My availability was becoming a problem for Delhi Capitals: Ricky Ponting made a big revelation

Under the coaching of Ricky Ponting, the Delhi team qualified for the playoffs of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Ricky Ponting (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has recently revealed why he left Delhi Capitals before the start of the Indian Premier League 2025 and took up the important responsibility of taking over as the head coach of the Punjab Kings team. Let us tell you that Ricky Ponting spent 7 years of important time with the Delhi Capitals team from 2018 to 2024. Under the coaching of Ricky Ponting, the Delhi team qualified for the playoffs of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Not only this, in the 2020 season, the team also made it to the finals for the first time. However, his tenure with the franchise ended in July 2024. According to Times of India, Ricky Ponting said, ‘I feel that we had created a very good family atmosphere there. Like I said, I understood what they wanted from me. They told me that my availability was becoming a big problem. They wanted a full-time head coach. I could not agree to this. I am very disappointed that it ended but I know very well where they wanted to go.’ I had a great time with everybody I was there with: Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting further said, ‘All the people I was with there had a great time. We came to know through social media that the Delhi team wanted a coach who would stay with them all the time and it was very difficult for me to do this. I myself feel bad that I have left the Delhi team. Punjab Kings called me to coach. I myself was under a lot of pressure about this thing. By the time I finished playing, I realized that now I cannot go back. Not as a player but as a coach I can join the team again. My plan was that I can return to this game once again as a coach with those against whom I have played cricket. These teams have lost in the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup Against which team has Virat Kohli scored the most Test centuries? Will Hardik Pandya return to Test cricket? Batsmen with most centuries in WTC 2023-25 Shakib Al Hasan is ahead of Rohit in wealth, net worth crosses 600 crores… Hardik Pandya is the owner of these 8 expensive cars These 7 great batsmen have not been able to score a single century in the ODI format Virat Kohli’s generosity, gifted his bat to this youngster Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far

Delhi Capitals buys 49% stake in English county cricket team Hampshire for Rs 1200 crore

GMR’s growing portfolio in cricket already includes teams from the IPL, ILT20 in the UAE and Major League Cricket in the USA. Delhi Capitals ink historic deal with Hampshire County Cricket Club (Source GMR Group, co-owner of IPL team Delhi Capitals, has signed a great deal of Rs 1200 crore with English county cricket team Hampshire and acquired 49% stake. This deal is the first time that a foreign investor has entered English county cricket. Let us tell you that, GMR Group will currently hold 49% stake in Hampshire, but in future they will have the option to acquire 51% stake. Block buster deal has been signed for Rs 1200 crore This new partnership gives GMR control over the Utilita Bowl, the Hilton Hotel and the 18-hole golf course adjacent to the cricket ground. GMR’s growing portfolio in cricket already includes teams from the IPL, ILT20 in the UAE and Major League Cricket in the USA. Earlier this year, the England Cricket Board (ECB) received approval from the 18 first-class counties for privatisation. GMR Group’s investment in Hampshire is the first instance of an IPL franchise investing in an English county cricket team. The ECB is looking for financial stability, and the privatisation of The Hundred is part of this strategy. These IPL franchises have shown interest in English County Other IPL franchises like Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Supergiants have shown interest in English county cricket. A source was quoted as saying, “There will be a lot of interest from the IPL franchises as they have the money and this is a golden opportunity for the ECB to achieve the long-desired financial stability.” There may be a change in the format of The Hundred There are reports that discussions are underway about possibly changing the format of The Hundred, with the tournament’s branding expected to remain unchanged. But a change to the T20 format is considered a strong possibility, although no decision has been taken yet.

SA20 2025: Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be seen playing for Pretoria Capitals in the upcoming season

This will be the first time Gurbaz will be seen playing in the SA20 League Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Image Credit- Twitter) Afghanistan’s explosive opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be seen playing in the upcoming season of SA20. Let us tell you that the 22-year-old wicketkeeper has been associated with Pretoria Capitals. So with this Pretoria Capitals team, Gurbaz will be seen playing under the head coaching of former Afghanistan cricket team coach Jonathan Trott, who has recently become the new head coach of Pretoria Capitals. Trott will replace the team’s former coach Graham Ford, who left this post last month. Trott has previously coached the Afghanistan cricket team for a long time. Under Trott’s coaching, the Afghan team reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Also, let us tell you that the 22-year-old wicketkeeper batsman is a well-known name in T20 cricket at this time. Currently, Gurbaz is playing in the Global Canada T20 League. Apart from this, Gurbaz has played in the International League T20 for the Capitals franchise in the past. Here he scored a total of 146 runs in 8 matches played for Dubai Capitals at an average of 18.25 and a strike rate of 155.31. However, now Gurbaj would like to make his first SA20 season memorable by performing brilliantly. Also, after adding Gurbaj to their team, Pretoria Capitals have also shared a video of him on their official X account. Watch this video of Rehmanullah Gurbaz Can’t wait to see our Afghan star in action at Centurion 🙌 Welcome, Gurbaz! 💙#RoarSaamMore , @RGurbaz_21 pic.twitter.com/DeuNTlNvnd — Pretoria Capitals (@PretoriaCapsSA) August 4, 2024 On the other hand, let us tell you that Gurbaz was the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2024. Gurbaz scored a total of 281 runs in 8 matches played in the multination tournament at an average of 35.12 and a strike rate of 124.33. Apart from this, if we give you information about Gurbaz’s T20 career, then in the 63 T20 matches played for the Afghan team, he has scored a total of 1657 runs at an average of 26.3 and a strike rate of 135.49.

Delhi Capitals owner Parth Jindal’s big statement, said- I was surprised when some people said that there will be no mega auction at all…

Recently BCCI has held a meeting with the IPL franchise owners. Parth Jindal (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held a meeting with all the 10 team owners of IPL teams at its Mumbai headquarters. The main objective of this meeting was to discuss the smooth running of the tournament, opinions, demands and other things. On the other hand, after this meeting held at the BCCI headquarters, a big statement has come from Delhi Capitals owner Parth Jindal. Jindal says that when there was a debate about ending the mega auction in this meeting, he was very surprised by this. Parth Jindal gave a big statement Let us tell you that after the recent BCCI meeting, Parth Jindal was quoted by India Today as saying – There was no real result of this meeting. It was just to listen to the different views of all the owners and the BCCI has listened to us. Now they will tell us all the rules. Hopefully, by the end of August we will know about the rules for the next season. Jindal further said about the debate on ending the IPL mega auction- I was there in that meeting. There was a debate between some people. I was surprised because some people were saying that there should be no mega auction at all, there should be only mini auction. I am not one of the groups who are saying that the mega auction should be done away with. It is the auction that makes the game equal. It is great for everyone. It is what makes the IPL what it is, it makes it competitive. Jindal further said about the demands of the franchise owners- We are not unanimous on most of the demands. But I think BCCI will take the right decision as per its discretion. I think the chairman and secretary of the IPL Governing Council will take a decision on this.

SA20, 2025: Jonathan Trott appointed head coach of Pretoria Capitals

This important tournament will start from January 9 and its final match will be played on February 8. Jonathan Trott (Photo Source: Pretoria Capitals has appointed former English player Jonathan Trott as its head coach in the upcoming season of SA20. Let us tell you, this important tournament will start on January 9 and its final match will be played on February 8. Jonathan Trott will be seen coaching Pretoria Capitals in place of Graham Ford. Jonathan Trott’s performance has always been very good in international cricket and he has played important batting roles for England. Trott has been the head coach of the Afghanistan men’s team since 2022 and the team has also performed tremendously under his coaching. Let us tell you, Afghanistan had confirmed its place in the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 under the coaching of Jonathan Trott. They performed very well in this entire tournament and defeated Australia. However, Afghanistan had to face defeat against South Africa in the semi-finals. Pretoria Capitals themselves confirmed on their official social media accounts that Jonathan Trott will be coaching their team in the upcoming season of the SA20. Here is the tweet from Pretoria Capitals: From Pretoria, give us a warm cheer as we welcome Jonathan Trott as the Head Coach for the upcoming #SA20 season 3⃣ 🤌#RoarSaamMore pic.twitter.com/eCAgP7nuaK — Pretoria Capitals (@PretoriaCapsSA) July 29, 2024 Talking about Pretoria Capitals, their performance in the 2024 season was not so good and they were at the fifth position in the points table with three wins and six losses. The team was the runner up in the first season. They had to face defeat against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final. However, now in the 2025 season, the team will definitely want to leave its mark and also win the trophy of this important tournament. The schedule of the 2025 season will be announced soon. Pretoria Capitals can include many great players in their team in the upcoming season. Last season also it was seen that the team had many brilliant players but all of them looked completely flopped. Jonathan Trott will also be under a lot of pressure before the upcoming season. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

IPL 2024: ‘He helped all the southern teams’ Aakash Chopra after Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants

Delhi has won against Lucknow by 19 runs. Aakash Chopra (Image Credit- Twitter X) Delhi Capitals (DC) played its last league match of the ongoing IPL season yesterday on May 14 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi won this match by 19 runs, and its hopes of reaching the playoffs remain intact. However, after this victory of Delhi over Rajasthan, Rajasthan Royals got a big benefit. After Delhi’s win against Lucknow, Rajasthan has become the second team to make it to the playoffs of the ongoing season. So now a big statement of former Indian cricketer and well-known cricket commentator Akash Chopra has come out on Delhi’s victory. Chopra says that this victory of Delhi has helped the southern teams. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement on the victory of Delhi Capitals Let us tell you that after Delhi Capitals’ victory against Lucknow Super Giants, Aakash Chopra said through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel – Lucknow’s playoff balloon was a good balloon, but someone pricked a pin in it. Delhi helped all the southern teams by winning the match, be it SRH, RCB or CSK. Because after Delhi’s victory, now LSG cannot reach 16 points. Chopra further said- Delhi Capitals’ journey in IPL has been completed in all respects. This year he did not get the cup, but Rishabh Pant got it. It’s a good thing for the team, coming so close to the cup, but still a long way away. Lucknow had completely lost its last two matches. On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, Delhi had scored 208 runs at the loss of 4 wickets while batting first, but when Lucknow came to chase this target, it could score only 189 runs and lost the match by 19 runs. .

RCB vs DC Match Prediction: Who will win the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals?

The second match of IPL 2024 on May 12 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. RCB vs DC (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) RCB vs DC Match Prediction: The 62nd match of IPL 2024 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. In the points table, Delhi is at fifth position with 12 points and RCB is at seventh position with 10 points. It is very important for both the teams to win this match to reach the playoffs. Delhi Capitals had defeated Rajasthan Royals by 20 runs in the last match. Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs. Match Details (Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Match Details): Pitch Report (RCB vs DC Pitch Report): The pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered excellent for batting in T20 cricket. Batsmen get help due to flat wicket and shot boundary. Considering the T20 record of Chinnaswamy Stadium, whichever team wins the toss here will like to chase. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 148 runs. Head to Head Records (RCB vs DC Head to Head to Head Records):

RCB vs DC Dream11 Prediction, Match 62: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals Dream11, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11 for the 62nd match of IPL

IPL 2024 RCB vs DC Dream 11 Match 62: The 62nd match of IPL 2024 between Bengaluru and Delhi will be played on May 12 at Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 pm. IPL 2024 RCB vs DC Dream 11 Match 62 (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) IPL 2024 RCB vs DC Dream 11 Match 62 : The 62nd match of IPL 2024 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals will be played on May 12 at Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 pm. Royal Challengers Bangalore team is at 7th position in the IPL points table. At the same time, Delhi Capitals is at fifth place with 12 points. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Match Details: Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (RCB vs DC), 62nd Match, Indian Premier League 2024 Date and Time: Sunday, May 12, 2024; 7:30 PM Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Pitch Report: The pitch of Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered a paradise for batsmen. The brilliance of the batsmen can be seen here. This ground is no less than hell for bowlers. The ball hits the bat well here. The ground is also quite small, due to which rain of fours and sixes is seen a lot in Bengaluru. However, the spinners do get some help at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Batting first on this pitch, even the target of 200 runs sometimes falls short. RCB vs DC Predicted Playing XI (Probable playing XI for the 62nd match of IPL between Bengaluru vs Delhi) Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Will Jack, Rajat Patidar, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson. Impact Player: Yash Dayal, Anuj Rawat, Suyyash Prabhudesai, Vijaykumar Vaishak, Mayank Dagar. Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XI: Jack Fraser McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Shay Hope, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs, Gulabdin Naib, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khalil Ahmed. Impact Player: Rasikh Dar Salaam, Kumar Kushagra, Praveen Dubey, Sumit Kumar, Lalit Yadav. RCB vs DC Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Suggestions, Match 62 (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals Dream11 Team for the 62nd match of IPL 2024) RCB vs DC Dream11 Team 1 (Dream 11 Head to Head): wicket keeper: Rishabh Pant batsman: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Will Jack, Jack Fraser McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Rajat Patidar Allrounder: Tristan Stubbs Bowler: Khalil Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson, Karn Sharma Captain’s first choice: Virat Kohli , Captain second choice: Jack Fraser McGurk Vice-captain first choice: Tristan Stubbs , Vice-captain second choice: will jack RCB vs DC Dream11 Team 2 (Dream 11 Grand League): wicket keeper: Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik batsman: Virat Kohli, Will Jack, Jack Fraser McGurk, Abhishek Porel Allrounder: Tristan Stubbs, Akshar Patel Bowler: Khalil Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj Captain’s first choice: Jack Fraser McGurk , Captain’s second choice: Virat Kohli Vice-captain first choice: Will Jacks , Vice-captain second choice: Tristan Stubbs

DC vs RR: Who will win the match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals? Know here

In IPL 2024, the great match of 7th May will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. DC vs RR (Photo Source: IPL Official Website) DC vs RR Match Prediction: The 56th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. RR is second in the points table with 8 wins and 16 points from 10 matches. The team had to face defeat by 1 run against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals is in sixth place with five wins and 10 points in 11 matches. The team had to face defeat by 7 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match. Match Details (Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Details): Pitch Report (DC vs RR Pitch Report): The pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi seems to provide more support to the batsmen. Due to the shot boundary, it is easy for the batsmen to hit fours and sixes here. As the game progresses, the spinners get more help here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 164 runs. Whichever team wins the toss here will prefer to bowl first. Head to Head Records (DC vs RR Head to Head to Head Records): Probable Playing XI (Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XIs): Probable playing XI of Delhi Capitals: Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Porel, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (captain and wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Lizaad Williams, Khalil Ahmed Probable playing XI of Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain and wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. See here- DC vs RR Dream11 Prediction