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Dan Lawrence's move to Surrey was the shock of the summer... until Jordan Cox replaced him at Essex

Thrown into a pulsing bowl of noise at Chepauk on Friday, his IPL debut was one to remember

If you needed a reminder of how deep fan loyalty can run in the IPL, this was it

With Trent Boult around, Sandeep has as all-new job description to meet at Rajasthan Royals. He's worked on doing just that and on Sunday, executed to perfection

His extensive preparation in the lead up to the Test series paid off with the bat - twice - in Sylhet, and he has been precise with his decisions in the field as well

After a quiet 2023 season, the allrounder began IPL 2024 with a bang, thumping an unbeaten 64 off 25 and picking up two wickets

He's taking over a team that has qualified for two IPL finals and won a title, and needs a big season to push for a place in India's T20 World Cup XI

In his comeback from a life-threatening car crash in December 2022, Rishabh Pant made 18 off 13 balls and passed the wicketkeeping test too

A city experiences conflicting emotions as the man who led it to two successive finals returns in a different shade of blue

MS Dhoni did have moments of influence over this game, but the headline belonged to someone else

Since that dreadful day in December 2022, Rishabh Pant has had to reconstruct not just his knee but his life. Now, as he stands on the cusp of an incredible return to cricket, he just wants to savour the moment

While some might say Sri Lanka were let off the hook, the fact that the team management was not averse to a track with a green tinge in itself was a win for the quicks

The Western Australia batter showed flair and maturity in coming agonisingly close to becoming the second-youngest centurion in a Shield final

Spread across 40-plus acres and with a capacity of 33,000, the ground is expected to host five of Kings' seven games

His last act as captain was lifting the IPL trophy. His most lasting act, subverting expectation

Thanks to the Impact Player rule, CSK could be tempted to have him on field for 20 overs, and use him as a batter when his impact can be maximum

They also look thin in the spin department, but in Jasprit Bumrah and a power-packed Indian batting core they have a lot going for them

What's old, what's new, and what's well over head height at the IPL this year… don't say you know, because "Sachin" says you don't

They were champions in 2022 and runners-up in 2023, but go into this season with a rookie captain in Shubman Gill

They may or may not make the squad to the USA and the Caribbean, but have done enough to get on the selectors' radar