2024-03-23 03:01:24
Charismatic Rishabh will return
Rishabh Pant’s right knee was badly damaged in a car accident 14 months ago. Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, the orthopedic surgeon who treated Pant, was not sure that he would ever be able to play cricket again. Then Pant told the physio and doctor that he was a miracle man. Now Pant is making a comeback.
Mullanpur ground
On March 23, Punjab Kings’ match against Delhi will be held in Mullanpur and not Mohali. This stadium of Punjab Cricket Association will be known as Maharaja Yadvinder Singh of Patiala. Punjab Kings keeps uploading pictures of the ground on social media.
Replay will become smarter
‘Smart Replay System’ will be seen for the first time in this league. The new replay system will give TV umpires the opportunity to analyze more photos than before and also provide live telecast of their interactions with Hawk Eye operators, so that viewers can clearly understand the process behind decisions.
Four teams have new captains
Mumbai Indians have removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy. In his place, Hardik has been added to the team and given the captaincy. Dhoni himself left the captaincy of CSK a day before the start of the season. In this way, the command of four teams in IPL 2024 will be in new hands. Chennai will be led by Rituraj Gaikwad, Mumbai by Hardik, Gujarat Titans’ Shubhman Gill and Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins.
longest season
This will be the third time since the inception of IPL that it will be held along with the general elections. During the last general elections 2019 also the para tournament was held in India only. This time the season is starting from March 22. The final is scheduled for 26 May. This will make it the longest season (66 days).
Another name changed
Bangalore team has also changed its name. Now it will be known as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Delhi’s team has also become Delhi Capitals from Delhi Daredevils and Punjab’s team has become Punjab Kings from Kings XI Punjab.