Allah Ghazanfar (X Photo) NEW DELHI: It’s just over a month since India A had to suffer a crushing defeat in the semi-final of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 at the hands of Afghanistan A, the eventual winner of the tournament.The match saw Tilak Varma’s team get knocked out of the…
Prithvi Shaw (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Mumbai batter Prithvi Shaw went unsold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he was listed at a base price of Rs 75 lakh. On the second day of the two-day affair, Shaw attracted no bidders, even in the accelerated round. Following…
NEW DELHI: Prithvi Shaw faced a major setback at the IPL 2025 mega auction as the opening batter went unsold, with no franchises showing interest in acquiring him.Shaw’s struggles with form and fitness have significantly impacted his value, leading to his exclusion from the bidding process.This development marks a significant blow to Shaw’s efforts to…
Urvil Patel and Suryakumar Yadav NEW DELHI: November 27 holds immense significance for Gujarat’s young wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel. On this day in 2023, just a day after being released by the Gujarat Titans, Urvil smashed an unbeaten 41-ball 100 for Gujarat in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh. That century became…
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,…
