IPL 2022: Mumbai gets ready for new season in front of fans - in pictures
Less than six months after Chennai Super Kings lifted the IPL title in Dubai in October, the biggest T20 league in the world is back - at home and in front of fans.
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Less than six months after Chennai Super Kings lifted the IPL title in Dubai in October, the biggest T20 league in the world is back - at home and in front of fans.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) each other in the season opener of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday. The match will kick-start a two-month cricket carnival which fans have been eagerly waiting for. It will also be a rematch of last year's final where CSK defeated KKR in the final.
As defending and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening match of the IPL 2022 on March 26, all eyes will be on some of the home-grown players who have impressed everyone with their performances and maturity. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that the CSK duo Ravindra Jadeja and Ruturaj Gaikwad will play key roles in the team's campaign in the 15th edition of the event which will be played at four venues in Maharashtra - Wankhede, Barbourne, DY Patil and MCA Stadium in Pune.
Mumbai Police is geared up to ensure full security for the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will kick off this weekend, an official release said here on Thursday. There have been no intelligence inputs about any terror threat to the cricket extravaganza that will begin at the Wankhede stadium in South Mumbai from March 26, it added.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Indian Premier League announced that it would be allowing fans into stadiums during IPL 2022. IPL 2022 is set to begin from March 26 at the Wankhede Stadium, with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Also, fans will be allowed at a 25% occupancy due to Covid-19 protocols.
The Indian Premier League 2022 could prove to be a much-needed tournament for uncapped Indian players who dream of making it to the senior team. In recent IPL history as well, players like Venkatesh Iyer got drafted into the senior team purely on the basis of their IPL performances. Such is the influence of the tournament on selectors, that a few good outings in crunch situations can easily bring a particular player on the radar of the selectors.
The Chennai Super Kings franchise will launch its Indian Premier League title defence on 26 March with the first match of the world's most valuable cricket tournament, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.
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.