Even before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 player auction, Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab have started a turf war to make Lucknow their second home
Some of the big-name players like Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, David Miller, Chris Morris, Yuvraj Singh etc. have been offloaded by their IPL respective franchises
Besides Jagadeesha Suchith, KXIP had also asked Delhi Capitals Trent Boult as part of the Ravichandran Ashwin trade-off but that did not materialise. Ashwin is expected to be paid Rs 7.6 crore, his Indian Premier League auction value, by Delhi
Kings XI Punjab were ready to trade captain Ravichandran Ashwin with Delhi Capitals before the start of the new Indian Premier League Season, but they have taken a u-turn
Anil Kumble, who had a brief stint with the Indian men's cricket team as head coach between 2016 and 2017, is currently the only Indian coach in the Indian Premier League, and will hope to help Kings Xi Punjab win their first title
The IPL auction for the 2020 season will be held on December 19, 2019 in Kolkata. According to a report, all eight franchises were informed on Monday (September 30) that the trading window would close on November 14.
IPL side Kings XI Punjab releasing Ashwin was on expected lines after the franchise finished seventh in 2018 and sixth in 2019 under his leadership. He will join Delhi Capitals.
Mike Hesson served as Kings XI Punjab head coach for only one IPL season. His departure comes amidst rumors that he is in contention to be India or Pakistan's next head coach.
In the 19th over of the KXIP vs CSK match, Sam Curran produced a dream delivery to dismiss Faf du Plessis with an unplayable delivery after being hit for a six
