'No matter how talented they are, players need to be given security'

VVS Laxman talks about his role as mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad, the franchise's auction strategy, and their approach to player management

The charms around the Charminar

Melinda Farrell explores Hyderabad's old city, and quizzes Kane Williamson on his acting chops

A phenom called Rashid Khan

With a googly few batsmen around the world are picking, the 18-year-old Afghanistan legspinner has been topping the bowling charts in the IPL

'I stopped caring about results and really enjoyed the game'

Fast bowler Ben Laughlin on all the T20 teams he has played for, dismissing AB, and a future career as a celebrity carpenter

'We are a lesson to youngsters back home in Afghanistan'

Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, the first Afghanistan players in the IPL, talk about life with Sunrisers Hyderabad, and travelling the world for cricket

'It's not about defending our IPL title'

Tom Moody, the Sunrisers Hyderabad coach, looks ahead to the new season, and the challenge of working with players coming off long international tours

'I love the person I have turned into'

David Warner on captaincy, his post-30 goals, and the desire to be a role model

How the eight teams stack up after the auction

How will Dhoni handle KP? Will the domestic players deliver? We analyse

The IPL auction: what you should know, and what you can expect

A guide to the bidding process

Amit Mishra leaps on to Cameron White after his hat-trick

Features

Mishra hikes the comeback trail

Two years after he last played for India, Amit Mishra is back, new and improved. By Nagraj Gollapudi

Hanuma Vihari sets off on a run

Local, low-profile and effective

The Hyderabad franchise, for one, has shown this season that a strategy built around promising locals can work. By Amol Karhadkar

Composite: Cameron White and Josh Homme

The overseas factor in the IPL

Numbers Game: A look at country-wise stats in a franchise-based tournament, and the IPL teams that have most relied on foreign players

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