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Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to be included in India's playing XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka, which begins in Mohali from Friday. India's vice-captain for the series, Jasprit Bumrah, had informed the media during a press conference that Ashwin was "shaping up well" in training and signs are that the off spin wizard will be fit for the match.
The world's most valuable cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL), will allow fully vaccinated spectators into stadiums when it starts this month, but at just 25 percent capacity, officials have said.
Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar is set to miss first half of the upcoming Indian Premier League due to a right quadriceps injury which he sustained during the third and final T20 match against West Indies in Kolkata. According to BCCI sources, Chahar is likely to be out for eight weeks. "Chahar is out for at least eight weeks, which means he will miss half of IPL 2022," the BCCI source told PTI. The IPL 2022 starts on March 26 and CSK is still waiting for a final report from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru where the pacer is recuperating.
Chennai Super Kings pacer Deepak Chahar is set to miss the first half of the upcoming Indian Premier League due to a right quadriceps injury which he sustained during the third and final T20 match against West Indies in Kolkata. According to BCCI sources, Chahar is likely to be out for eight weeks.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be making a fresh start to the Indian Premier League from the upcoming IPL 2022 season as a new captain will take charge as Virat Kohli had decided to step down from the position at the end of last year's campaign. RCB have three finals but have never won the IPL trophy and the new leader will have his task cut out from the beginning.
Deepak Chahar may miss the majority of the IPL 2022 season for Chennai Super Kings, said a report by ESPNCricinfo on Wednesday. Chahar had sustained a right quadriceps injury while turning out for India in the final T20I against West Indies at Kolkata and was ruled out of the subsequent T20I series against Sri Lanka. Chahar has been at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further management and recovery from the injury.
BCCI and the Maharashtra government have decided to allow 25% crowd capacity for the first phase of the IPL 2022 from March 26 to April 15. "A decision to increase the crowd capacity for the second phase will be taken later, depending on the Covid situation," a source told TOI. On Wednesday, Aaditya Thackeray, who is the minister for tourism and environment in the state government, and Maharashtra guardian minister Eknath Shinde held a meeting with BCCI's acting CEO Hemang Amin and key officials of the Mumbai Cricket Association regarding the arrangements for the tournament. The meeting was held at the Sahyadri Guest House in Malabar Hill.
BCCI has identified five practice venues in Mumbai for the league stage of IPL 2022 — the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) ground in Bandra-Kurla Complex, the Brabourne Stadium at the Cricket Club of India, DY Patil Stadium, the Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai and the MCA ground in Thane. The forthcoming edition of the IPL will start from March 26 with a game between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium, and end on May 22 (Sunday). There will be 12 double-headers in the league this time. Each team will be based in a separate hotel to ensure that the bio-secure environment is created and maintained at each of the hotels with “dedicated areas” for the teams. A green corridor will be created for the teams to ensure a “safe passage and smooth movement” of the 10 teams for matches and practice. The teams are likely to start arriving in Mumbai around March 8, and after a three to five-day quarantine period, will start practicing from March 14 or 15th onwards. As part of the IPL’s bio-secure protocols, the participants who will be a part of the bubble — players, support staff, match officials, commentators, broadcast crew and other participants who are critical of the tournament will undergo strict quarantine for 3-5 days before entering their respective bubbles. In case a player/participant catches covid, separate arrangements will be made for that person in the hotel.