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IPL 2022: MS Dhoni's CSK Unveil New-Look Jersey

Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday unveiled their new jersey for IPL-15. CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a video, unboxed the new-look jersey featuring camouflage design on the shoulders and four stars atop the franchise's logo. Last year, CSK added the camouflage on the jersey as a tribute to the Indian armed forces. The four stars highlight the four titles they have won so far in the IPL -- in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021.

You can't hit from batting position and can't bat from hitting position: Power-hitting coach Julian Wood

Julian Wood saw it coming before anyone else and the pioneering power-hitting coach reckons the role of cricketers with brute power will only increase in the rapidly evolving Twenty20 format, forcing the "touch and skill" batters to reinvent their game. Wood, a former first-class cricketer from England, is in India for his maiden IPL stint with Punjab Kings. It was an accidental meeting with the head coach of American baseball club Texas Rangers 12 years ago that changed the way Wood looked at the game of cricket.

BREAKING | Proteas batsman Zubayr Hamza suspended from cricket amid suspected doping revelation

Proteas batsman Zubayr Hamza has agreed to a voluntary suspension from cricket after it emerged he tested positive for a prohibited substance under the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-doping code.

South Africa vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Live Score Updates: South Africa Win Toss, Opt To Bat

South Africa vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Live Score Updates:South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Both teams will look to go full tilt in the series decider as they try to edge each other out for ODI supremacy on the tour. A win will give Bangladesh their first-ever ODI series win in South Africa, something which captain Tamim Iqbal have a keen eye on. The first match was won by the visitors by 38 runs while South Africa levelled the series in the second by winning by seven wickets at the The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. (LIVE SCORECARD)

IPL 2022: KKR's David Hussey Provides Big Update On Availability Of Pat Cummins And Aaron Finch

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season is truly upon us and the tournament is just three days away. The opener will be contested between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. With Australian players being involved in the ongoing series against Pakistan, chief mentor of the franchise, David Hussey has provided a big update on the availability of Pat Cummins and Aaron Finch. "Well, it is a concern, you want your best players available, but international cricket should be the para-limit. Every cricketer should want to play international cricket for their countries so they have commitments that way. I think Cummins and Finch will miss the first five games but they will be cricket fit and cricket ready," said Hussey during a virtual press conference.

IPL 2022: No "Added Advantage" Of Playing In Mumbai, Says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said they will have no "added advantage" of playing their IPL matches in the city's three grounds as many in the "relatively new team" have not played a single game in last two years. The IPL-15 begins at the Wankhede Stadium with a clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday. "I hope you saw the auction, relatively new team, lot of new guys have come into the team, so I don't believe in added advantage because these guys, like lot of the guys 70 (or) 80 percent of the squad has not played in Bombay before," Rohit said at a virtual press conference.

Shreyas Iyer is a born leader, says KKR mentor David Hussey

Kolkata Knight Riders mentor David Hussey feels new skipper Shreyas Iyer has a good cricketing brain and has proved his skills as a leader during his stint as Delhi Capitals captain. Iyer, who led Delhi Capitals to the final in 2020, was bought by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore at the mega auction last month. He was named captain by KKR team management ahead of pacer Pat Cummins, who leads the Australian Test side.

IPL 2022: No added advantage of playing in Mumbai, says Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians, who, buoyed by a vociferous home crowd, would tend to win all their seven games at the Wankhede Stadium, which had become their impregnable fortress. With the entire league stage of IPL-2022 happening in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune, MI will get to play at their bastion Wankhede after two years. In fact, they are the only team in the competition which will get to play at their home venue and home city. However, at a pre-season media conference on Wednesday which he addressed along with coach Mahela Jayawardene, skipper Rohit Sharma said he didn't think that it would be an "added advantage" for MI, as most of the players in his new-look team have hardly played in Mumbai.

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IPL 2022: MS Dhoni's CSK Unveil New-Look Jersey

You can't hit from batting position and can't bat from hitting position: Power-hitting coach Julian Wood

BREAKING | Proteas batsman Zubayr Hamza suspended from cricket amid suspected doping revelation

South Africa vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Live Score Updates: South Africa Win Toss, Opt To Bat

IPL 2022: KKR's David Hussey Provides Big Update On Availability Of Pat Cummins And Aaron Finch

IPL 2022: No "Added Advantage" Of Playing In Mumbai, Says Rohit Sharma

Shreyas Iyer is a born leader, says KKR mentor David Hussey

IPL 2022: No added advantage of playing in Mumbai, says Rohit Sharma