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CSK and SRH 

Indian Premier League or commonly known as IPL is probably the best franchise league in the world. The tournament is not less than any international match, as the craze remains the same for the BCCI managed event.

 What makes the IPL the most popular and the best league in the world, of course, is the lucrative contracts and presence of the best cricketers in the world.  

A few interesting facts ~~~~~~ 

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders faced each other in the first-ever match of the IPL. KKR won the first match of the IPL by 140 runs.
2. There is one question that arises in the mind of cricket fans: Who faced the first ball of the IPL? The answer is Sourav Ganguly. 
3. Praveen Kumar bowled the maiden ball of the IPL. 
4. The first wicket-taker of the IPL is Zaheer Khan , he dismissed Sourav Ganguly in the first match of the 2008 IPL. 
5. Former Kiwi wicket-keeper batsman, Brendon McCullum has hit the first six and four of the money-making league, it was Zaheer Khan who conceded the boundaries. 
6. Rajasthan Royals wore the 1st crown of IPL, Australian legend Shane Warne led his team to victory. 
7. Fans from across the globe follow the marquee Indian tournament, they must be wondering about the first Orange Cap winner of IPL, the player who makes the most runs, wins it. Aussie opener Shaun Marsh was the highest run-scorer in the inaugural edition with 616 runs in 11 innings. 
8. If we talk about the 1st purple cap holder in IPL, then it was Pakistani swing bowler, Sohail Tanvir, scalping 22 wickets in 11 matches. 
9. The IPL committee broadcasted IPL matches live on Youtube in 2010. 
10. When it comes to taking the most catches in IPL, Suresh Raina tops the tally with 104 catches. 
11. Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has affected the most number of run-outs in the history of IPL, 21. 
12. The most interesting fact about IPL is among 8 teams, Mumbai Indians has won the title 5 times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 & 2020).
13. Chennai Super Kings is the only franchise that hasn’t changed it’s skipper since its participation in IPL.
14. Punjab kings, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals are the only teams to the IPL final once, the rest of the teams have played it multiple times. 
15. Bowling a maiden over is a very big deal in the T20 format, especially if it’s IPL. Praveen Kumar has registered the most maiden overs in IPL (14).
16. Former Indian spin doctor Harbhajan Singh is one of the best spinners of this lucrative league, bowling 1268 dot balls in 160 innings. 
17. T20 format and six is the best match for any batter. The Caribbean legend Chris Gayle has smacked most sixes, 357 sixes in 139 innings. 
18. The milestone of scoring the most number of fifties in IPL is held by David Warner, the southpaw has fifty 50s in 1148 games.

Moeen Ali likely to miss Chennai Super Kings' opener against Kolkata Knight Riders

Allrounder is stranded in the UK, having failed to secure the visa necessary to travel to India for the IPL

Injured Suryakumar may miss Mumbai Indians season opener

Batter still recovering from hairline fracture on his thumb at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru

Thanks for the tag Madhu and also for adding the link to my thread.

Can you ask someone in the Dev team to change the Forum name to IPL or Indian Premier League please?  It makes more sense than IPL 2021

Cheers..

Thank you Viswa for the tag

Originally posted by: Savera84

Thanks for the tag Madhu and also for adding the link to my thread.

Can you ask someone in the Dev team to change the Forum name to IPL or Indian Premier League please?  It makes more sense than IPL 2021

Cheers..

Thanks for your presence in this forum as well as in this thread🤗

Player Availability

T20 globetrotter Alex Hales pulling out of the IPL citing bubble fatigue opened the door for Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch. However, with Australia's white-ball series against Pakistan to conclude on April 5 and all national-team contracted players unavailable until a day after, both Finch and Pat Cummins - the latter despite being rested for the limited-overs leg - are set to miss Knight Riders' first four matches.

Like his other New Zealand team-mates, pace bowler Tim Southee will be available for the tournament despite his country playing Netherlands in a white-ball series at home. However, with New Zealand set to tour England for three Tests in early June, Southee may have to miss the playoffs and the final should Knight Riders make it that far.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2022  ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Batting

Knight Riders have two in-form batters to bank on: Venkatesh Iyer, who played a big hand in their turnaround last season, and Shreyas Iyer, who enters this IPL with a bagful of recent runs.

Venkatesh cracked 370 runs in the UAE last time, and followed it up with 155 at a strike rate of 140 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Although he has played as a finisher for India since, Knight Riders will likely prefer him at the top of the order, taking advantage of powerplay restrictions.

Shreyas has been riding a tremendous wave: after establishing himself in India's limited-overs sides, he was picked by Knight Riders for INR 12.25 crore (USD 1.6 million approx), making him the highest paid pure batter to come out of the auction. Then the franchise named him captain, which seemed to agree with him quite well given he reeled off three successive unbeaten half-centuries against Sri Lanka in a Player-of-the-Series performance.

Shreyas has batted No. 3 in 41 of his 87 innings in IPL, but he can be used at No. 4 too if, in addition to Venkatesh, Knight Riders include both Ajinkya Rahane and Finch.

Rahane is at his best when the ball comes onto the bat. That means he needs to bat in the top three. But even then, he strikes at only 120.13. Knight Riders are going to have to make do with that because they don't really have a lot of established local batting talent. There's Anukul Roy, who could be utilised along with Andre Russell, as finisher, and B Indrajith, who for all his skill in the longer formats last played a T20 in 2019.

Sunil Narine is the jewel in a strong Knight Riders bowling attack  BCCI

Bowling

What Knight Riders lack with the bat, they make up with the ball. With three mystery spinners in Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Ramesh Kumar, and the pace of Umesh Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Cummins and Southee, they have a veritable bowling armoury to call upon. Add to that the all-round options provided by Russell and Mohammad Nabi, plus the useful medium pace of Venkatesh, and they become the envy of the whole tournament.

Narine and Chakravarthy's economy rates of 5.91 and 6.34 respectively in the powerplay, plus their ability to turn the ball both ways, make them a captain's dream.

However, Ramesh is the only left-arm option they have in their entire roster. Nicknamed "left-handed Narine", the 23-year old is more of a wristspinner and although he has raw talent he still hasn't played any cricket at a competitive level.

Young players to watch out for

A product of the tennis-ball circuit, Ramesh could turn out to be one of the finds of the season. Despite a late initiation to playing with an actual cricket ball, he became an integral part of the Moga district team and one of the best young bowlers in Punjab.

Among the batters, the 23-year old Roy oozes promise. He has batted at Nos. 6 and 7 for all but two of his 24 T20 innings thus far, and strikes at 141 overall. A useful understudy, just in case Russell breaks down again. Plus, being a left-hander, he can also help his side mix things up in the batting order.

Roy enters the IPL on the back a 59 and 153 against Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy pre-quarter-final, and although they came in a format altogether different and against an attack lacking bite, Knight Riders will hope he can carry that confidence into the IPL.

Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks

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Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Indian Premier League or commonly known as IPL is probably the best franchise league in the world. The tournament is not less than any international match, as the craze remains the same for the BCCI managed event.

 What makes the IPL the most popular and the best league in the world, of course, is the lucrative contracts and presence of the best cricketers in the world.  

A few interesting facts ~~~~~~ 

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders faced each other in the first-ever match of the IPL. KKR won the first match of the IPL by 140 runs.
2. There is one question that arises in the mind of cricket fans: Who faced the first ball of the IPL? The answer is Sourav Ganguly. 
3. Praveen Kumar bowled the maiden ball of the IPL. 
4. The first wicket-taker of the IPL is Zaheer Khan , he dismissed Sourav Ganguly in the first match of the 2008 IPL. 
5. Former Kiwi wicket-keeper batsman, Brendon McCullum has hit the first six and four of the money-making league, it was Zaheer Khan who conceded the boundaries. 
6. Rajasthan Royals wore the 1st crown of IPL, Australian legend Shane Warne led his team to victory. 
7. Fans from across the globe follow the marquee Indian tournament, they must be wondering about the first Orange Cap winner of IPL, the player who makes the most runs, wins it. Aussie opener Shaun Marsh was the highest run-scorer in the inaugural edition with 616 runs in 11 innings. 
8. If we talk about the 1st purple cap holder in IPL, then it was Pakistani swing bowler, Sohail Tanvir, scalping 22 wickets in 11 matches. 
9. The IPL committee broadcasted IPL matches live on Youtube in 2010. 
10. When it comes to taking the most catches in IPL, Suresh Raina tops the tally with 104 catches. 
11. Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has affected the most number of run-outs in the history of IPL, 21. 
12. The most interesting fact about IPL is among 8 teams, Mumbai Indians has won the title 5 times (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 & 2020).
13. Chennai Super Kings is the only franchise that hasn’t changed it’s skipper since its participation in IPL.
14. Punjab kings and Delhi Capitals are the only teams to the IPL final once, the rest of the teams have played it multiple times. 
15. Bowling a maiden over is a very big deal in the T20 format, especially if it’s IPL. Praveen Kumar has registered the most maiden overs in IPL (14).
16. Former Indian spin doctor Harbhajan Singh is one of the best spinners of this lucrative league, bowling 1268 dot balls in 160 innings. 
17. T20 format and six is the best match for any batter. The Caribbean legend Chris Gayle has smacked most sixes, 357 sixes in 139 innings. 
18. The milestone of scoring the most number of fifties in IPL is held by David Warner, the southpaw has fifty 50s in 1148 games.

@Bold...Rajasthan Royals too

Very informative thread 👍🏼