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Indian Premier League's (IPL) motto has always been 'talent meets opportunity' and time and time again, it has been proven that the tournament is the best stage for everyone to show what they are truly made of. The IPL 2022 will begin on March 26 and fans will be eagerly waiting to see who takes the game by the scruff of the neck and grabs the opportunity to show their capability.
Umesh Yadav was last seen in an India jersey in limited overs cricket in February 2019, in a T20I match against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Since then, he has only been playing Test cricket. With the next edition of the ICC T20 World Cup coming up in Australia at the end of the year, the 34-year-old fast bowler is eager to make a comeback to the Indian white-ball teams. Umesh, who has played only 7 T20Is in his career so far and taken 9 wickets, is eyeing the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 edition as a stepping stone to make it to the Indian limited-overs side. He spoke to TimesofIndia.com recently about this and much more. He hasn't played an ODI since October 2018. Umesh will be playing for two time IPL champions the Kolkata Knight Riders this season, a team he has played for earlier as well. KKR picked up the experienced pacer at his base price of Rs. 2 crore. Not getting enough opportunities in white-ball cricket almost cost Umesh an IPL contract this time. The 34-year-old from Nagpur, who has 119 wickets in 121 IPL matches so far, went unsold twice in the IPL 2022 player auction. However, when the auctioneer took his name for the third time, KKR showed faith in the Indian pacer and bought him for his base price. Umesh was part of the victorious KKR team that clinched the IPL title in the 2014 edition.
Rahul Tewatia first shot to fame in IPL 2020 when he played one of the best cameos in IPL history to help Rajasthan Royals chase down a record 224 against Kings XI Punjab. Rajasthan needed an improbable 51 runs to win in the last 18 deliveries. And Tewatia hit 5 sixes in the 18th over bowled by Sheldon Cottrell to equal the record for the most number of sixes hit in one over in the history of the IPL. A record that was earlier held solely by Chris Gayle. Tewatia couldn't finish off the win himself, falling to Mohammed Shami in the 19th over; but his 31-ball-53-run knock, which included as many as 7 sixes, completely swung the momentum Rajasthan's way, before Jofra Archer and Tom Curran finished the job to take the 2008 champions to a 4-wicket win. The 28-year-old from Haryana has moved across teams quite a bit. He made his IPL debut in 2014 for the Rajasthan Royals, but was then traded to Kings XI Punjab. He played next in the IPL in 2017, was then traded to Delhi Capitals in 2018 and was then traded back to Rajasthan Royals. In the 2022 auction, Tewatia was bought by one of the two new teams Gujarat Titans for a whopping Rs 9 crore.
Sunrisers Hyderabad finished last among 8 teams in the last edition of the Indian Premier League. But this time, a rejuvenated team, led by the supremely talented Kane Williamson will be looking to regain its lost pride.
Punjab Kings will be hoping that their almost complete overhaul pays off when the franchise begins their IPL 2022 journey starting March 27. Punjab Kings splurged a lot of money at the auction table after having only retained Mayank and Arshdeep Singh.
Indian Premier League and also the most expensive franchise ever -- the Lucknow Super Giants are all set to make their debut this year in cricket's biggest T20 franchise carnival. The Lucknow based franchise owned by Sanjeev Goenka’s RPSG Group will be led by the very talented batting sensation -- KL Rahul.
With Anrich Nortje sidelined in international cricket due to injuries, fans were worried whether the South Africa pacer would join the Delhi Capitals squad ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Fans were constantly asking the franchise on Twitter regarding the updates on Proteas pacer availability and finally, their calls have been answered as Nortje has finally linked up with the Delhi-based franchise. Delhi Capitals shared a video on Twitter in which Nortje can be seen browsing through the messages of fans and in the end, he says: "Nortje kahan hai? Nortje yahan hai."
Bajrang blames non-availability of physio for slow recoveryNEW DELHI: It is not often that an Olympic medallist and a reigning CWG and Asian Games champion complains about the lack of support staff in his entourage. That too, at a time when the government is supporting sportspersons of different disciplines through its various athlete-friendly programmes, including the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) and Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).