IPL 2020 Top Stories, August 16: Look Back at Major Headlines of the Day
IPL 2020 Latest News Live Updates, August 16: The Indian Premier League 2020 is set to begin from September 19 onwards with full schedule to be released soon. While fans are waiting in anticipation for the IPL 2020 begin, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni and vice-captain Suresh Raina announced retirements from international cricket.
Star India holds the broadcast rights of IPL 2020 and its OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar will provide the live streaming. However, during the past few seasons, telecom operator Jio was providing the free live streaming of IPL for its users. The same has not been confirmed yet, but as per a report, Star India have agreed to share streaming rights with Jio. READ MORE.
England and Australian players will miss the first few matches of IPL 2020 and among them will be Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner. Sunrisers will have to look for a stand-in captain till Warner joins them. So, who will lead SRH in Warner's absence? READ MORE
MS Dhoni might have bid adieu to international cricket. However, the talismanic wicket-keeper batsman will continue to showcase his blitzes in Indian Premier League (IPL). In the opening game of IPL 2020, MS Dhoni-led CSK will be against Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians. Owing to the fact, Rohit took to Instagram and expressed his excitement to see Dhoni at the toss on September 19. Read More.
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday evening and tributes are pouring in for him from all around the world. Joining the bandwagon, Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also posted a heartfelt note for the legendary wicket-keeper batsman.
MS Dhoni’s retirement at exact 7:29 pm has given rise to numerous speculations. However, the time chosen by the legendary wicket-keeper batsman has an uncanny connection with India’s defeat against New Zealand in 2019 World Cup Semi-Final. Read More.
Dinesh Karthik joined the chorus of fans asking the BCCI to retire the number 7 jersey from the Indian team or at least in white-ball cricket as a token of tribute to MS Dhoni and everything he achieved with the national team. READ MORE.]
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina announced their retirement from international cricket on August 15, 2020 (Saturday). Both cricketers revealed their decision through Instagram posts. Surprisingly, both Dhoni and Raina announced their retirement after meeting each other in Chennai, where they are now for a brief camp before the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team travel to UAE for IPL 2020. CSK shared a lovely video of Dhoni, Raina and their bromance. READ MORE
Amul joined the world in paying tribute to MS Dhoni after the Indian legend announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15 (Saturday). Dairy Corporation Amul shared a special video and paid tribute to the former Indian captain and also wished him luck for next innings. READ MORE
Suresh Raina had the best response possible to his wife Priyanka Chaudhary on her reaction to his decision to announce retirement from international cricket. Raina followed MS Dhoni in calling it quits on August 15 (Saturday). Priyanka said that it was difficult to process but she immensely proud of him. READ MORE
MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi Dhoni penned an emotional tribute for him after the former Indian captain announced his decision to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. Dhoni announced his decision through an Instagram video post. Sakshi wrote how was proud she was to have known him and for all of his accomplishments. READ MORE
IPL 2020 Latest News Live Updates, August 16: The Indian Premier League 2020 is set to begin from September 19 onwards with full schedule to be released soon. While fans are waiting in anticipation for the IPL 2020 begin, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni and vice-captain Suresh Raina announced retirements from international cricket. The Dhoni and Raina retirement was trending topic on August 15 and is going to stay that way for some coming days. MS Dhoni Retires From International Cricket, Suresh Raina Follows His Footsteps.
The Indian cricket has been in suspension since March and will get started with the IPL 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Franchises have started to gather players before flying to the UAE. All the teams are expected to be in Dubai by September first week.
Following the announcement of bilateral series between England and Australia, it is likely that the players from these two countries will join their respective squads late. Steve Smith and David Warner are in charge of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and if they join late then the teams will have to look out for new captains at least for first few matches.
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