DTVHINDIKCA unveiled the logo of the first season of Kerala Cricket League, the tournament will start from September 2
The auction for the first season will be held on Saturday, August 10 Kerala Cricket League (Image Credit- Manorma/X) Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is also going to have its own state cricket league like the rest of the Indian states. Let us tell you that the association has announced the Kerala Cricket League today, August 9, Friday. (KCL) not only announced the first season of the IPL, but also unveiled the logo for the first season of the tournament. Kerala’s pride and Indian wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson was present on this occasion. Let us tell you that the entire program of the opening season of Kerala Cricket League was held in Thiruvananthapuram today, in which Samson participated as an icon player. On the other hand, if we give you information about this tournament, then the first season of KCL will be played between 2nd and 19th September. The 6 franchises involved in the season will have to include at least 20 players in their team. Apart from this, there will be an auction for the purchase of 168 domestic players in the first season of KCL. Apart from the logo of the tournament, the logo of each franchise has also been revealed. KCA official gave a big statement Regarding the first season of this tournament, a KCA official was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying- The player auction for the Kerala Cricket League is scheduled to begin at 10 am on Saturday at Hyatt Regency. The auction briefing will be conducted by the renowned Charu Sharma, followed by a mock auction to familiarise the franchises with the process. The official further added- Fans can look forward to two exciting games each day, including day and night matches. The league will be officially launched on 31 August 2024 at 12 noon at Hyatt Regency by renowned actor and KCL brand ambassador, Mohanlal. Also, apart from Sanju Samson, famous players like PA Abdul Basit, Sachin Baby, Mohammad Azharuddin, Basil Thampi, Vishnu Vinod and Rohan S Kannumal who played domestic cricket for Kerala have been included in the list of icons. The base price of players playing Ranji Trophy for Kerala in category A will be Rs 2 lakh, while the base price of players in category B will be Rs 1 lakh and the base price of players in category C will be Rs 50 thousand.
“I knew the season would be more than a week…” – Adam Zampa’s statement on withdrawing from IPL 2021
We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week- Adam Zampa Adam Zampa (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australian spinner Adam Zampa made his IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. However, Zampa did not get much chance, and he played only five matches that season. Adam Zampa then joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021, but he withdrew from the season along with his teammate Kane Richardson. Both Adam Zampa and Richardson cited the bio bubble as the reason for this. Let us tell you, during that time the whole world including India was struggling with the Corona epidemic. Recently Adam Zampa told the reason due to which he decided to withdraw his name from IPL 2021. A fan broke the bio bubble and came to ask for an autograph- Adam Zampa Adam Jampa told that during IPL 2021, a fan broke the bio bubble and reached him to get an autograph, after which Jampa and Richardson talked to the management of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking on The Final Word Cricket Podcast, Jampa said, One day we were sitting by the pool and a fan came asking for an autograph and the security personnel came running. We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week. We told the owners what we thought. Luckily we were on a flight from Qatar to Melbourne when Australia went into lockdown and four days later the IPL was cancelled. I was very upset with the quarantine- Jampa Adam Zampa revealed that he had to suffer physically and mentally due to being quarantined during COVID-19. Through news channels, Zampa and Ken Richardson came to know about the current situation in India during the second wave, due to which they became even more worried. Looking at the IPL, which me and Kane had missed, we had done a week’s quarantine in India and put on the telly and it was the ABC channel talking about the Covid situation in India. We looked at each other and said, “What are you going to do?” He had a family and we were already in a year-long quarantine anyway so I was very tired. After being a part of Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Adam Zampa joined Rajasthan Royals in 2023, he played some matches that season. However, before IPL 2024, he withdrew his name due to personal reasons. Zampa has so far taken 21 wickets in 14 IPL matches at an economy of 7.74.
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.
SA20 appoints Dinesh Karthik as their league ambassador ahead of third season
Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed the league ambassador of this important tournament. Dinesh Karthik (Pic Source-Twitter) South Africa’s best tournament SA20 has appointed India’s legendary wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik as its league ambassador ahead of the upcoming season. Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik’s performance has always been very good in international cricket and he has performed very well for the Indian team. Not only this, Dinesh Karthik was also a part of the Indian team that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed as the league ambassador of this important tournament. He said that in the first two editions of this league, the world’s best players performed very well and young talented players also left their mark. Dinesh Karthik said, ‘I am very happy that I am joining Betway SA20 as an ambassador. Its first two seasons were very good and the best players in the world performed well in it. Not only this, the performance of the young players was also excellent. I feel very honored that I am associated with the SA20 League. I am hopeful that many great matches will be seen in the upcoming edition of this important tournament.’ Dinesh Karthik’s performance in the Indian Premier League has always been tremendous Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik has participated for a total of 6 teams in his 16-year long Indian Premier League career. In this period, Dinesh Karthik has scored 4842 runs at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.66. Not only this, the experienced player has taken 145 catches behind the stumps while also making 37 stumpings. Dinesh Karthik has a lot of experience in cricket and he has also been praised by the commissioner of this important tournament, Graeme Smith. Graeme Smith said, ‘We are very happy that Dinesh Karthik has been included in this tournament as an ambassador. The third season of SA20 will be even better than the first two. The craze for cricket has always been very high in India and we would like that this time too they get to enjoy the matches here. Dinesh Karthik will also make an important contribution to us in this.’ 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
Rishabh Pant and Navdeep Saini will be seen in action in the first season of Delhi Premier League, read the big news
The auction for the first season of Delhi Premier League is going to be held on 28th July. Rishabh Pant and Navdeep Saini (Image Credit- Twitter Indian cricket team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, fast bowler Navdeep Saini and Harshit Rana will be seen playing in the first season of Delhi Premier League (DPL). So, regarding this, Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and Delhi Premier League President Rohan Jaitley has also issued a big statement saying that after August 2024, the tournament is expected to start in phases. On the other hand, the first season of Delhi Premier League will have matches of men’s and women’s teams. All the matches will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Also, the auction of players for the first season of the tournament will be held on July 28, and a total amount of Rs 49.65 crore has been released for the purchase of 6 teams. Rohan Jaitley gave a big statement So, in a recent interview to Times of India regarding the tournament, Rohan Jaitley said- Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, Harshit Rana and other Indian players will participate in the first season of DPL. I spoke to Rishabh Pant and he has promised me to participate in the league, but it depends only on his availability and national commitments. But for now he will play, Navdeep and Harshit will also join the league. Also, the tournament’s brand ambassador and former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag said – The league will definitely be a great opportunity for those players who work hard in the nets and have not got a chance in any big tournament. When I used to play in my early days, we didn’t get this kind of opportunity to play in different leagues. Now that my son is playing, I am happy that he will get those opportunities. So yes, there is a great opportunity here.
SA20 2025: Paarl Royals retained these 10 players including Miller-Ngidi for the third season
Paarl Royals have retained big players like captain David Miller, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo ahead of the auction. Paarl Royals (Photo Source: Getty Images) The deadline to submit the list of retained South African players for the third season of SA20 was Wednesday (31 July). Paarl Royals has released the list of 10 capped and uncapped South African retained players today on Thursday (1 August). Paarl Royals has retained big players like captain David Miller, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo before the auction. Mitchell van Buuren, fast bowler Kodi Yusuf as well as Keith Dudgeon and leggie Nkaba have also been retained. Uncapped players Kwena Mphaka and Luandre Pretorius, who performed well in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, have also been retained by the franchise. List of retained players of Paarl Royals for the third season of SA20- 1. David Miller 2. Lungi Engidi 3. Björn Fortuyn 4. Andile Phehlukwayo 5. Michelle Van Buren 6. Cody Youssef 7. Keith Dudgeon 8. Nakaba Peter 9. Kwena Mafaka 10. Luan-Dre Pretorius Paarl Royals traded and released these players for the third season of SA20- Paarl Royals have traded Tabrez Shamsi from Joburg Super Kings and added all-rounder Dayan Galim to the team. The franchise has released Dane Vilas, Evan Jones, Vihaan Lubbe and Ferisco Adams. Traded- OUT – Tabraiz Shamsi (to Joburg Super Kings) In – Dayan Ghalim (from Joburg Super Kings) Release- 1. Dane Vilas 2. Evan Jones 3. Vihaan Lubbe 4. Ferisco Adams Kumar Sangakkara said a big thing- Speaking after releasing the list of retained players for the upcoming season of the league, Paarl Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara said, We are pleased to go into the upcoming auction with a very strong group of capped and uncapped South African players. After the disappointment of last season where we faltered in the latter stages of the tournament, it was important to revisit the squad and make some changes. We believe this core has various attributes and will serve as a solid foundation, which will be complemented by the players we sign at the auction.
SA20 2025: Zak Crawley and Roelof van der Merwe join Sunrisers Eastern Cape for the upcoming season, read the big news
Sunrisers Eastern Cape has won the tournament twice Zak Crawley and Roelof van der Merwe (Image Credit- Twitter A big news is coming out related to the South Africa T20 (SA20) League. Let us tell you that in the upcoming season of the tournament, England cricket team opener Zak Crawley and Netherlands’ Roelof van der Merwe will be seen playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape. So the information about the joining of both the players with the team has been given by the Sunrisers Eastern Cape franchise through a post from its official X account. Also, let us tell you that a total of two seasons of the tournament have been played so far, and Eastern Cape has won both these seasons. So the joining of these two star players with the team for the upcoming season is important in many ways. Jack Crowley is the leader of Badgeball Let us tell you that ever since England introduced attacking cricket in Test cricket, which the world knows as Badgeball, 26-year-old Crowley has played an important role in it. Crowley is known for changing gears on the field at any time. So before SA20, he has scored a century while playing for Kent in England’s T20 Blast. Apart from this, he has played many brilliant innings for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. If we give you information about Crowley’s statistics in T20 cricket, then he has played a total of 76 T20 matches, in which he has scored a total of 1771 runs at a strike rate of 134.07. However, now it remains to be seen how he is going to perform for Sunrisers Eastern Cape? On the other hand, 39-year-old Reloj van der Merwe has already created history with his bowling in the tournament. Let us tell you that he took 6 wickets for just 20 runs in a match against Durban Super Giants. If we tell you about Reloj’s T20 career, he has scored 3043 runs in 343 T20 matches and has taken 317 wickets. 𝐙◆𝐤 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐊, in the city of Gqeberha! I can’t wait already! 💪 #SEC #PlayWithFire #ZakCrawley pic.twitter.com/wh9LVS98E9 — Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) July 29, 2024 Time to play, ?@Roela52 @SA20_League , #SEC #PlayWithFire #RoelofVanDerMerwe pic.twitter.com/qqGbstLVGH — Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) July 29, 2024
DDCA announces first season of Delhi Premier League
This great tournament will be played in the second half of August and all its matches will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Bat and Ball. (Photo Source: Getty Images) DDCA has announced the first season of Delhi Premier League. This great tournament will be played in the second half of August and all its matches will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Many great players can be seen giving tremendous performances in it. Let us tell you, Delhi Premier League will be played in T20 format. Many cricket fans are also very happy that local players will get a chance to show their talent here. The auction of Delhi Premier League franchise will be held in New Delhi on 28 July. The total amount of sale of 6 men’s teams is Rs 49.65 crore. Let us tell you, a total of 40 matches will be played in the first season of Delhi Premier League in which 30 matches are in the men’s category while 7 are in the women’s category. The top 4 bidders of the men’s franchise auction will also be made a part of the women’s team. Delhi Premier League President Bimal Julka is a retired IAS officer and he has also given his opinion about this important tournament. He is very happy that the Delhi Premier League tournament is going to be played and all the players can be seen performing brilliantly in it. DDCA President Rohan Jaitley said, ‘We are very happy to announce that male and female players will get equal opportunities in the first season of Delhi Premier League. DDCA wants that talented players get a chance to play for their state team and country. There are many players in Delhi who are capable of making a mark in the upcoming tournament. DDCA is very happy to announce the upcoming tournament.’ Delhi Premier League tournament will be played in the month of August The performance of the Delhi team has always been very good in Indian domestic cricket. There are many players who performed brilliantly while playing for Delhi and then secured their place in the Indian team. Very soon the names of the franchises of the Delhi Premier League tournament and its schedule will be announced. The organizing committee of the Delhi Premier League has started this tournament in collaboration with Perfect Pitch Events and Sports Private Limited so that the talent of emerging players can be presented to the world. 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:…
SA20 2025: Kane Williamson and Chris Woakes will be seen playing for Durban Super Giants in the upcoming season
But this information has not yet come into the public domain. Kane Williamson and Chris Woakes (Image Credit- Twitter Former England cricket team captain Kane Williamson and England cricket team fast bowler Chris Woakes will be seen playing for Durban Super Giants in the upcoming season SA20. It is worth noting that after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup that ended last month, Williamson left the captaincy of New Zealand’s white ball format due to playing more franchise cricket. Now he has joined Durban Super Giants in the upcoming SA T20 season, which was also the runner-up of the last season. On the other hand, Chris Woakes is one of England’s best fast bowlers. However, he has not been playing white ball cricket for England for some time. He was also not included in England’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, but he is consistently included in the England team in Test cricket, especially in England. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering Woakes as a replacement for James Anderson in the biggest format of the game. Woakes was also associated with Punjab Kings during IPL 2024 It is worth noting that Chris Woakes was associated with Punjab Kings during the last season of IPL, but due to some reasons he could not play for the team. So, if we give you information about his T20 career, then he has played a total of 33 T20 matches for the national team, in which he has taken 31 wickets. On the other hand, Kane Williamson is a big name in the cricket world. In the last season of IPL, he was with Gujarat Titans, where he scored 27 runs in the two matches he played. But now Williamson wants to focus more on franchise cricket, due to which he has decided to play cricket in South Africa’s Premier T20 League.
SA20 2025: Paarl Royals sign Joe Root for the upcoming season, read the big news
In his T20 career, Root has played more than 100 T20 matches. Joe Root. (Image Source: BCCI-IPL) Experienced England cricket team batsman and former captain Joe Root has been signed by Royal Sports Group’s franchise Paarl Royals for the upcoming SA T20 season. Let us tell you that the 33-year-old player will be seen playing for the Royals team in the upcoming season, and this will be Root’s second franchise of the Royals group, with which he will be seen playing. It is worth noting that before this he has played for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL during the year 2023. Currently, Joe Root is seen playing in the second Test match against West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. While joining Paarl Royals for the upcoming season of SA20 will be a golden opportunity to learn not only for the team but also for the young players of the team. Let us tell you that Joe Root’s name comes among the four best batsmen in the world. Kumar Sangakkara’s big statement came out On the other hand, after Joe Root joined the Paarl Royals franchise, Royals franchise’s cricket director Kumar Sangakkara said- We all know what a great player Joe Root is and it is a great feeling to have him back in the Royals. He has made a great contribution to all the teams he has represented in the last few years. He has also proven to be a valuable all-rounder with his bowling and fielding attributes, as we saw during IPL 2023. We look forward to using his expertise, his personality, his mind and his performance on the field to strive towards a successful SA20 season in 2025. A look at Joe Root’s T20 cricket career If we talk about Joe Root’s T20 career, till the time of writing this news, he has played a total of 100 T20 matches in which he has scored 2432 runs and taken 27 wickets at an economy of 8.47.
