File photo of Gujarat’s Urvil Patel. (Image: X) Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel slammed a 28-ball century against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday (27 November). It is the second fastest T20 century in history. The fastest T20 century came from the bat of Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan when he took 27 balls to…

Venkatesh Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The cricketing world was left stunned when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opted not to retain their title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer and instead re-signed all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer. At the IPL mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday, KKR shelled out a staggering Rs 23.75 crore for Venkatesh, fueling speculation that…

NEW DELHI: India speedster Umran Malik is thrilled to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the IPL 2025 season. Known for his blistering pace, Umran, who represented Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2021 to 2024, was snapped up by KKR for Rs 75 lakh. The pacer is eager to unleash his fiery deliveries and send stumps cartwheeling…

Ten years ago on November 27, the cricketing world received a shock when the 25-year-old Australian batter Phillip Hughes died in the hospital, two days after being hit by a ball in the lower part of his head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match. All efforts to save him went in vain as internal…

ICONS, GENERATIONS APART: Jasprit Bumrah bowls in the Perth Test and Kapil Dev in action in Sydney, 1986 The numbers at this stage of his career would suggest so, but nothing would have been possible without the great Kapil Dev, the fast-bowling flagbearer who played lone ranger…The other day, as Jasprit Bumrah was wreaking havoc…

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) meeting on November 29 to end the impasse over Champions Trophy hosting may no longer be crucial as the political unrest in designated host nation Pakistan has in all probability tilted the scales in favour of a hybrid model, believes former Pakistan batter Basit Ali.After India refused to travel to…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction never ceases to throw surprises. Over the years, the IPL auction has seen many players fetch shockingly high prices, often exceeding expectations. Sometimes some ‘out of favour’ players hit pay-dirt and sometimes well-known cricketers go unsold. Teams often pay premium prices for all-rounders and players with high…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Photo Source: X) Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the Indian Premier League‘s (IPL) youngest crorepati on Monday when the Rajasthan Royals (RR) secured a bid of Rs 1.10 crore for him at the auction in Jeddah to bring the young batter in their camp. But what generated interest from the 2008 champions for a…

File photo of England’s Sam Curran in the IPL. Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions are an opportunity for some of the lesser known names to become crorepatis and become household names. It is also an avenue where the big names in cricket get blockbuster deals of their own to push franchises towards glory. At the…

File photo of Virat Kohli. (Image credit: RCB/IPL) New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought 19 players at the IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah and their strategy seemed very clear. The franchise didn’t look desperate for a captaincy option and were smart with their bids at the two-day event. The most expensive player bought by the…