Hetmyer heads home for birth of his first child

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Sunday, May 8

Hetmyer heads home for birth of his first child

Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Shimron Hetmyer will return home to Guyana for the birth of his first child but has indicated that he will rejoin the squad soon. 

"My stuff is still left in the room," the southpaw said in a video posted by RR, further indicating that he will return to India to play the rest of the tournament.

Thursday, April 28

Mumbai replace injured Arshad Khan with Kumar Kartikeya

Mumbai Indians have roped in Kumar Kartikeya Singh as a replacement for Mohammad Arshad Khan, the franchise announced on Thursday (April 28). The latter, who didn't play a single game, sustained an injury and has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2022.

Wednesday, April 27

Marsh, Seifert return to DC’s training session

After missing games due to COVID-19, the duo of Mitchell Marsh and Tim Seifert have returned to the Delhi Capitals' training session, ahead of side's clash against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Pathirana joins Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for Milne

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Matheesha Pathirana as a replacement for New Zealand pacer Adam Milne for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Milne suffered a hamstring injury in CSK’s first match against Kolkata Knight Riders and has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.

Sunday, April 17

Hardik, Mayank sidelined for Sunday matches

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya and Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal sat out of Sunday's games against CSK and SRH respectively due to minor injuries.

Friday, April 15

Deepak Chahar ruled out of IPL, DC physio tests positive for COVID-19

Deepak Chahar, all-arounder for the Chennai Super Kings, has been ruled out of this edition of the Indian Premier League after suffering a back injury. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart tested positive for COVID-19.

Tuesday, April 12

Back injury set to further delay Deepak Chahar's return

Fast bowler Deepak Chahar's return to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season has received a further setback as he has suffered a back injury during his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bengaluru, according to a report on ESPNcricinfo.

Chahar, who has been at the NCA for over a month checked himself in after suffering a quadricep tear during the T20 International (T20I) series against West Indies.

Injured Washington Sundar to miss at least two IPL 2022 matches

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Washington Sundar could miss at least a couple of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 games after a split webbing on his bowling hand. As a result of his injury, he could not bowl his full quota of overs against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Monday (April 11).

Sunday, April 10

Harshal Patel exits IPL 2022 bubble following death of his sister

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fast bowler Harshal Patel has left the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 bio-secure bubble to be with his family, following the death of his sister. 

According to PTI, Harshal left the bubble right after RCB's win over Mumbai Mumbai Indians (MI) in Pune on Saturday (April 9). 

Tuesday, April 6

RR pacer Coulter-Nile ruled out of IPL

Nathan Coulter-Nile has been ruled out of IPL 2022, Rajasthan Royals physio John Gloster confirmed in a video posted by the team's Twitter handle.

Maxwell will be available against MI on April 9: Hesson

Royals Challengers Bangalore can avail the services of star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in their upcoming IPL match against Mumbai Indians on April 9, said the team's head coach Mike Hesson.

Sunday, April 3

Rajat Patidar replaces Luvnith Sisodia at RCB

RCB confirmed the signing of Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar as a replacement for injured Luvnith Sisodia for a price of Rs 20 Lakh.

David Warner, Anrich Nortje available for DC's next game, confirms Ricky Ponting

Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed fast bowler Anrich Nortje and opening batter David Warner will be available for selection for their next game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday (April 7).

Ponting also remains hopeful that Mitchell Marsh will be fit for the game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday (April 10).

Wednesday, March 30

Mitchell Marsh to join DC squad after being ruled out of limited-overs series vs Pakistan

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will join the Delhi Capitals (DC) squad to work on his rehabilitation after being ruled out of the Pakistan limited-overs series due to a hip-flexor injury, which he suffered during a high-intensity training on Sunday (March 27).

Marsh was bought by DC for INR 6.5 crore and was initially to miss the side's first three matches due to international commitment.

Monday, March 28

Mitchell Marsh's IPL 2022 participation in jeopardy

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the white-ball leg of the Pakistan tour and his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 too is in jeopardy.

Marsh suffered a hip flexor injury and could keep him out of action for at least six weeks depending on the seriousness of the injury shown on the scans.  The T20 World Cup winner was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for a huge sum of INR 6.5 crore in the IPL 2022 auction and was to join the squad on April 6 after his international commitments.

Thursday, March 24

Moeen set to join CSK on March 24

The wait is finally over for Moeen Ali as the spin-bowling all-rounder from England is set to join Chennai Super Kings on Thursday (March 24), reported Cricbuzz. 

The 34-year-old has finally received his visa papers but will still miss the first game of the Indian Premier League 2022 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

"He picked his papers yesterday and is ready to fly," his father Munir Ali was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

Wednesday, March 23

Cummins and Finch to miss first five matches

KKR mentor David Hussey confirmed that Aaron Finch and Pat Cummins are set to miss the team's first five games. The duo are currently part of the Australian side touring Pakistan for three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I.

The limited-overs series will end on April 5, which confirms their absence from the start of KKR's campaign against CSK beginning on March 26.

Tye replaces injured Mark Wood

IPL 2018's Purple Cap winner Andrew Tye has signed as a replacement for injured England pacer Mark Wood for new entrant Lucknow Super Giants.

Tye had previously represented now-defunct Gujarat Lions and Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. He has played 27 matches in the IPL and claimed 40 wickets at an average of 21.8.

Moeen Ali to miss season opener vs KKR

Moeen Ali will miss at least CSK's first game of the season vs KKR (on the 26th) owing to visa complications. Should the visa issue prolong, he could very well end up missing more clashes. CSK take on LSG on March 31 and PBKS on April 3.

All-rounder Dwaine Pretorius is also expected to miss the KKR clash as he will be in quarantine.  Notably, CSK are set to be without Deepak Chahar for the first half of the season. Chahar suffered a right quadricep injury in the T20I series against West Indies. 

Stoinis to miss first four games; Holder at least first two

Owing to the tour of Pakistan, Marcus Stoinis will not be available for any of LSG's first four games of the season (GT, CSK, SRH, DC). Jason Holder will also miss the first two games as he is currently a part of the Test squad taking on England.

Quinton de Kock too could miss the first game of the season; it'll depend on when he gets out of quarantine.  The franchise will also not have all-rounder Kyle Mayers available for the first two games. He, like Holder, is a part of the Test squad. 

Joseph to miss two games; Miller might miss LSG clash

Alzarri Joseph, part of West Indies' Test squad currently playing England, will miss GT's season opener vs LSG and, in all probability, the franchise's second game on April 2nd.  David Miller, meanwhile, could miss GT's first game of the season vs Lucknow should he not make it out of quarantine in time. 

Van der Dussen's availability for first game the only mystery

For Rajasthan Royals, the only concern is the availability of Rassie van der Dussen for their first game of the season vs Sunrisers. His availability for the clash will depend on when he gets out of quarantine. 

Considering the Bangladesh ODI series ends on the 23rd, there's every chance RVD could in fact be available for the clash against SRH on the 29th.

Bairstow to miss first game; Rabada could be unavailable too

Due to the ongoing Test series between England and West Indies set to end only on the 28th, Jonny Bairstow will miss PBKS' first game of the season vs RCB on March 27th.  Ace pacer Kagiso Rabada could also miss the clash, although that would depend on when he gets out of quarantine. 

Meanwhile, pacer Nathan Ellis is expected to miss up to four matches due to being a part of Australia’s white-ball squad to take on Pakistan. 

Cummins, Finch to miss first 4 games

The front-loaded scheduling of KKR means that the franchise will be without the services of both Aaron Finch and Pat Cummins for each of their first 4 games (CSK, RCB, PBKS and MI).

Earlier, Alex Hales confirmed that he won't be taking part in IPL 2022 owing to bubble fatigue. 

Suryakumar Yadav likely to miss first game

Although there has been no official update, yet, Suryakumar Yadav is expected to miss at least MI's first game of the season against Delhi Capitals on the 27th.  On Wednesday (March 23), this is what MI skipper Rohit Sharma said about the availability of Suryakumar Yadav: "Surya is at the NCA at the moment. He is recovering well. 

"He will be here soon and yeah, I can't give you his availability right now... whether he will be there to play the first game or not, but yeah, we are trying to get him here as soon as possible once we have the clearance from NCA."

Warner, Marsh to miss start of season; Nortje could be back for third game

Warner will miss DC’s first two games (vs MI and Gujarat), while Marsh will miss at least three matches due to being a part of the Pakistan tour.

A DC official, meanwhile, has claimed that Anrich Nortje is set to be available from April 7th onwards, meaning he might not miss more than two games.

Maxwell, Hazlewood and Behrendorff to miss start of season

With Cricket Australia confirming that no contracted Australian player would be available to play in the IPL till April 6th, Hazlewood and Maxwell (who will be sitting out due to wedding) will miss at least RCB’s first three clashes (PBKS, KKR and RR). 

Behrendorff will also miss at least the first three matches, due to being a part of Australia’s white-ball tour of Pakistan that ends on April 5th.