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…
Umran Malik has been out of action for a long time due to injury and a bout with dengue but the speedster is working hard towards a comeback to competitive cricket in Bengaluru. Malik set the speed guns on fire in the Indian Premier League (IPL), went to play for the country in white-ball formats…
Heinrich Klaasen (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to spend a jaw-dropping Rs 23 crore to retain the services of South African swashbuckler Heinrich Klaasen ahead of the mega auction, an ESPNcricinfo report said.Klaasen set the IPL on fire last year, where he amassed 479 runs for the…
NEW DELHI: An emotional but proud Sunrisers Hyderabad co-owner and CEO Kavya Maran on Sunday hailed the team’s glorious run in IPL 2024, pointing out that her players redefined T20 cricket on their way to the summit clash. Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Sunrisers by eight wickets in the final in Chennai to lift their third…
NEW DELHI: In a spectacular display of dominance, Kolkata Knight Riders claimed their third IPL title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a one-sided final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer lauded his team’s season-long invincibility, highlighting their comprehensive performance throughout the tournament.“Absolutely comprehensive (the win).We played like…
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad hold the record of the highest IPL total ever when they amassed 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season.Moreover, they also hold the distinction of having the second-highest total in IPL, which they accomplished earlier this season. In that match, they scored a formidable 277/3 while facing Mumbai Indians.But SRH witnessed…
NEW DELHI: Google Doodle on Sunday celebrated the final match of the 2024 Indian Premier League season, with the description noting, “This year’s tournament has been brimming with excitement, and many are eager to see which team will be crowned champion.”Aiming to educate and engage users about significant dates and people in history or current…
NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer-led teams have reached the IPL final twice in the last four years. However, the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper is unperturbed by not being widely recognized as a leader and yielding the spotlight to their mentor, Gautam Gambhir.Iyer led the Delhi Capitals to the IPL title clash in 2020 and has now…
Having fought his way back from abdomen injury, star spinner holds key for Royals in Chepauk qualifier vs mighty SRHCHENNAI: A week before the start of the IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin had an evening to cherish at his very own Chepauk. A felicitation was organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for the master offie for…
MI has 4 Indian T20 WC playersWill their team’s performance in IPL matter when Team India cricketers play T20 World Cup next month? The top two in the league this season – KKR and SRH – have no player from India’s T20 World Cup squad.Bottom-rankers Mumbai Indians have four in their mix and sixth-ranked Delhi…
