Bravo and Malinga are followed by Amit Mishra (166), Piyush Chawla (157) and Harbhajan Singh (150) in IPL’s all-time leading wicket-takers’ list in top five…reports Asian Lite News
Adding another feather to his cap, Chennai Super Kings’ all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Thursday became the all-time highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League.
The 38-year-old achieved the historic feat during the IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Bravo, who was tied with Malinga at the top spot with 170 wickets, dismissed Deepak Hooda in the 18th over of Lucknow’s chase to break the former Mumbai Indians’ bowler’s record.
The West Indian cricketer now has 171 wickets to his name in 153 IPL matches. On the other hand, Malinga had taken 170 wickets in 122 matches. Earlier, he picked up 3 for 20 off his 4 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener to draw level with Malinga.
Bravo and Malinga are followed by Amit Mishra (166), Piyush Chawla (157) and Harbhajan Singh (150) in IPL’s all-time leading wicket-takers’ list in top five.
Notably, Bravo also leads the charts for most wickets in all T20 cricket. In 524 matches from 2006, Bravo has taken 575 wickets at an average of 24.08.
The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final…reports Ishwar Nath Jha
Ever since the introduction of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, there has been a competition for franchise-based leagues in the cricket playing countries. But there is hardly any league which has got so much success as the IPL.
The IPL is like a blockbuster Bollywood movie, in which emotion of fans, drama of players – on and off the field after the emergence of social media, in the name of spot-fixing a villain, is also playing their part and like any film, the cheerleaders that is adding the oomph factor, are involved in the league.
Perhaps, that is the reason why the IPL stands tall among other cricket leagues in the world.
Although, the IPL was the first T20 tournament that exhibited the franchise-based concepts of player auctions and franchise-based ownerships, however, most of the leagues in the world have added these things, but, none of them got more success than IPL.
Before the IPL started, the England and Wales Cricket Association introduced the first T20 domestic league named the Twenty20 Cup (now known as T20 Blast). Some believe that former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has taken a cue from this league and made a concept of modern IPL.
Here is a look at other leagues in the world:
Pakistan Super League (PSL) – (Prize money Rs 3.67 crore)
The PSL is a professional franchise-based Twenty20 cricket league contested by six teams representing six cities of Pakistan. The league was founded by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Instead of operating as an association of independently-owned teams, the league is a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by investors.
However, the way IPL is serving Indian cricket, the PSL is way behind the standard.
Comparing the PSL and IPL, former Pakistan’s spinner Danish Kaneria said that both are poles apart.
“Being a very professional event, IPL is providing many talents to Indian cricket. And it’s getting better and better with each passing season while PSL is doing hardly anything for Pakistan’s cricket. If some player performs well in PSL then the unprofessional approach of Pakistan Cricket Board mars his chances of getting into the national side,” the former Pakistan leg-spinner told IANS.
Big Bash League — Rs 3.27 crore
Established in 2011, the Big Bash League or KFC Big Bash league is an Australian professional franchise-based Twenty20 cricket league which featured most of the world’s famous cricketers. The league is getting more popular after each passing year but still way behind the IPL. T20 Blast — Rs 1.80 crore
Established in 2003, by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. When the Benson & Hedges Cup ended in 2002, the ECB needed another one-day competition to fill its place. In this league, mostly English cricketers are playing from different teams. Recently the league was rocked by the racism allegation.
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) – Rs 6.19 crore
The BPL was formed in 2011 by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The first season was held during February 2012, and the games were held across Dhaka and Chittagong. The BPL is headed by the chairman of its Governing Council. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in Bangladesh.
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) — Rs 7.5 crore
Founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean with Indian connection as it is currently sponsored by Hero MotoCorp and consequently officially named the Hero CPL.
The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final.
Apart from these leagues, there are many like — Afghanistan Premier League (APL), Super Smash in New Zealand, Mzansi Super League (MSL) in South Africa, Lanka Premier League (LPL) in Sri Lanka, Premier League T20 in UAE, set to start in 2022, and many more but none of them are near the IPL.
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine, who played twice for Supernovas in the first two editions of the Women’s T20 Challenge in India, believes that the introduction of full-scale women’s IPL will take women’s cricket to a whole new level altogether…reports Asian Lite News
On the day when the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to commence in Mumbai, reports of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) deciding to launch a six-team women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) for next year have delighted cricket enthusiasts.
It has also left players in the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup excited about India finally taking the plunge for a full-fledged T20 league in women’s cricket.
No one knows when the decision for women’s IPL taken in the governing council meeting on Friday will be approved by the AGM. For now, players are excited and optimistic about the T20 league in women’s cricket seeing the light of day.
India opener Shafali Verma, who came into the limelight with a scintillating 31-ball 34 as a 15-year-old for her team Velocity in the 2019 Women’s T20 Challenge and impressed many, including England opener Danni Wyatt. Now Verma, who has made her debut across all formats for India and is in the ongoing World Cup in New Zealand, was happy with the prospect of women’s IPL.
“It has been said that women’s IPL next year will have six teams, which is a very good thing. All our women players, including the domestic cricketers, will get to learn a lot, which is a very good thing. My favourite IPL team is Mumbai Indians. I enjoy and love watching them play; you get to learn a lot,” said Verma ahead of India’s virtual knockout match against South Africa in Christchurch.
Shafali has been a beneficiary of participating in women’s T20 leagues around the world and developing her skillsets. Last year, she turned out for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred competition and played for Sydney Sixers in the women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
South Africa all-rounder Chloe Tryon, whose experience in franchise cricket was with London Spirit in The Hundred last year, has called for leagues across the world to happen for women’s cricket. “It’s fantastic for women’s cricket. If you’ve looked at how successful the big bash has been and The Hundred just coming back into it. We want things like this to happen. You want leagues around the world. We want to showcase our skill and it’s fantastic to see that there are six teams now.”
“I think a lot of people, not just me are really eager to want to play there. We know how it is to play in India and how the crowds are; it’s really good. I’m really excited to see how that goes. I’ll hopefully want to play; we’ll just see how that goes. But it’s really exciting for women’s cricket as you can see this World Cup is getting a lot of attention and I’m just thankful that they are looking at it and putting women’s cricket on the platform. So, it’s really exciting.”
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine, who played twice for Supernovas in the first two editions of the Women’s T20 Challenge in India, believes that the introduction of full-scale women’s IPL will take women’s cricket to a whole new level altogether.
“It’s a really exciting prospect. We’ve seen it with the WBBL even, the KSL (Kia Super League) and the Hundred over in England, what it’s done for women’s cricket has been outstanding and we’ve all said that soon as there’s a woman”s IPL, cricket around the world absolutely going to take off and I’m really excited to hear that.”
“It’s been a long time coming and fingers crossed I can be involved in such a tournament. I just think it’s fantastic. The more opportunities that female cricketers can get to play around the world the better because I think you’re starting to see how the standard of the game is improving around the world,” said Devine after New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 71 runs.
Several stakeholders in women’s cricket, including premier cricketers like Ellyse Perry and cricketer-turned-broadcaster Lisa Sthalekar, had been demanding for women’s IPL to happen as India reached the final of the 2017 ODI World Cup and 2020 T20 World Cup.
When the first ball of the full-fledged women s IPL will be bowled, many of them will get a chance to be delighted by the spectacle and potential offered by women cricketers participating in the league.
First offence — 7-day re-quarantine or such other period as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed)…reports Asian Lite News
The Covid-19 might be perceived as a lesser threat around India at the moment than it was even a few months ago, but BCCI seems to be in a mood to not take it lightly and is set to put some strong measures and serious sanctions in place for the upcoming IPL 2022.
The breach of protocols by players and team officials during IPL 2022 will attract serious sanctions. It could range from one-match suspension to seven-day requarantine, to ostracisation from the tournament.
On the other hand, the bubble breach by a family member of a player or match official will have even more serious sanctions. More stringently, if a team wilfully allows an outsider into the team bubble, it could face punishment up to Rs 1 crore for the first lapse and subsequent lapses could lead to deduction of one or two points from the team’s tally, a Cricbuzz report said.
“The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to the health of individuals and the cooperation, commitment and adherence by each Person Subject To These Operational Rules to the measure put in place to provide a safe environment is of paramount importance,” the BCCI said in its operational rules for the IPL 2022.
In Table A of punishments, it has stated that the sanctions for the bubble breaches by a player, team official or a match official will be:
First offence — 7-day re-quarantine or such other period as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed)
Second offence — One match suspension (without pay) to take effect after the completion of the 7 days requarantine or such period requarantine as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay)
Third offence — Removal from the Registered Squad for the rest of the season – no replacement allowed.
Meanwhile, there are two kinds of sanctions for the family members as well.
First offence: 7-day requarantine for the family member or such other period re-quarantine as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 and 7-day requarantine for the relevant Player, Team Official or Match Official or such other period requarantine as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed)
Second offence: Permanent removal of the friend or family member from the bubble for the rest of the season and 7-day requarantine for the concerned Player, Team Official or Match Official or such other period requarantine as may be provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (without pay for the number of matches missed).
The board has listed a few other sanctions as well. Others sanctions are:
Breach: If a franchisee is unable to field a team for any match due to having less than 12 Players available – 11 in the playing XI (of which at least 7 must be Indian) plus 1 substitute fielder
Sanction: BCCI, at its discretion, will attempt to reschedule the match for later in the season. If this is not possible, the issue will be referred to the IPL Technical Committee. The decision of the IPL Technical Committee will be final and binding.
Breach: Wilfully allowing any person into the Bio-Secure Bubble to have contact with the Players &/or Support Staff without that person going through the 7-day quarantine or such period as provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 and negative test protocols as provided in the Health and Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 or failing to put in place adequate procedures to control unauthorised access to the Bio-Secure Bubble.
Sanctions: First offence – a fine payable by the Franchisee to BCCI of INR 1,00,00,000 (Rupees One Crore Only) Second offence – deduction of 1 point Third and subsequent offences – each a deduction of 2 points.
Breach: Unauthorised departure from the Bio-Secure Bubble of a Player, or a family member of the same, resulting in a need for the Player to re-quarantine for 7 days or such period as provided in the Health & Safety Protocols during IPL 2022.
Sanctions: A fine payable by the Franchisee to BCCI of the pro-rata League Fee that would have been paid to the Player if he had been available for the match(es) during the re-quarantine period.
Breach: Other breaches of the Health and Safety Protocols during IPL 2022 (e.g. non-provision of the “must have” facilities in the hotels, training facilities & ground transportation).
Sanctions: BCCI will work with the franchisee to effect compliance. If there are further persistent breaches, the BCCI will make a Complaint to be heard under section 6 of these Operational Rules.
There are also sanctions prescribed for those missing the Covid tests. The first offence will attract a warning and subsequent offences will lead to a fine of Rs 75,000 per offence. The offenders in this category will also not be eligible for entry into a stadium or training facility until the missed test is performed.
The 15th season of the IPL will start on March 26 at the Wankhede stadium with a clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
The MCA Stadium in Pune will host its first game on March 29 when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals…reports Asian Lite News
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on fellow finalists of the last season, Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of IPL 2022 on March 26 at the Wankhede stadium, the BCCI confirmed on Sunday while announcing the schedule for the 15th season of the cash-rich league.
A total number of 70 league matches and four Playoff games will be played in 65 days in Mumbai and Pune.
In all, 20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium & DY Patil Stadium, 15 matches each at Brabourne and MCA International Stadium, Pune, the league said in a statement.
The league will stage its first double-header on March 27, starting with a day game at Brabourne where the Delhi Capitals will square off against Mumbai Indians. The DY Patil Stadium will host the clash between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at night.
The MCA Stadium in Pune will host its first game on March 29 when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals.
Overall, there will be 12 doubleheaders in total with the first match starting at 1530 hrs IST. All evening matches will start at 1930 hrs IST.
The final game of the league stage will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings on May 22 at the Wankhede Stadium.
The schedule for the Playoffs and the IPL 2022 final, to be played on 29th May will be announced later.
In either scenario, the tournament is set to wrap up on Sunday, May 29. However, the venues for the playoffs are yet to be decided…reports Asian Lite News
A total of 70 league matches in the upcoming IPL 2022 is likely to be played across four different venues in Maharashtra.
The three venues — Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai are likely to host 55 matches while 15 could be played in the MCA International Stadium in Pune during the league phase of IPL 2022, a Cricbuzz report said.
And, all teams are set to play four games each at the Wankhede, DY Patil Stadium and three apiece at Brabourne and Pune.
Meanwhile, there are two start dates being contemplated. The official broadcaster — Star Sports wants to start the league on March 26, Saturday while the BCCI had earlier suggested March 27 to begin the proceedings.
It has been also learnt that Star has been insisting on a Saturday start as it wants to set the momentum for the league with a double header on March 27, a Sunday, which, otherwise, would not be possible. On Monday (March 28), there cannot be a double-header unless it is a national holiday.
In either scenario, the tournament is set to wrap up on Sunday, May 29. However, the venues for the playoffs are yet to be decided.
A final decision on the venues and dates could be taken in the IPL governing council meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 24.
“Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket,” the BCCI said in a statement…reports Asian Lite News
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Player Auction list is out with a total of 590 cricketers set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction, which will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament.
Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and seven belong to Associate Nations.
A fierce battle to acquire the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards when the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav go under the hammer.
“The 10 IPL franchisees — Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Team Ahmedabad — will also be bidding to have some of the biggest cricketing names such as Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga among others in their squad.
“Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket,” the BCCI said in a statement.
There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of Rs one crore.
The Lucknow franchise was purchased by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG group for an amount of Rs 7,090 Crore…reports Asian Lite News
The Indian Premier league’s new franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday unveiled the logo of the team, saying the brand identity draws inspiration from ancient Indian mythology.
“The mythical bird Garuda — who is a protector and enthroned with the power to move swiftly, has inspired us to create the winged emblem of the team. Garuda is omnipresent in every Indian culture and sub-culture,” LSG said in a statement.
“The tri-colour wings of the entity, symbolically represent Lucknow Super Giants’ pan-India appeal. The body of the bird has been formed by a blue coloured bat to signify the game of cricket, there is a red ball with an orange seam too. It is like an auspicious ‘Jay tilak’,” it added.
The Lucknow franchise was purchased by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG group for an amount of Rs 7,090 Crore.
On January 21, the Lucknow franchise signed KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for Rs 9.2 crore and uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 4 crore. Andy Flower has already been named the coach of the Lucknow franchise while former India batter Gautam Gambhir will serve as the mentor of the franchise.
The new IPL teams from Lucknow and Ahmedabad had already announced their coaching staff, captains and the three new signings. However, Ahmedabad are yet to unveil their name…reports Asian Lite News
The official IPL team of Lucknow, owned by RPSG Group, named its side Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday ahead of the mega auction. The announcement was made by Sanjiv Goenka on social media on Monday.
Interestingly, RPSG’s previous Pune franchise had the same suffix during their two-year stint, which will now carry forward to Lucknow with KL Rahul as skipper.
The new IPL teams from Lucknow and Ahmedabad had already announced their coaching staff, captains and the three new signings. However, Ahmedabad are yet to unveil their name.
The Lucknow franchise was purchased by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG group for an amount of Rs 7090 Crore and Ahmedabad was bought by the Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) for Rs 5635 Crore.
On January 21, the Lucknow franchise signed KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for Rs 9.2 crore and uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 4 crore.
Ahmedabad picked all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan for Rs 15 crore each while shelling out Rs 7 crore for stylish young batter Shubman Gill.
BCCI has also informed the owners that there is no plan to postpone the auction, nor move it from Bengaluru. It is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13, as originally planned…reports Asian Lite News
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is contemplating to start the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from March 27, almost a week ahead of the planned start of the tournament, the organisers informed the franchises in a meeting on Saturday.
The meeting was attended by all owners, including the Ambanis, N Srinivasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Parth Jindal among others, besides the promoters of the two new teams – Ahmedabad and Lucknow, sources said.
The discussions started with the potential venues and the BCCI told the franchise owners that it wants to hold the tournament in Maharashtra and the first game is likely to be held in Mumbai. Thereafter, the owners were told that the tournament will start in the last week of March, and will finish in the last week of May, a Cricbuzz report stated.
The Indian board is making all possible efforts to conduct the tournament in India itself and Mumbai and Pune, with four grounds in close proximity of one another, are emerging possible venue options.
The meeting also considered the options of UAE and South Africa as venues. UAE was eventually rejected on the grounds that dew will be a major factor in April and May in the desert kingdom and the results of the matches are largely influenced by the toss with teams batting first having a major disadvantage.
Most owners seem to have preferred Mumbai but some BCCI members were in favour of moving the tournament to South Africa. Eventually, the Greater Mumbai option with four grounds (including Pune) was zeroed in, with the main advantage being the fact that it would not require air travel.
Along with the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai also has two other grounds that have hosted international matches: the Brabourne Stadium and the DY Patil stadium. There is also the Mumbai Cricket Association-run ground in Bandra-Kurla Complex as well as a stadium in Pune, which has also organised the IPL matches in the past.
It was also pointed out that there are sufficient hotels to accommodate the IPL bandwagon. However, the final decision will be made on February 20 based on the Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra, the BCCI told the owners.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has also informed the owners that there is no plan to postpone the auction, nor move it from Bengaluru. It is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13, as originally planned.
Notably, a majority of the IPL franchise officials and owners, barring the three teams from down South — Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore — are based in Mumbai and by shifting the auction venue, the travel of a lot of people can be avoided. So, there was a thought on shifting the auction venue to Mumbai. However, now it is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru.
