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Wawrinka to return from injury at Challenger event in Spain

Three-times major champion Stan Wawrinka will return to competition next week after sitting out over a year due to a foot injury.

IPL 2022: How long will the pitches hold up?

Unlike in UAE, where tired pitches played spoilsport, the four venues for this year's IPL are likely to offer proper T20 wicketsMUMBAI: The fact that the entire league stage of IPL 2022, the biggest so far with 70 matches and two new teams, will be played at just four venues in Maharashtra raises a genuine concern: will the pitches hold up for that long? The unprecedented load on all the four venues - the Wankhede Stadium (20 matches), DY Patil Stadium (20 matches), the Brabourne Stadium at CCI and the MCA international Stadium (15 matches each) over the next month-and-a-half means that all eyes will be on the pitches in a tournament which has normally been played on a home and away basis. "Each venue has five pitches. This will ensure that the pitches are rotated," Nadim Memon, the ground in-charge at all the three IPL venues in Mumbai and also a member of Mumbai Cricket Association's apex council, told TOI.

"King Arrives": Virat Kohli Links Up With Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad Ahead Of IPL 2022. See Pics

Everyone was waiting eagerly to see when Virat Kohli links up with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad and the moment finally came on Monday as the star batter joined the team camp in Mumbai. Having led the franchise for the last nine seasons (2013-21), Kohli will look to perform to the best of his ability this year after stepping down as captain. Recently, RCB had appointed former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis as their skipper for the upcoming season.

IPL 2022: Captain Rishabh Pant shares first impressions of a new-look Delhi Capitals team

Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant, who attended his first training session with the side in Mumbai, expressed that all players are in a good frame of mind ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. "It seems like the team has been made for the first time. I observed every player during my first practice session with the team and it looks like everybody is in a good frame of mind. Everybody is enjoying each other's company."