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Australian Cricketers apos;sucked Up apos; To Kohli To Save IPL Deals: Clarke

2020-06-24T11:36:32Z

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Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the game and hugely influential at home in India Australian cricketers "sucked up" to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League deals, [https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html] according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were "too scared" to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world's wealthiest cricket tournament. "Everybody knows how powerful India are in regards to the financial part of the game, internationally or domestically with the IPL," Clarke said on Sky Racing television. "I feel that Australian cricket, and probably every other team over a little period, went the opposite and actually sucked up to India. "They were too scared to sledge Kohli or the other Indian players," he said, referring to the verbal sparring that often takes place on the pitch. Australian players have attracted big money since the IPL started in 2008. Paceman Pat Cummins is the most expensive overseas star this year with Kolkata Knight Riders paying $2.17 million. The contest has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the league must announce soon whether it will be held at all. The league was due to feature top internationals including England's Ben Stokes and David Warner of Australia. Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke said players were afraid to "sledge" Indian skipper Virat Kohli because they didn't want to risk lucrative IPL contracts Clarke, who played for the now-defunct Pune Warriors in 2012, said Australian players coveted the million-dollar deals on offer. "The players were like: 'I'm not going to sledge Kohli, I want him to pick me for Bangalore so I can make my $1 million for my six weeks"." "I feel like that's where Australia went through that little phase where our cricket become a little bit softer or not as hard as we're accustomed to seeing." The league is a huge revenue earner for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is estimated to generate more than $11 billion for the Indian economy.

Cricket-Bangalore Burdened By Title Pressure - Kohli

2020-06-24T08:00:37Z

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NEW DELHI, April 5 (Reuters) - Royal Challengers Bangalore need to rediscover the joy of cricket if they are to end their Indian Premier League (IPL) title drought, captain Virat Kohli has said. Star-studded Bangalore have reached three finals of the Twenty20 league but are one of only three existing franchises -- along with Delhi and Punjab -- not to have won the title. "You go after something so badly, and it keeps running away from you," Kohli told former England batsman and ex-RCB team mate Kevin Pietersen in an Instagram chat. "It has just that added pressure in recent years. We've just thought, 'this is the season, this is the season', and that's blown us all over the place. "I think we need to get that joy back," Kohli said. The India captain acknowledged that expectations were bound to be high from a team featuring some of the most destructive Twenty20 batsmen in cricket. "When you have some of the biggest names to play for RCB, obviously there's going to be much more attention on the team. "Even with this team -- myself, AB (de Villiers) and (Chris) Gayle has played recently for us as well -- we're always going to be more in focus. We've spoken about it," Kohli said. "We've reached three finals ... but those things are irrelevant till the time you don't win that title. "Even when we've had the best team, [https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html] we've just not been able to do it. That's one of our main goals. We deserve to win the title," Kohli said. Their bid for a maiden IPL title will have to wait though, as the start of this year's tournament has been put back to April 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with another postponement seemingly inevitable. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Peter Rutherford )

No IPL Wouldn apos;t Hurt Cup Campaign: Langer

2020-06-24T07:49:21Z

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Australia's selectors are already well advanced in Twenty20 World Cup planning, with Justin Langer insisting the potential absence of the Indian Premier League won't affect their push for a breakthrough win. The IPL has already been delayed until April 15 and cancellation or further postponement seemingly inevitable given India is in lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pat Cummins, sold for [https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html inborncricketer.blogspot.com] a record $A3.1 million during last year's IPL auction, headlines the list of Australians set to miss out on a lucrative Twenty20 stint. But money is only part of the equation. Players on the fringe of Australia's T20 World Cup squad, such as Josh Hazlewood, hoped to use the tournament to boost their case for selection. Josh Philippe, who caught the attention of national selectors during a superb BBL campaign, was understandably excited about the prospect of learning from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers at Royal Challengers Bangalore. "Before this crisis started to unravel, we were absolutely determined for our guys to play the IPL," Langer told reporters. "Because with the T20 World Cup coming up, there's no better grounding, no better practice, no better tournament for them to get ready for that. "But obviously things have changed a lot. The health of not only our individual players, but also our country and India as a whole is paramount here. "In terms of selection, I'm not too stressed about it ... one or two positions in our World Cup side are up for grabs. It's a very, very settled team. We played great cricket against South Africa." Australia's T20 World Cup campaign is due to start on October 24 in Sydney and it is the one major tournament that Australia's men's side are yet to win. Uncertainty created by the coronavirus means it is unclear how many games Australia will play leading up to that T20 event. "There's no better practice than match practice and I'm sure that we will, when the time's right, (have that)," Langer said. "We either manufacture it (in intra-squad games) or we'll have plenty of that if this crisis slows down quicker than we think." Australia's Test tour of Bangladesh in June is one of many series in doubt because of the health crisis. "We were very close to having a handle on who we thought would be best to be selected for the Bangladesh tour," Langer said. "We will put that on hold for a bit. "But we've been planning for Bangladesh for some time and if it does go ahead then we'll be ready."

Cricket-Bangalore Burdened By Title Pressure - Kohli

2020-06-24T06:34:47Z

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NEW DELHI, April 5 (Reuters) - Royal Challengers Bangalore need to rediscover the joy of cricket if they are to end their Indian Premier League (IPL) title drought, captain Virat Kohli has said. Star-studded Bangalore have reached three finals of the Twenty20 league but are one of only three existing franchises -- along with Delhi and [https://inborncricketer.blogspot.com/2020/06/virat-kohli-proposed-by-english-player.html inborncricketer.blogspot.com] Punjab -- not to have won the title. "You go after something so badly, and it keeps running away from you," Kohli told former England batsman and ex-RCB team mate Kevin Pietersen in an Instagram chat. "It has just that added pressure in recent years. We've just thought, 'this is the season, this is the season', and that's blown us all over the place. "I think we need to get that joy back," Kohli said. The India captain acknowledged that expectations were bound to be high from a team featuring some of the most destructive Twenty20 batsmen in cricket. "When you have some of the biggest names to play for RCB, obviously there's going to be much more attention on the team. "Even with this team -- myself, AB (de Villiers) and (Chris) Gayle has played recently for us as well -- we're always going to be more in focus. We've spoken about it," Kohli said. "We've reached three finals ... but those things are irrelevant till the time you don't win that title. "Even when we've had the best team, we've just not been able to do it. That's one of our main goals. We deserve to win the title," Kohli said. Their bid for a maiden IPL title will have to wait though, as the start of this year's tournament has been put back to April 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with another postponement seemingly inevitable. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Peter Rutherford )

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2020-06-24T06:34:44Z

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