Sanjay Bapusaheb Bangar is an Indian cricket commentator and the head of cricket development of the IPL franchise Punjab Kings. He is a former Indian international cricketer. He played as an all-rounder and represented the India national cricket team in Tests and ODIs.
Robin Venu Uthappa is a former Indian cricketer,who last played for Kerala in domestic cricket &Chennai Super Kings in IPL. He has represented team India in ODIs and T20Is.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was a short-lived cricket league that ran from 2007 to 2009. It was sponsored by Zee Entertainment Enterprises,a media company. The ICL had two seasons,featuring four international teams and nine domestic teams from India,Pakistan and Bangladesh. The matches were played in the Twenty20 format,which was new and exciting at the time. The ICL also planned to have a 50-over tournament,but it never happened.
The Indian Premier League (IPL),also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons,is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007,the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer,between March and May each year. It has an exclusive window in the ICC Future Tours Programme,resulting in fewer international cricket tours occurring during the IPL seasons.
Rajasthan Royals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Jaipur,Rajasthan,that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises,the team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The Royals are known to unearth obscure,high potential talent.
Mumbai Indians are a professional franchise cricket team based in Mumbai,Maharashtra,that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008,the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate,Reliance Industries,through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment,the team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ranganath Vinay Kumar is an Indian former cricketer and cricket commentator who has represented India at Test,One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore,Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In November 2018,he played in his 100th match in the Ranji Trophy. In August 2019,he moved from Karnataka to Puducherry,ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy season. During the first round of matches in the tournament,he took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy. In February 2021,Kumar announced his retirement from all forms of the game. With India,he was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Pune Warriors India were a franchise Twenty20 cricket team that represented the city of Pune in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of two IPL franchises from the Indian state of Maharashtra,the other being Mumbai Indians. It was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season,alongside the also-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The team was owned by Sahara Group Sports Limited,a group company of the Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. The team's home ground was the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium located in Gahunje,Pune.
Abhishek Santosh Raut is an Indian cricketer. Raut made his debut in first-class cricket on 17–20 Dec 2005. He is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm Legbreak Bowler. He was signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. In the 2008 IPL season,he made his debut in IPL,scoring 21 runs in 13 balls.
The 2012 Indian Premier League season,abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012,was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League,initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders were the winning team,beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the final. This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh,often known as Bhuvi,is an Indian former international cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from 2012 to 2022. He currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. Kumar swings the ball both ways efficiently,with his inswingers more effective than outswing. Initially starting his career as an opening swing bowler,Bhuvneshwar Kumar upgraded his bowling armoury with reverse swing,slower bowls and Yorkers to become a death over specialist. With India,Kumar won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He became the first bowler to win a purple cap of IPL in two consecutive seasons.
Sandeep Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Chandigarh. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler. Sharma has represented India at two Under-19 World Cups –2010 and 2012. He was a key member of the Indian under-19 team which emerged as winners of the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was signed up by Kings XI Punjab in 2013 following his bowling performances at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup. He got the appetite for bowling yorkers and received reputation for his ability to swing the ball. His bowling style often resembled to that of Praveen Kumar's.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are a professional franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,Telangana,India,that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the SUN Group and was founded in 2012 after the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers were terminated by the IPL. The team is currently coached by Daniel Vettori and captained by Pat Cummins. Their primary home ground is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium,Hyderabad,which has a capacity of 38,000.
Abhishek Sharma is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,India,which plays in Indian Premier League(IPL). Sunrisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut replacing Deccan Chargers in 2013 Indian Premier League. Kumar Sangakkara was initially appointed as the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad but was replaced by Cameron White after nine matches as the latter captained the team for the remaining 7 matches and the Eliminator match in the Playoffs. The team was coached by Tom Moody with Waqar Younis as their bowling coach while V. V. S. Laxman and Kris Srikkanth were appointed as the mentors. The team played all their home games at home in Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,Telangana,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2019 Indian Premier League,making their seventh outing in all the IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Kane Williamson and coached by Tom Moody with Simon Helmot as assistant coach,Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and V. V. S. Laxman as mentor.
The Deccan Chargers (DC) were a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,India,that competed in the Indian Premier League (IPL),a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league in India. They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League,making their fifth appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Kumar Sangakkara and coached by Darren Lehmann.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,Telangana,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League,making their tenth appearance in all IPL tournaments.
Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) are a professional franchise cricket team based in Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2021,the team plays its home matches at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The team is owned by RPSG Group,who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017,and is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Justin Langer.
