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Rishabh Pant to the ground after a near-fatal accident in December 2022, he received his fit clearance from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) recently. Looking at the past 16 seasons, PBKS and DC have not won a single IPL trophy since 2008. Both the two outfits have clashed 32 times in the past and have an equal head-to-head record.

An expert reasons that it is to do with the draining of two major lakes on the city’s eastern side — Varthur and Bellandur — that have kept the city’s underground aquifers underfed. Bangalore and its surroundings are a rainwater-fed civilisation. The nearest river, the Cauvery, is about 100 kilometres away, and can only meet the city’s water needs partially.

Indian Hotels Co , Lemon Tree Hotels , EIH Ltd, Chalet Hotels share prices have seen gains of 73-127 % over last one year. Even for Juniper Hotels the gains stand at around 26.5% even since its listing in February. The hospitality industry received a lot of attention during recent past and was for the correct reasons.

NEW DELHI : The Indian Premier League (IPL) is revving up for the opening weekend of its latest edition, with the hospitality sector raring to capitalize on surging demand on the back of a likely heady mix of Twenty20 cricket and festivities. Hotels and restaurants are rolling out targeted deals, anticipating a significant uptick in bookings. The industry expects the opening weekend will hold a distinct value because of the long weekend, with Holi falling on Monday.

BWSSB) have taken proactive measures to provide treated water to the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium for the upcoming IPL 2024 cricket matches. The decision comes amidst growing concerns about the impact of the water crisis on the scheduled matches. Officials from the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) convened with Ramprasat Manohar, chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), to secure an uninterrupted water supply to the stadium during the matches. Approximately 75,000 litres of water per day will be sourced from the Cubbon Park wastewater treatment plant in Sampangi Rama Nagar for this purpose. «We will supply so much water per day for three days through tankers. The tertiary treated water is as good as potable water. By supplying this water we, at the BWSSB, also want to send a message to the society about the need to use and reuse our water. We want to promote the use of treated water for non drinking needs such as use in toilets, gardening, and car-washing,» BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said.

CSK Vs RCB IPL 2024: MS Dhoni stepping down from the captaincy of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) marks the end of an era. After a successful run as the Indian skipper, MS Dhoni led the IPL franchise to monumental glory and won the championship five times. CSK coach Stephen Fleming described the “emotional" moment in dressing room when MS Dhoni announced that he was handing over the baton to young Ruturaj Gaikwad.

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MA Chidambaram Stadium today at 8 pm. Passenger Specials train will be running between Velachery– Chintadripet-Velachery on 22nd and 26th March 2024.

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₹12.5 lakh per 10 seconds on SD and ₹5.3 lakh in HD on Star Sports. For Jio Cinema, pre and post-match ceremonies will be ₹200 cost per mile or 1,000 impressions. On connected TV, a spot will cost ₹6.5 lakh.

Trinamool Congress candidate from Murshidabad's Baharampur and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan started his political innings on Thursday by kicking off his campaign, asserting that he is Bengal's child and that he is here to stay. Baharampur is known as the stronghold of Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, whose name is yet to be announced by his party from the constituency. «Our Prime Minister Narendra Modiji is from Gujarat but he contests from Varanasi. You should have people's love and capability and desire to work, then you can fight from anywhere in the country. This is my home, so what's the problem if I contest from here (Bengal)? I am Bengal's child. I have come here to stay,» Pathan said when asked about the questions raised about him being an outsider in Bengal. He added, «I have a big team here. This is completely a different pitch but the asking rate is the same. The aim of my team will be the same, which is to score runs faster and win the match.» Pathan also held his first public programme in Baharampur where he was welcomed by local Trinamool leaders, including dissident leader Humayun Kabir, and others. A huge crowd had assembled to greet the new Trinamool candidate here.

Indian Premier league (IPL) 2024 will be played this year from March 22 when Chennai Super Kings play the Faf Du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world, coming in sixth overall in terms of viewership, according to a report. Cricket is keenly followed by countries across the world, mostly in Commonwealth countries. IPL is typically followed in many regions including Canada.

IPL starting today, the tournament has come a long way as a multinational sporting franchise despite its tender age of 16 years. The T20 league has managed to draw the biggest names in cricket and has raised the level of the game. This, in turn, has helped cricket grow deeper roots in a country obsessed with the sport, and made a difference to lesser franchises such as the Women's League, which concluded its second edition with much success last week.

Fixderma, a dermaceutical brand, has announced its partnership with Delhi Capitals as associate sponsor for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), commencing March 22, 2024.

IPL 2024 will witness another significant change in playing conditions, as bowlers will now be permitted to deliver two bouncers per over. This alteration aims to create a more balanced contest between bat and ball. The decision to implement this change was influenced by its successful trial during the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament.

List of Purple Cap winners yearwise 2008-2023: Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL), every season. Only a couple of bowlers have won it twice so far. Let’s take a look at who all have won it over the years.

JioCinema, the official streamer for IPL, has reported a record number of 18 sponsors and over 250 advertisers for the upcoming season that will kick off on March 22. JioCinema has roped in Dream11 as a co-presenting sponsor, while Tata Motors, PayZapp by HDFC Bank, SBI, Cred, AMFI, Upstox, Charged by Thums Up, Britannia, Pepsi, Parle products, Google Pixel, Haier, Jindal Steel, Vodafone, Dalmia Cements, Kamla Pasand and Rapido have joined hands as associate sponsors. The streaming platform said that this season has seen advertiser interest from both conventional digitally-inclined categories like automobiles, mobile handsets, banking, online broking & trading, credit card payment, and construction, as well as traditional mediums like FMCG.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement, Virat Kohli's 16-year-itch, the second chance that life has offered Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma's bleeding heart will make for intriguing sub-plots in the annual carnival called the Indian Premier League starting on Friday. Dhoni, the 42-year-old evergreen captain, will once again smile wryly when asked if it's his last year. His heir apparent Pant, literally back from the brink after a life-threatening accident, will be desperate to show the world that he can still hit those one-handed sixes with elan. In between, he could also be slipping in those quotable quotes behind the stumps that are considered broadcast gold. Rohit will be the last person to show his scars hidden behind the typical 'Mumbaiya' nonchalance as he gets down to enjoying his evening dates at the Wankhede albeit without the captain's title. The partisan crowd would nonetheless look forward to those pulled sixes.

ALSO READ: 'He will always have his hand on my shoulder': Hardik Pandya opens up on rapport with Rohit Sharma Both the famous Indian cricketers -- Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya -- met at the practice session of Mumbai Indians at the iconic Wankhede Stadium while the team prepared for the upcoming IPL 2024. On 20 March, Mumbai Indians shared a video on Instagram where all-rounder Pandya could be seen reaching out to Rohit in his first meeting post the MI captaincy row.A post shared by Mumbai Indians (@mumbaiindians) Following this, the rumours of a rift between the two superstars of the franchise seem to be fading away.

ALSO READ: ‘Forever indebted to MS Dhoni’: R Ashwin recalls Captain Cool's confidence during 2011 IPL Final The latest video of Dhoni practicing before the match has gone viral on social media, where he can be seen playing his vintage helicopter shot and also other shots. Earlier in 2023, Dhoni played the IPL season with an injured knee.

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will be under scrutiny on their return to action as the Indian Premier League begins on Friday, with the T20 World Cup hot on its heels. The 17th edition of the world's richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1 start of the World Cup in the West Indies and United States. Organisers have released only the first two weeks of the IPL schedule so far because it clashes with India's six-week-long general election.