IPL 2020 Top Stories, September 11: Look Back at Major Headlines of the Day

Ahead of the new season, teams have started their preparations and are taking part in vigorous training camps to get themselves back in shape after a lengthy lay-off. Several big-name players such as Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Sing, Lasith Malinga and Jason Roy have opted out of the tournament, with franchises except CSK replacing all the departing players in the squad.

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12 Sep, 00:14 (IST)

Chennai Super Kings CEO Kavi ViswanathanĀ spoke out about reports that Suresh Raina could be replaced by Dawid Malan in IPL 2020. Raina had travelled back to India from UAE and has reportedly withdrawn from the Indian Premier League 13 season. Read Full Story

11 Sep, 21:14 (IST)

Suresh Raina is one of the several big-name players who have pulled out of IPL 2020. However, CSK are yet to name a replacement for their record run-scorer in the competition. There are talks that Englishman Dawid Malan might replace the Indian in the Chennai Super Kings squad. Here is what the CSK CEO said about it.

11 Sep, 20:13 (IST)

Virat Kohli looks all set for IPL 2020 as the RCB skipper recently shared a video of him giving final touches to his cricket bats, making sure that everything is perfect for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Following that clip, Mumbai Indians player Hardik Pandya made a special request to his national team skipper. Read in Full Here.

11 Sep, 18:34 (IST)

Kieron Pollard's side Trinbago Knight Riders emerged as winners of CPL 2020 after defeating St Lucia Zouks on Thursday. The four-time champions won each and every single game of the competition with the Mumbai Indians man being adjudged as the 'Man of the Tournament' for his overall display.

11 Sep, 17:00 (IST)

Chennai Super Kings spinner Harbhajan Singh has bid adieu to his beast Hummer and posted a snap on social media. He tagged Geeta Basra and his daughter as well. Read More.

11 Sep, 15:30 (IST)

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Kedar Jadhav have been maintaining social distancing from each other as they shoot for a promo ahead of IPL 2020. Read More.

11 Sep, 14:18 (IST)

Yuzvendra Chahal was seen chilling on the sets of a shoot Royal Challengers Bangalore with his teammate AB de Villiers. The RCB bowler was being pushed on a trolley by the South African cricketer as the others prepared for a photoshoot ahead of IPL 2020. The track,Ā 'Take Me Home' played in the background and he posted the video of the same on social media. Needless to say, his fiancee Dhanashree Verma watched the video and came up with a hilarious reply. Read more.

11 Sep, 13:09 (IST)

Chennai Super Kings is known for its savage replies and they are so good with their answers that there are no comebacks for the responses by the Yellow Army. This time it was a netizen who accused Chennai Super Kingsā€™ admin of copy a caption from Mumbai Indians. Little did the netizen know that once again CSK would get him stumped with a befitting response.Ā  Read More.

11 Sep, 10:52 (IST)

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner puts up a very cute birthday wish for his daughter Ivy. He also shared a few cute pictures of the birthday girl. Check them out below:

11 Sep, 10:07 (IST)

Prithvi Shaw has surely been one youngster to watch out for. The DC batsman has fired a warning ahead of IPL 2020 as he went down on one knee to slam a humongous six. Read more.

11 Sep, 09:24 (IST)

Shreyas Iyer and team Delhi Capitals let their hair down as they get into a photo shoot mode. The team shared pictures and videos of the shoot. Check them out below:

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11 Sep, 08:22 (IST)

As we inch closer to the start of IPL 2020,Ā  MS Dhoni has joined the bandwagon for hitting sixes in the nets. No sooner he slammed the shot, Murali Vijay who was at the sidelines was awestruck. Read More.Ā 


Indian Premier League 2020 is just over a week away as the new season is scheduled to start from September 19, 2020 with a match between record champions Mumbai Indians and last seasonā€™s beaten finalists Chennai Super Kings. This will be the third time that the cash-rich league will be played outside India and second time in UAE. So before the league begins, we take a look at all the latest news and updates related to IPL 2020.Ā Suresh Raina Shares Workout Video, Excited CSK Fans Ask if This Is a Hint for His IPL 2020 Return in UAE (Watch Video).

Ahead of the new season, teams have started their preparations and are taking part in vigorous training camps to get themselves back in shape after a lengthy lay-off due to the coronavirus outbreak. Several big-name players such as Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Sing, Lasith Malinga and Jason Roy have opted out of the tournament, with franchises except CSK replacing all the departing players in the squad.Ā IPL 2020 Team Sponsorship: MediBuddy Signed as Digital Healthcare Partner for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

IPL 2020 was initially scheduled to take place in March 2020 but had to be put off indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. But after knockdown restriction were eased in several countries and with the Asia Cup 2020 and T20 World Cup being postponed for next year, the cash-rich league was scheduled to be held in UAE.

Stadiumsā€™ in Abu Fabio, Sharjah and Dubai will host all the games behind closed doors as no fans are allowed to attend the matches to maintain social distancing protocols. KKR won the title last time the competition was played in UAE and they will once again fancy their chances.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 11, 2020 08:15 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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