The 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was initially scheduled? between March 29 to May 27 in ??India. But due to the onset of the global pandemic, the tournament was deferred indefinitely.

After months of speculations and gruelling wait, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), along with IPL Governing Council (GC), decided to conduct the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The 13th season of the IPL will take place from September 19 to November 10. However, this is not the first time the cash-rich league will be conducted outside India. Due to conflicting dates of Elections in India, IPL 2009 was moved to South Africa.

Five years later, the tournament was shifted t??o UAE in 2014 due to the same reason. Moreover, the latter hal??f of the competition was conducted in India, that year.

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ended up winners of the 2014 edition of IPL. But, it was the Mumbai Indians (MI) who put up a stellar show in the tournament.

After a disastrous start – losing the first five games – MI managed to qualify for the playoffs by winning the remainder of their league matches.

Today, let’s have a look at the highest wicket-takers in IPL from the UAE leg of the tournament:

1. Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma was one of the many cricketers backed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) talismanic captain, MS Dhoni.

Sharma ended up donning the ?purple c??ap in the 2014 edition for picking up the most number of wickets in the competition (23 wickets in 16 games).

In the UAE-leg of the tournament, Mohit picked up 8 wickets in five matches, boasting an average of 13.25.

2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) mainstay Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been a revelation over the years?. He made the Purple Cap his own, donning the orange je??rsey of SRH.

Bhuvi ended up as the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets in 14 games. In the UAE-leg of the tournament, Bhuvi scalped 8 wickets in 5 games, with an average of 15.

Further, Bhuvi is the all-time sixth-highest wicket-taker in IPL. His tally of 133 wickets is the third-most by any pacer, following Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo.

3. Lasith Malinga

The all-time leading wicket-taker in the IPL, MI’s Lasith Malinga is a living legend of the cash-rich league.

In the 2014 edition, Malinga could only feature in 10 games and ended up with 16 wickets. Eight ??of those wickets came during the UAE-leg of the tournament.

His tally is the thi??rd-most amongst bowlers in IPL, during t??he games held in UAE.

4. Varun Aaron

Express fast bowler Varun Aaron, had a decent outing in IPL 2014, with 16 wickets in 10 games, donning the jersey of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

The Jharkhand pacer also had a brilliant UAE-leg of the competition, with 8 wickets in just four games. His tally was the second-most by any bowler in the tournament, du??ring the UAE segment of IPL 2014.

5. Sunil Narine

When one talks about the leading wicket-taker in the IPL, it is hard to ignore the name of Sunil Narine, who has scalped a total of 122 wickets in 110 m??atches for KKR.

In the 2014 edition of the IPL, Narine was amongst the wickets yet again with 21 wickets in 16 games. The mystery spinner from Trinidad ended second in? the race for the Purple Cap.

However, Narine picked the most number of wickets in the UAE leg of the tournament – nine wickets in five games – at a phenomenal average of 11.88.

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Rajasthan Royals rode teenager Riyan Parag’s heroics to keep their hopes of IPL 2019 playoffs berth alive by pulling off a dramatic three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who were pushed to the brink of elimination, in a thrilling contest at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.

Dinesh Karthik silenced his critics with a career-best 97 not out? as KKR posted 175/6 in 20 overs after being asked to bat first.

Karthik promoted himself to No. 4 and smashed nine sixes and seven fours?? in his 50-ball unbeaten knock, as KKR ??hit top gear in the back end of the innings, scoring 126 off the last 10 overs.

In reply, the Royals were down in th??e dumps at 98/5 after 13 overs before 17-year old Parag �?who was dropped on a duck by Sunil Narine (2/25) off his own bowling �?came of age with a 31-ball 47.

All-rounder Jofra Archer also smacke??d an unbeaten 12-ball 27 to hit the winning runs by smashing a four and a six off Prasidh Krishna in the first two balls of the final over in which nine was required. Royals put on 177 for 7 in 19.2 overs and won the game with four ??balls to spare.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

Is saal ki apni akhri match mein kamaal kiya is #karatekid ne. #KKRvRR #jofraarcher

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 25, 2019

Riyan Parag 🙌
I feel really very happy wenever I see a youngster win a match for his team ❤️
This is the main reason why I love watching the IPL ❤️ #IPL2019 #KKRvRR #RiyanParag

— Bhavesh Lamba (@LambaBhavesh) April 25, 2019

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This Riyan Parag looks a serious cricketer. Didn't think he'd grow so much in a year, when I watched him at the U19 WC last year, but he has. The kid can play!

— Aaditya Narayan (@AadityaN_28) April 25, 2019

Riyan Parag & @VarunAaron all smiles post the last over thriller at Eden Gardens #IPLSelfie #VIVOIPL @rajasthanroyals #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/34LtoqzAXv

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2019

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Presenting to you the Man-of-the-Match, @VarunAaron!#HallaBol #KKRvRR #RR pic.twitter.com/YTUaiItN3W

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 25, 2019

Superb spell @VarunAaron – good to see you fit & going strong, Varun!

Takes more skill than you can imagine to release those slower ones the way he did with great seam position too…

Now STOP calling him Varun Arun…That's NOT his name!#RR #RRvKKR #IPL2019 @StarSportsIndia

— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) April 25, 2019

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Excellent batting under pressure from the young lad, Riyan Payag!#IPL2019 #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/eARiQA4tYY

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 26, 2019

Kkr ha??d almost won this game until a 17year old boy Riyan parag took away the game from them 👏👏Good to see young talents in IPL

— Nizaam Sniper Billa (@iamnishom) April 25, 2019

This Riyan Parag has something really special in him. Every one talks about Gill & Shaw, just look at his temperament & ??maturity he is showing at this stage of match. He is just 17, and will go up and? up from here. Wanna see him more.

Sad for Russell.#KKRvRR

— Sanaya (@Sarcaswari) April 25, 2019

What a talent this kid #RiyanParag is! So cool, calm & collected in such pressure situation! He was hit on helmet, but played more aggressively & sensibly after! Remember he is just 17 yr old, playing infront of a big Kolkata crowd. He needs to be nurtured. #KKRvRR #IPL2019

— ThatCricketGuy (@abhijeetsarap) April 25, 2019

Varun Aaron won his second Man of the Match award yesterday!#IPL2019 #KKRvRR pic.twitter.com/iLJannSbU7

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 26, 2019

So #RR live to fight another day! #KKRvRR#IPL2019#IPL

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 25, 2019

KKR’s last six IPL matches:
L, L, L, L, L, L

KKR’s last four IPL matches at Kolkata:
L, L, L, L #KKRvRR

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 25, 2019

#KKRvRR
When you come to know Varun Aaron is the Man of the match: pic.twitter.com/NyeGCNqfXk

— MuSalman🇮🇳 (@mohdsalman064) April 25, 2019

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Not many had given Varun Aaron much of a chance before Thursday’s IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens.

In just his second appearance for Rajasthan Royals (RR) this season, he rocked the Knight Riders top order with disciplined bowling. The Jharkhand pacer’s effort (4-1-20-2) also earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.

After winning the toss and opting to bowl first in Kolkata, Steve Smith gave Aaron the new ball in absence of Dhawal Kulkarni. The 29-year-old pacer started off brilliantly, dismissing the dangerous Chris L??ynn in his first over before coming back two overs late to haunt the hosts with another wicket, this time of another opening batsman Shubman Gill.

The 19-year-old Gill, who had?? hit Aaron for a boundary earlier in the over was completely deceived by the banana inswinger. Gill was looking to play the same shot which had earned him a boundary two balls earlier but the sw?ing bamboozled him completely this time and he ended up playing across the line. The ball took the faint edge of the bat before crashing into the stumps.

Here’s the video:

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— CricBoll (@mycricboll) April 25, 2019

Later, RR chased the 176-run target in the last over and won the?? game against KKR?? by 3 wickets.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the details of payments made by it (over Rs. 25 lakh) for the month of July 2017. On their website, bcci.tv, the names of a?ll the beneficiaries, as well as their payment amounts, have been furnished in the form of a list.

Indian women’s team members, who reached the finals of the World Cup 2017, along with the supports staff, received a prize money of Rs. 45 lakhs each.

Former Indian team players, who played between 1 to 9 Tests??, recei??ved a one-time benefit of Rs. 35 lakhs from the board. The list includes players like Robin Singh, Yograj Singh, TA Sekar and Sarandeep Singh.

Ishant Sharma, KL Rahul and Stuart Binny received varying amounts of ICC and BCCI’s Test rankings prize money.

Surprisingly, Binny, who hasn’t represented India in the recent times, received the highest amount out of the three players, capping close to Rs. 55 lakh. Ishant, along with Binny, Wriddhiman Saha and Varun Aaron, also took home long-standing amounts from the 2015-16 season for matches played outside the country.

Ani??l Kumble, who resigned as Team India coach in July, received his pending payments of Rs. 48.75 lakh each for the month of May and June.

New Rising India, owners of the now-defunct Pune IPL franchise received Rs 21 Crores as prize money for finishing as one of the finalists. Other payments included stay charges to various hote??ls across the country, as well as advertising expenses to different media companies.

Apart from New Rising India, Sun TV Network, owners of 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad, were also paid Rs. 16 crores as prize money for their team finishin??g in the top-??4 in IPL 2017.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (B??CCI) has recently announced the ann??ual contracts of Indian cricketers.

The ??Indian board has doubled the retainer amount of the players in a?ll the three grades- A, B and C.

The biggest surprise is the exclusion of India’s limited-overs specialist, Suresh Raina, from the list of 32 players. Though in the last 12 months, Raina hasn’t played much cricket for India but he was a part of the Indian team in the last T20I series against England. He played exceptionally well in all the 3 games but still couldn’t find his place in BCCI’s annual contract this year.

Another Indian ace cricketer, Harbhajan Singh, who is trying hard at the domestic level to make a comeback in the Indian team,? was also ignored by BCCI in the annual contracts ?2017.

Well, Bhajji’s name didn’t disappoint cricket fans, since he at the domestic level, hasn’t given any spectacular performance to catch eye-balls of selectors.

Meanwhile, here are the names of the 7 players??, and their grades in the last contract, who missed out on BCCI’s annual contracts this year-

Suresh Raina �?Grade B

Mohit Sharma �?Grade C

Stuart Binny �?Grade C

Varun Aaron – Grade C

Karn Sharma �?Grade C

Harbhajan Singh �?Grade C

Sreenath Aravind �?Grade C

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West Indies star all-rounder Darren Sammy, who was left unsold in the last year’s IPL auction, has been picked up by the Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming 10th season.

Also, New Zealand’s opener Martin Guptill has been included in the KXIP side alongwith his teammate Matt Henry.

Here’s the complete list of players bought by KXIP at the IPL 2017 auction:

Final squad of KXIP for IPL 2017: Manan Vohra, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Anureet Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shardu??l Thakur, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Murali Vijay (c), NS Naik, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Armaan Jaffer, Pradeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh. Hashim Amla, Marcus Stoinis, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller.Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, Matt Henry, Varun Aaron, Martin Guptill, Darren Sammy and Rinku Singh

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