Indian women's cricket team coach Ramesh Powar might lose his job all thanks to the fight with senior cricketer Mithali Raj. The selection row involving Powar, Mithali & Harmanpreet Kaur has rocked the women's cricket team and according to a report in the Times of India, Powar might not get a contract extension. Powar's current contract ends today and highly placed BCCI sources indicate that despite players' backing, Powar might not get another term

It was the same story for Punjab once again as they stumbled to their 3rd loss in 4 games. Mumbai Indians though turned their fortunes around as they thrashed Kings XI by 48 runs on Thursday to make it 2 wins off 4 games. Rohit Sharma made Punjab pay for their decision to bowl first as he slammed a 45-ball-70. Kieron Pollard once again fired as his unbeaten 47 off just 20 balls powered Mumbai to 191/4. Chasing which Kings XI lost their top 3 with just 60 runs on the board. Though Nicholas Pooran blasted a 27-ball-44 but Punjab could eventually manage 143/8. Courtesy the win, Mumbai has now gone at the top of the table with the best run rate amongst all the teams.

After 2 disappointing losses, Chennai Super kings will look to turn their fortunes around as they take on Sunrisers&nbsp;Hyderabad in Dubai on Friday.&nbsp;CSK usually enjoy a good run in almost all the seasons of the IPL&nbsp;but&nbsp;Dhoni's men&nbsp;find themselves in a sticky situation this time around as they have failed to find a winning combination. Hyderabad too didin't have the best of starts but the Sunrisers&nbsp;came back stronger in their previous encounter vs Delhi Capitals. But in order to keep the momentum going, they would need to defy history.&nbsp;In 12 times these 2 teams have squared off against each other,&nbsp;Sunrisers Hyderabad have won just 3, which is their worst against any side in the IPL. It may have happened in the past but may just motivate CSK,&nbsp;who are languishing at the bottom of the table.

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After blazing through the 2018 Under-19 World Cup with their bowling speeds, Kamlesh&nbsp;Nagarkoti&nbsp;&amp; Shivam&nbsp;Mavi&nbsp;were instantly picked up in the IPL&nbsp;auction by Kolkata&nbsp;Knight Riders. But the pair simply disappeared owing to multiple injuries including stress fractures. While Nagarkoti&nbsp;was completely&nbsp;off the radar, Mavi&nbsp;made a few appearances for KKR&nbsp;at home but failed to impress. While many thought that their performances in the 2018 World Cup were merely flashes in the pan, the Knight Riders management kept faith in their pace bowlers. After more than a year &amp; a half of treatment, physiotherapies and rehabilitation, the pair returned together to play for KKR&nbsp;in IPL&nbsp;2020. There was no instant success but the pair&nbsp;caught the attention with some sizzling bowling and a big heart. But everything clicked for the pace duo in their match vs Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals as the two picked up 2 wickets each. Apart from wickets which tore apart Royals' batting order, the 19 dot balls bowled by the duo also brought the men in pink to their knees. Post the game, former cricketers and even KKR's&nbsp;management went emotional and praised the consistent efforts of the pair.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Year after year, Royal Challengers Bangalore come up with one of the most explosive-looking IPL&nbsp;teams which make their fans believe that this might be their year they've waited for. Unfortunately, the fortunes haven't changed yet for the men in maroon &amp; gold.
RCB&nbsp;in the past has finished as runners-up thrice and have made it to the playoffs 2 times but the nerves of the big stage seem to get to the Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;led side.&nbsp;
Skipper Kohli&nbsp;always tries his best with the bat and is the leading run-scorer of the league. AB de Villiers&nbsp;has been his second in command over the years and has single-handedly&nbsp;won them numerous&nbsp;games. Having roped in Aaron Finch in their squad in the 2019 auction, Bangalore probably has one of the most explosive top orders this time around.
But it's their bowling which lets RCB&nbsp;down more often than not.&nbsp;One reason that has made their&nbsp;bowling attack look weak is&nbsp;their home condition. M Chinnaswamy stadium is considered as a graveyard for the bowlers but with the IPL&nbsp;now happening&nbsp;in&nbsp;UAE, it may just prove to be a blessing in disguise&nbsp;for their bowlers.&nbsp;
With all 3 venues in UAE&nbsp;having long boundaries and&nbsp;turning tracks, spinners will enjoy their time out there. RCB&nbsp;already had&nbsp;Yuzvendra&nbsp;Chahal,&nbsp;Washington Sundar, Pawan&nbsp;Negi and Moeen Ali&nbsp;in their ranks and they have also replaced Kane Richardson with Adam Zampa. With a good bunch of pacers including Dale Steyn,&nbsp;Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav, the Royal Challengers do look a unit that has got all its basis covered.

Despite having some of the best teams in the competition over the last 12 years,&nbsp;Delhi Capitals'&nbsp;trophy cabinet is still empty. After making it to the semi-finals of the first 2 editions, Delhi still remains the only franchise that has&nbsp;never reached an IPL final. Moreover, they have finished at the bottom of the table 4 times, the most among all teams.&nbsp;
But things are slowly changing after&nbsp;Shreyas&nbsp;Iyer&nbsp;took over as skipper midway during the 2018 edition and Delhi qualified for their first playoffs in 7 years in 2019. With Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar&nbsp;Dhawan,&nbsp;Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Ishant&nbsp;Sharma and Ashwin&nbsp;in the squad, Delhi&nbsp;is one team which probably has the most India players in their ranks.
To strengthen the middle order, they roped in an in-form Marcus Stoinis,&nbsp;Alex Carey&nbsp;and&nbsp;Shimron Hetmyer&nbsp;in the 2019 auction which may also present a stiff competition&nbsp;among overseas players.
Known to release big names, Delhi did the same this time around as well and let go of&nbsp;Trent Boult&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chris Morris. With&nbsp;Chris Woakes&nbsp;having already&nbsp;opted out of the upcoming IPL, their fast bowling hopes now rest on Kagiso Rabada's&nbsp;shoulders.&nbsp;
Though the Capitals are a batting powerhouse on paper, they would largely rely on the spinners when it comes to bowling. As things stand, Delhi would need a massive effort in order to clinch their maiden IPL&nbsp;title.

When not many gave them even a fighting chance, the Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals proved their critics wrong and were crowned the inaugural&nbsp;champions of the Indian Premier League. Since then, the Royals are searching for their 2nd trophy but their efforts have gone in vain. Despite making it to the playoffs thrice in the last 5 editions they have featured in, Rajasthan&nbsp;seems to crumble under pressure. But with Steve Smith back at the helm and Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane&nbsp;not even retained, the franchise clearly means business this time around. Though some regular players like Ben Stokes,&nbsp;Jos&nbsp;Buttler&nbsp;and Sanju Samson still make the core, Rajasthan&nbsp;has reinforcements in the form of David Miller, Robin Uthappa and Andrew Tye. They are also known to nurture young talent and it looks like the way forward this time around as well. The Royals roped in teenagers&nbsp;like Akash Singh,&nbsp;Kartik Tyagi&nbsp;and star batsman&nbsp;Yashasvi Jaiswal. Though they look a strong group,&nbsp;Rajasthan&nbsp;would need solid performances from their Indian players in order to make a mark in the 2020 edition.

Kings XI Punjab. A team which has been star-studded since the day IPL&nbsp;started, always ready to spring a surprise but mostly turned out to be underachievers.&nbsp;Their best showing was in 2014 when Kings XI reached the final but couldn't cross the final hurdle. But with captaincy duties now falling in the hands of a young and promising&nbsp;KL Rahul, Punjab looks a completely different unit all together. Apart from Rahul and Caribbean powerhouse Chris Gayle at the top, Kings XI are packed with some explosive middle-order batsmen. With the likes of&nbsp;Mayank&nbsp;Agarwal, Nicholas&nbsp;Pooran,&nbsp;Glenn Maxwell, Jimmy&nbsp;Neesham, Deepak&nbsp;Hooda and Sarfaraz&nbsp;Khan, Punjab is capable of decimating&nbsp;any bowling attack on their day. Though the men from the North have failed to qualify for the playoffs for 5 consecutive years now, with a formidable unit on paper, Kings XI Punjab may just break that jinx this time around.

Sunrisers&nbsp;Hyderabad have been a team to watch out for since making their debut in the cash-rich league in 2013. The Sunrisers&nbsp;made it to the playoffs in their very first season and became champions in 2016. Having&nbsp;made the playoffs in each of the previous 4 editions, the Sunrisers fell just 1 step short of clinching&nbsp;what would have been their 2nd title 2 years ago.
Their biggest strength is the explosive opening-pair of David Warner and Jonny&nbsp;Bairstow. The pair gives a flying start and even if one of them fails, Kane Williamson at number 3 is is SRH's&nbsp;Mr Dependable.&nbsp;
But their strength sometimes turns out to be their weakness too. Over-dependence on the openers leave them with an unexposed middle-order which often triggers a batting collapse in case the top order fails. &nbsp;
SRH have also given the captaincy reigns back to Warner this time around, the same man under which they won their only title. With Williamson in charge, their 4 overseas slots were pre-decided with Warner, Bairstow, Williamson and Rashid Khan. The move will free up one slot and Hyderabad can float in&nbsp;Mohammad Nabi or Fabien Allen to strengthen the middle-order whenever required, in place of Williamson.
Another area of&nbsp;strength is their bowling. With Bhuvneshwar&nbsp;Kumar,&nbsp;Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul&nbsp;and&nbsp;Basil Thampi, they probably have the best Indian fast bowling group in the competition. With spinners&nbsp;Rashid&nbsp;Khan and&nbsp;Shahbaz Nadeem, and all-rounders&nbsp;Nabi,&nbsp;Vijay Shankar&nbsp;and an in-form Mitchell Marsh, Hyderabad have a luxury&nbsp;of playing around with different bowling combinations according to different surfaces.
The team&nbsp;clearly has several match-winners in their ranks and if Sunrisers&nbsp;can fix their middle-order conundrum, they for sure can title contenders.&nbsp;

One team which always starts as the favourites&nbsp;to win the&nbsp;IPL, Chennai Super Kings, have found themselves in unfamiliar territory this season. Their 2020 campaign was hit by&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;which saw 13 members of their contingent, including 2 players in Deepak&nbsp;Chahar and&nbsp;Ruturaj Gaikwad,&nbsp;test positive for Covid-19 while in the UAE. This forced the entire squad to remain in extended isolation which pushed back their training schedule. Moreover, even before the start of the tournament, CSK&nbsp;suffered 2 casualties in Suresh&nbsp;Raina&nbsp;and Harbhajan Singh, who pulled out of the cash-rich league due to personal reasons. Where Bhajji's experience may have come in handy on the turning tracks in the UAE, Raina&nbsp;has been the backbone of CSK&nbsp;over the years.&nbsp;
Keeping all that aside, most Indian cricket fans eagerly await for CSK&nbsp;to take the field, as it would give them a chance to see Thala&nbsp;Dhoni&nbsp;back in action. Fresh from his international retirement, watching MSD&nbsp;play again will&nbsp;without doubt be the highlight of this season. Under him, the Super Kings have clinched 3 titles and are the only team in the competition to have a 100% record of making it to the playoffs. In the 10 editions they have played in, CSK&nbsp;has reached the final 8 times.&nbsp;
With Piyush&nbsp;Chawla, Karn&nbsp;Sharma, Ravindra&nbsp;Jadeja,&nbsp;Imran Tahir and&nbsp;Mitchell Santner&nbsp;in their ranks, CSK&nbsp;probably has the best spin bowling department in the tournament. While Deepak&nbsp;Chahar&nbsp;spent his initial days in quarantine, Dwayne Bravo and Josh Hazlewood&nbsp;are busy with CPL and national duty respectively and will join in late. England's Sam Curran who may turn out to be their x-factor this season will also arrive later. Only&nbsp;Shardul Thakur and KM Asif&nbsp;have trained with&nbsp;the squad since the first practice session.
But Daddy's army has time and again showed their ability to bounce and their fans would hope that&nbsp;CSK&nbsp;overcomes their blues and paint the&nbsp;UAE&nbsp;yellow.
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Ali Khan has become the first American cricketer to be picked up by an IPL&nbsp;franchise, as the Kolkata&nbsp;Knight Riders roped in the Pakistan-born pacer as a replacement for an injured&nbsp;Harry Gurney. The 29-year-old was a part of&nbsp;KKR's&nbsp;sister franchise Trinbago&nbsp;Knight Rider's squad which won 12 consecutive games this season to win their 4th Caribbean Premier League title. Ali&nbsp;Khan picked up 8 wickets from as many matches with an economy rate of 7.4 in the CPL. KKR open their IPL&nbsp;campaign on September&nbsp;23 against the Mumbai&nbsp;Indians.

The Indian Premier League amid the Covid-19 pandemic seemed highly unlikely until UAE&nbsp;approached the BCCI&nbsp;to host the cash-rich league. Cricket came to a standstill but UAE&nbsp;government's assurance of a bio-secure bubble with precautions raised hope and the Indian government finally gave IPL&nbsp;a nod. As per the standard operating procedures, it was mandatory for all the players and staff members to undergo a 7-day quarantine which included Covid-19&nbsp;tests on every alternate day before training resumed for all the franchises.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;stressed upon&nbsp;the fact that how important it was to respect the bio-bubble. But life in quarantine is not just about isolation but also about how well do players manage their mental health.&nbsp;
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting&nbsp;reiterated the fact that with&nbsp;all the protocols in place, this season of the IPL&nbsp;is even more&nbsp;challenging.
Players also faced issues managing their mental health.&nbsp;Complete isolation in a foreign country without a family member made Ravichandran Ashwin frustrated and he called quarantine in UAE the worst time of his life. The off-spinner said that when he was at home for the last five-six months, he had people to fall upon but that wasn't the case while quarantining in UAE. The 33-year-old added that he heavily depended on his mobile phone to pass time, which was making him sick. He couldn't even read the books as his concentration was all over the place.
RCB&nbsp;leg-spinner Yuzvendra&nbsp;Chahal&nbsp;also opened up on the&nbsp;challenges faced in a bio-secure bubble and said that training and living in the bubble is very different. But he is mentally&nbsp;prepared to be in the bubble till the situation all over gets back to normal.
Kings XI Punjab pacer Mohammed&nbsp;Shami&nbsp;said that 6 days of isolation in UAE&nbsp;felt more than the 4 months everyone had to quarantine themselves in India.
Though there won't be much workload issue for the players as&nbsp;despite back to back matches and training, players won't have to travel much since all matches will be played across 3 venues this season. But maintaining discipline in such an unprecedented environment is surely difficult and players'&nbsp;mental health is bound to take a toll.

Top Indian shuttlers&nbsp;may have shown their willingness in playing the&nbsp;Thomas and Uber Cup finals but the Badminton World Federation has decided to postpone the tournament until 2021.&nbsp;The decision was made after several teams, including powerhouses South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia, withdrew from the tournament due to the&nbsp;coronavirus pandemic. The prestigious team tournament was scheduled to be held in Aarhus, Denmark from October 3 to 12 and India had even announced a 20-member contingent with PV Sindhu and Kidambi&nbsp;Srikanth&nbsp;as possible leaders of the teams.&nbsp;However, the BWF&nbsp;has decided to go ahead with the Denmark Open due be held from October 13 to 18. But Denmark Masters, scheduled from October 20 has been cancelled.

Shikhar&nbsp;Dhawan&nbsp;is known to showcase his bhagnra&nbsp;skills but what happens when he&nbsp;tries teaching it to 2 of his Delhi Capitals' teammates&nbsp;who aren't actually from the north side of the country? Take a look at this hilarious video where Dhawan&nbsp;teaches Ajinkya&nbsp;Rahane and Ravichandran&nbsp;Ashwin&nbsp;few moves from his dance book.

Every year, IPL&nbsp;helps many youngsters make a mark as the world takes notice of them. The 2020 season also features numerous young talent and we have dug out top 5 of those Indian youngsters to watch out for.&nbsp;
5:&nbsp;Virat Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Another Virat&nbsp;is in the making as 22-year-old Virat&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;is all set to make a mark. He has been the poster&nbsp;boy of Jharkhand&nbsp;cricket for a couple of years now. Virat was rewarded for his brilliant&nbsp;show in the 2019&nbsp;Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he scored&nbsp;343 runs in 10 matches at an outstanding strike-rate of over 142. Based on which he was picked up by the Sunrisers&nbsp;Hyderabad for Rs. 1.9 crore.
4:&nbsp;Devdutta Padikkal&nbsp;(Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Another youngster who is eager to stamp his authority&nbsp;is&nbsp;Devdutta Padikkal. The Karnataka youngster made people sit up and take notice of him with stellar performances in domestic cricket. The 20-year-old was the highest run getter of the&nbsp;Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and&nbsp;Vijay Hazare Trophy scoring 580 and 609 runs respectively. Due to his ability to play as a floater, he may come handy for the Royal Challengers Bangalore who bought him&nbsp;for Rs. 20 lakh.
3:&nbsp;Priyam Garg (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
One batsman who can give a shaky Sunrisers&nbsp;Hyderabad middle-order some stability is Priyam&nbsp;Garg. The 19-year-old led India to the final of the 2019 Under-19 World Cup.&nbsp;Despite playing just a few List A games, Priyam averages over 47 and has also scored 2 centuries. No wonder why there was a bidding war for Garg with multiple teams interested in roping in the Under-19 skipper.
2:&nbsp;Ravi Bishnoi&nbsp;(Kings XI Punjab)
In a tournament largely dominated by batsmen, one bowler who may make opponents dance to the tune of his bowling is Ravi&nbsp;Bishnoi. He made a mark in the recently concluded Under-19 World Cup where he finished as the highest wicket-taker of the tournament, picking up&nbsp;17 wickets in 6 matches at an impressive average of 10.6. Kings XI Punjab rewarded the 20-year-old with a&nbsp;jaw-dropping deal of Rs.2 crore.
1:&nbsp;Yashasvi&nbsp;Jaiswal&nbsp;(Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals)
Labelled as the next big thing in Indian cricket, Yashasvi&nbsp;Jaiswal&nbsp;is one youngster everyone is keeping an eye out on.&nbsp;He grabbed the eyeballs when he became the youngest player to score a list-A double century while playing for Mumbai against Jharkhand in the 2019&nbsp;Vijay Hazare Trophy. He was also the top-run scorer of the 2019 Under-19 World Cup where he smashed 400 runs at a whopping average of over 133 including a ton. Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals who bought the 18-year-old for an&nbsp;astonishing Rs. 2.4 crore, will surely enjoy his services.

Former Indian cricketer Suresh&nbsp;Raina&nbsp;on Friday revealed his plans to&nbsp;set up a cricket academy in Jammu and Kashmir. The 33-year-old on his visit to Kashmir spoke to J&amp;K's&nbsp;Lt Governor Manoj&nbsp;Sinha&nbsp;who requested him to set up 5 cricket schools each in the Kashmir and Jammu division to train aspiring cricketers of the union territory. Raina&nbsp;who wants to promote sports among the J&amp;K youth also spoke to DGP&nbsp;Dilbag&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;to discuss plans with J&amp;K police for&nbsp;encouraging local youth and identifying talented youngsters particularly underprivileged kids in the union territory.&nbsp;

In a stunning performance for the ages, Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar&nbsp;(tadeh&nbsp;pogachar) transformed from a promising prodigy into a cycling superstar as he&nbsp;won cycling&rsquo;s showpiece race Sunday on the eve of his 22nd birthday. Apart from becoming the second-youngest winner of the 117-year-old event that this year braved, he is also the youngest winner since World War II and the first from Slovenia. Pogacar&nbsp;won the tournament, which overcame France&rsquo;s worsening coronavirus epidemic, and while the mask hid his smiles, the creases around his eyes gave them away.

The tallest building in the world, the&nbsp;Burj Khalifa in Dubai lit up in purple and gold to welcome&nbsp;the&nbsp;Kolkata Knight Riders, wishing them good luck for the 13th edition of the IPL.

The Brazil government has approved Brazilian Football Confederation plans for fans to return to Serie A stadiums. While ground capacities will be restricted to a maximum of 30%, clubs will have to obtain permission from the health authorities of States and Municipalities.&nbsp;The change is expected to come in sometime in October, although an exact date is still to be confirmed.

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