11:09 PM

“Coming off a couple of challenges we had off the field, we’ve used this break pretty well, we got some clarity around what we need to do and have practised very well,” Fleming said ahead of Friday’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (Photo | PTI)

CSK used the 6-day break to work out the kinks and practise hard, says Coach Stephen Fleming

Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who missed matches due to injury, are back in the reckoning, Fleming said.

01 Oct 2020 8:15 PM

Chennai Super Kings bowler Ravindra Jadeja appeals for an LBW during IPL 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in Sharjah on Sept. 22, 2020. (PTI)

Over 26 crore viewers were glued to their TV sets during IPL's opening week

Advertising volumes increased 15 per cent during the first week of the current year's tournament

01 Oct 2020 7:30 PM

For KKR, this was their second successive victory and they jumped to second spot behind Delhi Capitals. (Photo | PTI)

Knight Riders' pace duo Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti stop Royals' winning streak

The 2018 Under-19 World Cup-winning pace duo claimed two wickets apiece to help Kolkata register a 37-run win over the Rajasthan Royals.

01 Oct 2020 1:02 AM

Archer (2/18) hit the deck hard and clocked the fastest delivery of the tournament (152.1 kph) in a fiery spell, taking two key wickets of KKR — opener Shubman Gill (47 from 34 balls) and skipper Dinesh Karthik (1) — after the Royals opted to field. In this photo from the September 22, 2020, Archer appeals during the IPL 2020 cricket match against a Chennai Super Kings batsman, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo | PTI)

Rajasthan Royals post 174/6, pulled back by Jofra Archer's tight spell

Archer bowled the first over of the match and there was full pace in display in the range of 145-150kph mark.

30 Sep 2020 10:15 PM

“To bowl yorkers is not easy and to execute it under pressure is another thing. That is because he works on it. He (Natarajan) does it regularly in events like TNPL and is now showing he can do it at the highest level,” Avinash Khandelwal, fielding coach of the Tamil Nadu team, said. (Photo | iplt20.com)

Natarajan's yorkers hit the spot, and his life story strikes a chord

Sharing his fortune, he built his parents a house, educated his sisters, and opened a cricket academy in his village in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

30 Sep 2020 7:17 PM

Put in to bat, Bairstow (53 off 48) scored his second fifty of the tournament, while David Warner (45 off 33) and Kane Williamson (41 off 26) also came up with valuable contributions, helping Sunrisers Hyderabad post a competitive 162 for four. Defending the total, leg-spinner Rashid (3/14) returned with three crucial wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/25) scalped two and T Natarajan and Khaleel Ahmed (1/43) claimed too chipped in to restrict Delhi to 147 for 7 in 2 for a deserving win. (Photo | PTI)

Hyderabad Sunrisers pull up their socks and open their account with win against Delhi Capitals

With Delhi needing 59 runs from 30 balls, all eyes were on Marcus Stoinis (11) but a well placed yorker from Natarajan ended Delhi’s hopes.

30 Sep 2020 12:39 AM

Marsh, who twisted his ankle while going for a dive in his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad’s season opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore, is currently undergoing a 14-day quarantine in a Perth hotel after returning from UAE. (File Photo | AFP)

Extent of Mitchell Marsh's ankle injury not known as scans get lost in UAE

“We don’t know what happened with the scans in the UAE...it’s bit of a weird situation,” he said.

29 Sep 2020 11:08 PM

“When I was not able to hit, I was under pressure, but Sanju told me that it’s a matter of one hit and I was waiting for that one hit,” Tewatia said about his match-winning knock against KXIP. (Photo | Instagram - rahultewatia20)

Playing in the Ranjis with three India spinners helped my game: Rahul Tewatia

The Rajasthan Royals batsman has played domestic cricket with Yuzvendra Chahal, Amit Mishra and Jayant Yadav at various stages.

29 Sep 2020 8:00 PM

Rishabh Pant and skipper Shreyas Iyer have looked in good nick, after rescuing the team from a spot of bother in the first game. The two pitched in with valuable runs against CSK too. (Photo | PTI)

Delhi to take on struggling Hyderabad with the confidence of having won two games

Sunrisers are the only side yet to get a win, having lost both their games, so David Warner and team will be desperate to turn things around

28 Sep 2020 9:02 PM

IPL throws up unlikely stars and Sunday was a “day of Rahuls” when the lesser known Tewatia from Haryana’s Sihi village in Faridabad district stole the thunder from the uber cool India star KL Rahul, striking five sixes in an over from Sheldon Cottrell that changed the course of RR’s match against Kings XI Punjab. (Photo | PTI)

White ball his strength, always knew Tewatia's batting would make him an IPL star: Coach Vijay Yadav

“What courage and heart shown by Tewatia, especially after his poor start with bat, well done young man awesome,” Sharne Warne tweeted too.

28 Sep 2020 7:52 PM

Despite being one of the most highly rated leg-spinners in the country, Amit Mishra has played just 22 Tests, 36 ODIs and 10 T20Is for India. His last Test and ODI appearance was back in 2016. (File Photo | iplt20.com)

Amit Mishra not given his due, but Delhi bowler focuses on his performance, not past

Mishra is second behind Lasith Malinga in the list of highest wicket-takers in the IPL with 157 scalps in 148 matches.

28 Sep 2020 7:08 PM

The 26-year-old Hardik, who underwent a back surgery in London in November last year and returned to cricket in March, did not bowl for Mumbai Indians in the first two IPL games. (Photo | PTI)

We need to listen to Hardik’s body, hopefully you’ll see him bowl soon: Zaheer

“At the end of the day for any bowler injuries play a huge role,” Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan said.

27 Sep 2020 8:27 PM

In a report published in Pakistani media, Shahid Afridi said that the IPL is a big platform for any player to get exposure, gain experience and improve. The reason behind the absence of Pakistani players in the IPL is not cricketing, he added referring to the strained political relationship between India and Pakistan. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Lollywoodcafe)

Too bad that Pakistani players are missing out on IPL, says Afridi

Pakistani players have not been part of the IPL since the first edition in 2008.

27 Sep 2020 7:26 PM

ICC Academy is a cricket centre located next to the ICC headquarters in the heart of Dubai Sports City, the website icc-cricket.com, where this photograph is featured, says.

COVID-19 detected at ICC Dubai headquarters, is IPL going to be hit?

A senior board member privy to the development confirmed that there has been a few “positive cases” of COVID-19.

26 Sep 2020 11:20 PM

Firing blanks, are you, Sir Jadeja?

Supposedly Chennai's assets, Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja have not got going yet

26 Sep 2020 12:48 PM

Sunil Gavaskar defends himself, says he never blamed Anushka for Virat's performance

Gavaskar was speaking in Hindi when he made the comment.

25 Sep 2020 6:37 PM

After dropping two catches, RCB skipper Virat Kohli, undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to run-chasing, failed with the bat, managing just a run off five balls before he was caught off a Sheldon Cottrell delivery. (Photo | PTI)

Virat Kohli has a dog day afternoon, with two dropped catches, weak bat as RCB lose to KXIP

His team not only lost, Kohli himself dropped two crucial catches off Rahul’s bat following which the Punjab captain scored 132 of 69 balls.

25 Sep 2020 1:36 AM

Dean Jones played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia and was part of the 1987 World Cup winning team. (File Photo)

Former Aussie batsman, IPL 2020 commentator Dean Jones dies of cardiac arrest

The former Australian batsman was in a Mumbai hotel with the Star Sports’ commentary team for the Indian Premier League.

24 Sep 2020 4:34 PM

Mumbai Indians players celebrate the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Shubman Gill during IPL 2020 cricket match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi of United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Photo | PTI)

Rohit Sharma leads Mumbai Indians to win against KKR with his 80

MI lost five matches in 2014—the first half of which was played in the UAE due to elections in India—and went down in the opener this season

24 Sep 2020 1:55 AM

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