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The franchise’s decision to change the name of the team last season to Delhi Capitals also brought some change in fortunes, as they made their way to the knockout phase after a seven-year hiatus before losing to Chennai Super Kings in the Qualifier 2.

Fans of cricket’s fastest and shortest format love to see fours and sixes, but it’s actually the bowlers that can set up T20 wins either by limiting teams to average totals or striking at crucial moments during a run-chase. TOI looks at some of those key names who can strike it rich with the ball on the tracks in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, which are expected to get slower.

Rohit Sharma’s defending champions Mumbai Indians will be locking horns with MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in what is likely to be a fittingly exciting opening showdown. The tournament, which has been shifted to the UAE due to five million plus Covid cases in India, is a ‘TV-only event’, expected to be lapped up by all and sundry who crave for cricket and Bollywood in equal measure during prime time.

England head coach Chris Silverwood has no doubt that competing in a world class event like IPL will help his players prepare well for the T20 World Cup but is worried about players burning themselves out.

England skipper Heather Knight has confirmed that the hosts and West Indies will support ‘Black Lives Matter’ during their upcoming T20I series.

England showed the rest of the world that cricket could still be played during the coronavirus pandemic after a remarkable season that took place entirely behind closed doors.

Emerging Media Sporting Holding – the parent company that owns Rajasthan Royals – has proposed to the BCCI that it wishes to transact an internal sale of shares between existing stakeholders. Emerging Media has offered to buy the 13.4% stake from Kelowna Investment Ltd, a Nigeria-based company run by Indian businessman Suresh Chellaram.

Sheldon Cottrell, 31, was picked by Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) for Rs 8.5 crore in the IPL auction. With Rs 50 lakh base price, Cottrell triggered an intense bidding war between Rajasthan Royals, KXIP and Delhi Capitals, with Kings finally winning the bid.

In the original concept, it was a made-for-television event. And that will prove to be a good thing for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the lucrative Twenty20 cricket competition that has been delayed several months. It’s now set to be played away from home in the United Arab Emirates because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The tournament starts on Saturday, with the final to be played on Nov 10.