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,…
Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were high in demand on opening day of the IPL 2025 mega auction and it was the former who created history by becoming the most expensive buy in IPL history. Pant got a record-breaking bid of Rs 27 crore from Lucknow…
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…
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…
KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah saw fierce bidding battles for marquee players Mohammed Shami, David Miller, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Liam Livingstone, and KL Rahul. Teams spent a staggering Rs 70.5 crore to secure these six stars from Set 2 of the marquee players category.Punjab…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant created history by becoming the most expensive player in IPL history when Lucknow Super Giants splashed a massive Rs 27 crore to secure the dynamic India keeper-batter at the tournament’s mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday.LSG’s expenditure on Pant meant that Shreyas Iyer‘s distinction as the most expensive player in the…
NEW DELHI: Over the years, IPL auctions have witnessed cricketers bagging multi-crore deals, turning big names into even bigger stars and unknown players into household names.But how does the IPL salary structure actually work? Here’s a quick 10-point explainer:* The amount a player is bought for at the auction becomes their salary, with applicable taxes…
