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The retention lists of all ten franchises for the <keyword id="6354831" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Premier-League" source="Orion">Indian Premier League</keyword> (<keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL" source="Orion">IPL</keyword>) season next year were finally unveiled on Thursday, with several big names like Jos Buttler, Aiden Markram, Glenn Maxwell, Faf Du Plessis, KL Rahul, Rishabh <keyword id="19900230" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pant" source="keywords">Pant</keyword>, <keyword id="19904097" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shreyas-iyer" source="keywords">Shreyas Iyer</keyword> etc being let go by their respective franchises. The surprising retentions and releases by all ten franchises have laid down the foundation for what could be an exciting, fun and record-breaking auction later this year. Let us look at several takeways from the auction: <h2>Several captaincy options available</h2> With the release of IPL winning skipper Shreyas Iyer from Kolkata Knight Riders (<keyword id="19924483" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kkr" source="keywords">KKR</keyword>), Rishabh Pant from Delhi Capitals (DC) and KL Rahul from Lucknow Super Giants, three top-class Indian captaincy options are available. <h2>Auction could be defined by wicketkeepers pulling double/triple duties</h2>The announcement of retention lists have seen many wicketkeeping options being released by their respective franchises, including Pant (from DC), KL (from LSG), Ishan Kishan (from Mumbai Indians) and Jos Buttler (from Rajasthan Royals). With all of them having captaincy experience at various levels, including international <keyword id="1521" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cricket" source="Orion">cricket</keyword> in case of Pant, KL and Buttler, several teams could go after them. Their experience and strong records as wicketkeepers and top-order batters, particularly opening except for Pant, will help teams find a captain, wicketkeeper and an opener in just one player and save them plenty of money. <h2>No English players retained? Could withdrawing/not playing full season be a cause?</h2> No England players have been retained by franchises this team around. Various stars players like Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Will Jacks etc have been let go. These players missed out some part of their season due to international commitments, while Harry Brook pulled out due to personal reasons. England batter Jason Roy pulled out of IPL ahead of this season due to personal reasons. These all developments damaged the team balance at times, with several teams dependent on their overseas talent. Has the habit of not honouring contracts and missing matches caused this move? The hammer strikes at auction could answer this question. <h2>Caribbean power trusted ahead of mega auction</h2>Four of current top West Indies stars, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre <keyword id="20287010" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="russell" source="keywords">Russell</keyword> and Sunil Narine have been retained by their respective franchises. Pooran has dominated the T20 run charts this year, scoring a record-setting 2,251 runs in 68 matches with a century and 15 fifties at a strike rate of 160.90. Hetmyer is one of the best finishers in T20 circuit and Rajasthan Royals trusts in his abilities. Russell (222 runs in nine matches and 19 wickets) and Narine (488 runs and 17 wickets) have also been reaped rewards for their title winning performances last season and their loyalty to KKR brand. While seven West Indies talents have been released, namely, Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Kyle Mayers, Shamar Joseph, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph and Rovman Powell, the four modern-day T20 greats keeping their spots safe with the franchise shows how much trust franchise has in Caribbean power. And who knows, the released names could get brought using right-to-match card or find a new home at a higher price. <h2>Another setback for Ishan Kishan?</h2> Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) placed their trust in Indian core, consisting of skipper Hardik Pandya, former captain Rohit Sharma, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, 360-degree hitter Suryakumar Yadav and young left-hander Tilak Varma. It was expected that Ishan could retain his place, given his youth and experience with the franchise. Aged just 26, he had spent seven seasons with the franchise and did reasonably well. However, after being brought for Rs 15.25 crores ahead of 2022 season, the price tag seemed to have caught up with Kishan. In next 44 matches for the franchise till the 2024-season-end, Kishan scored 1,192 runs in 43 innings at an average of 28.98, with just seven fifties. While these numbers are not bad, it could be debatable that he did not deliver as per expectations, with 19 scores being below 20. In the 2024 season, he could score just 320 runs at an average of just over 22, with just a fifty to his name. After being excluded from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contract this year after not participating for red-ball cricket, this is another big setback for Kishan, who has not been considered for international cricket despite participating and doing well in red-ball tournaments like Buchi Babu Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Ranji Trophy recently. <h2>DC era 2.0 on cards?</h2> With wicketkeeper-batter and biggest superstar of the franchise, Pant released from the franchise and looking for a new franchise as per several media reports, Delhi Capitals could be moving to their 2.0 era, placing trust in young, under-the radar names like Axar Patel (235 runs with two fifties and 11 wickets in 2024), Tristan Stubbs (378 runs with three fifties and three wickets), Abhishek Porel (327 runs with two fifties) and Kuldeep Yadav (16 wickets at an average of 23.25) after good performances last year. Franchise has also released big time stars like David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Prithvi Shaw. Could this be the start of a new era for DC? Only time will tell. <h2>Shreyas Iyer joins unfortunate list of captains</h2>The IPL winning captain Shreyas Iyer has been let go after winning the title for his franchise KKR this year, their first in a decade and overall third. While many argue his batting stats of 351 runs in 14 innings with two fifties at a strike rate of 146.86 could be a reason behind his release, the other half of the story is that the in-form KKR top-order did not leave the middle-order with much to do. His recurring fitness issues, which caused him to miss 2023 season, also could be a reason. Irrespective of what the reason could be, one thing is for sure, Iyer is up there with likes of Adam Gilchrist (released by Deccan Chargers in 2011 after title win in 2009, semifinal finish in 2010), David Warner (released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of 2022 season despite 2016 title win and multiple playoff finishes) as one of the most unluckiest captains in IPL. <h2>Strong faith in Indian uncapped/inexperienced stars</h2>The franchises have been extremely bold this time around, opting to release experienced, household Indian/overseas names and placing their trust in several Indian uncapped/inexperienced players. Out of a total of 46 players retained across all franchises, 36 players are Indian. Out of these, 10 players are uncapped Indians stars. These players are Abhishek Porel, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Yash Dayal. Also, out of other 24 capped Indians, 13 players have played less than 30 international matches and eight have played 10 or less international games for India. Of these 24 uncapped players, no one has all format experience for India and only two have Test cricket experience, Dhruv Jurel and <keyword id="20022019" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajat-patidar" source="keywords">Rajat Patidar</keyword>. Notably, it is Jurel, who has just played international matches for India, who has received the biggest pay hike, going from Rs 20 lakh this season to Rs 14 crores next season. <h2>End of 'KGF' era for Royal Challengers Bengaluru?</h2> With stars like Faf and Maxwell released, it could spell the end of 'Kohli, Glenn, Faf' (KGF) era for <keyword id="20282652" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rcb" source="keywords">RCB</keyword>, which lasted from 2022-24. During this phase, they all scored heavily for RCB. Despite a lull in 2022 season, Virat scored 1,721 runs in 45 matches and innings at an average of 44.12, with three centuries and 13 fifties. Skipper Faf also scored 1,636 runs in 45 innings at an average of 38.05, with a strike rate of 146.99 and 15 fifties to his name. Maxwell sits at the third spot with 1,266 runs at an average of 28.77 and a strike rate of over 159, with 12 half-centuries in 50 innings. The only player that came closer to the trio was Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik, who made 796 runs in 44 matches and 42 innings at an average of 29.48, with three fifties. If RCB had Virat-AB de Villiers-Chris Gayle in 2010s, KGF dominated the RCB batting numbers in 2020s. When RCB starts rebuilding their side from scratch in the auction, they would have a huge task in hand of finding one or two highly popular, capable and consistent foreign stars to help Virat unleash the carnage in a "Play Bold" avatar. Also, with the Rajat Patidar being retained for 11 crores, RCB might have made it clear that he could be the next big Indian batter the franchise invests in. His exceptional spin abilities have made a lot of difference for the side. Ever since he was brought by the franchise in 2021 for Rs 20 lakh, Patidar has played 27 matches, scoring 799 runs at an average of 34.73 with a strike rate of 158.84 and having registered a century and seven fifties. A complete list of retained players is as follows: <ul><li>Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni</li><li>Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abhishek Porel</li><li>Gujarat Titans: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan</li><li>Kolkata Knight Riders: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh</li><li>Lucknow Super Giants: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni</li><li>Mumbai Indians: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma</li><li>Punjab Kings: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh</li><li>Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Sharma</li><li>Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal</li><li>Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head.</li></ul>

From spotlight on uncapped stars to big releases, a look at key takeways from latest IPL retention lists

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354756" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bcci">BCCI</keyword>, last week, had decided to officially announce the suspension of the partnership with title sponsors Vivo. The move came after the BCCI and the <keyword id="6354312" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> Governing Council were both criticised for retaining Vivo as the title sponsor amid the raging anti-China sentiment. </li><li>The last date of submitting the expression of interest (EOI) is August 14, a statement from IPL said. </li><li>The final bid should be sent to BCCI on August 18.</li></ul>The <keyword id="81008" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Board-of-Control-for-Cricket-in-India">Board of Control for Cricket in India</keyword> (BCCI) on Monday invited third parties to express their interest in acquiring the title sponsorship rights for the 13th edition of the <keyword id="6354831" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premier-league">Indian Premier League</keyword> (IPL) to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 19 to November 10. The last date of submitting the expression of interest (EOI) is August 14, a statement from IPL said. The final bid should be sent to BCCI on August 18. "Each EOI must be delivered by email to the following address: eoi@bcci.tv with the following subject line "EOI for Title Sponsor for IPL 2020" and must be received by 5.00pm IST on August 14, 2020," the statement read. "Any EOIs received after this deadline will not be considered unless BCCI decides otherwise at its sole discretion." "Post-delivery of the EOI, BCCI shall inform the Rights, product categories and entitlements to the interested third parties. The final bid should be sent to eoi@bcci.tv between 11 am and 1 pm on August 18, 2020. The above time schedule is subject to revision by BCCI at its sole discretion." The BCCI, last week, had decided to officially announce the suspension of the partnership with title sponsors Vivo. The move came after the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council were both criticised for retaining Vivo as the title sponsor amid the raging anti-China sentiment. "The Rights are available for the period from August 18, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Details regarding the Rights and product categories in which the Rights are available will be provided only to parties who submit the EOI and are found eligible," the statement said. "The turnover of the interested third party must be over Rs 300 crore as per the last audited accounts." BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had stated that Vivo's exit as title sponsor shouldn't be seen as a financial crisis. "I wouldn't call it a financial crisis," Ganguly said while speaking during a webinar organised by Learnflix, as per ESPNCricinfo. "It's just a little bit of a blip. And the only way you can do it is by being professionally strong over a period of time. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-was-rushed-from-the-briefing-room-by-secret-service-after-a-shooting-outside-of-the-white-house/articleshow/77474005.cms">Trump was rushed from the briefing room by Secret Service after a shooting outside the White House</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/mckinsey-facebook-amazon-nokia-and-some-other-companies-looking-for-a-product-manager-right-now/slidelist/77464438.cms">McKinsey, Facebook, Amazon, Nokia — and some other companies looking for a product manager right now</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/how-karan-bajaj-sold-his-less-than-18-month-old-startup-white-hat-jr-to-byjus/articleshow/77415329.cms">A WhatsApp message, six weeks of talks and a $300 million deal – how Karan Bajaj sold his less than 18-month old startup White Hat Jr to Byju’s</a>

BCCI invites IPL 2020 title sponsors after bidding farewell to Vivo

2020 IPL auction will see these 332 players trying their luck under the hammer

Former Australia pacer <keyword id="150099" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jason-gillespie" source="Orion">Jason Gillespie</keyword> has questioned Pat <keyword id="113731" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="cummins" source="Orion">Cummins</keyword>' massive <keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="ipl" source="Orion">IPL</keyword> price tag, saying T20 cricket is not the quick's best format but backed Mitchell <keyword id="1596377" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="starc" source="Orion">Starc</keyword>'s jaw-dropping Rs 24.75 crore deal. Cummins attracted the second highest paycheck in the auction in Dubai on Tuesday after an intense bidding war between Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, and <keyword id="1494441" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sunrisers-hyderabad" source="Orion">Sunrisers Hyderabad</keyword>, who shelled out a whopping Rs 20.50 crore for the Australian captain. "Pat's obviously a quality bowler and a quality leader, we've seen that. I just don't think T20 is his best format," Gillespie told SEN Radio. "I think he's a Test bowler, personally. I think Test cricket is his absolute bread and butter." It was not the first time that Cummins, who has 55 wickets in 50 T20I matches at an average of 24.54 and economy of 7.37 in T20Is, attracted huge sums at the IPL auction. Ahead of the 2020 edition, KKR had paid Rs 15.5 crore for his services. "He's a good T20 bowler, make no mistake. But that's massive overs for me," Gillespie added. A little over an hour after Cummins landed his deal, Starc surpassed his captain to become the costliest player in the IPL history as <keyword id="262945" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kolkata-knight" source="Orion">Kolkata Knight</keyword> Riders spent a mind-boggling Rs 24.75 crores for the left-armer's services. Starc, who has usually prioritised international duty over playing in the IPL, has played only two seasons of the cash-rich league, taking 34 wickets in 27 games at an average of 20.38. "I think he's a great buy. It's a lot of money, we all acknowledge that, but the IPL is a very rich tournament... I'm absolutely delighted for Mitch. "I think it just highlights how important teams value left-arm fast bowling and left-arm swing bowling at pace," Gillespie said.

Gillespie backs Starc's IPL deal but questions Cummins massive price tag

Chennai, South Africa's <keyword id="561200" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chris-Morris">Chris Morris</keyword> on Thursday fetched the highest ever bid of ₹16.25 crore in the history of Indian Premier League (<keyword id="6354312" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword>) as <keyword id="13802" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajasthan-Royals">Rajasthan Royals</keyword> (RR) picked the pace-bowling all-rounder at a player auction after intense competition from Punjab Kings. Morris's base price was ₹75 lakh. The previous all-time record was held by <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> who was bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2015. And the highest ever bid for a foreigner was ₹15.5 crore for which Kolkata Knight Riders bought Australian fast bowler Pat <keyword id="113731" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cummins">Cummins</keyword> last year. On Thursday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought Australia all-rounder <keyword id="470051" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Glenn-Maxwell">Glenn Maxwell</keyword> for ₹14.25 crore after intense bidding with Chennai Super Kings. Maxwell's base price was ₹2 crore. Maxwell was earlier released by Punjab Kings (earlier Kings XI Punjab), who had bought him for ₹10.75 crore for the 2020 edition. Australian batsman Steve Smith (base price: ₹2 crore) was picked for ₹2.2 crore by Delhi Capitals. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hassan went for ₹3.2 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders. Moeen Ali went to CSK for ₹7 crore. India all-rounder Shivam Dube went to RR for ₹4.4 crore. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-issues-new-guidelines-for-passengers-arriving-from-the-uk-brazil-europe-and-middle-east-countries/articleshow/81083248.cms">India issues new guidelines for passengers arriving from the UK, Brazil, Europe and Middle-East countries</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/not-just-a-tiktok-clone-says-chingari-app-founder-with-their-latest-shop-within-videos-feature-which-he-claims-is-the-next-big-thing-in-social-commerce/articleshow/81084432.cms">‘Not just a TikTok clone,’ says Chingari founder with their latest shop within videos feature which he claims is the next big thing in social commerce</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-f62-review-the-new-mid-range-killer/articleshow/81084382.cms">Samsung Galaxy F62 review – the new mid-range killer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/cairn-energy-ceo-meets-indian-finance-secretary-as-shareholders-impatiently-wait-for-action-on-the-1-4-billion-tax-dispute/articleshow/81087952.cms">Cairn Energy CEO meets Indian finance secretary as shareholders impatiently wait for action on the $1.4 billion tax dispute</a>

Chris Morris becomes IPL's highest ever paid player with ₹16.25 crore

New Delhi, The <keyword id="6354312" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL">IPL</keyword> players auction ahead of the 2021 season is likely to be held on February 18, a <keyword id="6354756" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bcci">BCCI</keyword> official told on Friday. "The auction will be held on February 18. The venue is yet to be decided," the official said. The BCCI is also yet to decide whether the IPL will happen in <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> or not even though Board President <keyword id="6359039" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="sourav-ganguly">Sourav Ganguly</keyword> has repeatedly asserted that everything possible would be done to keep the glitzy event at its home. The 2020 edition was held in the UAE in September-November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A smooth conduct of India's home series against England from next month should pave the way for the lucrative league to be held at home. The player retention deadline ended on January 20 and the trading window closes on February 4. Top Australian draws like Steve Smith and <keyword id="470051" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Glenn-Maxwell">Glenn Maxwell</keyword> were released from <keyword id="13802" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajasthan-Royals">Rajasthan Royals</keyword> and <keyword id="13883" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kings-XI-Punjab">Kings XI Punjab</keyword> respectively on the last day of the retention deadline. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/youtube-starts-rolling-out-hashtag-landing-pages-heres-how-you-can-use-it/articleshow/80401578.cms">YouTube starts rolling out hashtag landing pages⁠— here’s how you can use it</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/heres-how-indians-are-buying-tesla-facebook-and-apple-shares-through-brokerage-startups/articleshow/80403004.cms">Here’s how Indians are buying Tesla, Facebook, and Apple shares through brokerage startups</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-allotment-status-of-indian-railway-finance-corporation-irfc-ipo/articleshow/80406208.cms">Indian Railway Finance Corporation IPO allotment: Here’s how to check share allotment status</a>

IPL players auction to be held on February 18, says BCCI official

<ul><li>RCB team will be spotted wearing #MyCovidHeroes Tribute Jersey through the season.</li><li>Tribute Jerseys to be auctioned to support Give India Foundation.</li></ul>We are living in a new normal and the idea of Heroes in the field has got redefined in the past six months as regular people have transformed themselves into selfless frontline warriors who are winning the battle of humanity. During <keyword id="8767789" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL-season-13">IPL season 13</keyword>, <keyword id="6354506" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Royal-Challengers-Bangalore">Royal Challengers Bangalore</keyword> would be paying tribute to these Real Challengers through #MyCovidHeroes initiatives. To acknowledge the efforts and honour the sacrifices made by these real challengers, RCB team will proudly don a tribute jersey with the message “My Covid Heroes” both during training and matches for the entire tournament. The message will be displayed on the back of both the jerseys. RCB team will also be supporting GiveIndia Foundation by donating the proceeds from the auction of the jerseys that players wear during season’s first RCB match. Also through the season RCB players would be paying tribute to all the Covid Heroes and sharing some of the inspirational stories on the team’s Social Media Handles with the intent to inspire millions of RCB’s fans to embrace this hero spirit and be Real Challengers in their own context. During the tribute Jersey launch, Sanjeev Churiwala, Chairman, RCB said, “Royal Challengers Bangalore has always stood for playing bold in the face of adversities, and we believe that right now these Covid Heroes are embodying this purpose by relentlessly fighting for the greater good. Humanity is going to be grateful to them for many generations to come and through this campaign, we wanted to be among the first to pay tribute to their challenger spirit both on and off the field.” Virat Kohli, Captain, RCB said, “In the past few months, whenever I heard the stories of the Covid Heroes it has given me literal goosebumps. These real challengers have made the country proud and inspired all of us to be more persistent and dedicated to our efforts to build a better tomorrow. I am truly proud to wear RCB’s “My Covid Heroes” jersey as a sign of solidarity and gratitude to everyone who is right now going the extra mile to support the community at large. They have batted day and night and fought on the field, and I am honoured to call them my heroes.” During the launch, RCB players including Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel and Devdutt Paddikal were seen interacting with Real Challengers Simranjeet Singh, Hetika Shah and Zeeshan Javid who have worked tirelessly and have created strong positive impact in these trying times. <ul><li>Simranjeet Singh, a hearing impaired but that did not stop him from helping others in the pandemic. He approached people to raise donations for the poor suffering in the pandemic and many Deaf individuals agreed. These individuals weren't from any particular organisation and they selflessly donated funds. Simranjeet Singh along with his friends raised Rs 98,000 to help people.</li><li>Hetika Shah - During COVID-19, seeing the urgent requirement for protective gears, Hetika Shah through continuous effort developed ‘Four-S Shield’- First Indigenously made N99 Mask certified by NABL lab. Developed by Hetika Shah, the 4S SHIELD face mask covers all four sensory organs and aims to help frontline workers treating COVID-19 patients.</li><li>Zeeshan Javid who is helping migrant workers in need by delivering milk, as it is a vital commodity for children. He started Mission Milk and began funding it with his pocket money. He along with his brothers started by providing 60 litres a day and slowly scaled up to distributing 500 litres of milk every day. This way, the team has distributed 20,080 litres of milk among 40,000 children living in 45 different areas of North Bengaluru. The team has started an online fundraiser on Milaap, a crowdfunding website with a goal to raise Rs. 7.5 lakh and provide 150 families with milk on a daily basis. </li></ul>Many such stories of such selfless unsung heroes will be shared throughout the season. <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Covid Hero – Swati Rawal - Air India commercial pilot, brought home 263 Indians stranded in Italy, a country ravaged by the COVID-19 outbreak. Her safe return infused hope and optimism in hundreds of Indians and their families. <div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> Covid Hero - Sagar Gupta Naugriya co-founder of Indian Robotics Solutions since 2015- habituated with building drones for agricultural utility, they quickly scheme a successful launch for their Corona Combat Drone (CCD) to sanitize the overgrowing and stuffy neighbourhoods of Delhi. With permission from the NDMC (North Delhi Municipal Corporation), drones manned by trained pilots create hygienic conditions for congested and overpopulation slums in Delhi. A liquid is sprayed from above these areas to prevent the spread of the virus in such overwhelming conditions.

Royal Challengers Bangalore to pay tribute to COVID Heroes during Dream11 IPL

<ul><li>The 39-year-old Dhoni is set for a return to competitive cricket in the upcoming IPL, to be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. </li><li>Speculations were rife about Dhoni's future since the 2019 World Cup as he failed to get a central contract from the BCCI. </li><li>While Dhoni kept quiet throughout, in March, the wicket-keeper batsman hinted that he is stiil not finished when he resumed training at Chepauk before the IPL was postponed due to the pandemic. </li></ul> Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan feels their talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has not played any competitive cricket since last year's World Cup semifinal, will be part of the franchise in 2021 and 2022 IPLs. The 39-year-old Dhoni is set for a return to competitive cricket in the upcoming IPL, to be played in the UAE from September 19 to November 10. "We can expect <keyword id="6354832" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ms-dhoni">MS Dhoni</keyword> to be part of both (IPL 2020 and 2021) and probably for even the next year - 2022," Viswanathan was quoted as saying by indiatoday.in. "I am getting updates through the media only, saying he has been training in Jharkhand in indoor nets. But we don't have to worry about the skipper, boss. We don't worry about him at all. "He knows his responsibilities and he will take care of himself and the team." N Srinivasan, the vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements, owners of the CSK franchise, in January said that Dhoni would be retained by the team for the 2021 IPL mega-auction. Speculations were rife about Dhoni's future since the 2019 World Cup as he failed to get a central contract from the BCCI. While Dhoni kept quiet throughout, in March, the wicket-keeper batsman hinted that he is stiil not finished when he resumed training at Chepauk before the IPL was postponed due to the pandemic. Prior to that, Dhoni was seen practising at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association's (JSCA) indoor facility in his hometown Ranchi. CSK have planned a short training camp at their base from August 16 to 20. While CSK are hoping to leave for the UAE on August 21, Vishwanathan confirmed that all the players will assemble in Chennai on August 14. "It will be a skill-based plus training camp. It can't immediately start off with skills because they are coming back after a long off," he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-was-rushed-from-the-briefing-room-by-secret-service-after-a-shooting-outside-of-the-white-house/articleshow/77474005.cms">Trump was rushed from the briefing room by Secret Service after a shooting outside the White House</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/mckinsey-facebook-amazon-nokia-and-some-other-companies-looking-for-a-product-manager-right-now/slidelist/77464438.cms">McKinsey, Facebook, Amazon, Nokia — and some other companies looking for a product manager right now</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/how-karan-bajaj-sold-his-less-than-18-month-old-startup-white-hat-jr-to-byjus/articleshow/77415329.cms">A WhatsApp message, six weeks of talks and a $300 million deal – how Karan Bajaj sold his less than 18-month old startup White Hat Jr to Byju’s</a>

Chennai Super Kings CEO wants MS Dhoni to play with them till IPL 2022

The <keyword id="6354831" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premier-league" source="Orion">Indian Premier League</keyword> is probably one of the few businesses in India that will remain unaffected by soaring inflation, a global pandemic and rising interest rates. After the recently-concluded media rights auction, it is gonna be raining money for its <keyword id="97291" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Franchises" source="Orion">franchises</keyword>. <div type="image" title="It&amp;#39;s gonna be raining money for IPL franchises" msid="92263245" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;It&amp;#39;s gonna be raining money for IPL franchises&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will walk home with ₹48,390 crore after the record-breaking bidding concluded on June 14. With this, India’s biggest sporting event has witnessed an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">increase of 3x</a> when compared to the previous cycle, with the National Football League ahead by a small margin at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">$17 million.</a> <div type="image" title="IPL has witnessed an increase of 3x when compared to the previous cycle" msid="92263276" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;IPL has witnessed an increase of 3x when compared to the previous cycle&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">Disney-Star</a> retained the rights for television for ₹23,575 crore, while India’s richest man <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">Mukesh Ambani’s</a> Viacom18 bagged two and half bundles for ₹23,750 crore including digital, non-exclusive digital rights and a few international countries. New winner Times Internet shared the international mandate with Viacom18. <div type="image" title="IPL value has nearly tripled to `48,000 cr" msid="92263293" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;IPL value has nearly tripled to `48,000 cr&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Apart from the media winners, the two biggest beneficiaries of the recently-concluded auction would be the <keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ipl" source="Orion">IPL</keyword> teams and their franchise owners. The economics of IPL BCCI collects massive revenues from broadcasters and Over-the-top (OTT) platforms by selling media rights. It deducts its share and a big chunk of its revenues are then shared with the IPL teams. Franchises get a guaranteed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/zee-and-sun-tv-might-not-have-won-ipl-media-mandates-but-heres-how-they-will-benefit-from-the-ipl-auction/articleshow/92223279.cms">40-50% revenue share</a> (share of ₹48,000 crore for the next cycle) from IPL’s central contract revenue pool. The final winning team of the season walks home with the biggest share of BCCI profits. Now, after the latest auction, IPL value has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">jumped </a>by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ipl-value-jumps-3x-to-48000-crore-heres-how-much-mukesh-ambani-disney-and-times-internet-are-spending/articleshow/92209726.cms">3x to ₹48,000 crore</a>, which means franchises will get a bigger cut in profits from BCCI. According to financial advisory firm Elara Capital, the average revenue of all IPL teams is likely to grow 2x in the next five years. <div type="image" title="Average revenue of IPL teams" msid="92263336" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Average revenue of IPL teams&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> For the next cycle of IPL 2023-2027, 10 teams will get on the battleground which include two new teams Gujarat Titans and Lucknow SuperGiants. The fee and revenue share for high-demand teams like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals is more than others as they hold better revenue potential – both in terms of sponsorship and gate receipts. Elara Capital predicts that after the recent auction, Mumbai Indians’ revenue will jump by 109.1% from ₹3,836 million to ₹8,020 million and Chennai Super Kings will see their revenue jump by 124.9%. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/zee-and-sun-tv-might-not-have-won-ipl-media-mandates-but-heres-how-they-will-benefit-from-the-ipl-auction/articleshow/92223279.cms">SunRisers Hyderabad</a> will see the biggest hike by 133.8% and 138.4% respectively than their previous revenue collection. Among the listed companies behind key franchises, Sun TV Network, Reliance Industries, and United Spirits will witness a growth in their market capitalisation as the value of their IPL teams improve. As per a recent poll conducted by <a href="https://bit.ly/3nD94g5">Stocktwits</a>, 51% are bullish on media stocks after the IPL auction. <div type="image" title="Are you bullish on media stocks?" msid="92263366" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Are you bullish on media stocks?&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> <keyword id="99282" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL-franchises" source="Orion">IPL franchises</keyword> also earn from brand sponsorships, prize money, ticket sales revenue, and merchandise sales. Brand sponsorship Apart from media revenue discussed above, IPL franchises generate a sizeable part of their revenue through brand sponsorships. Franchises tie-up with brands to offer visibility to the brand by endorsing their logos on their jerseys, headgear and team kits. Bigger the logo, the more the money brand has to shell out. Teams also earn from other tournament-related marketing activities organised by their sponsors. Sponsorship revenue reportedly forms around <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/how-ipl-owners-teams-franchises-make-money-all-you-need-to-know-294481-2021-04-27">20-30%</a> of revenue for an IPL team. Ticket sales The global pandemic affected India’s biggest sporting gala in 2020 and 2021. However, it was back with a bang this year. Now that the stadiums are full of spectators again, a small portion of ticket sales will be offered to sponsors and the BCCI, the rest goes into the team’s wallet. The ticket prices are determined based on the seating capacity of the stadium, the excitement around the event, the standard of living in the city, and so on. Ticket revenue reportedly forms around <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/heres-how-ipl-franchises-makemoney/articleshow/51727135.cms">10%</a> of revenue for IPL teams. Prize money BCCI offers a colossal amount of prize money to the winning team. In 2018, IPL champion Chennai Super Kings took home ₹20 crore in prize <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/ipl-champion-csk-takes-home-rs-20-crore-prize-money-kkr-bags-rs-125-crore-11122742.htm">money</a>. Merchandise sales As per a ResearchAndMarkets report, India's sports equipment and apparel market is estimated to be $28 billion in 2022 and reach $40.6 billion by 2027. Each franchise sells merchandise that includes T-shirts, Caps, Wrist watches and so on and gets a share of money collected from consumers.

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The next edition of the <keyword id="6354831" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-premier-league" source="Orion">Indian Premier League</keyword> (<keyword id="6354312" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ipl" source="Orion">IPL</keyword>), which will be a ten-team affair, is likely to begin on April 2 in Chennai. According to a Cricbuzz report, fixtures have not been finalised but the <keyword id="6354756" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bcci" source="Orion">BCCI</keyword> has internally conveyed to the key stakeholders that the board is planning to start <keyword id="4699266" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPL-2022" source="Orion">IPL 2022</keyword> on April 2 in Chennai. Since the 15th edition of the cash-rich league will have 10 teams and 74 games in all, the BCCI has discussed internally that the length of the season will be for over 60 days. As a result, the final could be played in the first weekend of June. Notably, each team will have 14 league games with the current format of seven home and away games each retained. As Chennai Super Kings are the defending champions, Chepauk will be the obvious choice for the inaugural game but there is no formal decision whether their opponents will, again, be Mumbai Indians, which has been the case mostly. Earlier, in his speech at CSK's fourth IPL win celebration event, BCCI secretary Jay Shah had announced that the IPL will be returning to India, after the full season of 2020 and a half-season of 2021 were staged in UAE. "I know you all are waiting to see the CSK play at Chepauk. Well, the moment is not very far. The 15th season of the IPL will take place in India and it will be more exciting than ever with two new teams joining. We have a mega auction coming up, so it will be interesting to see what the new combinations look like," the BCCI secretary had said at the function. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/hindustan-petroleum-is-inviting-applications-from-engineering-graduates-for-its-apprenticeship-programme-with-a-monthly-stipend-of-25000/articleshow/87884547.cms">Hindustan Petroleum is inviting applications from engineering graduates for its apprenticeship programme with a monthly stipend of ₹25,000</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/this-fake-rentahitman-website-has-been-receiving-actual-requests-to-take-down-people/articleshow/87884600.cms">This fake RentAHitman website has been receiving actual requests to take down people</a>

IPL 2022 likely to begin on April 2 in Chennai, as per a media report

<ul><li>Military clashes at the India-China border that led to negative sentiments in the country had resulted in Dream11 replacing Vivo in 2020 as IPL’s title sponsor.</li><li>In 2018, Vivo acquired the IPL title sponsorship for Rs 2,199 crore in a five-year deal. </li><li>This year, the brand is back as the title sponsor for IPL. </li></ul>On January 18, during <keyword id="7866747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ipl-2021">IPL 2021</keyword> auction in Chennai, IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel announced brand Vivo as IPL's title sponsor for the 2021 edition. The smartphone and technology company had been replaced by Fantasy Gaming Platform Dream11 in 2020. The move came after the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council were both criticised for retaining Vivo as the title sponsor amid the raging anti-China sentiment. According to media reports, Dream11 bagged the rights for Rs 222 crore, beating Byju's and Unacademy, who bid around Rs 210 crore and Rs 150 crore, respectively. As per GroupM’s ESP Properties, IPL 2020 sponsorship crossed the ₹500 crore mark last season.

Vivo India is back as title sponsor for Indian Premier League 2021

<ul><li>Doctors and medical experts say that one may get infected with <keyword id="8764262" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid" source="Orion">COVID</keyword> again but may have very mild symptoms or even can be asymptomatic.</li><li>Emerging strains and sub variants of <keyword id="1609796" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="omicron" source="Orion">Omicron</keyword> are largely responsible for the recent spike but is milder than the previous waves.</li><li>“Though vaccines do not provide complete protection against reinfection, they have been effectively preventing,” Dr Rashmi Khadapkar told Business Insider India.</li></ul>Sudhanshu Singh, a Noida resident, is suffering from COVID for the second time after having severe body ache, fever, cold and cough for a few days. He along with his flatmates, who are fully vaccinated, have been isolating for the last ten days. Singh, who had tested positive last year as well in April, believes that this COVID strain has lasted longer than the previous one. “Last time when I got COVID, I had recovered within 4-5 days only and tested negative on the tenth day itself. However, this time it's been 10 days, I haven’t tested negative yet,” Singh told Business Insider India. “For a few days I couldn't stand nor sit properly because of severe body ache. I couldn't even eat and sleep,” he added. Loss of appetite, loss of taste and smell and weight loss were some of the other symptoms Singh had during reinfection. In fact, people reinfected with the virus constitute a large chunk of the recent cases detected in the country, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-many-new-covid-cases-are-reinfections-but-symptoms-mostly-mild-say-experts/articleshow/92191897.cms">experts and members of state COVID task force say</a>. “Nearly 40% of the patients that this hospital is currently treating have been reinfected. A majority of them are those who caught Omicron during the third wave. We suspect BA.4 and BA.5 are reinfecting not just the Delta-recovered but also those who contracted Covid during the Omicron wave,” Dr Ameet Dravid, Noble Hospital's infectious disease specialist in Maharashtra told Times of India. Experts say that the emerging strains and sub variants of Omicron, largely irresponsible for the recent spike, are milder than the previous waves. Another resident of Delhi, Shashi Sethi, told us that she had a mild one for the second time. “I had fever, cold and cough, and body ache and I knew it is COVID again. I took a RAT and it showed positive,” Sethi said. “The first time I tested positive, my lungs had become weak as I’m an asthmetic patient as well. But in the second one, I was comparatively not that weak and felt better after resting for 4-5 days itself,” she added. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="New variants are milder but can come back again ‘sooner’" comment="subhead" text="New variants are milder but can come back again ‘sooner’">New variants are milder but can come back again ‘sooner’</cmsannotation> Doctors say that one may get infected with COVID again but may have mild symptoms or can even be asymptomatic. Yet its chances of reinfection are very high. “The chances of reinfection are significant because we do not have cross-immunity against all the variants. The same variant can infect you again as well, as seen in the previous wave. Some people had reinfections after completely recovering from COVID,” Dr Akshay Budhraja, senior consultant, Aakash Healthcare in Dwarka told Business Insider India, in an interview. It is very rare that reinfection would cause severe symptoms, Dr Budhraja said. A team of scientists, led by Laith Abu-Raddad at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/well/live/covid-reinfection.html">estimated</a> that the chances of reinfection in earlier variants were quite low but this is not the case in Omicron. “Delta or an earlier coronavirus strain was roughly 90% effective in preventing a reinfection in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. But Omicron really changed that calculation,” said Dr Abu-Raddad, an infectious disease epidemiologist. Various strains and sub variants have emerged since the pandemic began in 2020 which have been highly transmissible and severe. However, vaccines are the ultimate solution to this, say experts. “Vaccines stimulate adaptive immunity against different SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Though vaccines do not provide complete protection against reinfection, they have been effectively preventing severe infection with significantly lower morbidity and mortality,” Dr Rashmi Khadapkar, Head of department, Molecular infectious department, SRL diagnostics told Business Insider. However, to avoid reinfection one should take all precautionary measures. “Reinfection can be avoided if recommended COVID-19 precautions are continually practiced — wearing mask, physical distancing, washing hands frequently, avoiding large gatherings/crowded places, cleaning and disinfecting home and vicinity,” she further added. 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