Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
Venkatesh Iyer has had a meteoric rise in his young cricket career and the left-hand batter will be looking to make the most of the opportunity in IPL 2022. Iyer got into the spotlight after he had a successful stint in the UAE leg of IPL 2021, as his performances helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to bounce back from a poor start to the season as the team eventually finished runners-up.
Deepak Chahar on Friday took to Twitter and wrote a message for his fans after he was ruled out of IPL 2022 due to a back injury. Chahar had been out of action since India's T20I series against West Indies and was slated to miss the first half of IPL due to the injury. But a back injury during rehab put paid to his chances of returning for the rest of IPL 2022. Chennai Super Kings had bought Chahar back for Rs 14 crore in the IPL mega auction.
Delhi Capitals' physio Patrick Farhart has tested positive for COVID-19, the Indian Premier League said on Friday. "Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart has been tested positive for COVID-19. He is being closely monitored by the DC Medical Team at the moment," the official IPL release said.
Chennai Super Kings' star paceman Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the ongoing IPL season due to a back injury, an official IPL release stated. Chahar was bought back by CSK in the IPL mega auction for Rs 14 crore, but he got injured while playing for Team India against the West Indies and was not available for the first phase of the competition initially. But a back injury during his rehab put paid to any chances of returning to action this season. CSK are currently 9th in the points table after managing a solitary win from 5 matches so far.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan praised Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Umesh Yadav, for his lethal form in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Umesh has picked up 10 wickets in five matches for KKR and is the second leading wicket-taker in the tournament after Rajasthan Royals' spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
After a 37-run victory over Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans pacer Lockie Ferguson praised rival batter Jos Buttler and called him one of the best in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Skipper Hardik Pandya's unbeaten half-century was backed by a spirited performance by bowlers as Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs in their IPL match at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy on Thursday.
Dewald Brevis had lit up the U-19 World Cup as he scored 506 runs for South Africa in the tournament and he is showing no stage fright on the biggest stage possible as he has shown his batting range while playing for the Mumbai Indians. In the last game against Punjab Kings, Brevis scored a quickfire 49 off just 25 balls. He had even smashed Rahul Chahar for four consecutive sixes in that game. Another young star who impressed in the match was the left-handed Tilak Verma. Suryakumar Yadav is also impressed with the talent of the young stars and he highlighted how young players these days have a wide variety of shots.
Ex-South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes had showcased utmost respect through an incredible gesture when he bent down to touch Sachin Tendulkar's feet after Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) match on Wednesday. In a video that surfaced online, Rhodes was seen kneeling down to touch Sachin's feet, who in turn hugged the former South African player with a huge smile on his face. Rhodes is the current fielding coach of PBKS while Sachin is the mentor of the MI franchise.