NEW DELHI: Venkatesh Iyer turned out to be a surprise star at the IPL 2025 mega auction, with reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders splashing a massive Rs 23.75 crore to bring him back into the fold.The left-handed Iyer, who was not retained by KKR ahead of the auction, has scored 1,326 runs in 50 IPL…
Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: @mipaltan on X) NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Indians (MI), one of the most successful Indian Premier League (IPL) teams with five titles, are tight on budget to fill the remaining slots as they go into the two-day IPL auction in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Every franchise had a total…
Punjab Kings (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: With Punjab Kings (PBKS) done shopping for the highly anticipated IPL 2025, the franchise is poised to make a significant impact under the strategic leadership of their new head coach, Ricky Ponting.Holding the largest remaining purse of INR 110.5 crore, PBKS flexed the financial muscle to assemble a…
NEW DELHI: As the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction concluded at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah on Monday, the ten franchises had complete squads list in their hands.The 10 franchises had a cumulative Rs 641.5 crore purse for 204 slots.There were 81 players bracketed in Rs 2 crore category base price…
NEW DELHI: Still searching for their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title despite having the best of T20 talent in their ranks over the years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will head into the 18th season next year with a revamped squad that the franchise put together at the IPL auction in Jeddah’s Abadi Al Johar…
NEW DELHI: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will need to use formal diplomatic protocols to serve summons on Adani Group Founder Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, in a case involving alleged payoffs of $265 million (Rs 2,200 crore) to secure solar energy contracts. The SEC lacks jurisdiction to directly summon foreign…
NEW DELHI: A day after the election result did not turn out as expected for BJP, its Jharkhand poll co-in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he had never claimed victory for the party as it was a challenging state. Sarma, who was at the forefront throughout BJP’s poll campaign, nevertheless, praised the efforts of the…
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: In first reaction after his party’s dismal performance in Maharashtra assembly polls, Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the election results “were not on expected lines” and that he would “study reasons and go to the people”.The NCP(SP) chief called the Maharashtra mandate people’s decision and acknowledged…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Schools and colleges in Manipur’s Imphal Valley and Jiribam district will reopen on Monday, November 25, after being closed for a week. The closures were due to prohibitory orders issued in response to recent violence in the state. The directorate of education – schools issued an order stating,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals, previously known as the Delhi Daredevils, continue their quest for a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title despite consistently featuring top T20 talent over the years.Ahead of the auction, DC retained four core players: Axar Patel (Rs 16.50 crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore), Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore), and Abhishek…
