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…
File image of Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With trusted lieutenant Virat Kohli once again headlining the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) new 22-member squad, the team will launch another attempt next year to win the elusive Indian Premier League (IPL) title.The team’s think-tank pieced together the new squad during the two-day IPL mega auction…
PATNA: Sanjeev Suryavanshi was lounging at home in Samastipur on Monday, oblivious of the fact in far away Jeddah, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals were throwing big money during the IPL auction in pursuit of his 13-year-old son Vaibhav’s cricketing abilities.A farmer with a small piece of land in Tajpur village, Sanjeev got to know…
The Punjab Kings executed one of their most successful IPL auction strategies in recent years, leveraging the largest available budget to secure key players. Their primary acquisitions included Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh, significantly bolstering their core squad.They made an early impact in IPL 2025 auction by securing Shreyas with a record-breaking bid…
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) focused on retaining the core of their successful squad. They achieved this by re-signing key players, including a marquee acquisition of Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 23.75 crore.However, their attempt to retain Nitish Rana fell short, prompting the inclusion of experienced middle-order batters Manish Pandey and Ajinkya Rahane as replacements.On…
Former MI captain Rohit Sharma posing with the five IPL trophies won by the team (Photo: @maipaltan on Twitter) NEW DELHI: Adding to the five core players retained ahead of the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, the Mumbai Indians (MI) came up with a good effort to put together a 23-member squad in Jeddah,…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans assistant and batting coach Parthiv Patel expressed his delight after the 2022 IPL champions secured England’s ODI and T20I captain Jos Buttler during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Gujarat Titans spent a staggering Rs 15.75 crore to acquire Buttler on Sunday, and Parthiv believes the explosive wicketkeeper-batter is the perfect fit…
File image of Deepak Chahar and former India & CSK captain MS Dhoni (Photo Source: X) A street-smart T20 bowler who can make the ball talk with his classical swing, Deepak Chahar will be donning the Mumbai Indians (MI) jersey in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) season, after the franchise bought him for Rs…
NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi has etched his name in IPL history by becoming the youngest crorepati in the league’s history. The promising young talent was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a staggering Rs 1.1 crore from his base price of Rs 30 Lakh at the IPL 2025 auction.Vaibhav rose to prominence when he played in…
KL Rahul (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: On Day 1 of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega Auction, Delhi Capitals went big, getting hold of nine players, including India star KL Rahul, who was bought for a whopping Rs 14 crore.In an action-packed opening day at the auction in Jeddah, DC made some bold moves,…
