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(Reuters) - Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has been named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), replacing Indian batter Virat Kohli who stepped down after the 2021 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Saturday.
Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has been named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), replacing Indian batter Virat Kohli who stepped down after the 2021 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Saturday.
Rajasthan Royals have a well-balanced team but they will have to be "courageous" and take "brave decisions" on the field to regain the IPL trophy, believes young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 20-year-old, who had provided the team blistering starts at a strike rate of 148.21 across 10 matches last year, was one of the three players retained by the Royals. "I'm really looking forward to this season with great confidence and hope.
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has been named as replacement for England's Alex Hales at the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) side, the franchise announced on Friday.
Alex Hales cited “bubble fatigue” after announcing his withdrawal from this year’s Indian Premier League.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Australia's T20 World Cup-winning captain Aaron Finch as a replacement for Englishman Alex Hales ahead of the Indian Premier League 2022 (IPL 2022) season. Hales has cited bubble fatigue as his reason for withdrawal from the tournament, the IPL stated in a press release on Friday evening. Finch has represented Australia in 88 T20Is and has scored 2,686 runs, including two hundreds and 15 half-centuries. Finch, who has played 87 IPL games and has over 2000 IPL runs, will join KKR at the price of Rs 1.5 crore.
Sri Lankan veteran Lasith Malinga will return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a fast bowling coach for Rajasthan Royals, the franchise announced on Friday.
A practice video that his parents uploaded on social media led to a life-changing experience for five-year-old Sachin Tendulkar fan S K Shahid, who recently got to spend five days training with the maestro himself. Shahid, whose father works in a hair salon, became an internet sensation recently when a video of his batting training caught the attention of international media and the late Shane Warne last month. Warne, who passed away last week due to a suspected heart attack, also wished him luck for the future.