NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction will take place in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on November 24 and 25, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.The two-day mega auction will clash with the third and fourth days of the Perth Test between India and Australia.1,574 players — 1,165…

Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) With India’s marquee Australia tour commencing in a couple of weeks time, all eyes will be on batting maestro, Virat Kohli. Following a disappointing outing against New Zealand in the recently concluded home Test series, Kohli will be eager to rediscover his lost form on his ‘happy hunting’ ground.Known…

Australian cricketer Marnus Labuschagne shared his earliest memory of Virat Kohli before the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). The upcoming five-Test series between India and Australia holds significance as it will influence the World Test Championship final in London next year.Labuschagne, known for his consistent performance against India, recounted his first encounter with Kohli during the…

Agni Chopra (Photo credit: X) MUMBAI: Currently, Agni Chopra‘s First-Class average stands at a box office 99.06 and it has attracted as much, may be even more, attention as some of the biggest Bollywood chartbusters his father has produced. In only nine games since his debut in the Ranji Trophy Plate league for Mizoram earlier…

Mitchell Santner (PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the Player of the Month awards for October, recognizing outstanding performances in men’s and women’s cricket. In the men’s category, Pakistan’s Noman Ali, New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner, and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada are shortlisted. For the women’s award, New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr,…

Harmanpreet Kaur (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s cricket team saw a rise in their ODI rankings after their recent series win against New Zealand. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur moved up to ninth place in the batting rankings, thanks to her crucial knock of 59 runs in the final match. Kaur’s performance helped India…

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali commended Babar Azam‘s performance in the first ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, describing his display as ‘top-class’.Babar scored 37 runs off 44 deliveries at a strike rate of 84.09 after his resignation as Pakistan’s limited-overs captain in Januray this year. His innings concluded in the…

Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video grab) Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 36th birthday today (November 5), no longer has the aura that used to intimidate opponents the way Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar did when they walked in to bat, feels former India batsman Akaash Chopra.Kohli’s poor run this year extended to the two-Test series…