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All the franchises have gone through several changes ahead of IPL 2022. The eight existing teams were only allowed to retain a maximum of four players which made it difficult for them to get hold of all their star players.

Given the auction dynamics, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) also had to part with talented players like Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, among others.

Sundar, who missed the second half of the season last year due to a finger injury, was bought by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), for a whopping Rs 8.75 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction last month.

Indian Premier League (IPL) has changed the way cricket boards across the world think about their domestic cricket and it has brought a positive change across the world, as now most of the Test-playing nations have their own franchise-based league up and running.

There has been a recent comparison doing the rounds on social media where Pakistan fans and Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ramiz Raja have been trying to compare their Pakistan Super League with the IPL, even saying that they offer more exciting and competitive cricket as compared to the Indian franchise-based league. 

Echoing PCB chief’s words, Pakistani journalist Arfa Feroz Zake took to Twitter to state that PSL grew in an era where other countries too had their respective leagues and added that IPL grew only because there was no competition. 

Australia skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl first hoping to get the benefit of conditions as it was raining in the morning. India captain Mithali Raj said she should have also bowled first. Both the teams have made one change each to their playing XIs.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India Women vs Australia Women World Cup group stage match from Eden Park, Auckland. After an inconsistent start to the tournament, the Women in Blue face a tough challenge in front of them in mighty Australia who are unbeaten in the tournament so far.

The Mithali Raj-led side have matches against Pakistan and Australia comprehensively but they suffered crushing defeats to New Zealand and England in the group stage so far.

Injury-ravaged India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got the all-clear to lead Gujarat Titans in the upcoming IPL after a general assessment at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru where he bowled and also passed the 'Yo-Yo' Test comfortably. The BCCI is checking on all its centrally contracted players -- injured or otherwise -- before the IPL and Pandya's performance, during his two days at the NCA, can also be seen as a good sign for Indian cricket.

"Let's make it clear. Fitness test clearance is only for those who are coming back from injury. In case of Hardik, it was about getting a general fitness assessment going into the gruelling IPL season," a BCCI source, as quoted by PTI, said, adding, "he is an asset and one needed to check his current fitness standards".

The 15th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) will see a number of new rules coming into force.

One of them is this: A new batter will have to take strike even if the player who was dismissed had crossed over before the catch was taken.

This rule has been backed by the lawmakers of cricket, who are Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The MCC has introduced this rule in international cricket and it will come into effect from October 2022. 

IPL, however, will enforce this rule in its upcoming edition.