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IPL auction 2026: Green emerges costliest overseas player ever; windfall for Pathirana

December 16, 2025 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped both Matheesha Pathirana for ₹18 crore and Cameron Green for ₹25.20 crore during the IPL mini-auction held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Cameron Green lived up to the billing as he emerged the costliest overseas player in the IPL — and the third-highest overall —…

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IPL auction 2026: Uncapped Indians rake in the moolah

December 16, 2025 admin

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming. “I just wonder if we are now seeing the true product of T20 cricket coming to the fore,” said Stephen Fleming. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A limited supply of proven, match-winning overseas options and the growing fearlessness of India’s next generation combined to produce one of the standout…

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IPL auction: Cameron Green among top names in ₹2 crore base-price group; Maxwell missing from long list

December 2, 2025 admin

Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone, Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, and Matheesha Pathirana are among the 45 players who have entered the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction with the highest base price of ₹2 crore, according to a report in ESPNcricinfo. In all, 1,355 players have registered for the auction and shared with the franchises on…

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Australia assistant coach Daniel Vettori to leave Perth Test midway for IPL auction

November 18, 2024 admin

“Dan will complete the final preparation for the first Test before attending the IPL auction. He will then be with the team for the remainder of the Border Gavaskar Trophy,” said a spokesperson for the Australian team. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori will be leaving his duties midway through the…

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IPL auction 2025 set to be held in Riyadh at end of November

November 4, 2024 admin

General view during day two of the TATA Indian Premier League Player Auction held at the ITC Gardenia hotel in Bengaluru on the 13th February 2022 Photo by Arjun Singh / Sportzpics for IPL | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Indian Premier League’s high-profile auction will be held in the Saudi Arabian capital city of…

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Rishabh Pant to go into IPL auction after not being retained by Delhi Capitals: Report

October 31, 2024 admin

File picture of Delhi Capitals player Rishabh Pant | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar i Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will take part in the upcoming mega auction ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after not being retained by Delhi Capitals (DC), according to ESPNcricinfo. The report stated that the talks between the…

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