Gurney, who is scheduled to have surgery related to a shoulder injury, had last month pulled out of both the IPL and T20 Blast competition.
Commenting on how Delhi Capitals’ depth in the spin department can help during the season, the opener said with wickets expected to get slower, the bowlers will come in handy but focus will be on all departments.
Delhi Capitals will begin their campaign against Kings XI Punjab at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 20.
In all, 24 matches will be held in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi and 12 in Sharjah.
In videos posted on their Instagram handle, Dhoni could be seen facing Ravindra Jadeja and Piyush Chawla under the lights at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
Both Jio and Airtel will offer “exciting” prepaid recharge plans bundled with a 12-months subscription to Disney+ Hotstar VIP, the company said.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Akram Khan, the cricket operations chairman at BCB, said that Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka in October and November was the reason for the denial.
The 2016 IPL champions will be seen sporting Valvoline’s logo on their jersey. In addition, the Valvoline brand, along with the Sunrisers Hyderaba
Singh became the second cricketer from the CSK camp to withdraw his name from this year’s IPL citing personal reasons.
Nagarkoti, an India under-19 World Cup star, had been riddled with injuries and could not make debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after being picked in the 2018 IPL auction.
However, Dhumal said that everything was fine now in the UAE and the event would take place as planned.
Suresh Raina is CSK’s highest run-getter with 4,527 runs from 164 IPL games.
The 33-year-old cricketer retired from international cricket on August 15, alongside former India captain and close friend Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Speaking on RCB’s YouTube show ‘Bold Diaries’, the 31-year-old Kohli said he didn’t exactly miss the game during the Covid-forced lockdown, which brought sporting action to a halt.
‘Inside Story: A Season with Rajasthan Royals’ will take the viewers behind-the-scenes with the franchise through their rollercoaster 2019 IPL season.
One of the reasons being cited is that he returned because of his children while a few suggested that his uncle was killed in Punjab.
The reason behind the delay could be the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in Abu Dhabi, which is one of the main venues of the tournament apart from Sharjah and Dubai, sources said.
While it is expected that Raina will be issuing a statement later in the day, sources close to the franchise said that one of the biggest draws in IPL desperately needs some downtime to be with his young family at the moment.
The Super Kings landed in Dubai on August 21 and were expected to start training on Friday.
TV9 Bharatvarsh replaces EXPO 2020 Dubai as Royals’ front of jersey brand after the much awaited mega-event was postponed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sams, whose impressive performances in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Thunders earlier this year have seen him earn a national call-up.
Speaking to IANS, Madan Lal said that no cricketer should, even by accident, break the COVID-19 protocol in the UAE, where the IPL starts on September 19.
Tyka, Fancode, IB Cricket and Double Horse have also partnered with the franchise.
KKR on Friday confirmed that their contingent of Indian players and support staff have arrived in Abu Dhabi, and well settled at a plush hotel.
According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the Sri Lankan bowler will not be travelling to the UAE with the Mumbai Indians squad as his father is ill.