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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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IPL Auction. Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu Off the Red Sea, Jeddah — the second-largest city of Saudi Arabia — is considered the gateway to the holy city of Mecca. Over the next two days, however, the Benchmark Arena will not only put the nation on the cricketing map, but also…
Pranav Pant. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement He is a left-hand batter. He is from Delhi. His surname is Pant. That’s perhaps reason enough to get excited about Pranav Pant, an all-rounder who recently earned his maiden India U-19 call-up for the U-19 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates beginning on November 29. Pranav,…
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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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Rishabh Pant’s was the second terrible car accident in Indian cricket. In the first, six decades ago Tiger Pataudi, then 20, lost an eye but had the strength of character to play Test cricket within six months and later lead India. Pant, older at 25 when he had his accident, had already led India (in…
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Ravichandran Ashwin in action on day 4 of the first Test against Bangladesh at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu At 38, R. Ashwin is probably in the final phase of his career. And with India set to host only four Tests next year (two each against…
India’s Rishabh Pant taking a run during the match between India vs Bangladesh IDFC first Test match at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai | Photo Credit: Ragu R The swashbuckling Rishabh Pant on Sunday (September 22, 2024) asserted that Test cricket is where “I belong the most” after marking his return to his favourite format with…