PSL 2021 Schedule: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 will resume from June 1, 2021, said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday.
The PCB announced that the tournament will resume after the players and officials undergo a seven-day quarantine stay at one hotel and following three training sessions, the PSL will resume from June 1.
“HBL PSL 6 matches will resume on 1 June with the final scheduled for 20 June,” read the PCB’s press release.
To ensure all those who will be part of the bio-secure bubble remain safe from the infection this time, the PCB said it is in the final stages of appointing “a globally-recognized safety management company that specialises in providing Covid-safe technology solutions, bio-secure monitoring & management, as well as response and reaction to positive tests”.
A mandatory seven-day quarantine period will be in place for all players and staff that will begin from May 22. Teams will have three days of training before the season resumes on June 1 with the Lahore Qalandars taking on the Islamabad United. All matches will be played at the National Stadium, with two matchdays of double-headers.
PSL 2021 Schedule
Date
Match
Time
June 1
Lahore Qalandars v Islamabad United
8:00 PM
June 2
Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings
8:00 PM
June 3
Islamabad United v Quetta Gladiators
8:00 PM
June 4
Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars
8:00 PM
June 5
Islamabad United v Karachi Kings
5:00 PM
June 5
Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators
8:00 PM
June 6
Peshawar Zalmi v Karachi Kings
8:00 PM
June 7
Quetta Gladiators v Lahore Qalandars
8:00 PM
June 8
Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi
8:00 PM
June 9
Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars
8:00 PM
June 10
Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings
8:00 PM
June 11
Multan Sultans v Islamabad United
8:00 PM
June 12
Quetta Gladiators v Peshawar Zalmi
5:00 PM
June 12
Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars
8:00 PM
June 13
Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi
8:00 PM
June 14
Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars
8:00 PM
June 16
Qualifier
8:00 PM
June 17
Eliminator 1
8:00 PM
June 18
Eliminator 2 (loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Trevor Bayliss revealed that Kane Williamson did not play in the team’s IPL 2021 opener versus Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) because the management thought of giving the New Zealand captain ‘extra time’ to gain match fitness.
Further, the Australia coach said that if fit, Williamson would have played in place of England star Jonny Bairstow.
Trevor Bayliss on missing Kane Williamson
In the chase of 188 runs, Jonny Bairstow plays a key role in 92 runs partnership with Manish Pandey for the third wicket after SRH lost their openers David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha inside 3 overs.
Kane Williamson
“We just felt that Kane needed a little bit of extra time to get match fit and a little bit more time in the nets.
“He would have played in place of Jonny Bairstow obviously if that had occurred. But we aren’t too perturbed about that, Jonny has been in form recently in white-ball cricket here in India. Kane will obviously come into calculations as the tournament unfolds,” Trevor Bayliss said in the post-match press conference after SRH lost Sunday’s match by 10 runs.
Kane Williamson had also missed out on the ODI and T20I series against Bangladesh because of the left elbow injury.
“Kane’s been managing the elbow injury to varying degrees this summer and unfortunately it hasn’t improved,” Shackel said.
“He obviously has a high volume of training and playing across the three formats, which has inhibited his ability to recover.
“We believe he now needs a period of rest and rehabilitation to get the injury right.
“Time-frames can vary, but we’re hopeful that, after an initial rest, he should be able to begin rehabilitation next week,” New Zealand Cricket medical manager Dayle Shackel had earlier said in a statement.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Royal challengers Bangalore for the next league match on Wednesday. Check out the full IPL 2021 schedule and squad details.
IPL 2021 SRH vs KKR Highlights: David Warner led Sunrisers Hyderabad set to play the 3rd match of the IPL 2021 season against Kolkata Knight Riders. Both the team lock their horns to play their first match of the season.
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Toss Details: Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opt to bowl
Toss News – #SRH have won the toss and they will bowl first against #KKR at Chennai.
We’re bowling first. This wicket will play a little different, it’s a lot drier. There wasn’t much dew in the last training session, and so that won’t make much of a difference. We know what we can chase to be honest, and we prefer doing that. Our foreign players are myself, Rashid Khan, Nabi and Jonny Bairstow.
Eoin Morgan | KKR captain
I haven’t looked at the coach dynamic, but they have been magnificent in the background. We missed out narrowly last year with qualifying so we will try and go one better this time. Our four foreign players are Russell, Shakib, Cummins, and myself (Morgan).
Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Harbhajan Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
IPL 2021 SRH vs KKR Highlights
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting
Nitish Rana and Shubman Gill opens the attack onbehalf of the KKR. Bhuvneshwar Kumar opens the bowling attack against KKR.
Nitish Rana started the innings with a boundary of the very first delivery from Bhuvi. KKR openers gave a steady start for the team which makes a 50 runs partnership for the first wicket. At the end of the 6th over Rashid Khan dismissed Shubman Gill for 15 runs and breaks the partnership.
Tripathi join hands with Rana and makes an impressive partnership and loads pressure over SRH’s bowling unit. This duo added a 93 runs partnership for the next wicket. SRH bowlers struggle to break the partnership.
A brilliant FIFTY from Rahul Tripathi off just 28 deliveries.
Finally, at the 15 over of the innings, T Natarajan dismisses Tripathi and breaks the partnership. Rana is the man behind the KKR’s successful high run rate. Rana scored 80 runs off the 56 balls before losing his wicket to Nabi.
With DK’s 9 balls 22 runs KKR scored 187 runs for 6 wickets loss at the end of the 20 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting
W Saha and David Warner gets into lead SRH to chase the target of 188 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Harbhajan Singh opens the attack on behalf of the KKR.
With a catch drop of the first over David Warner loses his wicket to Prasidh for just 3 runs. Soon in the very next over Shakib dismissed Saha for 7 runs and loads pressure over the SRH batting unit.
After two quick wickets Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow join hands and leads SRH to score past 100 run mark for the next wicket. The duo added a massive 92 runs partnership to the SRH scoreboard.
Manish Pandey brings up his half-century off 37 deliveries.
The steady partnership has been broken by Cummins by dismissing Bairstow for 55 runs off 40 deliveries. Though Manish Pandey makes impressive knocks the fellow teammates struggled to make a steady partnership with him and wind up while scoring 177 runs for 5 wicjkets in the allotted 20 overs.
As a result KKR beats SRH by 10 runs and registered their maiden victory of the tournament.
I thought the ball was in my slot so I went for it and luckily got four off my first ball. In my mind there’s only one thing: play my shots if the ball is there. Just backed myself. Have played a lot of spin growing up.
IPL 2021 CSK vs DC highlights: The last year’s finalist Delhi Capitals locks horns with the three-time champions Chennai Super Kings to play their first match of the IPL 2021. CSK who created an unwanted history in the IPL 2020 seeks to pump back to their original state.
We will bowl first. The wicket looks a bit soft. I will be a mix of youth and experience, have done a bit of captaincy in 2017, but my first IPL game. Four overseas players – Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes and Tom Curran. We aren’t playing in Delhi, so think it’s working fine.
MS Dhoni | CSK
We were also looking to bowl, it’s slightly difficult to defend on this ground. Dew could be a factor, but it’s cloudy today, so it might not be a factor. The combination looks good, some of the overseas players turned up late, some are in quarantine, but we are ready to go – Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, and Dwayne Bravo are our four overseas players.
Playing XI
Delhi Capitals(DC)
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tom Curran, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan.
Chennai Super Kings(CSK)
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.
IPL 2021 CSK vs DC Highlights
Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Batting
Ruturaj Gaikwad and du Plessis opens the game on behalf of the Chennai Super Kings(CSK). Chris Woakes opens the bowling attack against CSK.
The duo is expected to make an impressive opening partnership but failed to withstand the DC’s bowling attack. Avesh Khan in the 2nd over of the innings dismissed Faf du Plessis for a duck and followed by Woakes dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad in the next over for 5 runs.
The two quick wickets load pressure over the CSK as they lose their two top-order wickets for just 7 runs. Mr. IPL gets into the yard and joins hands with CSK’s newbie Moeen Ali. Missing a season would definitely made an impact in Suresh Raina and he is in need to prove himself to his fans.
On the other hand, Moeen Ali, who never played with Suresh Raina seems to make a good partnership. The duo added a crucial 53 run partnership before Moeen Ali’s dismissal. Moeen Ali after hitting back-to-back to sixes loses his wicket to R Ashwin.
Rayudu gets into join hands with Suresh Raina. The duo added another crucial 63 runs partnership to the CSK’s scoreboard. It’s Tom Curran who breaks the partnership by dismissing Rayudu for 23 runs.
Jadeja gets in to join hands with Suresh Raina. Suresh Raina secured his maiden IPL 2021 half-century in the previous over with an impressive six.
In the 15th over of the innings, Raina loses his wicket via run-out and walks to Pavillion after scoring 54 runs off 36 deliveries.
The much expected MS Dhoni gets in and walks off to the pavilion of the same over for a duck. CSK fans might not interested to see their THALA in this way. Jadeja and Sam Curran somehow managed to push the CSK score to an extend of 180+.
CSK at the end of the 20 overs scored 188 runs for 7 wickets loss.
Delhi Capitals(DC) Batting
Chasing might not be a difficult task for the DC with a powerful batting order. Prithvi Shaw and Dhawan get into the crease to chase the target of 189 runs. Deepak Chahar opens the attack on behalf of the CSK.
Shaw and Dhawan started and continued to hit massively that loads constant pressure over the SK bowlers. Though CSK had an impressive bowling unit they struggle to make the early wickets. Which is much needed in the short format games.
End of powerplay! @DelhiCapitals race to 65/0 in the chase, courtesy Shikhar Dhawan & Prithvi Shaw 👏👏
At the end of the 5th over DC scored 58 runs for no wickets loss and place themself in a safe zone.
Soon at the end of the 10 overs, DC scored 99 runs for no wicket loss with a half-century under the name of Shaw. In the followed over Dhawan registered his first half-century of the season.
.@SDhawan25 joins the party with a 35-ball half-century in #VIVOIPL 2021.
In the mid of the 13th over Dwayne Bravo dismissed Prithvi Shaw for 72 runs. Late wickets for CSK, the destruction were already made by DC. Finally Thakur in the mid of the 16th over dismissed Dhawan for 85 runs.
DC Skipper Pant with a boundary of the 18th over grabs the first victory of the IPL 2021 by beating CSK by 7 wickets.
I really enjoyed my batting. Was enjoying the way I was hitting the ball. Prithvi was batting really well. He carried on with his form from Vijay Hazare. It was important to get off to a good start because we were chasing a big total.
I have to innovate a few shots and I enjoy taking up challenges. I was playing the ball close to the body. The wicket was a little sticky. I knew my game plan. It is tremendous to watch Prithvi.
He played some effortless shots. So good and so happy for him as he didn’t have a good IPL last time around. I liked the Moeen Ali catch the most.
Ponting feels Suresh Raina's return will boost CSK's winning ratio
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has spoken highly of Chennai Super Kings ahead of their opening match in IPL 2021. Delhi Capitals with their new skipper Rishabh Pant faces MS Dhoni led CSK at Mumbai on April 10, 2021.
Ricky Ponting Praises CSK
Speaking about the team’s selection Ricky Ponting claims that CSK has a power packed squad in the IPL 2021. Dhoni led CSK failed to enter the play off for the first time in IPL history in the last year’s IPL.
MSD promises that CSK would comback with its full potential for the IPL 2021 in the last year’s post match presentation.
According to Ponting, having Suresh Raina back will be huge for the Dhoni-led side and will be like ‘a new signing’. The veteran left-handed batsman had pulled out of IPL 2020 citing personal reasons amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Raina Dhoni
“They have been one of the most successful teams in IPL history. They have obviously got a great leader and a great squad of players. They have always managed to play really consistent cricket. Last year they were probably disappointed with the way their season worked out,” Ponting said.
I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that Suresh Raina wasn’t there for the entire tournament. He comes back into the squad this year which is almost like a new signing. A great player and a very experienced player that they missed last year.”
Delhi Capitals coach Ponting believes three-time IPL champions CSK have a quite the squad for the 14th edition. While Ponting has spoken about the flexibility of CSK’s squad, he admitted that DC have no clue of who would be opening for Dhoni’s team.
“We have been looking at their squad and analysing their squad over the last week, and they have got a good squad of players together. They have got lots of flexibility. Even now, when we have talked about it for a week, and we are still not sure who’s gonna open the batting for them. So they have got lots of options. But at the same time, we have got a great squad, and we want to build on last season.” Ricky Ponting added.
New Players brought by CSK in IPL 2021 Auction
England All-rounder Moeen Ali has been purchased for Rs. 7 Crores.
Krishnappa Gowtham has been roped for Rs. 9.25 Crores.
Harisankar Reddy roped for Rs. 20 Lakhs.
Bhagvath Varma roped for Rs. 20 Lakhs.
Cheteshwar Pujara roped for Rs. 50 Lakhs.
Players retained by CSK
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, and R Sai Kishore.
Final squad of CSK for IPL 2021
MS Dhoni (C & WK), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Krishnappa Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M Harisankar Reddy, K Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth.
Rahul Dravid features in an aggressive advertisement
Current Indian team skipper Virat Kohli shared a video of Rahul Dravid who shows his aggressive mode in an advertisement of a credit card payment app.
Rahul Dravid Featured in an Aggressive Advertisement
Rahul Dravid, who is considered as one of the greatest batsmen in the world to play cricket ever, was known for calmness and well-behaved manners on both on and off the field. Fans were impressive to see such an calm person in an aggressive way of acting on screen.
Sharing the video of the advertisement on his Twitter account, Kohli said: “Never seen this side of Rahul bhai”.
In the advertisement, Dravid, who is known as ‘The Wall’ of Indian cricket, can be seen getting nagged and shouting while he is stuck in a traffic jam.
“Hey…that doesn’t mean you can overtake! Come man, come… you come man!!! I’ll smack you! Could have gone straight and taken a…,” the former Indian skipper can be seen shouting from his car.
“Indiranagar ka gunda hun main,” Dravid shouted in the viral advertisement while breaking the side-mirror of a car standing next to him with his bat.
The advertisement has left everyone in shock as people saw the “angry” side of Dravid, who is known for his calmness. Meanwhile, Dodda Ganesh, Dravid’s former India and Karnataka teammate, said that this is not the first time when the legendary cricketer got angry over something.
“The last time Rahul Dravid shouted like this was, from the Karnataka dressing room, and I was at the receiving end. “Innu ondu Run ide kano”,” he tweeted.
Looks like someone needs a relaxing holiday with us to calm those anger issues, @CRED_club! 😉
Virat Kohli currently leads Royal Challengers Banaglore(RCB) in IPL 2021 season. In the first match of IPL 2021 RCB faces MI and won the match by 2 runs with ABD’s aggressive impressive performance.
MI vs RCB Highlights 2021 IPL: The defending champions Mumbai Indians is set to face the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the IPL 2021 season. Both the team lock their horns to play the match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
RCB has never won a match in their last 5 matches that played at Chennai. While Mumbai Indians have never beaten at the Chepauk in the last 5 matches.
Match: Mumbai Indians(MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)
It’s unbelievable, bit of a mini break helped me I guess to win a toss. Going to bowl first. They’re a side who likes chasing. Good chance for us to get onto the park and create some intensity. With the balance we have this year we can do both, but have to understand who you’re playing against.
We understand with the depth they have they have never out of the game. Bowling first was a no-brainer for us. Every year IPL has a different energy, a different vibe. It’s high intensity.
Playing for the same franchise has been an honour for me. Loyalty is a big thing for me. Dubai was great as well but this just feels like home. Great feeling to be playing in our stadiums and for people to watch in our prime times.
Three guys making their debut: Maxwell, Jamieson, Christian is back after eight years for the same franchise. Rajat Patidar makes his debut as well. Padikkal has been recommended rest.
Rohit Sharma | MI Skipper
Would’ve fielded first as well. But as a team, we’ve batted well over the years. Nothing different for us. Bat well in the powerplay and set the game up for the big hitters. The entire square has been changed.
Recently played a couple of Tests. Need to do what we do as a team, put our best foot forward. For us it’s a fresh year, don’t need to look at what’s happened in the past. Fresh year, new faces as well.
Important for us to start well which we haven’t done in this tournament. The last game we played was a final in Dubai. Got only two changes from that lineup. Quinny is in quarantine, so he isn’t available.
Lynn will make the debut. And we have a six-foot eight-inch South African, Marco Jensen.
Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)
Virat Kohli(c), Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers(w), Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal
MI skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Chris Lynn opened the first match of the IPL 2021 season. RCB’s Siraj opened the bowling attack against Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma in his usual way opened the match without any struggle. While Chris Lynn made dot balls to make himself comfortable. As a turn in the 4th over Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed MI skipper for 19 runs.
There comes Suryakumar Yadav – the man who has been spoken in the last year’s IPL season for his calm attitude with aggressive batting style. Chris Lynn and Suryakumar Yadav poses threat on the RCB’s bowling unit.
This duo added 70 runs partnership for their team’s score. Jamieson breaks the partnership by dismissing Suryakumar Yadav for 31 runs. Post his dismissal Chris Lynn too lost his wicket to Washington Sundar and walks to Pavillion for 49 runs. The impressive performance comes to an end with just one run away from his first IPL 2021 half century.
With Pollard’s failure to showcase his performance MI windup by scoring 159 runs for 9 wickets loss at the end of the 20 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) Batting
In Padikkal’s absence, Washington Sundar and Virat Kohli made the opening for the RCB. Trent Boult opens the bowling attack against RCB.
Sundar with a catch drop of the second ball of the innings made just 10 runs for his part in the team’s run chase. Krunal Pandya dismissed Washington Sundar in the 4th over of the match.
The debut Rajat Patidar makes the way into the field and joins hand with skipper Kohli. Patidar with a single boundary scored 8 runs and dismissed off by Boult. RCB loses two early wickets but still have its star players in their list.
Maxwell gets into join hands with RCB Skipper. The duo as expected scored a 52 runs partnership and moved the teams score to 98 runs before Virat Kohli loses his wicket to Bumrah while scoring 33 runs.
Ab de Villiers comes and join hands with Maxwell. Maxwell loses his wicket soon after Virat’s dismissal and walks to Pavillion after scoring 39 runs. Still, RCB have ABD – the game-changer.
ABD puts his all effort to make the successful run chase but loses his wicket in the last over of the match. ABD walks to Pavillion after scoring 48 runs. With a single of the last delivery Harshal Patel drags RCB to win their first match of the IPL 2021. RCB beats MI by 2 runs and registered their first win of the IPL 2021 season.
Absolutely happy to be back. When they traded me they told me my role was going to be bowling in the death and that is something that I have worked on for a couple of years. Happy to be here and with the faith they have shown in me.
I was just focussed on my execution and the most important thing was to make use of my momentum. It is my first fifer in 98 T20s and the fact that it has come against MI makes it all the more special.
I have worked a lot on my yorker. I was always good at the length balls ans slower balls. I wanted to be a bowler who takes on responsibility and that’s what I have been working on for the last few years.
Former Australia cricketer Brett Lee is not a hundred percent sure whether Cheteshwar Pujara will be able to score runs at a quick pace. Lee admitted that it won’t be an easy task for ‘terrific’ batsman Pujara given he takes his time to settle in Test cricket.
Brett Lee on Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara has not played the IPL since 2014 after having represented Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knight Riders. Pujara, in 22 IPL innings, scored 390 runs at a strike rate of almost 100.
Pujara is all set to be back in action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time since IPL 2014. The hero of India’s Test series wins in Australia is returning to the IPL after a 6-year-break.
CSK ropes Cheteshwar Pujara for his base price of Rs. 50 Lakhs in the IPL 2021 Auction held at Chennai.
“You can look at two different aspects. Firstly, he is a terrific cricketer there is no doubt about his ability, no doubt about his technique or his determination to bat time. But when you look at the other side of things, you’ve also got to think that this isn’t Test cricket, this is T20s. It’s over in 90 minutes, 20 overs,” Lee said on the show ‘T20 Crazy’ on SportsAdda.
“You’ve got to score runs as quickly as possible. Can he do that under pressure? Maybe he can. What we’ve seen recently in the Australian series is that he loves to bat time so look it’s an interesting call. I’m a big fan of Pujara, I think he has a lot to offer. But let’s see if he can make it in this format,”
IPL 2021 starts on April 9 with Mumbai Indians locking horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their campaign in the 14th edition on April 9 as they take on Delhi Capitals in Mumbai.
Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff has signed up with the Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for compatriot Josh Hazlewood for the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
Jason Behrendorff replaced Josh Hazlewood
Chennai Super Kings sign Jason Behrendorff as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood. The official website of the Indian Premier League confirmed the development.
Jason Behrendorff replaces Josh Hazlewood in Chennai Super Kings in #IPL2021
The left-arm quick has featured in 11 ODIs and seven T20Is so far. This is Behrendorff’s second IPL team, having represented Mumbai Indians in 2019 where he played five matches and picked as many wickets.
Josh Hazlewood Opt-Out from IPL 2021
Ahead of IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Josh Hazlewood has pulled out of the season in order to spend some time with his family.
The 30-year-old played three games for CSK in the IPL last season when the tournament was staged in the UAE in late 2020.
“It’s been a long 10 months in bubbles and quarantine at different times, so I decided to have a rest from cricket and spend some time at home and in Australia in the next two months,” Hazlewood was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
“We’ve got a big winter ahead. The West Indies is going to be a long tour, with Bangladesh (T20 tour) potentially thrown on the end of that. Then potentially the T20 World Cup leading into the Ashes, so it’s a big 12 months.
“As it always is with Australia, and I want to give myself the best chance to be mentally and physically ready for that,” he had said.
Chennai Super Kings commence their VIVO IPL 2021 campaign with a match against Delhi Capitals on April 10, 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Mohammed Azharuddeen (born 22 March 1994) born in Thalangara, Kerala as the seventh son of the family got his name from his elder brother who is a big fan of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin.
Being a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper Azharuddeen still awaits to make his international debut. Azharuddeen made his first-class debut on 15 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Azharuddeen has been roped by RCB in IPL 2021 Auction for his base price of Rs. 20 Lakhs and will play under his favourite player Virat Kohli.
Mohammed Azharuddeen – Short Biography
Full Name
Mohammed Azharuddeen
Nick Name
Azzi
Date of Birth
March 22, 1994
Birth Place
Thalangara, Kerala
Zodiac Sign
Aries
School
N/A
College
Mahatma Gandhi University
Religion
Islam
Nationality
Indian
Family
Father – B.K Moidu
Mother – Nafeesa
Brothers – Kamarudden, (Will Update Soon)*
Martial Status
Unmarried
Role
Wicket Keeper Batsman
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Teams Played
Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore
First Class Debut
Kerala vs Goa at Porvorim – November 15 – 17, 2015
List a Debut
Haryana vs Kerala at Alur – December 10, 2015
T-20 Debut
Jammu & Kashmir vs Kerala at Kochi – January 02, 2016
IPL Debut
Not Yet Played
International Debut
Not Yet Played
Favourite Cricketer
Virat Kohli(India)
Coach/Mentor
Bijumon N
Mohammad Azharuddeen Career
Mohammad Azharuddeen made his first-class debut on November 15, 2015 against Goa in the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy tournament.
He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
In August 2018, he was one of five players that were suspended for three games in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, after showing dissent against Kerala’s captain, Sachin Baby.
On 13 January 2021, Azharuddeen became the first batsman for Kerala to score a century in a T20 match.
Azharuddeen made the third-fastest 100 in T20 cricket by an Indian batsman.
It was also the third-highest score in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after Shreyas Iyer and Puneet Bisht.
In February 2021, Azharuddeen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) in the IPL 2021 auction ahead at Chennai.
Mohammed Azharuddeen roped by RCB for Rs. 20L in IPL 2021 Auction
Lesser Known Facts about Azharuddeen
He had seven elder brothers and he was the youngest of them all.
His name was kept by the name of former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin, of whom his big brother was a big fan.
Mohammed Azharuddeen has an aversion to water since childhood.
Azharuddeen’s favourite subject in school was English. Though, he wasn’t too inclined towards studies and always had a liking towards sporting activities.
Sachin Tendulkar was his role model like many budding cricketers in India during his young days.
Mohammad Azharuddeen started playing at age of 11 for my district and joined KCA academy at the age of 15. By 17 he represented the state and debuted for Ranji at 21. Since then, he has represented Kerala in Ranji for 5 consecutive years and won the best wicket-keeper from Kerala Cricket Association for 3 years consecutively.
Mohammed Azharuddeen scored 137 runs off 54 balls finishing the things in hand at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy bringing his 100 in just 37 balls.
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell expresses the feeling of joining hands with AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli for RCB in IPL 2021.
Glenn Maxwell on Playing for RCB
RCB roped Glen Maxwell for a whopping Rs.14.25 crores in the IPL 2021 Auction held at Chennai. Maxwell is expected to join the squad with a strong
“It’s very difficult (to move from one bubble to other)…You being sheltered from people outside your bio-secure bubble and you get stuck into this never-ending nightmare where you are living the same day over and over again,” he said in an interview posted by his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore on their social media handles.
“You almost tend to forget how to have a normal conversation with the outside world. That can be very hard mentally and is a massive challenge. But it’s great to be back playing and to be able to do our jobs and entertain people. But it’s still a difficult lifestyle at the moment,” he said.
“It does put a strain on a lot of relationships as well. You need your support networks to get you through those tough times.”
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 7, 2021
Talking about the upcoming IPL, Maxwell said couldn’t care less for all the chatter around his hefty price tag despite underwhelming past performances as he is excited about living a long-cherished dream of playing alongside Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
Despite poor outings in the last two IPLs, Maxwell managed to earn big bucks again in this year’s auction when RCB signed him for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore.
“It’s been a long time (dream of playing alongside Kohli and de Villiers). Obviously having known them very well off the field, played against them a fair bit but finally, I got to play in the same team,” Maxwell said in the interview.
“Not really,” was his response to a query on whether he was surprised by the high bid he attracted at the auction. “I thought that there might be a little bit of interest. A lot of teams have brought that middle-order overseas player but I knew a couple of teams were looking at a batting off-spinner and I am glad that two teams went harder and RCB got hold of me.”
RCB will take on Mumbai Indians in the tournament-opener in Chennai on Friday (April 9). He said his vast experience of playing in Indian conditions could turn out to be handy for Kohli and the RCB in their endeavour to lift a maiden IPL title.
“…I think my performances will take care of themselves. I want to have a positive influence of everything I do, be it attitude, helping out around the team, leadership wise helping out Virat when he needs it…
“I suppose with my experience, I think it’s my 22nd trip to India… So with that sort of experience, you have got to help out the rest of the group,” Maxwell said.
Maxwell said having spent the entire lockdown period with his fiancee at his Melbourne home, he is feeling fresh now and can’t wait to take the field for his new IPL side.
“I was so excited to get going. A new team, a new tournament we are back in India after Dubai last year, I was so excited. Happy to be outside of quarantine. It was nice to see some friendly faces, meet a few new people, get out and run around. Hopefully, that lifts other people as well when they see you happy running around. It can be infectious, it can spread through the group pretty quickly as much as a negative reaction can.”
Natarajan along with Dhoni in IPL 2020 league match
Indian rising star T Natarajan recalls the moment of having a conversation with MS Dhoni in a league match of the IPL 2020. Though T Natarajan fails to play along with the sides of MS Dhoni in the international matches he still got the chance of playing against him in the IPL matches.
T Natarajan who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2020 recalls the time where Dhoni gives him valuable advice over his bowling style.
T Natarajan Conversation with MS Dhoni
The 30-year-old Natarajan, who bowled a maximum 71 yorkers among all pacers in the last IPL, dismissed big names such as Dhoni and AB de Villiers during the season.
“Speaking to somebody like Dhoni itself is a big thing. He spoke to me about fitness and encouraged me, saying that I will keep getting better with experience. He said, use slow bouncers, cutters, and variations like that. It has been useful for me,” Natarajan was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
T Natarajan
Recalling Dhoni’s wicket, he said, “I pitched one in the slot and he hit me for a big six – 102 metres or something. The next ball I got his wicket (and didn’t celebrate) — I was just thinking about that previous ball.
“After coming back to the dressing room, though, I was happy. After finishing the match, I also had a chat with him.”
One another day during the IPL, the 30-year-old had two big reasons to celebrate. One was dismissing Royal Challengers Bangalore’s de Villiers and the other was becoming a father.
“On one side there was my girl and on the other side, I got that wicket in an important knockout game. Romba santhosham (I was extremely happy), but I didn’t really tell the others (about the baby).
“I thought I will tell everyone else after we win the game, but my captain (David) Warner spoke about it, I think, at the post-match (presentation),” Natarajan said.
Natarajan finished with 16 wickets in as many matches last year. Sunrisers Hyderabad will kick off their tournament against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 11. In the gap of less than a year between the two IPL seasons, T Natarajan makes his international debut in all three formats.
Natarajan ODI debut
Travelling as a net bowler to Australia T Natarajan makes his debut in all three formats against Australia. Nattu plays a crucial role for India where India makes a historic win Gabba and lifts the Test series trophy. India loses the ODI trophy and lifts the T20I series trophy by beating Australia by 1-2.
