Arshdeep Singh takes home a whopping Rs 18 crore from Punjab Kings (PTI Photo) Trying to bag the best of fast-bowling talent on offer, the 10 franchises went all out for pacers at the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah, spending in excess of Rs 150 crore. India’s left-arm pacer and T20 World…
Deepak Chahar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians secured pacer Deepak Chahar for Rs 9.25 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Monday. The bidding began with Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings showing early interest, but the five-time champions eventually outbid their rivals. Punjab withdrew just before the bidding crossed the Rs…
Krunal Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Allrounder Krunal Pandya will represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 after being snapped up for Rs 5.75 crore at the auction in Jeddah.Krunal entered the auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore, and RCB initiated the bidding. Rajasthan Royals soon joined the fray, sparking an intense…
Rishabh Pant, left, became the costliest IPL player with a Rs 27 crore bid from LSG, while Shreyas Iyer took home Rs 26.75 crore from KKR (Photo Source: X) After an electrifying first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, which saw 84 players go under the hammer, the stage is set…
Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah celebrate India’s win against Australia with teammates at Perth. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With a commanding 295-run victory against Australia, India have taken the first step towards the World Test Championships final that is scheduled to be held at Lord’s in June 2025.The 0-3 defeat against New…
Sanjay Manjrekar and Vinay Kumar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket Sanjay Manjrekar again rubbed a cricketer the wrong way by dragging the name of Vinay Kumar unnecessarily in a comment on live television.While commentating on the first Test between India and Australia in Perth on Saturday, Manjrekar was talking about the development of…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After arriving in Perth, India’s captain Rohit Sharma wasted no time in hitting the nets as the team, under the guidance of his deputy Jasprit Bumrah, gradually edged to a resounding victory against Australia in the first Test. Rohit was on a paternity leave…
The opening day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah saw Punjab Kings going in with the biggest purse among the 10 franchises and were expectedly the most aggressive in spending. However, ahead of the concluding day of the auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the most left in the bank. Before the auction…
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: KL Rahul batted brilliantly in the second innings of the first Test against Australia in Perth in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Opening in the innings in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma, Rahul was a victim of a dubious decision in the…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin during IPL match in 2011. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Chennai Super Kings looked to add players whose skill sets are suited to conditions at the Chepauk, which is known for producing slow and low turners, the five-time champions bought India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin…
