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India’s stand-in captain Rishabh Pant at the toss before the start of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa | Photo Credit: PTI Captains apologising for team failures is approaching the status of a cliché in the modern game. It is undoubtedly a noble gesture, this acceptance of responsibility. It is both…
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Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after taking a wicket on day 1 of the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati on November 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The rationale from the powers that be for expanding the number of Test centres in India is to give fans across the country a chance to…
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When Jasprit Bumrah bowls, batters’ individual agency is in a state of suspended animation. They can rarely choose what happens to them. Bumrah inevitably decides. Friday at the Eden Gardens was one such day as the maverick pacer blew South Africa away with a mesmerising performance (five for 27) on a lively pitch with not-so-consistent…
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka with LSG captain for the IPL 2025 Rishabh Pant and mentor Zaheer Khan at an event, in Kolkata, on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Dynamic keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday named the captain of Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming IPL and he vowed to…
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Rishabh Pant has confirmed his availability for Delhi’s next Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra. File | Photo Credit: AP Rishabh Pant has confirmed his availability for Delhi’s next Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot from January 23 to 26. Pant, 27, hasn’t played for Delhi in India’s premier domestic First-Class competition since leading the…
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Rishabh Pant reacts while batting on day 1 of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney on January 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Having dealt with a gruesome car accident, a red cherry hurtling into his body is perhaps the least of Rishabh Pant’s worries. He battled hard against the Australian attack and was…
Australia’s Travis Head celebrates his century on day 2 of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Adelaide on December 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters After a forgettable day for India at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday (December 7, 2024), bowling coach Morne Morkel turned up at the press conference for some fire-fighting. With a…
Indian Premier League’s annual money-spinning gala – the player auction – is mostly about following the price tags. File For the franchises, it’s about struggling to come up with the most suitable combination in quest of the glittering trophy. But for a majority of the fans, the Indian Premier League’s annual money-spinning gala – the…
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Cricket’s commercial behemoth, the IPL, raised the bar once again, generating eye-popping bids for the likes of Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer besides providing the opportunity of a lifetime to first-timers including 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The mega auction’s venue, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, also added to the growing global appeal of the league as 182 players…
Here is the list of sold and unsold players at the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction in Jeddah. IPL 2025 mega auction Day 1 LIVE The sold players list are given franchise-wise. Sold players Chennai Super Kings Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar Delhi Capitals…
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