query: who is the captain of kxip in ipl 2018

pos: Kings XI Punjab XI Punjab squad for the 2018 IPL season includes internationals such as Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuvraj Singh, KL Rahul, Aaron Finch and Chris Gayle. Ashwin has been appointed as captain. Brad Hodge has been appointed as coach.<br> on 19 April 2018 Chris Gayle stole the show with his fine century after Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Franchises confirmed the names of retained players for the 12th season of Indian Premier League. 2019 Indian Premiere League will play next year. KXIP Retained following players for next season Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew

pos: Kings XI Punjab Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin.On auction day(18 December 2018) KXIP snapped up new 13 players:Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin. Kings XI played in the now defunct Champions League Twenty20 once, in 2014 and finished as semi-finalists. In 2015, the official title sponsor of the Kings XI were Tata Motors Prima while they had on board as many as 25 sponsors, the highest for any team in the IPL. Their

pos: Kings XI Punjab in 2019 Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin. Kings XI Punjab in 2019 The 2019 season is the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. Franchises confirmed the names of retained players for the 12th season of Indian Premier League. 2019 Indian Premiere League will play next year. KXIP Retained following players for next season Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin.On auction day(18 December 2018) KXIP snapped up new 13 players:Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen,

pos: Kings XI Punjab in 2019 Kings XI Punjab in 2019 The 2019 season is the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. Franchises confirmed the names of retained players for the 12th season of Indian Premier League. 2019 Indian Premiere League will play next year. KXIP Retained following players for next season Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin.On auction day(18 December 2018) KXIP snapped up new 13 players:Varun Chakaravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh,

neg: Piyush Chawla the season. He was the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 32 dismissals in six matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. Piyush Chawla played in the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab team from 2008 to 2013. He has had a successful time at Punjab. After IPL 4 he had taken 57 in 55 matches and only 5 players had better record at the time. He was sold for US$900,000 to KXIP in 4th Edition of IPL. On 12 February 2014,

neg: James Faulkner (cricketer) Punjab in IPL 2012. However he has just played three IPL matches between IPL 2011 and IPL 2012. During the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) players auction, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for $400,000. He has received two man of the matches in IPL 2014 vs RCB and in IPL 2015 vs KXIP respectively. Faulkner was man of the match in the 2012–13 Sheffield Shield final, helping Tasmania secure its third title. On 1 February 2012, Faulkner made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against India. Despite his current status as a pace bowler, he started as an

neg: Karan Paul as an individual and as the leader of the Apeejay Surrendra Group adjudicated by processes created by the international HR audit firm Mercer and Grant Thornton. Some of the initiatives created by him:- Karan is a sports enthusiast and loves the sport of cricket. He is the co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) team of the Indian Premier League (IPL) along with Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia and Mohit Burman. KXIP is a franchise cricket team with its headquarters in Mohali, Punjab. Karan has been reading serious literature from a very young age and his first love and abiding interest

neg: Indian Premier League time, after leading the rankings in 2010 and 2013. Last year's most valuable brand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) come second in IPL 2018 ranking with brand value up 5% from 2017. Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) retained their third position with a brand value up 17%, Mumbai Indians (MI) were ranked fourth with a brand value up 11%, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is at number five, Delhi Daredevils (DD), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are at sixth ,seventh & eighth in the valuation table. Despite being at the bottom half of the table, all these teams have seen

neg: Kings XI Punjab in 2017 the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it. On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players. Kings XI Punjab in 2017 The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The Kings XI Punjab drew an average home attendance of 20,000 in the 2017 IPL season. The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League

neg: Rajasthan Royals at a strike rate of 382.35 to win the match against RCB. Shane Watson lead the side and Rahul Dravid played the role of a mentor. In 2018, the Rajasthan Royals made a comeback to IPL after two years of suspension. Prior to the 2018 IPL auction, the Royals retained Steve Smith for announcing him as captain for 2018 season. Following the ball tampering controversy in March 2018, Smith stepped down as Royals captain with Ajinkya Rahane appointed. Smith was subsequently banned from playing in the 2018 IPL season. Following Steve Smith's ban Heinrich Klaasen was announced as replacement. On

neg: Faf du Plessis US$120,000 at the Indian Premier League player auction. Along with Jonathan Vandiar, Dean Elgar, and Ethi Mbhalati, du Plessis was one of four uncapped players to be named in South Africa's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup. He was named one of the five South Africa Cricket Annual's Players Of The Year in 2011. Du Plessis had a very successful season with the Chennai Super Kings scoring 398 runs in IPL 2012. Du Plessis has never got out for a duck in his career, until the qualifier 2 match against KXIP in IPL 2014 having been dismissed for

neg: Chennai Super Kings in 2011 season. Players with international caps before the start of the 2011 IPL season are listed in bold. The Super Kings started their IPL 2011 campaign with a two-run win against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai. Opener Anirudha Srikkanth won the Man of the match for scoring 64. But the Super Kings lost their second game of the season to the Kings XI Punjab, despite setting KXIP a target of 189, after Punjab's Paul Valthaty hit the first century of the season (an unbeaten 62-ball 120). Michael Hussey's 83* took them to a comfortable win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore

neg: Kings XI Punjab in 2017 Kings XI Punjab in 2017 The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. The Kings XI Punjab drew an average home attendance of 20,000 in the 2017 IPL season. The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017, but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off. On 3 February, the BCCI announced that

neg: Shreyas Iyer was announced as the new captain of Delhi Daredevils replacing Gautam Gambhir. On 27 April 2018, he became the youngest captain to lead the Delhi Daredevils team in the IPL history at the age of 23 years and 142 days during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders and was also the fourth overall youngest to captain any IPL side. On his IPL captaincy debut, Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten match winning knock of 93 off 40 deliveries with 10 sixes, which was his third successive IPL fifty of the season to power DD to a heavy total of 219/5 in

neg: Dinesh Karthik Challengers Bangalore for 10.5 crore. In 2016, he was bought by Gujarat Lions for Rs. 2.3 crores and was retained for the 2017 Indian Premier league. On 27 January 2018, Karthik was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹7.60 crore. He was appointed as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders on 4 March 2018 for the 2018 IPL season replacing Gautam Gambhir who successfully captained the team in previous editions of the IPL. He led the team to the playoffs but lost there. Karthik made his Test debut in the 4th Test between Australia and India in Mumbai, when Parthiv

neg: Stephen Fleming Super Kings for 6 years before it got banned from IPL for two years according to the decision of Justice RM Lodha committee. In IPL 2016 he became the coach of Rising Pune Supergiants. In IPL 2018, he returned as Coach of Chennai Super Kings after the Two Years Suspension of Team by Justice RM Lodha Committee. The Chennai Super Kings also won the IPL 2018 with him coaching and managing a side with a good rapo between the Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni and him, accused by many of being too old for T20 format, to win critical

neg: Kings XI Punjab Kings XI Punjab The Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali (Chandigarh CR), Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League. Established in 2008, the franchise is jointly owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Wadia Group scion Ness Wadia, Dabur’s Mohit Burman and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium, Mohali. Since the 2010 IPL, they have been playing some of their home games at either Dharamsala or Indore. The Kings XI Punjab's catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, also evident from the letter sequence "K

neg: David Warner (cricketer) as the leading run scorer, and was awarded with the Orange cap for the second time. He finished the season with 641 runs and at an average of 58.27. For the 2018 IPL season, Warner was retained and appointed captain by Sunrisers Hyderabad, but he stepped down as captain following the events of ball tampering in South Africa. The BCCI later announced that Warner would not be allowed to play in the 2018 IPL season. He contracted with Sylhet Sixers for the 2019 edition of Bangladesh Premier League.On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks

neg: Kusal Perera in the prestigious Royal–Thomian annual cricket encounter. Even though Kusal was a right-handed batsman at the younger age of 11 to 13 years, he later switched his stance to become a left-handed batsman. This switch has been influenced by the batting stance of the Sri Lankan legend, Sanath Jayasuriya - his childhood idol and hero. He made his IPL debut playing for Rajasthan Royals in the 2013 IPL season. Prior to the start of the 2018 IPL season, he was approached by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team to replace their former captain David Warner who was banned for ball-tampering scandal against

neg: Kings XI Punjab inning building innings from the veteran Indian batsman Virender Sehwag and young star Manan Vohra which made middle order batting easy and qualify to the playoffs. Due to a brilliant 122 run knock from Virender Sehwag against Chennai Super Kings in the semifinal, KXIP make their way to the final. In the final, they faced Kolkata Knight Riders where they batted first and set a good target of 199 owing to Wriddhiman Saha's brilliant 115* (which incidentally was the first ton in an IPL final). However, due to Manish Pandey's 94 off 50 balls and his teammates consistently high run

neg: Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 out Bhuvneshwar's overs, he pummeled the other SunRisers bowlers to reach his second century in the IPL season. After Raina's departure, Rayudu joined hands with Watson to complete the chase for the Super Kings and helped them lift their third IPL trophy. Williamson was awarded the Orange Cap for scoring most runs in the season. He became the second captain of the SunRisers after Warner to receive the award. The SunRisers captain Kane Williamson praised Rashid Khan for his extremely successful IPL stint. He said, “He’s a world-class player. It’s always a pleasure to face him at the nets and

neg: Kolkata Knight Riders West Indian uncapped all-rounder Javon Searles and uncapped Indian all-rounders Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi. Other signings were veteran Indian wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, Australian pace bowlers Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson and former Knight Riders player Vinay Kumar. On 4 March 2018, Dinesh Karthik was appointed as the captain of KKR for IPL 2018 and Robin Uthappa was named vice-captain. Mitchell Starc was ruled out before the season due to injury and Tom Curran was announced as his replacement. Ahead of the auction for IPL 2019 set to take place on 18 December, eight players were released from the squad

neg: Shane Watson international cricketers to play for the same IPL franchise from the inception of the tournament. He was also appointed captain of the team for the 2014 season. After the suspension of Rajasthan Royals for two years in 2016, Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him for US $1.4 million, most paid in the auction. During IPL 2017, Watson was appointed as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the first few matches, during the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli. In 2018, he was signed by Chennai Super Kings. He scored his third ton in Indian Premier League against Rajasthan Royals

neg: Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap that season for picking up the 23 wickets which was the most. He took five wickets in a match for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2017. In the 2017 Indian Premier League, Kumar won the Purple Cap for the second time in a row for picking up 26 wickets. Kumar was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2018 IPL season. On 29 March 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad announced Kumar as the vice-captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2018 season. He along with Siddarth Kaul, Rashid Khan and Sandeep Sharma helped Sunrisers reach the final

neg: Abhinav Mukund in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 560 runs in nine matches. In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. Abhinav Mukund Abhinav Mukund (; born 6 January 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays for India and Tamil Nadu. He has played for India in seven Test matches. He is the captain of Tamil Nadu and has captained India A on several occasions. He was a member of Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He was picked for the India Under-19 squad's tour in Malaysia where he played

neg: Akshdeep Nath bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. Akshdeep Nath Akshdeep Deependra Nath (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012

neg: MS Dhoni in the IPL for the first season auctions. Under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the 2010 and 2011 and 2018Indian Premier League titles and the 2010 and 2014 Champions League T20 titles. After the suspension of CSK for two years, he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for US$1.9 Million in 2016, and was named captain. However, his team finished in 7th place. In 2017, his team reached the final, where they lost to Mumbai Indians. In the 2018 IPL season, Chennai Super Kings returned to IPL and Dhoni was again selected to lead the franchise. Dhoni scored 455

neg: Mumbai Indians was brought in as a replacement for Andrew Symonds, who retired from all forms of the game citing family reasons. Sachin Tendulkar stepped down as Mumbai Indians captain ahead of the IPL 2012 season-opener against Chennai. At the 2013 IPL player auction, Former Australian Captain Ricky Ponting was purchased by Mumbai Indians for $400,000 and he became the new captain for sixth edition of IPL. Also at the auction, Glenn Maxwell was purchased by Mumbai Indians. Also Phillip Hughes, Nathan Coulter - Nile, Jacob Oram was purchased by MI Management. In the 2008–2009 transfer window, Mumbai Indians conducted two straight

neg: Ankit Rajpoot was signed by Chennai Super Kings in the 2013 Indian Premier League auction. Making his debut against Mumbai Indians, he dismissed their captain Ricky Ponting in his very first over. His match figures were 1/25 from 3 overs. On 6 February 2016 he was signed by IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction for 3 crores. On April 26, Rajpoot took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs in a match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, and earned the Man Of The Match award, although Punjab

neg: Ben Stokes made captain the same day. On 20 February 2017, Stokes was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL for Rs 14.5cr (£1.7m). He made his maiden T20 hundred against Gujarat Lions, getting 103* in 63 balls with 7 fours and 6 sixes. He was awarded the Man of The Match trophy a record 3 times in 14 games before he left for national duty. On 27 January 2018, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹12.5 crores (£1.7m), he was the most expensive player in the 2018 IPL auction. Stokes made his senior England debut in a One

neg: Indian Premier League attendance among all sports leagues. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube. The brand value of IPL in 2018 was 6.3 billion, according to Duff & Phelps. According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed () to the GDP of the Indian economy. There have been eleven seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Chennai Super Kings, who won the 2018 season. The most successful franchises in the tournament are the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with 3 tournament wins each. The Indian

neg: Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Indians that overshadowed Rohit Sharma's classy 98 on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens surprised many. His soon pivotal cameos earned the designation of vice-captain of the team and he played all the matches in 7th edition of IPL, primarily due to his incredible strike-rate. In 55 IPL games, he made a total of 612 runs at an impressive strike-rate of 131.61. He again went to his home team Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auctions. As an uncapped player, he earned the fattest pay cheques of the auction - 3.2 crores. Suryakumar Yadav Suryakumar Ashok Yadav (born 14 September

neg: Gautam Gambhir Kolkata Knight Riders to their second title in 2014 by beating Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to the playoffs in the 2016 and 2017 season and was also the highest run-scorer. On 27 January 2018, in the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.8 crore, and was appointed as the captain. Later Kolkata Knight Rider's CEO Venky Mysore revealed that Gambhir had asked the team not to retain him as he wanted to finish his IPL career where he started. On 25 April, Gambhir stepped down from captaincy citing

neg: Sachin Baby India's premier domestic 50-over tournament. His century in the quarter-final earned Kerala a place in the final four of the tournament. Baby's penchant for limited-overs cricket earned him a contract with the Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2013. RCB picked him up in the IPL Player Auction 2016. In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. Sachin Baby Sachin Baby (born 18 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He was born on in Adimali of Idukki, Kerala. He is a left-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm off

neg: Chennai Super Kings Singh Dhoni, who was the captain of the Indian limited-overs team in 2008, was bought by the Super Kings for $1.5 million at the 2008 players' auction. He was the most expensive player in the IPL until 2009 when the Super Kings signed up English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for $1.55 million. Dhoni is one of the most successful captains in the IPL, having led the Super Kings to seven finals of which the team has won three. The vice-captain of the team from 2008 to 2015 was Suresh Raina. Raina holds multiple IPL records such as most caps, most runs

neg: Siddhesh Lad Siddhesh Lad Siddhesh Dinesh Lad (born 23 May 1992) is a cricketer who plays for Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional right arm off break bowler. Lad was the captain of the Western Wolves team in the Toyota University Cricket Championship (UCC). His father, Dinesh Lad, is the coach of Indian international batsman Rohit Sharma. In the 2015 Indian Premier League, he was selected to play for the Mumbai Indians. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction. He was the leading run-scorer for Mumbai in the

neg: Kane Williamson of the 2016 season. On 6 February 2015, Sunrisers Hyderabad of the IPL signed Williamson for US$96,500. He played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 season where they won the title. For the 2017 Indian Premier League he was retained by the side. In the 2018 IPL Auction, he was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for US$460,500. On 29 March 2018, he was announced captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad replacing David Warner. Under Williamson's captaincy Sunrisers Hyderabad finished runners-up after Chennai Super Kings beat them in the final by 8 wickets, he also won the Orange Cap for scoring the most

neg: Steve Smith (cricketer) was RPS's highest run scorer in the tournament, scoring 472 runs at an average of 39.33, including three fifties. In February 2018, he was named as captain of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming IPL 2018. However, following his admission of involvement in the Australian test side's ball tampering controversy in the Third Test in South Africa in March 2018, it was announced by the team that Smith has stood down from that role and Ajinkya Rahane took charge as the new captain for Rajasthan Royals team. On 28 March 2018, after being banned by Cricket Australia for his involvement in

neg: Shreyas Gopal Shreyas Gopal Ramaswamy Shreyas Gopal (born 4 September 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed, and bowls leg break. He played three ODIs for India Under-19 cricket team in 2011. He had captained Karnataka at various age levels such as Under-13, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-19. He played for Mumbai Indians in 2014 IPL. In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. Shreyas Gopal received his bachelor's

neg: David Miller (cricketer) IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. The opposing captain Virat Kohli, who dropped a catch when Miller was on 41, said of the innings that it was one of the best innings he had ever seen in the Indian Premier League history. He was retained by Kings XI Punjab for 2014 IPL where he played all matches and help his team to reach the finals. It was announced that he will be the Captain of the Kings XI Punjab for 2016 IPL. After Kings XI Punjab lost five of their first six games, he was dropped as the captain and was replaced

neg: Andrew Tye made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in the 2017 IPL for the Gujarat Lions side and registered the best bowling figures by a bowler on IPL debut (5/17) and also took a hat-trick. On the same day of IPL, Samuel Badree of Royal Challengers Bangalore also took a hat-trick. This was the first time in the IPL that two bowlers took a hat-trick on a same day in two different IPL matches. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. He went on to win the Purple Cap for the 2018

neg: Parthiv Patel was the highest in a successful chase in a Ranji Trophy final. The win also made Gujarat the first team and Patel the first captain to have won all three major domestic titles. In July 2018, he was named as the captain for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. Patel was auctioned in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) to Chennai Super Kings. He used to be a regular in the team and opened with the former Australian opener Matthew Hayden. He did not keep wicket as the Indian wicketkeeper as captain MS Dhoni was in the team. For

neg: Brendon McCullum with the Otago Volts at provincial level, the Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League, the Brisbane Heat in Australia's Big Bash League, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and the Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, Rangpur Riders in the BPL.. After retirement, he has confirmed to return to Brisbane Heat for BBL 06. He played for Gujarat Lions in ipl 2016_2017.And for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018 season. He is also acting presently as a Mentor and Captain for Lahore Qalandars franchise cricket team in Pakistan Super League. His brother Nathan McCullum was also a first-class and international

neg: Lasith Malinga 2018, he was appointed as the bowling mentor for the Mumbai Indians team though Shane Bond serves as the bowling coach for the side in 2018 IPL season. Mumbai Indians franchise revealed that Malinga would provide supportive role as a mentor and would be part of the coaching staff ahead of the 2018 IPL season. Prior to the decision made by the Mumbai Indians, Malinga was released from the Mumbai Indians team for the 2018 IPL auction due to his poor bowling performances at the 2017 IPL season. Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga, ( born 28 August 1983) is a

neg: Mayank Markande Mayank Markande Mayank Markande (born 11 November 1997) is an Indian cricketer who is a member of the Mumbai Indians in IPL. He made his Twenty20 debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 14 January 2018. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction for an amount of only ₹20 lakhs. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018 in Bengaluru. He made his debut in lPL 2018 playing for the Mumbai Indians franchise. In his first two matches

neg: Amit Mishra in season 6 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2013) he took a hat-trick playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Pune Warriors India and with this hat-trick, he became the first player in IPL history to take three hat-tricks. He has previously taken hat-trick in IPL 2008 playing for Delhi Daredevils against Deccan Chargers and then again in IPL 2011 playing for Deccan Chargers against Kings XI Punjab. He played for Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015, IPL 2016, and IPL 2017. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction. Amit Mishra Amit Mishra (born 24

neg: Sanju Samson Sanju Samson Sanju Viswanath Samson (born 11 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer who represents Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A wicket-keeper batsman, he made his Twenty20 International debut for India against Zimbabwe on 19 July 2015. As of April, 2017 he is the youngest batsman to score 1000 runs in the IPL. Moreover, he is the youngest cricketer to captain a Ranji trophy side. He hails from Trivandrum, Kerala and represents the Kerala cricket team in domestic cricket. He is the youngest player to score a half-century in the IPL and Champions League Twenty20. He achieved

neg: Ankush Bains the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. Ankush Bains Ankush Bains (born 16 December 1995) is an Indian U-19 cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh and India U-19 as a wicket keeper. He was signed up by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2015 at his base price of 10 lakhs. Then in 2016 IPL auction he was bought by new team "Rising Pune Supergiants" for Rs.10 Lakhs In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018

neg: Ankush Bains Ankush Bains Ankush Bains (born 16 December 1995) is an Indian U-19 cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh and India U-19 as a wicket keeper. He was signed up by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2015 at his base price of 10 lakhs. Then in 2016 IPL auction he was bought by new team "Rising Pune Supergiants" for Rs.10 Lakhs In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Later the same month, he was bought by

neg: Mandeep Singh Mandeep Singh Mandeep Singh (born 18 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Punjab in the top-flight of Indian cricket. An attacking right-hand batsman who also occasionally bowls right arm medium pace, Mandeep has also played for India Blue cricket team and North Zone and is currently a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in the IPL. He has also played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2010 edition of the IPL. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the 2012 season of IPL, Mandeep

neg: Nitish Rana Nitish Rana Nitish Rana (born 27 December 1993) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket. He is a left-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He is a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in IPL. In November 2018, he was named as the captain of Delhi's team, replacing Gautam Gambhir. Rana made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and ended the tournament with 557 runs, averaging 50.63 and finishing as his team's leading run-getter. He was his team's second highest run-scorer in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 218 runs.

neg: David Miller (cricketer) David Miller (cricketer) David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African cricketer. He is an aggressive left-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler who plays domestic cricket for the Hollywoodbets Dolphins and is the former captain of the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and represents South Africa in both One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals. In September 2018, Miller announced that he would no longer be available to play first-class cricket. Miller made his first-class debut in the Dolphins' final game of the 2007–08 domestic SuperSport Series, scoring a

neg: 2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing team in the home soil during the clash against KKR. During the 8th over of the contest between CSK and KKR, few spectators who were inside the Chepauk Stadium threw shoes near the boundary line which fell close to Ravindra Jadeja who was fielding near the boundary rope. Madras high court issued a notice to BCCI after a PIL was filed seeking stay on IPL. The IPL chief, Rajiv Shukla earlier announced that the IPL matches would proceed in Chennai as usual and ordered the security officials to provide extra security for the upcoming IPL matches which are to be

neg: 2018 Indian Premier League 8 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final to win their third title. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 735 runs. Andrew Tye, of Kings XI Punjab, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 24 wickets. Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player, also known as Man of the Series, while Rishabh Pant of Delhi Daredevils was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament. This was the first season of the IPL to use DRS. IPL Fanpark,

neg: Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 ability”. “This is what we as a franchisee always take pride in — letting players express themselves freely on and off the field,” he added. Three SunRisers players — Williamson, Rashid and Siddarth Kaul were featured in the CricBuzz Team XI of 2018 IPL. Both Williamson and Rashid were also featured in the ESPNcricinfo IPL team of the season. The 2018 season performances helped the IPL see its brand value jump by 19% to the estimated value of 6.3 billion. The SunRisers also saw the increase in their brand value which was estimated to be 70 million in 2018, according

neg: Gurkeerat Singh has played many notable cameos for his team. His catch to dismiss Ross Taylor of Pune Warriors India in a league game was voted the catch of the tournament for IPL 2013. In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL auction. In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. Gurkeerat Singh Gurkeerat Singh Mann (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a lower-order batsman for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler, he

neg: Nitish Rana six-hitter of the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 21 sixes and is said to have "big-hitting prowess". Rana has credited Ricky Ponting for helping him develop into a big-hitting batsman. Nitish Rana Nitish Rana (born 27 December 1993) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket. He is a left-hand batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He is a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in IPL. In November 2018, he was named as the captain of Delhi's team, replacing Gautam Gambhir. Rana made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and

neg: Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 same day that Warner along with his Australian team-mate, Steve Smith, would not be allowed to play in 2018 IPL after Cricket Australia imposed one-year ban imposed on them.. The following day, the SunRisers Hyderabad announced Kane Williamson would serve as captain and Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be vice-captain for the season. Later, they announced Alex Hales as Warner's replacement for the season. The batsman was bought for his base price of from the Registered and Available Player Pool (RAPP) list. On the squad available for this season, coach Tom Moody said, On 9 April, the SunRisers started their season campaign

neg: Raiphi Gomez match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, he picked up the wickets of Jacques Kallis and captain Gautam Gambhir in successive deliveries, thereby turning the course of the game in favor of the Tuskers. In 2011, KTK was terminated by BCCI. After KTK's termination, he is selected to play for Pune Warriors India in the 5th edition of IPL. In August 2018, he was one among the 13 players fined by the Association, when the players had raised their concerns about Kerala's Cricket Team captain, Sachin Baby. Raiphi Gomez Raiphi Vincent Gomez (born 16 October 1985) is an Indian first class

neg: Chennai Super Kings title wins. The team is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Stephen Fleming. The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and have the best win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.56). They hold the records of most appearances in the IPL playoffs (nine) and in the final (seven). In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2018 was estimated at $65 million, making them the most valuable franchise in the IPL. In September 2007, the

neg: 2018 Indian Premier League 2018 Indian Premier League The 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 11, was the eleventh season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The season, which is being held from 7 April to 27 May, saw the return of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals after serving two years of suspension for the involvement of their respective owners in the 2013 IPL betting case. Star Sports purchased the media rights at ₹16,347.5 crore ($2.55 billion) for five years starting from 2018. Chennai Super Kings won by

neg: Chennai Super Kings in 2013 by a scoring an amazing 51 of just 26 ball including 5 boundaries and 3 maximums and a strike rate of 196.15. He played superbly and was going for a maximum when unfortunately he got out with Pollard taking the catch of MSD, once again proved the match winner for Mumbai Indians Match II: In the second match at Mohali, CSK won over KXIP with an astounding 10 wicket win. Winning the toss and opting to bowl, CSK's bowlers were constantly taking the wickets and bowled out KXIP for 138. David Hussey and Gurkeerat Singh helped KXIP to stabilize in

neg: Michael Klinger Michael Klinger Michael Klinger (born 4 July 1980) is an Australian former first-class cricketer, who plays for the Perth Scorchers and played for western Australia. Before the 2008–09 season, Klinger played for Victoria and for St Kilda Cricket Club in Premier Cricket. He joined the South Australia Redbacks for the 2008–09 season, was named their Captain in 2010, and was recognised as the State Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2010. He was one of the 350 players under the hammer for the IPL Auction 2011, and was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala. In March 2018, he announced

neg: Indian Premier League Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The current champions are Chennai Super Kings who beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the 2018 season to secure their third title and thus became the joint most successful team in IPL history ever with Mumbai Indians. † The Orange Cap is awarded to the top run-scorer in the IPL during a season. It is an ongoing competition with the leader wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game, with the eventual winner keeping the cap for the season. The Purple Cap is awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL. It

neg: Rohit Sharma In 2015, he led Mumbai Indians to win the IPL title yet again by beating Chennai Super Kings with a margin of 41 runs in the final. He also won the Man of The Match award in the finals. In 2017, the Mumbai Indians finished at the top of the table and also went on to win the final under his captaincy. He is one of the two skippers to lead his team to win the IPL three times, the other being MS Dhoni who led Chennai Super Kings to victory in the 2018 IPL final. He had a poor

neg: Dwayne Bravo During IPL 2014 he sustained a shoulder injury in the first match against Kings XI Punjab and was subsequently ruled out of the remaining matches. He launched his single music Chalo Chalo in Chennai on 3 May 2015. He performed well in the 2015 IPL playing for Chennai Super Kings, taking 26 wickets and winning the purple cap for a second time. He is the one of the two man who has won 2 purple caps. After the suspension of Chennai Super Kings for 2 years, he was bought by Gujarat Lions. Later in 2018 IPL he was retained for

neg: Lasith Malinga he was the highest wicket taker in the tournament and won the golden wicket for this performance and won the award for the player of the tournament. Malinga also hit a lot of runs. In 2018 IPL Auctions, Malinga was not bought by Mumbai Indians due to his ineffective bowling in the recent past. However, on 7 February 2018, Malinga was named bowling mentor of Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2018. He has played 127 games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL and Champions League T20 and is the highest-wicket taker for the franchise with 179 scalps at an economy

neg: Ankit Sharma (cricketer) playing for Madhya Pradesh at Indore against Baroda during Ranji Trophy 2017-18 session. In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. Ankit Sharma (cricketer) Ankit Sharma (born 20 April 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays as a spin bowler for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is also a member of the Rajasthan Royals team in IPL. In the 2015-16 season of Ranji Trophy, Ankit was the second-highest wicket-taker for Madhya Pradesh, picking up 33 wickets in 9 matches. Ankit also

neg: Pravin Tambe Pravin Tambe Pravin kunal Tambe (born 8 October 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Tambe made his IPL debut at the age of 41 and he is the oldest IPL player in history when Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur in May 2013. Currently Tambe captains the DY Patil Sports Academy B team in Navi Mumbai. When he was young Pravin wanted to be a fast bowler but it was his Orient Shipping captain Ajay Kadam who asked him to bowl leg-spin. He was part of Shivaji Park Gymkhana team where

neg: Pardeep Sahu auction by Rajasthan Royals for 10 lakh, but did not play in any of the matches that season. At the 2016 IPL players auction, he was picked by Kings XI Punjab at the same price. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. Pardeep Sahu Pardeep Sahu (born 21 August 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Since making his first-class debut in 2002 at the age of 17, Sahu made sporadic appearances for Haryana in domestic cricket until 2011. In 2012, he

neg: Sanju Samson IPL auction. Sanju scored his maiden T20 century in IPL 2017 against Rising Pune Supergiant on 11th Apr 2017 at Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. He scored 102 off 63 balls and his innings had 8 boundaries and 5 sixes. He was also the second youngest player to score an IPL century after Manish Pandey In January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction. On 15 April 2018, Sanju played an electrifying inning by smashing 92 runs in 45 balls (with two 4's and 10 6's) playing for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bangalore

neg: Manoj Tiwary bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 50 lakhs. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction. Manoj Tiwary Manoj Kumar Tiwary (born 14 November 1985) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls occasional leg break. He represents Bengal in domestic cricket and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. He has represented the Indian national cricket team in the One Day International format of the game. He's an aggressive right-handed batsman and has gained attention from selectors and fans through his

neg: Virat Kohli most fifties in the format. He also holds the records of most runs in a single tournament of both the World Twenty20 and the IPL. He is the only batsman in history to average over 50 in Tests, ODIs and T20Is simultaneously. On 27 October 2018, he became the first batsman for India, and tenth overall, to score three successive centuries in ODIs. In December 2018, Kohli became the first Asian captain to win test match in England, Australia and South Africa. Kohli has been the recipient of many awards such as the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of

neg: Piyush Chawla Chawla was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 425 lac in IPL 7 auction. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction. Piyush Chawla Piyush Chawla (; born 24 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India national cricket team. He has also played for the India U-19 team and the Central Zone. He is seen as a leg-spinning all-rounder in domestic cricket, but plays as a specialist bowler in international cricket. He first played for India U-19 against the England U-19 team in 2004–05, claiming 13

neg: Rinku Singh (cricketer) debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016. In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction. Rinku Singh (cricketer) Rinku Singh (born 12 October 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. He is a left-hand batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He represented Uttar Pradesh at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and

neg: Kerala Cricket Association drafted to the IPL team Rajasthan Royals under the stewardship of the great wall Rahul Dravid. Sanju had performed well with both the bat and gloves in the tournament and had won the best young player of the League. He holds the record of being the youngest half centurion in the IPL. Sanju was chosen as the vice captain of the Indian U-19 side touring Australia. In 2013 he was picked into the India A side who played the touring New Zealand A team. In 2014, he was made the Vice-captain of the U-19 Indian team for the Asia Cup

neg: Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018 formats with utmost authority. And when he's captain, every team is very lucky. We're fortunate to have him in our squad. He has truly been wonderful right throughout the tournament." He called Rashid "a terrific cricketer.” The SunRisers' mentor V. V. S. Laxman also commented on the team's performance. He said, “Well, the three biggest positives for SunRisers in this IPL were 1. Kane Williamson as captain and batsman; he was sensational. 2. The way we won matches under tremendous pressure, defending low totals. 3 The evolution of Rashid Khan as a high-impact bowler with his great consistency and wicket-taking

neg: Alan Wilkins (cricketer) Melbourne Golf Club, alongside Ian Baker-Finch, Brett Ogle, Ossie Moore and Ewan Porter. In 2013 and 2014 Wilkins was one of the commentary teams for the Indian Premier League. He was on the commentary team for IPL 2016, and in 2018, he hosted the 'Kent Cricket Live' IPL show on Star Sports. Since 2016, Wilkins has been part of the commentary team for Pakistan Super League. In 2018 he published his memoirs, "Easier Said Than Done: A Life in Sport". Alan Wilkins (cricketer) Alan Wilkins (born 22 August 1953) is a former English county cricketer, who played for Glamorgan and

neg: Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for India and for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. He played for India Under-19 cricket team in the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup where he took a hat-trick against Scotland. He was a member of the Mumbai Indians squad in 2012 and signed up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 whom he represented at the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 IPL auction. On October

neg: Ishan Kishan BCCI, Ishan started playing for neighboring state Jharkhand based on advice from a senior player and friend. As per Ishan's coach, his idols are former Indian team captain M.S. Dhoni and former Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist. On 6 November 2016, Ishan Kishan scored 273 runs against Delhi in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy. This is the highest score by a player for Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy. He was the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 484 runs in six matches. In January 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 IPL auction.

neg: Sanju Samson side. He was the leading run-scorer for Kerala in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 627 runs in seven matches. In August 2018, he was one of eight players that were fined by the Kerala Cricket Association, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain, Sachin Baby. In November 2018, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy. In the IPL, he was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders players pool in 2012, but did not play. In 2013, he signed for Rajasthan Royals. and made his U-19 debut against Rajasthan on 13 April

neg: Women's T20 Challenge roadmap for women's IPL in future. Women's T20 Challenge The Women's T20 Challenge was an exhibition women's Twenty20 cricket took place on 22 May 2018 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In an effort to popularise women’s cricket, the BCCI has organised the match ahead of Qualifier 1 of 2018 IPL. The exhibition match was also held by the BCCI as a rehearsal (or introduction) for a Women's IPL tournament, a target which would be accomplished in the future (may be 2019 or 2020). IPL Supernovas won the match by 3 wickets in a last over thriller. It was the first

neg: Sunrisers Hyderabad will not be allowed to play in IPL 2018 following the Australian ball-tampering controversy. On 29 March, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was chosen to lead SRH for the 2018 season. On 31 March, England batsman Alex Hales was announced as replacement for the banned Warner. SRH finished the 2018 season as runners-up of the competition after losing to Chennai Super Kings in the final with 10 wins and seven losses. Williamson won the Orange Cap with 735 runs. Ahead of the auction, SRH traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Capitals in favour of Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma.

neg: Sachin Tendulkar Jayasuriya. In 2010 edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians reached the final of the tournament. Tendulkar made 618 runs in 14 innings during the tournament, breaking Shaun Marsh's record of most runs in an IPL season. He was declared player of the tournament for his performance during the season. He also won Best Batsman and Best Captain awards at 2010 IPL Awards ceremony. Sachin has scored more than 500 runs in IPL in two different seasons as a captain. Sachin Tendulkar captained Mumbai Indians in 4 league matches of second edition of the league. He scored 68 in the

neg: Sandeep Lamichhane was drafted to play for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Caribbean Premier League for $5000. In May 2018, he made his T20 debut playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL), thereby becoming the first Nepalese cricketer to play in the IPL. He took a wicket for 25 runs on his debut match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the tournament he took five wickets in three matches with 16.4 bowling average. Prior to his IPL debut, after receiving a surprise contract from the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi praised

neg: Vinay Kumar breakthrough 2010 IPL season: "He doesn’t bowl too fast nor too slow, and he doesn’t have threatening in-swingers or the deliveries that shape away from right-handers. But if there is one art that Vinay Kumar has mastered, it is the all-important one of picking up wickets." In the IPL 2018, Vinay got heavily trolled in social media after he told the trollers to "Chill" Vinay Kumar Ranganath Vinay Kumar () (born 12 February 1984) is a player who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who plays domestic

neg: 2018 Indian Premier League on retentions ahead of the 2018 IPL auction, leaving it at least ₹47 crore to spend at the auction. IPL teams were asked to submit their retention list by January 4. For the first time in IPL history, the player retention event was broadcast live on Star Sports. The IPL auction was held on 27 and 28 January at Bangalore a day after the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. 169 players (104 Indians and 56 Overseas) were sold at auction. Ben Stokes fetched the highest bid of ₹12.5 crore (US$1.95 million). Jaydev Unadkat was the most costly Indian

neg: Sam Billings once again playing in the PSL and IPL. England duty again kept him away from Kent for parts of the 2017 season and he played in only six of the county's County Championship matches during the season, although he was ever present during the T20 Blast. He averaged 43.66 in the Championship games he played and captained the side in a tour match against the West Indies in August. At the end of the season he signed a new contract with Kent and was appointed officially as the team's vice-captain. Following Sam Northeast's removal as Kent captain in early 2018

neg: Jaydev Unadkat Riders with their highest bid that auction, for the IPL Season 9. In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 30 lakhs. In the 10th IPL he took a hat-trick against Sunrisers Hyderabad during the final over of the match which was a wicket maiden over. On 27 January 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 IPL auction for ₹11.5 crores, he was the most expensive Indian cricketer in the auction. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the

neg: Parvez Rasool Parvez Rasool Parveez Rasool Zargar (born 13 February 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Jammu and Kashmir. A right-hand batsman and offbreak bowler, Rasool is the captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team and a regular member of India A. He was bought for by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 IPL auction. Rasool was the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to have played in The IPL. Rasool received his maiden call-up for the national team in 2013 for the Zimbabwe tour. Rasool finally represented the national team against Bangladesh on 15 June 2014

neg: Shreyas Iyer squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. He was also the leading run-scorer in the Deodhar Trophy, with 199 runs in three matches. In February 2015, Iyer was signed in the 2015 IPL players auction by the Delhi Daredevils for 2.6 crores (approximately $430,000). Thus Iyer became the highest earning uncapped player in the tournament. He scored 439 runs in 14 matches, with a 33.76 average and a strike rate of 128.36, making him the 9th most consistent player and Emerging Player of 2015 IPL. He was retained by Delhi Daredevils in the 2018 IPL Auction. On 25 April 2018, he

neg: Younis Khan bat. He signed for Surrey for the 2010 season. In 2008, Younis signed with the Indian Premier League and was drafted by the Rajasthan Royals for a bid of $225,000 USD. He however played only 1 match in the tournament against Kings XI Punjab and scored 1 run. He has not appeared in the IPL since. He contributed as a mentor for Peshawar Zalmi in the 2017 PSL season and the 2018 PSL season. In July 2018, he resigned from his roles of both captain and player of the United Bank Limited cricket team, after the United Bank Limited company

neg: Ebrahim Mirzapour Ebrahim Mirzapour Ebrahim Mirzapour (; born 1978) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper, who played most of his career for Foolad F.C . He started his professional IPL career, playing for Foolad, and was a member of the team until August 2006. He also made it to the national team while playing for Foolad, immediately becoming the number one keeper for his country. One of his most memorable moments came when he scored a goal on rival goalkeeper Armenak Petrosyan, off a goal kick. He was the captain of the team which won the 2004–2005 IPL championship. He also played

neg: Pradeep Sangwan for the last wicket in the final in Kolkata. Sangwan was a member of the victorious Indian team at the Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia in 2008 and bowled several incisive spells with the new ball. He took 8 wickets, including a spell of 5-44 that was crucial in India's victory against South Africa in the group stages. He has been named as the captain of the Delhi T20 team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018 and he replaced Rishabh Pant as a Captain. Sangwan was the first U-19 pick at the inaugural IPL draft, and was bought

neg: Ravichandran Ashwin Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011, he picked up 13 and 20 wickets respectively in each season. After Chennai Super Kings was banned for the 2016 and 2017 season, he was drafted to Rising Pune Supergiants. In the 2016 season, Ashwin picked up his 100th wicket against Kings XI Punjab in a four-wicket victory. He missed the 2017 season due to sports hernia. On 27 January 2018, Ashwin was bought by Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL Auction for ₹ 7.6 crores. On 26 February, it was announced that he would captain Kings XI Punjab. Ashwin produces a

neg: 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal other country would have handed its captain and lead player a one-year ban for attempted ball-tampering." Meanwhile, former Indian batsman and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was not surprised by the sanctions. Other cricketers came out in support of the banned players, saying that punishment was too harsh, including Harbhajan Singh, Russel Arnold, Michael Di Venuto and Adam Hollioake. Gautam Gambhir, the captain of the IPL side Delhi Daredevils commented that the sanctions imposed on Smith and Warner are quite harsh, and suspected that both may have paid for their roles in a 10-month pay dispute with CA that was resolved in

neg: 2018 Indian Premier League player at ₹11.5 crore (US$1.80 million). Among uncapped players Krunal Pandya was most expensive at ₹8.8 crore(US$1.38 million). Many prominent players such as Lasith Malinga, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Hashim Amla , Martin Guptill and Joe Root remain unsold. The season had a single opening ceremony, unlike 2017 IPL, before the first match on 7 April. The ceremony included performances by Varun Dhawan, Prabhu Deva, Mika Singh, Tamannaah Bhatia, Jacqueline Fernandez and Hrithik Roshan. 2018 Indian Premier League The 2018 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 11, was the eleventh season of the IPL, a professional

neg: Heath Streak Heath Streak Heath Hilton Streak (born 16 March 1974) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, and a former Test and ODI captain. By his statistical record, he is the best bowler to have played for Zimbabwe. He is the only Zimbabwean bowler to have taken over 100 Test wickets and one of only 4 Zimbabwean bowlers to have taken over 100 ODI wickets (the others being Grant Flower, Prosper Utseya & Ray Price). He is no longer the head coach of Zimbabwe national cricket team since Early 2018. He is the bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

neg: Rajasthan Royals for the 2018 season. The team's record run-scorer and current captain is Ajinkya Rahane, with 2705 runs , while the leading wicket-taker is Shane Watson, with 67 . The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in September 2007 the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008. In January 2008, the BCCI unveiled the owners of eight city-based franchises. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. The Jaipur franchise was sold to the Emerging Media for $67 million, making it the least expensive team

neg: Deepak Hooda series against Sri Lanka. In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy, but he did not play. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Deepak Hooda Deepak Jagbir Hooda (born 19 April 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014