Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played all formats of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket,he played for Kerala. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) he played for the Rajasthan Royals. He is also the first Kerala Ranji player to have played Twenty20 cricket for India. Sreesanth was initially banned for life after spot-fixing in the 2013 IPL,however,the ban was reduced to seven years in August 2019. In 2018,he participated in the popular reality show,Bigg Boss and became the runner up. In 2020 he was selected for the Kerala cricket team and resumed his career in national cricket. In March 2022,Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket. With India,Sreesanth was a member of the team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup,where in the 2007 final,he took the winning catch.
Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu is a former Indian international cricketer,commentator and politician. He played 61 limited overs matches for the India national cricket team between 2013 and 2019. He won the IPL trophy for a record six times,being the only player other than Rohit Sharma to achieve this feat. He played for Hyderabad in domestic cricket,Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman,who occasionally keeps wicket and bowls right-arm off breaks.
Yogesh Ashok Golwalkar is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler. Major Teams –India A,Kings XI Punjab,Middlesex County Cricket Club London (UK),Rest of India for Irani Trophy,Central Zone for Duleep Trophy and Madhya Pradesh.
Deccan Chargers is a defunct IPL franchise which was based in the city of Hyderabad. The franchise was one of the eight inaugural members of the IPL in 2008 and winner of 2009. It was owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. After finishing at the bottom of the points table in the first season,they won the second season held in South Africa in 2009 under the captaincy of former Australian wicket-keeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. Gilchrist was the captain of the team for the first three seasons of the IPL with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. From the fourth season,Kumar Sangakkara led the team and Cameron White played as his deputy. The team was coached by former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann.
Rajasthan Royals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Jaipur,Rajasthan,that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises,the team is owned by Manoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group. The Royals team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and at ACA Stadium,Guwahati. The Royals are known to unearth obscure and high potential talent.
Manpreet Singh Gony is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-hand middle order batsman. In June 2019,Gony announced his retirement from all forms of cricket,except for short-format leagues played overseas.
Abu Nechim Ahmed is an Indian cricketer who plays for Nagaland in domestic cricket and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. He captained Assam cricket team in the Ranji Trophy,Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Siddharth Kishorkumar Trivedi is an Indian cricketer who represented Gujarat. Currently,he plays for Saurashtra cricket team on his return to domestic circuit after serving a one-year ban for his failure to report being approached by bookies.
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.
Mohnish Dinesh Mishra is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was banned from Indian cricket over signing up with the rebel ICL. Subsequently,Mishra left the ICL and,following an amnesty offer from BCCI,returned to Indian domestic cricket.
The 2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case was a controversy which arose during the 2012 Indian Premier League and led to the banning of five cricketers. It started when a Hindi news channel,India TV,aired a sting operation which accused five players of seeking money in exchange for spot-fixing. Bans were imposed on all five,with a life-ban on Deccan Chargers's TP Sudhindra,a five-year ban on Kings XI Punjab's Shalabh Srivastava,and a one-year ban on Pune Warriors India's Mohnish Mishra and Kings XI Punjab's Amit Yadav. In addition Abhinav Bali,who was not in contact with any team during the 2012 season,was banned for a year. In the sting operation,Bali claimed to have spot-fixed during the 2009 season. According to the sting operation,some of the players revealed that they had received more money from the franchises' owners than agreed on in the players' auction;they said that this money was black money.
Jalaj Sahai Saxena is an Indian cricketer. An all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off spin,he is one of the most consistent performers in the Indian domestic circuit for over a decade. He made his domestic cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2005 and later switched bases to Kerala in 2016.
Ishwar Chand Pandey is an Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who was the leading wicket-taker of the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy. He played for India A and was selected in the Indian Test and ODI squads for the New Zealand tour of 2014. He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 IPL auction for Rs 1.5 crores.Then he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017 edition of IPL. On 12 September 2022,he announced his retirement from international and first class cricket.
The 2018–19 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 85th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team and Hyderabad women's cricket team are senior men's and women's domestic cricket teams based in the city of Hyderabad,India,run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). They represent the state of Telangana in domestic competitions.
The 2007–08 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 74th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad,India,run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha were the defending champions.
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy,the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams,divided into four groups,with nine teams in Group B. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. The tournament was split into two phases,with the league stage being played from 17 February to 15 March 2022,and the knockout phase played from 6 to 26 June 2022. Due to the delayed start of the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic,teams were split into eight Elite groups,instead of five as per previous editions,and the Plate Group. The seven teams that won their Elite Group with the best points progressed to the knockout phase. They were joined by the winner of the pre-quarter-final match between the Elite Group winning team with the fewest points and the winner of the Plate Group.
The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy was the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was played from 13 December 2022 and was finished on 19 February 2023. Madhya Pradesh were the defending champions,winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season.
The 2023–24 Ranji Trophy is the 89th season of the Ranji Trophy,the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place from 5 January to 14 March 2024. Saurashtra were the defending champions,winning their second Ranji Trophy in previous seasons.
